Sport

Juniors Aim For The Sky

Juniors Aim For The Sky

Fifteen young South Burnett soccer players have taken their first steps onto the ladder of a professional football career following recent trials in Toowoomba.

Taj Wins Top Wide Bay Award

Taj Wins Top Wide Bay Award

Nanango State School student Taj Jones has been named Wide Bay Primary Sports Person of the Year at the South Burnett Primary School Sports night.

Local Clubs Register For Funding

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is reminding all sport and recreation clubs that time is almost up to apply for funding in the first round of the State Government’s new “Get in the Game” initiative.

Grant For Young Rugby Player

Barwoo Fisher, from Murgon, has been congratulated by Member for Wide Bay Warren Truss for his successful application to the Federal Government’s Local Sporting Champions program.

Finally A Perfect Day For A Campdraft

Finally A Perfect Day For A Campdraft

After rain forced its postponement a fortnight ago, the organisers could not have been more pleased with the conditions for the annual Yarraman Campdraft

Local Netballers Selected For Thundercats

Two Kingaroy netballers have been selected to play for the Wide Bay Thundercats in the Queensland State Netball League after intensive trials held at Bundaberg and Hervey Bay.

Kingaroy RSL Bowls Out Warriors

Kingaroy RSL Bowls Out Warriors

Kingaroy RSL carried a lead of more than 200 runs into Day 2 of their A Grade match against the Warriors played at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy on Saturday

Softball Looking For Volunteers

Softball Looking For Volunteers

The Burnett Softball Association will be holding a Special General Meeting on January 19 to elect a new President and Secretary.

SB Heads To Bundaberg

Damien Sippel will take over the captain’s role for the South Burnett XI’s second Goodchild Shield match, which will played in Bundaberg on Sunday.

Too Classy For Teachers

Too Classy For Teachers

Sharp shooting by “Shorts and Skirts” goal attack Libby Daniels in the third-quarter overpowered “High School Teachers” in the Mixed Netball grand final played in Kingaroy this evening.

Kingaroy Ahead By 209 Runs

Kingaroy Ahead By 209 Runs

The first round of two-day A Grade games for the 2012-13 South Burnett cricket season began this weekend. Kingaroy RSL took on Wooroolin Warriors at Lyle Vidler Oval and Murgon Crusaders played Nanango Scorpions at Murgon.

Atto’s AllStars Deadly At Touch

Atto’s AllStars Deadly At Touch

The third annual Healthy Active Young (HAY) touch footy carnival was held at Murgon High School on Monday.

Summer 7s Results – Round 2

Results from the second night of Summer 7s soccer:

Saints Ready For Crunch Time

Saints Ready For Crunch Time

The South Burnett Saints are quietly confident that they’ll be reintroducing AFL to the region next year.

Scorpions Too Good At Home

Scorpions Too Good At Home

Nanango Scorpions were too good for a depleted Kingaroy RSL side during their A Grade match at Nanango Sportsgounds on Saturday.

Locals Enjoy The ‘Real’ Cup

Locals Enjoy The ‘Real’ Cup

There may have been an important horse race at Flemington … but all South Burnett residents know the “real” Cup was raced at Kumbia.

MPs Serve Up A Bonus Race Day For Kumbia

MPs Serve Up A Bonus Race Day For Kumbia

Last year Campbell Newman promised Margaret Golinski that he’d return to Kumbia Races as Premier; he did today, with a present for the race club

Lap Records Fall At Speedway

Lap Records Fall At Speedway

Despite threatening clouds, the rain held off for Saturday night’s racing at Kingaroy Speedway with the big crowd enjoying some very fast racing as well as the usual thrills and spills.

$9m For PCYC Sporting Program

$9m For PCYC Sporting Program

Sport and Recreation Minister Steve Dickson has announced a $9 million funding boost to sport and recreation in Indigenous communities.