Year brings lots of golden moments

The Broome Advertiser team takes a look at the last six months of 2014 in sport.

JULY

Future LifeSavers of Broome nipper members climbed to a record-breaking 200.

The club announced the number of young members had tripled in the past five years.

Broome Cricket Association formed their first ladies' cricket league after a resounding attendance from females at a charity match earlier in the year.

Local golfers shared their fairways with a host of professional golfers for the Broome Furnishings Carpet Paint and Tile Pro-Am.

Kimberley footballer Waylen Manson made his debut appearance on reality television show The Recruit.

Broome Little Athletics Club formed a partnership with Athletics WA and the Broome Senior High School to enhance the sport locally.

AUGUST

It wasn't just bull-bucking, steerwrestling action that brought spectators to their feet at the annual Broome Rodeo - one rider jumped off his horse and proposed to his girlfriend in the middle of the arena.

Broome Netball Association's junior season came to an end with Blue Stars triumphing in the 13-and-under division.

John Gangemi added another cup to his mantelpiece when horse Central Park outclassed a top field to win the $100,000 XXXX Gold Broome Cup.

The Roebuck Bay Cricket Club won their fourth Divers Tavern 2020 Big Bash flag in a match against minor premiers Dirty Dozen.

Broome martial artist Bianca Hellberg was crowned a dual world champion after competing in the world stick fighting championships in the Philippines.

SEPTEMBER

Cable Beach were crowned West Kimberley Football League champions after handing defending champions Looma Eagles an 87-point belting.

The grand final re-run ended 15.12 (102) to 2.3 (15).

Netball team Towns triumphed in a goal-for-goal grand final, beating the Scorpions Live 30-29.

A new dance school, Broome Academy of Dance, opened its doors offering ballet, jazz, contemporary, tap and hip-hop.

Broome Surf Life Saving Club were crowned winners of the annual Broome Rotary-Toll Mermaid Dragon Boat Regatta after thrashing their rivals.

Port Hedland won the inaugural Department of Sport and Recreation North West Football Carnival in a tightly contested match against Broome, which ended 1-0.

OCTOBER

Meatworks FC were crowned Broome Soccer Association men's league champions after defeating a gallant Racing Guantanamo 4-2 during a final round-robin competition.

Kimberley youngsters were swept up in cricket fever when Western Warriors batsman Shaun Marsh brought the World Cup to their annual Clontarf Beach Cricket Carnival at Gantheaume Point.

Broome Surf Life Saving Club excelled at the Northern Territory State Championships, returning home from Darwin with a staggering 93 medals.

A group of WA Football Club representatives travelled through the region meeting with talented players and uncovering ways to add value to the sport.

NOVEMBER

Broome runner Adrian Dodson-Shaw battled near-zero temperatures to cross the finish line in the New York City Marathon.

The Shire of Broome released its draft Sport, Recreation and Leisure Plan designed to guide developments in the town until 2031.

The 113-page report had an emphasis on servicing the broadest population possible, and focused on diversifying facilities rather than making them more elite.

Martial arts world champion and Broome mother Bianca Hellberg kick-started a trend with a specialised all-female training class, Ultimate Badass.

Top-ranked martial artist Adam Metcalf conducted clinics with Broome ATI Martial Arts Club members and assessed 12 students in a grading.

DECEMBER

Tu Meke were crowned Broome Touch Association A-grade champions after defeating Bullets in a battle between youth and experience.

Halls Creek footballer Sam Petrevski-Seton's big year culminated in a nomination for the prestigious Railtrain Junior Sports Star Award.

Broome's level two Women's Artistic Gymnasts leaped into Pearl Coast Gymnastic Club's record books after scoring bronze in the Go for 2&5 Gymnastics WA Club Levels State Championships in Perth.

Betablockers and Nerd Herd were crowned champions in the A-grade and social division respectively during the Broome Beach Volleyball grand-final.