Cricket Games Washed Out
The wet weather meant no cricket matches went ahead in the South Burnett region at the weekend.
The wet weather meant no cricket matches went ahead in the South Burnett region at the weekend.
Despite a valiant stand by captain Ashley Sippel, Bundaberg proved too good for South Burnett in their Goodchild Shield grand final played at Lyle Vidler Oval on Sunday.
It’s starting to feel a lot like league season, with players trying out for South Burnett schoolboy sides on Wednesday, and junior Eagles teams heading out to Charleville.
The two-day Gympie A Grade match between Wooroolin Warriors and Gympie Colts ended in a draw last Saturday at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy.
A large crowd packed Lee Park Racecourse on Saturday to enjoy the South Burnett’s first thoroughbred race meeting in more than three months.
Broncos rookie Selwyn Cobbo earned praise after his strong performance for the Indigenous All Stars against the Maori team on Saturday night in Sydney.
Northern Stars drew first blood in Game 1 of the Under 17s challenge series played last Friday night at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy.
Nanango Race Club will be holding its first race meeting for the year – the always popular Valentine’s Day annual event – at Lee Park on Saturday (February 12).
After Aypeetee’s November victory at Mount Perry, Nanango’s Glenn and Hannah Richardson have had a frustrating run.
Stage 3 of the junior cricket redevelopment at River Road Park in Kingaroy will start soon, thanks to a $30,000 grant from Stanwell’s Tarong Community Partnership Fund.
The 2022 South Burnett rugby league competition looks set to get off to a late start, with the first round of games pencilled in for April 23.
The team of volunteers from the Kingaroy Senior Soccer Club earned a well-deserved rest on Sunday night after one of the biggest Soccer Sevens carnivals seen in Kingaroy for years.
Murgon cricketer Courtney Sippel was named Player of the Match in the Australia A victory over England A on Wednesday.
Three South Burnett junior cricket teams were in action last Saturday in the Wide Bay Championships at Murgon Sportsground, taking on visiting sides from the Fraser Coast and Bundaberg.
The Kingaroy Senior Soccer Club’s popular annual Soccer 7s competition is on again this weekend, with more than 400 players already registered to take part.
A long-term plan by the South Burnett Western Performance Club to upgrade its grounds in Nanango has been given the go-ahead by the South Burnett Regional Council.
Missing your fix of rugby league? Three trial games on this Saturday in Kingaroy may help to fill the gap.
Former Cherbourg Hornets player Selwyn Cobbo – now with the Brisbane Broncos – has been selected in the 2022 Indigenous All Stars Squad.
The 2022 Kings Royal speedway meeting in Kingaroy “exceeded expectations” with crowds better than expected across the three nights and the racing as exciting as ever.
South Burnett junior cricketers will be back in action this Saturday after the Christmas holidays but senior players will be taking a break after their hectic T20 series wrapped up last Saturday.