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SPORTS 8 | The Canberra Reporter | OCTOBER 2017 CYCLING On your bikes for the poor ABOVE, riders pose for the cameras. BELOW, riders on a practice run. CHARITY RIDE FROM JINDABYNE TO THREDBO FILIPINO-Australian cyclists in Can- berra will conduct a Charity Ride For The Poor on Saturday and Sunday, December 9-10, 2017. The ride will take the cyclists from Jindabyne to Thredbo over the two days. Cyclists from different clubs across the ACT are expected to turn up for the ride in support of ANCOP (Answering The Cry Of The Poor) towards the ed- ucation of children of poor families in the Philippines. Donations raised by the cyclists will go towards school tuition, uniforms, shoes, books and school supplies. They will also provide annual medical and dental check-ups as well as field trips and other school-related activi- ties on ‘values formation’ For details on donations contact organ- isers at [email protected]. n BASKETBALL Action starts to get interesting STANDINGS (AT PRESSTIME) Games Teams Win Loss Draw 6 Huskies 4 6 Oznoy 3 1 6 Mixers 1 4 6 NWA 2 2 6 Boleros 1 3 6 No Chill 1 3 6 Tigers 4 6 Kuya's 1 3 6 Mixers 2 4 6 Panthers 4 THE season of Samahang Bas- ketball Canberra competition has begun to heat up, with the second round games becoming more interesting. This season, the committee has changed the competition format following consultations with team captains committee to do something more exciting and not to leave behind the weaker teams. For the second round, the teams have been split according to the stats standing into two divisions. The top six will comprise the top-ranking teams, and the bottom four teams go into the lower rank. In this format, all teams will still have a chance to be champions in each division. At the end of the season, there will be two champions: Division 1 Champion and Division 2 champi- on. Huskies are again leading the pack and showing off their individual ball skills on court. Other teams are also gaining the momentum and their teamwork is improving. n BASKETBALL Slick kid a star in the making By Violi CALVERT ELEVEN-year-old Jolzyne Impre- so of Stanhope Gardens in Sydney’s west, dreams of making it to the Wom- en’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team, to gain scholarship at a university, and win medals one day. Jolzyne’s impressive performance at the 2017 State Basketball champion- ships on September 1-3, 2017 at the Sutherland Basketball Stadium further spurs her on to achieve her dream. As a player of the Hills Hornets di- vision 1 under12 girls, she was the team’s top scorer in two of the four games they played, with her team fin- ishing runner-up to Manly. “It was a good and fun experience playing at the State tournament,” Jolzyne said. Before the State championships, Jolzyne played with the Hornets at the 2017 Medibank National Junior Clas- sic in Dandenong, Victoria, in June. JOLZYNE Impreso, left, defending her team’s back court. Jolzyne received of the 2016 Hills Hornets Representative Players’ Play- er and Hustle Award. “The highlights of my basketball journey include the making 2016 divi- sion 2 representative basketball team at nine years of age,” she said. n