Whitsunday Sea Eagles teams made the trek to Mackay Magpies to take on the locals with some fantastic results for the day.

Whitsunday Sea Eagles Senior Men hit the ground running with midfield of Max Mackay, Jacob Healey, Aaron Thompson and Brent Downie combining to move the ball forward allowing for five Sea Eagles goals in the first term. The second quarter saw further pressure on Magpies with a strong defence led by Toby Cox and Adam McKelvie. Magpies came out hard in the second half as expected with both sides playing great footy and keeping each other to lower scores. Magpies had the advantage of the breeze in the final term however Sea Eagles back six dug in allowing only 1 goal through to come away 81–35 winners.

In another hard round for the undermanned Sea Eagles Senior Women’s side the Magpies were simply too good on the day with Sea Eagles running out 73 points down at the final siren.

Sea Eagles Under 17s put in another solid effort against the Magpies with an 86–48 win. With Sea Eagles playing on both sides in a show of ultimate sportsmanship the opposition numbers and score were both improved.

Sea Eagles Under 14s put together their best team effort for the season against Mackay Magpies to see a 69–9 win. A quick start saw Sea Eagles six goals up to Magpies zip in the first quarter with the trend continuing throughout the game.

A chilly start didn’t stop the Under 12 Sea Eagles coming out strong against the Magpies to take a convincing win 62 – 3. Sea Eagles adopted the strategy of playing advantage catching the opposition off guard and creating scoring opportunities.

Support Sea Eagles at home this week with your support to yet again take on North Mackay Saints. We look forward to Under 17s Saints rematch at 11:40am shaping up a great battle. Juniors from 9am, Seniors from 1:15pm.

Contributed with thanks to Whitsunday Sea Eagles

U17s Aniel Walsh

U17s Bailey Wishart

Images: Cody Fowler

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Round 17 of the Mackay Rugby Union season saw the Mama Africa Raiders host Brothers Mackay at their home grounds in Jubilee Pocket.

The game was also a family day for the club’s supporters and families to bring the kids down to get their face painted or dive into the jumping castle, all while enjoying the rugby fraternity.

The Raiders and Mackay Brothers traditionally have a good, solid tussle across the paddock and the Raiders found themselves deep in their own half from the first kick.

Brothers had the stiff breeze behind them and were holding the home boys in their own half for the first couple of minutes until outside centre Enalaki Faataape broke the defensive line, ran forty and off loaded to winger Jack Briskey for the first five pointer of the game.

Fullback Aden Spence followed six minutes later with a forty-metre solo effort, stepping through the defence and running away to place the ball under the posts.

10 minutes in and the Mama Africa Raiders were 12-0 up.

Brothers were making the Raiders fight for ball security and ruck possession throughout the game and at half time the Raiders were 29-7 leaders.

With the second-half breeze at their backs, the Mama Africa Raiders continued to control the game and ran out eventual winners 48-14.

Try scorers for the Raiders were Jack Briskey (2), Aden Spence, Kainoa Close-Houston(2), Nathan Williams, Enalaki faataape and Dylan Hoffmann. Niall Clancy kicked 4 conversions

Coach Andre Houston said after the game that the boys are “building well towards the business end of the season producing some quality tries, tough defence and working well together.”

“They are definitely looking forward to next weekend’s game against Bowen,” he said.

The home game for Bowen will be the third and final game in the inaugural Eclipse Financial Management cup played between these two sides in conjunction with the regular MRU season.

Player points of the day went to pro forward Shanun ‘Hank’ Naske 1pt, outside centre Enalaki ‘Lucky’ Faataape 2pts and fullback Aden Spence 3pts

Contributed with thanks to Craig Spence

Raiders took on Brothers at home, cruising to a Round 17 victory after an early tussle

Brothers hadn’t made it an easy first half, packing on the pressure, but Raiders never lost their heads

The home side maintained their lead for the entirety, despite Brothers best efforts

Images: Hanny Spence

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Saturday’s competition was the Men’s August monthly medal, with winner Greg Carlyon 64 nett, runner up on a countback Craig Van Veen 66 nett.  

Pin shots to Jeremy Chrzanowski, Michael Henrich, John Storrie.  John Storrie also had an OBP and won the carwash voucher.

On Sunday it was the ladies’ turn for the Monthly medal: winner June Kirk 66 nett, runner up Margaret Need 69 nett.  

