Sport

22 February 2024

AFLW stars to visit Fernvale

The club will host its sign-on day, and it will also be the start of the Auskick program, while special guests include some premiership-winning Brisbane Lions AFL Women’s (AFLW) players with the premiership trophy. The sign-on and season launch start...

21 February 2024

Milestone marked for dragon boat race club

With the club growing from 22 to 94 members in one year, the club’s president Michelle Hanton said the birthday event was highly successful as it demonstrated the strength of the membership and the community support. Twelve individuals arrived by 10a...

21 February 2024

Glory and MVP award at U18 national titles

After losing their opening match 14-2 against the host state, the Maroons were invincible thereafter, as they won 13 games on the trot to take out the Nox Bailey Shield. “I think that all the (Queensland) players were just nervous coming into the tou...

20 February 2024

Win for softballer in U23 national titles

It was the first time Jaiden took part in this U23 tournament, having played in the Queensland team, which won the U19 men’s championships in Brisbane, back in 2017. “This year was a lot more involving for myself than the year I played 19s, as I was ...

17 February 2024

Silver medals for martial arts trio

Hayden Birmingham earned silver in Gi, while Kelly Bodsworth and Lyric Van Der Kolk did likewise in Gi and NoGi. Hayden was in the ‘Men’s White Belt Under-88kg’ category, and Kelly was in the ‘14 years Girls Orange Belt’, while Lyric was in the ‘15 y...

17 February 2024

Lowood teen bowler chosen for academy

With eight females and eight males selected, the squad members were chosen from clubs including Algester, Broadbeach, Capalaba, Cunnamulla, Hamilton, Helensvale, Pine Rivers, Roma, South Townsville and Yungaburra. Factors in Dekota’s selection includ...

16 February 2024

Eagles flying high

Conditions were hot and humid as the Eagles and North Pine ‘Gorillas’ Sports Club squared off at the Dakabin-based Bob Brock Park from 5pm, with the visitors ultimately prevailing 3-0. The Cup was first contested between the men’s teams of both clubs...

16 February 2024

A big hitter for young Caboolture softballer

Indy and her Queensland teammates ultimately finished runners-up in the Elinor McKenzie Shield competition, played in the Perth suburb of Mirrabooka. Queensland won eight and lost two of its round-robin matches, having beaten Victoria, Western Austra...

16 February 2024

Martial arts journey that keeps giving

Now, Rod has become the oldest member of the Morayfield-based Red Dragon Martial Arts school to have a black belt. Rod said he brought Connor along to check out martial arts one day in 2012, as Rod thought it could “give him confidence in avoiding po...