Didn’t matter that the newly-minted resort municipality was stumbling through a crippling recession. Didn’t matter that her current travelling buddies, Vicki Vogler and Sharon Audley, wanted to stay in Europe for a while longer. Her dream had come true. Whistler Mountain had accepted her application to become a full-time pro-patroller.
Source: Pique Newsmagazine. For the full story, click here.

Appalachian State University’s cycling team has begun its quest for capturing a second straight Atlantic Coast Cycling Conference’s Division II “Triple Crown” after winning the conference Mountain Bike Championship. The “Triple Crown” consists of three different racing seasons: mountain, cyclocross and road racing.

Source: Appalachian State University News. For the full story, click here.

Gerroa surfing sensation Sally Fitzgibbons started her 2008 ISA World Surfing Games campaign in good form at Costa de Caparica, Portugal, yesterday.
Source: Illawarra Mercury. For the full story, click here.

Bunbury’s BMX riders brought home a swag of trophies from the State Championships in Perth recently.

Source: Bunbury Mail. For the full story, click here.

Seering participated in her first race just this past summer, but has found plenty of success competing in the MWCCC.
Source: Ripon College College Days. For the full story, click here.

The challenge, which will run from October 22 to 25, has attracted some of the world’s leading mountain bike riders, including Australia’s most highly-regarded female competitor Niki Gudex, who is ranked one and two in the national cross-country and downhill disciplines.
Source: Augusta Margaret River Mail. For the full story, click here.

Recently, I heard about a five thousand dollar skateboarding scholarship. I’ve been skateboarding since last summer, and a couple of friends and I even started a weekly skateboarding newsletter. Let’s face it, there aren’t too many girls who skate. So as a young female skater, I thought I had a good chance of getting that scholarship. I met every requirement on the list, except for the last one: “applicant MUST be a U.S. citizen”. It didn’t seem fair
Source: Youth Radio. For the full story, click here.

Also on Saturday, after qualifying second, Martin finished second in the women’s race as the only American woman in contention in Frejus. The women’s event was won by Laetitia le Corguielle of France, while her countryman Amelie Despeaux (FRA) took third.
Source: PPOL News. For the full story, click here.

In the Pro Women Finals, unfortunately for Denise DeHaan (NED), she sustained a knee injury and was forced to retire. Shelby Kantar (USA), with a thumb sprain, was also on the Podium in Egypt last month and her score of 44.91 was enough to keep her on the Podium again this time.
Source: Sports Features Communications. For the full story, click here.

They are loud and they love the dirt and the sound of an engine. Rev heads are not just blokes and the Coast’s female motocross riders are making themselves heard.
Source: The Advocate. For the full story, click here.