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Champs share Games dream

23 May 12 | MOUNT Isa primary school students will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with an Olympic gold medal today when the Stride Foundation takes its Sport for Life program to Townview State

Sport - Other

SCHOLCHILDREN jumped at the chance to take part in

23 May 12 | SCHOLCHILDREN jumped at the chance to take part in the Remote and Indigenous Hockey Program at Central and Healy schools yesterday. Senior development officer Wes Ferns and junior development off

Sport - Hockey

Alfhed hot for the finals

23 May 12 | MOUNT Isa'a A grade squash players will be out in droves tonight as the Carpentaria Buffalo Club finals series kicks into full swing at the Squashway Courts. In the men's battles, local legend Jo

Sport - Other

Lake's biggest barra recorded

23 May 12 | THE Xstrata Community Program Mount Isa Fish Stocking Group Hatchery Project is moving along smoothly, with updated plans submitted to the building inspector last week. The

Sport - Other

Bellinger victorious with 44pt

23 May 12 | YOUNG golfer Sam Bellinger has continued his great form on the course by taking out C grade honours in the Mount Isa Golf Shop Stableford Championship at the weekend. Bellinger's 44 points gave h

Sport - Golf

Mighty Emus bounce back

23 May 12 | THE Goondiwindi Rugby Union Emus travelled to Toowoomba again on the weekend to take on the Rangers.

Sport - Rugby Union

Carl has Marty in sight

23 May 12 | SATURDAY’S golf event was the first round of the club championships, a single stroke sponsored by the Stratford’s Retravision.

Sport - Golf

Racing Round the Ridges

23 May 12 | Straight from the horse's mouth with the coat-tuggers.

Sport - Horse Racing

Bowlers ‘wing’ it with barefoot day

23 May 12 | "Eagles Wings" landed at the Goondiwindi Bowls Club for a barefoot bowls day on Saturday.

Sport - Lawn Bowls

Alexander the Great still mixing it with the best

23 May 12 | Some of the hottest shooting of the season saw a packed field in contention going into the final range at the Southern Downs Open at Warwick on Sunday.

Sport - Other

Try time, but still a question mark over Boars

23 May 12 | A 52-22 drubbing at the hands of the Dalby Diehards at Gilbert Oval on Sunday has placed a huge question mark over the premiership credentials of the mighty Goondiwindi A-Grade Boars.

Sport - Rugby League

Mal fears Blues revival

22 May 12 | MELBOURNE - He was the man behind the Queensland side that salvaged State of Origin in 2006, and now Maroons coach Mal Meninga fears NSW are ready to replicate the deed on the same Etihad Stadium surf

Sport - Rugby League

Rats run ideal warm-up for half marathon

22 May 12 | RUNNERS preparing for this year's annual Isa Rats half marathon can monitor their preparation on Sunday at a fun run being held by the club. With three, six and nine kilometre courses, the event

Sport - Triathlon

Archers aim to improve grading

22 May 12 | SEVERAL local archers went a long way to improving their national gradings when Mount Isa Bowhunters held its monthly Australian Bowhunters Association shoot at the weekend. Under clear skies, 23

Sport - Other

Ahearn double sets up win

22 May 12 | TWO goals to Jamie Ahearn lifted Hornets to victory when they played Aces in their under 10 Mount Isa Hockey Association match at the weekend. Ahearn was hungry for a goal from the opening moment

Sport - Hockey

Juniors sign on for AFL season

22 May 12 | NEARLY 50 budding Australian football players have signed up for the 2012 season. AFL Mount Isa junior spokesman Andrew Hurst said he was happy with the turnout. "We had 44 registrations on

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Kum Sing wins by one-stroke

22 May 12 | GAIL Kum Sing secured bragging rights with a one-stroke victory at Mount Isa Golf Club last week when the city's women golfers competed for the TKJ Contracting trophy.

Sport - Golf

Cruisers hold on for narrow win

22 May 12 | CRUISERS held onto a one-point lead at three-quarter time to take a 37-35 victory against Shadows when the teams met in round 11 Mount Isa Amateur Netball Association action on Sunday.

Sport - Netball

Snapper have been the main target species

20 May 12 | Snapper have been the main target species over the past week in Moreton Bay and anglers have caught plenty.

Sport - Athletics

Buffs pile on points

20 May 12 | BUFFS will go into this weekend's game against Rovers firing after annihilating an understrength Tigers line-up by 134 points in round five AFL Mount Isa action on Saturday. | Rovers bounce back in style

Sport - Football - Australian Rules