Pin shots to Robyn Slade, Grace Nott, Kim Bennion and June Kirk. Thank you to Bowen Meat Supply for your continued support of our club.

This weekend’s competition is the ladies’ A, B and C Grade Club championships sponsored by Brent Stocker Electrical.

A single stableford for Men and visitors will also be played on Saturday.  

Don’t forget to check the clubs Facebook page for this week’s dinner menu.  Takeaways still available.  

Please call the club on 4785 1206 if you wish to book a table or place a takeaway order.  Joker draw is $3600 this week.

Contributed with thanks to Grace Nott

Ladies’ Monthly Medal runner up Marg Need, and third place getter Kim Bennion

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With the week’s rapidly running out, every match seems to have an extra sense of importance to it.

It was business as usual for both the top two players, with Jamie Woods defeating Gary Robbie 7/0, and Jamie Maher defeating Aaron Paull 7/2.

That defeat for Gary means that he will now struggle to make the top eight this year, and instead maybe draw his attention to playing in the Hetlock Cup finals series.

The Hetlock Cup is a finals series between the players occupying 9 to 12 place on the ladder and named after Australia’s World Cup Hero’s, Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock.

Aaron Paull is still hanging onto his top 8 place curtesy of leg difference over Kameron Reason who had a 7/0 loss to Dom Friend and a 6/6 draw with Seumas Rose.

As well as the 7 nil win, Dom friend managed a 6/6 draw in arguably the match of the round with Joe Wilson. That draw means that there’s a sliver of light between Joe and the top two players Jamie Woods and Jamie Maher.

Lorraine Woods had a tough day at the office suffering two 7 nil losses, one to Alan Green, and another to Seumas Rose, leaving Lorraine staring the Wooden Spoon in the face. Great wins for both Alan and Seumas, solidifying their top 8 positions.

The Premier League is sponsored by Mika Airlie and Whitsunday Tattooing.

1. J Woods 26pts 2. J Maher 26pts 3. J Wilson 23pts 4. A Peel 20pts 5. D Friend 19pts 6. A Green 17pts 7. S Rose 14pts 8. A Paull 12pts 9. K Reason 12pts 10. G Robbie 7pts 11. N O’Hara 5pts 12. J Lloyd 4pts 13. R Gallichan 3pts 14. L Woods 2pts

Contributed with thanks to Jamie Maher

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Winter is nearly over but our paradise home has been colder than most can remember, however the bowlers are certainly warming up .

Tuesday saw Airlie Beach Bowls Club skipper Tony Whitehorn reign supreme with John Trembath at lead and Alan Pershouse returning to his top form, beating all comers.

A special mention to Noel Crosbie, Rick Galea, and Greg Pepyat from Bright, Victoria. Rick also won the prestigious Health Hub award.

Wednesday afternoon social bowls saw Greg Pepyat with his brother Mark and Ken McAllister - another visitor - sound winners on the day, with Mike Jacometti winning the Health Hub award.

Wednesday night business house bowls saw the introduction of two new teams: The Blockheads and Splash Of Colour.

Newcomers Matt Plain and Matt Francis showed their superior skills and any of the eight teams can win; John Brown has organised a very even competition.

Thursday the Saint Catherine’s school team was finalised with Corey Stroud and Harry Craig representing the region.

The school competition will be completed soon with Margo Stanley making the final arrangements.

Saturday morning saw the Bowls Premier League being played to see which two teams would go to the semi-finals in Rockhampton in September.

It was the team of of Manny Isgro with Warren Mills and Luke Kinnear winning their division and John Matterson with Alan Pershouse and Mark Mawson winning their division, congratulations must go to both teams.

Sunday afternoon saw Tony Whitehorn again steering Bill Gordon and the John Brown, winning the prize closely followed by John Sutcliffe from Howrah Bowls Club, Hobart Tasmania, with Mark Mawson. Lyn Graham won the Health Hub Award

Contributed with thanks to Mark Mawson

John Matterson, John Fielding, Tim Taylor, and Shane Spann representing our club in Mackay

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Although we are still in the middle of our winter sport season, last week we saw the keenest of our young cricketers roll their arms over.

Proserpine Cricket is excited to announce its first full season of pre-season High Performance being run in Proserpine by Tom McFarlene from Mackay Whitsunday Cricket.

The boys participate in these sessions every Monday afternoon, whereas previously the club’s elite players have had to travel to Mackay for these sessions.

Last week also saw school cricket programs ramp up.

