Sport

Locals Celebrate Soccer Success!

Locals Celebrate Soccer Success!

Kingaroy Senior Soccer club members were celebrating both on and off the field recently after another super successful Summer 7s carnival at Tom Alford Oval.

Nanango Yellow Demolishes Orange

Nanango Yellow Demolishes Orange

Nanango Yellow defeated Kingaroy Services Orange by 211 runs in their South Burnett senior cricket match played at Taabinga State School last Saturday.

Saints Ready For Action

Saints Ready For Action

The South Burnett Saints AFL club unveiled their plans for the 2023 season at a family fun day at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy on Saturday morning.

Nanango Yellow Downs The Blues

Nanango Yellow Downs The Blues

Nanango Yellow defeated Kingaroy Services Blue by 72 runs during their Round 10 South Burnett senior cricket match last Saturday, played at Taabinga State School.

Liam To Fight For World Title

Liam To Fight For World Title

Former Kingaroy boxer Liam Wilson will be in the fight of his life on Saturday when he takes on Mexican Emanuel Navarrete for the WBO super featherweight title.

Shane Crowned Kingaroy’s ‘King’

Shane Crowned Kingaroy’s ‘King’

Toowoomba driver Shane MacDonald is the new “King Of Kingaroy” after taking out the $10,000 final of the Kings Royal for Modified Sedans at the Kingaroy Speedway on Saturday night.

Selwyn Picked For All Stars

Selwyn Picked For All Stars

Cherbourg rugby league star Selwyn Cobbo has been selected for the Indigenous All Stars team to take on a Maori side in New Zealand later this month.

Sippel Young Cricketer Of Year

Sippel Young Cricketer Of Year

Former Murgon cricketer Courtney Sippel has won a major award at the prestigious Australian Cricket Awards announced at a black tie event in Sydney this week.

Triple Success For Vikings

Triple Success For Vikings

The Tingoora Vikings had a lot to celebrate last Saturday … the fact they’re holding down the top spot on the local cricket ladder, a victory over Kingaroy Services Blue and the grand “re-opening” of their new cricket pitch.

Spinners Bring Home Gold

Spinners Bring Home Gold

Two South Burnett players were part of a team which brought home a gold medal at the recent Suncoast Spinners Wheelchair Basketball T23 tournament.

Sippel Helps XI To Victory

Sippel Helps XI To Victory

Murgon cricketer Courtney Sippel hit 29 valuable runs to help the Governor-General’s XI to victory against Pakistan at Allan Border Field in Brisbane on Friday.

T20 Grand Final This Weekend

T20 Grand Final This Weekend

The Grand Final of the South Burnett Cricket Association’s summer T20 competition will be played on Saturday afternoon (January 14).

SB Junior Cricketers Shine

SB Junior Cricketers Shine

A number of South Burnett junior cricketers have been in action for Wide Bay in the recent Queensland Junior Cricket championships.

Boost For Three Race Clubs

Boost For Three Race Clubs

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has congratulated three South Burnett Race Clubs which have been successful in securing funding through the Country Racing Program for important upgrades.

Local Teams Face Off In Grand Final

Local Teams Face Off In Grand Final

The Grand Final of the Gympie A Grade One-Day competition will be played at Murgon Sportsground on Saturday after both South Burnett teams enjoyed victories last weekend.

Christmas Races This Saturday

Christmas Races This Saturday

Saturday’s principal event at Nanango Race Club’s “Jingle All The Way” Christmas meeting is the running of the fourth heat of the Burnett to the Beach Series.