Sport

Echidnas Too Prickly

The South Burnett Thrashers travelled to Roma on Sunday to play the Echidnas in the Downs Rugby Union B Grade competition.

Tee Off For The SES In Murgon On Saturday

The Murgon SES Support Group will be holding its annual Golf Day at the Murgon Golf Course from 7:00am until late on Saturday afternoon (the last tee-off is at 1:30pm).

Lions Trails Challenge Riders

Lions Trails Challenge Riders

More than 300 riders, ranging from pee wees to seniors, took part in the annual Kingaroy Lions Trail Ride at Alice Creek at the weekend.

Hornets Launch A First Half Blitz

Hornets Launch A First Half Blitz

Cherbourg proved too strong for the Red Ants in their much-anticipated A Grade rugby league clash in Kingaroy

Gunners Prevail In Close Battle

Gunners Prevail In Close Battle

The local derby between Wests and Gunners was predicted to be a close battle and that is exactly what eventuated on Saturday.

Thrashers Fail To Score

South Burnett Thrashers’ horror run in the Downs Rugby B Grade competition this season continued on the weekend.

Junior Soccer Results – Round 6

Junior Soccer Results – Round 6

Results from Round 6 of the South Burnett Junior Soccer competition, played at Nanango on Saturday.

Hearts Go Racing At Nanango

Hearts Go Racing At Nanango

Nanango was the place to be at the weekend with a cross-promotion between the Big Screen Film Festival and the Nanango Races adding glamour to two already popular events.

Jockey Escapes Injury In Fall

Jockey Escapes Injury In Fall

A good crowd enjoyed some close racing at the “Doomben Cup” meeting held at Nanango on Saturday.

Skiers Have A Dam Good Time

Skiers Have A Dam Good Time

The 2012 Bjelke Bash Ski Races held at Bjelke-Petersen Dam over the weekend attracted a bumper field of keen water-skiers from as far afield as Ballina and Bundaberg.

Junior Soccer Results – Round 5

Junior Soccer Results – Round 5

Results from Round 5 of the South Burnett Junior Soccer competition, played at Nanango on Saturday.

Smallwood Stars In Red Ants Victory

Smallwood Stars In Red Ants Victory

Kingaroy’s Ashley Smallwood scored four consecutive tries, and captain Matt Allen kicked five goals and scored a try himself in the Red Ants 44-16 victory over Blackbutt at TJ O’Neill Oval on Saturday.

Competition Leaders Too Good For Thrashers

The Toowoomba Bears proved too strong for the South Burnett Thrashers in their Downs Rugby match in Toowoomba yesterday, but the Thrashers were by no means disgraced.

Rugby League At Murgon, Not Cherbourg

The Murgon v Cherbourg junior and senior Rugby League games will be played at Murgon Sportsground tomorrow, not Cherbourg as has been reported elsewhere.

Full Fields For Nanango Races

Full Fields For Nanango Races

Aussie actor Martin Sacks (perhaps best known know as PJ in Blue Heelers) will be the special guest at tomorrow’s Nanango Races as part of the Big Screen Film Festival in Nanango.

Mustangs Stampede Over Nanango

Mustangs Stampede Over Nanango

Nanango, suffering from a lack of match practice and still struggling to field players, were defeated 58-28 in their A Grade match against the Mustangs at Murgon on Saturday afternoon.

2012 Kilkivan Campdraft Results

2012 Kilkivan Campdraft Results

This year’s Kilkivan Campdraft went off without a hitch at the weekend – which must have been a relief to organisers who were last year forced to cancel the already-postponed event due to drenching rains.

Sun Shines On A Perfect Burrandowan

Sun Shines On A Perfect Burrandowan

A crowd of about 1500 attended the 90th Anniversary Burrandowan Picnic Races on Saturday in what turned out to be near-perfect autumn weather.