2022 Swammy Awards: Oceanian Coach of the Year
Dean Boxall’s swimmers continued to pile up breakout performances in 2022, earning him Oceanian Coach of the Year for the third time in the past four years.
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Dean Boxall’s swimmers continued to pile up breakout performances in 2022, earning him Oceanian Coach of the Year for the third time in the past four years.
Young Sunshine Coast golf superstar George Giblett is shining at an elite level.
Premium Content Subscriber only He’ll grip the wall with another podium in his sights but simply pushing himself against the sport’s finest climbers on home turf is equally as exciting for Matt Fingleton. A highly talented and tight knit community of climbers will converge on the Sunshine Coast this weekend for the Queensland Open and Masters Bouldering Titles at Flow Bouldering at Forest Glen. Fingleton, 42, will take on the challenging variety of routes on the indoor rock walls in the masters division and will be on the hunt for this third podium after placing second in 2018 and third i...
Not that all this golfing activity made much difference to the quality of his game. Billy, known throughout the Sunshine Coast as ‘the Sign Man’ before his retirement from the sign writing business a few years ago, is, by his own admission, a golfer of modest ability. But in recent weeks something odd has happened. Billy Gill has found his golfing mojo. A couple of weeks ago, playing off a handicap of 19, Billy scored 43 points to win a Saturday stableford competition at Maroochy River. “It was just a fluke,” the modest Billy insisted. “Things went my way and I sunk a few putts.â€...
Published - 4 weeks By - Jim Tucker Local hope Chris Wood fired a fine 65 to lead the hungry posse of challengers set to make Sunday a thrilling shootout for the Isuzu Queensland Open. The Wynnum Golf Club member sunk a nerveless 2m par putt on the final green at Pelican Waters in Saturday’s third round to lock in a one-stroke lead. There are 18 players within five strokes of the lead as the storied tournament heads to a climax overflowing with birdies and tests of temperament. Wood (68-68-65) has already reached the 15-under-par mark that Anthony Quayle posted to...