Proserpine District school trials were held for U12 school boys who will now train for a couple of weeks before the Whitsunday Trials on August 4.

In high school, Round One of the Street Smart T20 comp took place, with Bowen State High victorious playing against St Catherine's in the senior comp, while Proserpine State High went straight through to the next round, unopposed.  

Bowen and Proserpine will now travel to Mackay to take on the winners of their zones on August 8.

The girls will have a free, preseason girl-only program starting on August 22 and culminating in a girls gala day in the school holidays.

The Proserpine Junior Cricket Association’s Annual General Meeting was held on July 24, with a great turn out of members.

The AGM reflected on the club’s successful previous season and saw the farewell of outgoing members.

Shane Knight, after holding the President position for five years and being an active and integral part of the Club, resigned from his position.  

The meeting also saw the voting in of the new committee for the 2022-23 season welcoming Mark Valmadre (President), Michael Hope (Vice President), Dannielle Green (Secretary), and Jess Hope (Treasurer).

The Club thanks the previous committee, coaches and volunteers for their hard work throughout last season

Contributed with thanks to Mel Dwyer and Danni Green

St Catherine's and Bowen State High Whitsunday Cricket Trials

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Over the weekend, Jacob Bell and his coach, Mark Erickson travelled to Townsville to compete in the Magnetic Island to Townsville eight-kilometre swim.  

Jacob swam the Magnetic Island to Townsville swim last year in perfect conditions and was keen to attempt the swim again.  

However, this year the conditions were tough going – cooler water, one-metre swell, and windy.  Jacob and Mark never gave in and kept swimming through the choppy conditions.  

They were both very relieved to finish the race.  Jacob swam the distance in two hours and seven minutes and Mark swam two hours thirty minutes.

Jacob was fifth out of the water, third male and third in his 14–17-year age group, while Mark came second in the wetsuit category.  

Congratulations, Jacob and Mark!  The two swimmers would like to thank their support paddlers, Andrew Bell and Raylene Rasmussen.  

This week, Swimming Australia have announced the Australian Junior Excellence Awards.  Australian Junior Excellence (JX) program recognises performances of swimmers aged 9–13 to encourage and inspire the next generation of competitive swimmers.

Within the JX program, junior swimmers strive to achieve gold, silver, bronze, or blue standard times when they compete throughout the season.  

The Cannons would like to commend the following swimmers:  

BLUE TIER:  Isabella and Isaac Pisaniello, Nathan and Daniel Saunders, Jai Dennison, Rohan, Scarlett and Rory Gascoyne, Thomas Ganter, Matilda Nicholes, Charlie Doherty, Abi Maher, Tiana Bell, Taj Murray and Ruby Harland.

BRONZE TIER:  Lochlan Jamieson, Ehsan Helou, Lukas Trevaskis, Don Algie,

SILVER TIER:  Tora Delac, Remy Hedges, Oliver Bond and Nelson Malady

GOLD TIER:  Anisa Helou and Austin Edwards-Bland

Contributed with thanks to Raylene Rasmussen

Jacob Bell finished in third place for his age group at the Townsville eight-kilometre ocean swim

The Magnetic Island to Townsville swim sees hundreds of competitors take to the water, flanked by safety boats and support crews each year

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It was a home kick-off for two Whitsunday Brahman’s sides over the weekend, as both the Reserve grade and the A grade took on a travelling pair of Carltons Devils’ teams.

It was a hard lot for the Reserves who were beaten in an absolute blowout, with much to mention in Reserve Grade.

The game ended with Brahmans copping a hiding from the Reserve Grade ladder leaders.

A Grade Coach Ricky Bourke’s side faired much better in what he said was a “typical gutsy performance”.

“Having the lead early in the second half, we just didn't have the numbers to keep going all game and ran out of steam late,” he said.

“The effort across the last month from both As and 20s shows why this club is in a great place moving forward, and I look forward to seeing where that goes.”

The under-strength Brahmans side took on second placed Carltons in a very physical encounter where they stuck it to them for 80 per cent of the game - at times even leading.

Despite Carlton’s being reduced to 12 players for the second half, Brahmans were unable to maintain lead in the latter stages.

An outstanding game by Adam Crear in the middle with penetrating runs and some bruising defence, with the game finishing 14-30.

All teams have a bye this weekend, but the following round will see the Brahmans travel to Moranbah in the final round of the competition.

It is a must win game for the A Grade with Reserve Grade out of finals contention and under 20s securing their spot in the finals already.

