Empty Track Greets Cup Winner
Mahratta won the Wondai Cup on Saturday but there were no crowds to cheer the gelding home … or punters tearing up tickets.
Centuries Start Season In Style
Two centuries scored within minutes of each other were the highlights of Round 1 of the South Burnett Cricket Association’s 2020-21 senior competition at the weekend.
Hannah’s Awesome Foursome
Gayndah is certainly a happy hunting ground for Nanango jockey Hannah Richardson.
Full Fields For Wondai Races
Wondai Race Club will be holding its annual Caulfield Cup race meeting – usually one of its biggest meetings of the year – at the Wondai Racecourse in Baynes Street on Saturday (October 17).
Speedway Back On Saturday
Thirty-nine events – with racing in five categories – will kick off the 2020-21 Kingaroy Speedway season at the showgrounds track on Saturday night.
Extra Funding For Sports Clubs
Twenty South Burnett sporting clubs will share $177,739 in funding from the State Government’s Active Restart Infrastructure Recovery Fund.
Zimmi Drafted By Lions
Up-and-coming AFL star Zimmorlei Farquharson, 18, has been drafted by the Brisbane Lions.
Cricketers Step Up To Crease
Cricketers of all ages eager for the 2020-21 season to get under way in the South Burnett will have their wishes fulfilled this weekend with the opening games of the local season scheduled.
Bombers Shoot Down Hawks
After flying through the COVID-shortened AFL Darling Downs season unbeaten, the Goondiwindi Hawks had their wings clipped on Saturday, dipping out to South Toowoomba in the Allied Pickfords Cup Grand Final played in Toowoomba.
Speedway Ready For Action
South Burnett’s 2020-21 speedway season will be roaring into life in Kingaroy on October 17, but COVID-19 means there will be some changes.
Crusaders Off To A Top Start
Murgon Crusaders’ 2020-21 campaign in the Gympie cricket competition has begun on the front foot with a win against Gympie Colts.
Saints Wrap Up 2020 Season
The shortened 2020 AFL season is over for the South Burnett Saints with both the men’s and women’s teams being defeated in the Preliminary Finals played in Goondiwindi at the weekend.
Cricketers Shape Up In Wide Bay
South Burnett players are making their mark again this season in Wide Bay cricket.
Racing’s Uncertainty Is A Certainty
The result of the recent Nanango Cup has made form students wince.
Cooper To Play Last NRL Game
Former Murgon Mustang Gavin Cooper will be lacing up his boots for the Cowboys for the last time on Thursday night.
Wondai Races Will Be Patron-Free
The South Burnett Race Club will be holding its annual Caulfield Cup meeting at Wondai racecourse as planned on Saturday, October 17, but the public won’t be able to attend.
Saints Survive Elimination Finals
Both South Burnett Saints teams are through to Week 2 of the AFL Darling Downs finals after securing wins in low-scoring games at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy on Saturday.
Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad …
There was plenty of tight racing – and several spills and broken bikes – when three Under 16s junior motorcycle speedway State titles were contested in Kingaroy recently.
Crowds Flock To Nanango
Nanango Race Club’s Spring race meeting on Saturday was full or surprises … and one of the biggest was the size of the crowd that packed Lee Park.
Saints To Host First Finals
South Burnett Saints have finished in fourth spot on the Allied Pickfords Cup ladder after the final round of fixtures competition was played at the weekend.
