Devonport Times - 28-24 April 2008 - Devonport City Council

SPORTDynamic double actTwins share love of cyclingBy ROCHELLE GALLOWAYDEVONPORT twinsAndrew and EmmaSmith are not youraverage teenagers.The 17 year olds arededicated and focused onmaking it in the nationalcycling scene.And while you wouldexpect sibling rivalry torun rife between them,this couldn’t be furtherfrom the truth.‘‘We used to becompetitive when wewere younger,’’ Andrewsaid.‘‘But now we encourageeach other.’’Andrew and Emma firststarted riding when theywere just 12 years old.Their love of cyclingstemmed from competingin triathlons and hassince blossomed into aserious business.Under the watchful eyeof coach, Les Davison thepair train three nights aweek and compete onweekends.Last weekend, theycompeted in the NationalUnder 19 National Roadseries held in the Kentishregion.And while the outcomeswere not desired, the twostapled their place as upand coming athletes.‘‘We’ve always doneeverything together,’’Andrew said.The duo were lookingpromising going into thecompetition.After the time trials onFriday, Andrew wasplaced ninth and Emmasixth.Both had quicker timesthan competitors in themen’s and women’ssections.They were bothconfident going into daytwo, a circuit nearGowrie Park, but wereunable to make itthrough to day three.Andrew started the racewell under wetconditions but hit thewall on the final lap.‘‘I had a hunger flat, Ihad no more energy,’’ hesaid.‘‘It was cold and I don’thave much body fat onme.’’Unable to keep pace,Andrew recovered withquick-fix power gels andbars in his back pocket.Emma had just beganthe circuit when sheslipped in gravel downthe first downhill.‘‘A girl locked up herbreaks and I had nowhere else to go but thegravel,’’ she said.‘‘I finished the ride butcouldn’t ride on Sundaybecause I was too stiff.’’The two are nowfocused on training for acompetition atMurwillumbah, NSW atthe start of May.The State’s top under 19athletes will also becompeting in the series.SIBLING STARS: Devonport twins Andrew and Emma Smith are on their way to making it onthe national cycling scene. Picture: Rochelle Galloway.BRIEFLYTable tennisDevonport Table Tennis resultsfrom Round 3 played April 14.A GradeRed defeated White, 8-4; Best:D Smith, T Eden, T Wools-Cobb and G Willis.Blue defeated Black, 7-5; Best:D Graham, K Mason (fill in), TMogridge.B GradeBrown defeated Green, 7-5;Best: L McLaughlin and MHulsman.Gold defeated Orange, 7-5;Best: G McLaughlin (fill in), RBowers and D Wools-Cobb.A Grade LadderRed, 23 points; Black, 14points; Blue, 12 points; Yellow,12 points; White, 11 points.B Grade LadderGreen, 20 points; Gold, 16points; Brown, 14 points;Maroon, 12 points; Orange, 10points.Anzac sportsCHILDREN will celebrate theAnzac spirit with a sports dayon April 25. Primary schoolpupils will pull up their socksand put on their joggers toparticipate many fun activitiesat the Latrobe RecreationGround. Session one will startat 12pm and session two at1pm. There will be a shortlunch break in the middle. At2pm, Latrobe High School willplay in a girls’ football match.■ For more informationcontact Mayor Mike Gaffneyon 6426 1797.Sport newsIF YOU would like your club’ssporting news or resultspublished in the DevonportTimes please emailnews@devonporttimes.com.auor phone 6498 7881.Grand time to court kingfish off our coastsREPORTS of kingfishcaptures on theEast Coast havebeen pouring in over thepast couple of weeks.Most are caught at StHelens just offshorearound Elephant Rock,which is located betweenBinalong Bay and the StHelens bar, but therehave been quite a fewsmaller ones caught in thebay itself by those fishingfor salmon.Kingfish areoccasionally caught inour local waters, usuallyby accident, by anglerstrolling for pike andsalmon.The smaller kingfishwill swim with theschools of salmon, as theyhave similar habits, andas they get bigger theywill start to eat thosesame salmon they grewup with!The larger specimenslike to hang around thedeeper reef areas thathold food such as garfishand squid, which is alsothe preferred diet of thepike.Anglers who wish tospecifically target thekingfish locally shouldconcentrate on the areasthat have some heavyreef that drops off quicklyinto deeper water.If there are schools ofbaitfish or squid in thearea all the better.Trolling bibbed andskirted lures at a briskspeed of around six toeight knots or slowtrolling rigged baits ofgarfish or small salmonwill put you in therunning.Alternatively, anchoringand setting up a berleytrail will draw anypredators that are in thearea to you.It is then a simplematter of drifting back alive or very fresh bait offish or squid to hopefullyfool the notoriously fussykingfish into biting.Early starts are a mustas kings are known to bitewell before daybreak onlyto go off after the sun hitsthe water.On the East Coast mostanglers fish with largemetal lures that arelowered down and jiggedvertically after drivingaround and looking forbait, fish and structure onthe sounder.On the North Coast ourwater is not really deepenough to use these knifejigs as they are known,but weighted soft plasticlures that are a littlelighter should work wellwhen used in a similarfashion.Kingfish were fishedcommercially on themainland for years andsince the banning of acertain method ofcapturing them has takenplace their numbers haveincreased dramatically,which is a great thing asthey are a fantasticsportfish and great eating.Over coming issues wewill have a look at someother species of fish thatare making a comeback inour waters and someunusual captures thathave taken place in recentyears.Good luck and tightlines.High tidesPage 26 Devonport Times April 2008Knife jigs.Friday: 9.30am, 9.54pmSaturday: 10.35am, 10.50pmSunday: 11.37am, 11.45pmMonday: —, 12.33pmTuesday: 12.32am, 1.21pmWednesday: 1.16am, 2.04pmThursday: 1.56am, 2.44pm