The home side were eager to show their mettle against second placed Carltons, but ran out of steam in the second half

Their first home match of the season was well supported, with a $5000 dollar raffle as part of the Brahmans Bullsh*t Bingo

There were special fans in attendance, including a pup decked out in a jersey

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Saturday saw the Mama Africa Raiders head down the highway again to take on the Mackay City Redmen for the first time this season at their home grounds of Quarry Hill.

This was going to be the big unknown game of the season, being round 3 of 3 and the first time the two teams have met this year.

Mackay Cities always bring the big men up the middle as well as the set piece, but the Raiders had prepared well during the week and were ready for the physical stuff.

The breeze as usual was quite strong blowing directly down the ground. Playing the first half into it, the Mama Africa Raiders advanced down the field and managed to put fullback Aden Spence in for the first try, five minutes into the game, aptly converted by Niall Clancy.

A little bit of ill discipline saw the Raiders put over a penalty at the 12-minute mark and then another break in plan saw scrum half Connor Spence go over for the second try.

The Cities Redmen were by no means going to let this game get away from them and 5 minutes later put themselves over for a converted try, Raiders up by 15-7. The Raiders were not going to let this become a trend of we score they score but, only three minutes later Raiders number 8, Matarae Tuaroa was across the line for the Raiders third.

Mama Africa Raiders were going into contact with zest, did not take a backward step from the Redmen big boys and defended like they were possessed.

This could be seen by the waning energy from the Redmen and the tenacity of the men in green and despite having four of the team now on the bench with injuries, the mighty Mama Africa Raiders ran out eventual winners by 44-7.

Game 17 of the season will see the mighty men in green take on Brothers at home in Jubilee Pocket.

Come down for a 3.30 kick off and cheer on the Mama Africa Raiders as this will be their second last home game of the regular season.

The Mama Africa Raiders still currently hold down the top spot but the Bowen Mudcrabs are biting at their heels.

Players who stood out against the Mackay City Redmen were Chad Stocking 1 pt, Matarae Tuaroa 2pts and Jack Briskey 3pts.

Contributed with thanks to Craig Spence

The Raiders are flying high, claiming another win against their opponents last weekend

Regardless of who the Whitsunday side face, they’re coming out the victors in another year of exceptional performances

Raiders were jubilant having absolutely smashed the Redmen

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Whitsunday Sea Eagles celebrated Sponsor and Volunteer Appreciation Day with all teams at home this week and Sponsors were treated to some fantastic wins throughout the day.

With three quality players returning from injury Sea Eagles Senior Men were determined to put in maximum effort against Bakers Creek and return to their style of footy. Max Mackay was back in the ruck giving Sea Eagles midfield first use of the ball with most of the game spent hitting the scoreboard taking out a convincing win 116 – 20. It was a great team effort throughout the match with Sea Eagles hoping to build momentum moving towards finals.

Sea Eagles Senior Women took on ladder leaders Bakers Creek going down 21 – 106 whilst showing improvement from the last two match ups during the year. Sea Eagles were able to score 3 goals against the dominant Tigers side making them work harder for their win.

It was important for Sea Eagles Under 17s to come out strong this week against Bakers Creek after a disappointingly close loss to the Saints last week. Impressing Sponsors the Sea Eagles midfield asserted their dominance to give their forwards first crack at the ball and take out the win 63 – 3.

Sea Eagles Under 14s showed what an organised outfit they have developed into with a great 57 – 17 win against Bakers Creek. Blake Hanks and Seanna Elies led from the front with great pressure and accuracy in front of goals.

Sea Eagles Under 12s won the toss against Sarina Demons and the day got better from there with a 60 – 0 win. Great teamwork kept the ball locked in Sea Eagles forward line for the majority of the game with the youngest Sea Eagles showcasing their skills.

Thank you to all Sponsors and Volunteers who support community sport, we could not achieve success without you. Head down to Mackay this weekend to support Sea Eagles teams taking on Mackay Magpies. Juniors from 8:45am, Seniors from 1:00pm.

Contributed with thanks to Whitsunday Sea Eagles

Whitsunday Sea Eagles U12s ran out a 60-0 win

The U14s on the other hand weren’t able to keep their opponents scoreless, but still crushed them 57-17

They impressed on the day against Bakers Creek, led by Seanna Elies

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With finals on the horizon and only four league rounds remaining, every match is a crunch one no matter where you look on the table.

