Tyreece Breaks High Jump Record
Cherbourg State School student Tyreece Gyemore earned a week of free school lunches by setting a new 11-year-old boys’ high jump record at the school’s two-day sports carnival held this week.
Big Weekend For Nanango Pony Club
Nanango Pony Club’s Golden Anniversary campdraft and gymkhana at the weekend was a huge success with 125 campdrafters taking part on Saturday, and 163 riders on Sunday.
Nicole To Guide Sporting Clubs
The Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation (BIEDO) has appointed a Sport and Recreation Co-ordinator to help South Burnett sporting clubs sort out some of their most common headaches: volunteers, fundraising, facilities and conflict resolution.
Nanango Hosts Regional Netball Carnival
The Nanango and District Netball Association will be hosting Round 2 of the Wide Bay Regional Carnival on Sunday (August 5) in Nanango.
Doing The Hard Yards For Country Kids
There’s garage sales and then there’s GARAGE sales … of the type only a car dealership could arrange.
Junior Soccer Results – Round 11
Junior Soccer finally returned to Kingaroy on Saturday, two weeks after originally scheduled because of delays caused by the weather.
Hot Football On A Chilly Weekend
On a cold windy weekend in the South Burnett some cracking football was played in Kingaroy and Nanango.
Thrashers Dominate In Scrums
South Burnett Thrashers dominated the scrums in a strong performance against the Toowoomba Bears in their Downs Rugby Union clash at TJ O’Neill Oval in Kingaroy on Saturday.
Wolves Win Close Tussle At Nanango
Wondai came out eventual victors 42-34 in an evenly matched contest against Nanango in the Burnett Premier League A Grade rugby league played on Saturday afternoon at Fred Kassulke Oval.
AFL Team Moves A Step Closer
The first public meeting of the fledgling group aiming to get a local Aussie Rules team into the Darling Downs competition next year attracted a small crowd of supporters to the Kingaroy Cricket Club this week.
Pony Club Celebrates 50th Birthday
The Nanango Hack and Pony Club will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this weekend at its annual Campdraft and Gymkhana held at Nanango Showgrounds.
Weekend Sport Update
A couple of weekend sports updates for soccer and rugby union fans
Students Get To Horse Around …
The students at St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy got an opportunity to horse around a bit last week …
Young Stars Welcome Broncos
Nanango hosted a visit today by Brisbane Broncos props Josh McGuire and Scott Anderson who travelled to the South Burnett for the semi-finals of the Anglo American Brisbane Broncos Wide Bay Rugby League Challenge.
Local Cycle Race On SBS
SBS-TV’s Cycling Central TV show will feature a segment on the recent Queensland Road Teams Series cycle races held in Kingaroy and Maidenwell.
Orienteers Map Their Way To Blackbutt
Orienteers from all over Queensland as well as some from interstate will be heading to Blackbutt next month to compete in the Queensland Orienteering Championships.
Junior Soccer Results – Round 10
Results from Round 10 of the South Burnett Junior Soccer competition, played at Nanango on Saturday as the Kingaroy pitch was still rain-affected.
Mini Carnival A Major Success
The Murgon Mustangs triumphed in the final of the annual Mini Mod Carnival played in Wondai on Saturday.
Nanango Wins Minor Premiership
Nanango claimed the Evolution Solar Football League Minor Premiership on the weekend with a 3-0 win over a gutsy Barambah.
Tight Racing At Wondai
The South Burnett Race Club’s second meeting for 2012 featured six races at Wondai – one more than usual – and strong fields in a day of close racing.
