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Wrenhaven Gulls win in double overtime to reach the basketball cup semi-finals
Why it matters: The Gulls edged Ostbridge Mariners 104-101 after two extra periods at the Harbourside Arena, with the final basket coming with four seconds left on the clock.
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Yasmin Haddad Sports
Paragliding at sunset: gliding over the mountains
Why it matters: Launching from a hillside, the pilot made a long glide through golden light above the valley.
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Freya Collins Sports
Kitesurfers make the most of a windy beach
Why it matters: Under the late-afternoon sun, dozens of colourful kites caught the breeze above the waves.
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Mateo Silva Sports
Mountain biking down a sagebrush trail
Why it matters: Weaving through the bends of a dirt track, the rider kept up speed across the dry scrubland.
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Ana Sousa Sports
Wrenhaven Athletic drawn at home to top-flight Velmont in the national cup
Why it matters: The Wrens will host one of the country's leading sides at Gull Lane in the fourth round, a tie the club expects to sell out within days.
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Callum Reid Sports
Wrenhaven Athletic fight back to win at Larchfield and cut the gap at the top to two points
Why it matters: Two goals in the final 20 minutes turned a flat afternoon into one of the Wrens' best away results of the season, and left the National First Division title race wide open.
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Diego Fernández Sports
Record 1,200 children turn out for Wrenhaven Athletic's academy open trials
Why it matters: Coaches ran sessions on six pitches across two days as the club's youth academy held its largest open trials yet, with girls making up almost a third of those who took part.
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Mei Lin Tan Sports
Wrenhaven Marathon unveils a flatter route along the coast
Why it matters: The new course swaps the climb through Northfield for a loop round Greyling Bay, and organisers hope it will attract more first-time runners.
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Tour of the Asher Valley cycle race adds a mountain stage in the Greyling Hills
Why it matters: Next year's five-day race will finish one stage at the top of the Cairnside climb, giving the event its first summit finish.
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Niamh Gallagher Sports
Bayside AC sprinter, 16, breaks a 12-year-old national junior 400m record at Kestrel Park
Why it matters: Imogen Hart clocked 52.41 seconds at the regional open meeting, taking almost three tenths off a mark that had stood since before she started running competitively.
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Jamal Carter Sports
Three Bayside club records fall on the opening day of the winter swimming championships
Why it matters: More than 600 swimmers from 28 clubs are competing at the city aquatics centre over four days, and the host club made a fast start in the 50-metre pool.
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Elena Sokolova Sports
River Asher regatta draws 600 rowers in its 120th year
Why it matters: Crews from 41 clubs raced over two days on the stretch between Millbrook and the city, making this year's anniversary regatta the largest in its history.
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Council to restore 48 neighbourhood football pitches across Wrenhaven over two years
Why it matters: Patched goalmouths, rusted frames and waterlogged corners will be tackled in a phased programme, with the first 20 sites chosen after residents and local clubs flagged the worst problems.
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Streetball league tips off with 160 teams as Gulls players coach youth sides
Why it matters: The city's 3x3 basketball league has more than doubled in size, with games on outdoor courts in five parks and professional players from the Wrenhaven Gulls helping out on the sidelines.
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Eastmoor climbing centre opens the region's tallest indoor wall
Why it matters: The converted warehouse has a 21-metre lead wall, a bouldering area and a youth programme backed by the Eastmoor Community Trust.
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Ingrid Halvorsen Sports
Greyling Bay sailing week ends with a photo finish in the keelboat class
Why it matters: Two crews from the Greyling Bay Yacht Club crossed the line within a second of each other in the final race, with the title decided on a countback.
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