Players have little room for error with points at a premium. A win now for any player could mean a top eight spot for some, and for others a chance to solidify a top four position and guarantee themselves a finals berth in this seasons Premier League.

The perfect example of this was Alan Green on Sunday afternoon, who won both his catch-up matches at Mika by a score line of 7/0 over Jayden Lloyd, and later 7/3 over Aaron Paull.

Those four points launched Alan up the table to sixth and created a little bit of daylight between him and the players following closely behind.

There is a massive battle shaping up for seventh and eighth place between Aaron Paull, Seumas Rose and Kameron Reason who are currently only separated by 1 point! That’s a battle to keep an eye on.

Joe Wilson who was the last player to have a 100 per cent record in the league, lost it to a 7/3 defeat to Jamie Woods. Jamie Maher defeated Nathan O’Hara for the second week running to a 7/1 score line. And Jamie Woods won his second match of the day against Aaron Paull 7/4.

It couldn’t be closer at the top with leg difference the only thing that separates both Jamie Woods and Jamie Maher, with Joe Wilson only two points back with a game in hand.

And in the battle to avoid the Wooden Spoon, Ross Gallichan has a one-point advantage over Lorraine Woods.

With battles all over the place, the next few weeks are shaping up nicely!

The Premier League is proudly sponsored by Mika Airlie Beach and Whitsunday Tattooing Airlie Beach.

As It Stands

1. J Woods 24pts

2. J Maher 24pts

3. J Wilson 22pts

4. A Peel 20pts

5. D Friend 16pts

6. A Green 15pts

7. A Paull 12pts

8. S Rose 11pts

9. K Reason 11pts

10. G Robbie 7pts

11. N O’ Hara 5pts

12. J Lloyd 4pts

13. R Gallichan 3pts

14. L Woods 2pts

Contributed with thanks to Jamie Maher

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Over the weekend, 10 Cannonvale Cannons competed at the Gardens Swimming Carnival in Townsville.  The Ganter brothers had an excellent weekend of racing.  

Jack swam 1500m Freestyle in 22.42.70 to take out 1st place. He swam an fantastic 400m Freestyle in 5.36.45, a massive 32.63sec PB and 1st place.  

Thomas Ganter swam PBs in every event.  Two of his best races included his 100m Freestyle and 200m IM which he swam PBs and achieved 3rd place.  

Ehsan Helou had a very successful carnival, swimming PBs in all but one event.  His “standout” events were his Breaststroke events.  He won them all.  Ehsan swam an awesome time of 35.11s for his 50m Breaststroke, taking 5.45sec off his previous time.  Ehsan’s sister, Anisa swam extremely well in her 50m Breaststroke and 50m Freestyle, achieving personal best times.  

Isabella Pisanello aged 11 years swam impressive times in a very competitive age group.  Isabella swam PBs in just about all her events.

Her biggest PBs (over 7 sec) were in her 100m Freestyle and 100m IM.  Isabella’s brother, Isaac aged 9 years also swam extremely well.  He swam a fantastic time in his 100m Backstroke, a massive 15.29sec PB (and 2nd place).  

Lukas Trevaskis aged 13 years swam 5PBs and achieved top placings in all of his races.  One of Lukas’s best races was his 100m Freestyle which he won in a time of 1.10.43.  

Jy Parkinson, 16, won all his four races. He was very happy with his 1.58s PB in his 100m IM.  Jacob Bell, aged 15 years won his 800m Freestyle, 400m IM and 50m Backstroke.  Jacob swam very well in his 50m Freestyle which was a 0.1sec PB.

Contributed with thanks to Raylene Rasmussen

The Cannons at the Gardens Swimming Carnival in Townsville

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A successful weekend of football for Whitsunday United despite power outages and forfeits as teams start to think about finals qualification and preparation.

The round started on Friday night with the Premier Women travelling to Mackay to play Rangers. With a squad of just 11 available, and several of them Div1 players – it was going to be a tough assignment. After a fairly even first half, the Whitsunday girls were ahead 2-1 when the lights literally went out. The power outage caused by a car accident meant the game had to be abandoned and the girls are awaiting confirmation on whether the result will stand. Regardless, Sari Goodall continues her impressive form adding another 2 goals to tally.

The U14 Div1 side was looking forward to a home game against Wanderers on Saturday morning, however a late forfeit by the opposition left them disappointed. The U14 Prems played Magpies in Mackay and kept their unbeaten record intact, winning 4-0 despite being a little short of players. Jacob Logan scored 4 goals in a remarkable performance whilst Luka Miller was tireless and created havoc on the park.

U16 Premiers were at home against Country FC and were comfortably in control against the brave visitors who played a man short. As the opposition tired in the send half, the Whitsunday youth really started to dominate but the Country goal keeper was sensation and kept the score to a respectable 4-0. Zane Hill added two goals with Tyler Jankowski and Kobi Miller adding the extras. A great team effort with some impressive passing football being played.

The Men's U23 side had their game postponed so it was only the Premier Men up against third placed Magpies Crusaders.

Understrength with many regular players away with injuries and other commitments, the side was still confidant of a result against the young Crusaders. It was tight tussle and with the goals locked at 1-1 thanks to a Ben Seago penalty goal the Whitsunday side pulled out a miracle last minute win with Hayden Filby scoring a cracker of a goal in the two minutes of the game to take a 2-1 win.

The win cements second place on the ladder and with two games in hand on first place, the Men are looking to take out the Premiership.

Contributed with thanks to Allan Milostic

Alex Grossi about to launch in a corner kick

Jacob Logan in full attack mode

Kobi Miller attracted lots of defenders all day

Sari Goodal made an immediate impact with her speed and precision

Tate Butler never stops. A genuine work horse

Image Credit: Nicole Jankowski

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The week started off on Tuesday with 25 bowlers including John Sutcliffe and Bill Butler.

Butler, who was travelling with his lovely wife Karen, was joined by Rosie Geeves – winner of the prestigious Health Hub award – each of whom were travelling from Howrah Bowls club in Hobart Tasmania.

John would form a devastating team with Rhonda Lloyd on the day, with the pair beating out all opponents, claiming a Tuesday overall win.

Wednesday afternoon saw 32 bowlers competing for the winner’s prize eventually claimed by Ted Cullen and Sue Pepyat.

The pair overwhelmed all comers, with visitor David Lavery taking home the wonderful Health Hub award to add to his memories of Airlie Beach.

Wednesday night saw the start of Business House Bowls which was an amazing success with many new bowlers competing.

Saturday morning Scroungers saw a strong roll up of bowlers with the Tony Whitehorn beating John Askew.

Nik Fernbach also lost out, although he seems to be regaining his old, outstanding form - and last week’s finalist Mark Mawson was also toppled in Tony’s trip to the winner’s table.

Sunday afternoon bowls was run by the club’s unsung heroes, Lyn Graham and Henny Tattam, who saw 36 bowlers competing for the first prize.

Skipper Steve Lawrie won the day with birthday girl Robin Brown and Lyn Graham, and visitor Barry Hirth won the Health Hub award.

Special mention must go to Jill Mazlin-Peterson who returned from coming second at the Champion of Champions in Mackay.

Contributed with thanks to Mark Mawson

Ted Cullen and Sue Pepyat were the big winners of Wednesday afternoon social bowls

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A local Bowen bowls club enjoyed a month of excellent bowls brimming with the company of southerners looking for a change in the weather, as well as representation across the Burdekin.

At the local group, social bowls kicked into gear on Wednesdays and Sundays, with plenty of excellent bowls played between competitors.

It was certainly an enjoyable week, but most enjoyable for those at the winner’s table.

That included Wednesday winners Charlie Van Bakel, Bev Smith, and Peter Thomson, as well as Dianne Harris, Lindsay Harris, and Jane Gilbert.

They were also joined by winners Jill Cunningham, Paul King, and Marilyn Turner.

Sunday socials winners were comprised of Klevo Takanen, Gavin Charles, and Ron Gould, with the following week’s top team Gavin Charles, Jill Brabon, Steve Roome, and Tiarna Rogers.

There were pennants matches in early July, too, with BBC Ladies’ team coming runners up in the Purple Pennants held in the Burdekin.

That team was comprised of Jill Brabon, Paula Welsted, Joan Edwards, Helen Jacobsen, Tiarna Rogers, Eddy Neylon, Tracey Roach, Bev Smith, and Aileen Fordham.

And there was the overall Winners of the Lions Trophy in the Purple Pennants: Aileen Fordham, Tiarna Rogers, Joan Edwards, and Bev Smith.

Purple Pennants runners up at the matches held in the Burdekin: Jill Brabon, Paula Welsted, Joan Edwards, Helen Jacobsen, Tiarna Rogers, Eddy Neylon, Tracey Roach, Bev Smith, and Aileen Fordham

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