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Andrew Dawson is a sports writer for The Courier-Mail/Quest Newspapers, and CODE Sports, focusing largely on junior, school and club sport. He started his career in 1984 and three quarters of his career has been reporting sport, either for The Courier-Mail or Quest Newspapers.

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Toowoomba Grammar School bowler Charlie LachmundGPS First XI cricket between Gregory Terrace and Toowoomba Grammar School.Saturday January 28, 2023. Picture, John Gass

Qld U19s report card following the national championships

Queensland U19 cricket report card: How the rising young Bulls went at the male national championships this week.

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North Queensland Cowboys training at Hutchinson Builders Centre. Peter Hola. Picture : Evan Morgan

Hostplus Cup’s top recruits for Jets and Brisbane region league clubs

Hostplus Cup player movement for 2025: Who will be the leading recruits for Norths, Redcliffe, Ipswich, Souths Logan and the Tigers? Revealed here.

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Amelia SherrardAustralian All Schools track and field championships in Brisbane. Saturday December 7, 2024. Picture John Gass

Bolt from the blue athlete rises to win state, national medals

Jot down this name – Amelia Sherrard. Amelia who? The Moreton Bay College student has come from a netball background to be one of the track and field discovery athletes of the year. Learn more about her here.

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Milla RobertsAustralian All Schools track and field championships in Brisbane. Saturday December 7, 2024. Picture John Gass

Queensland track ace bound for USA – and hopefully the world juniors

One of Australia’s elite middle distance prospects is on a magic carpet ride from Brisbane to University of Wisconsin-Madison. Meet Milla Roberts here.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 11: Cap presentation for Callum Vidler of Queensland during the Sheffield Shield match between Queensland and New South Wales at Allan Border Field, on March 11, 2024, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Queensland U19 cricket health check ahead of the finals

Who has been Queensland’s best during its unbeaten run through the U19 Cricket Australia U19 male championships? Look no further than the team’s co-captains who were leading a splendid bowling attack.

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Taylor GoodwinAustralian All Schools track and field championships in Brisbane. Saturday December 7, 2024. Picture John Gass

Meet Queensland’s 38 All Schools Athletic gold medallists

Meet Queensland’ best school age athletes who broke national or competition records at the All Schools Australia Athletics Championships. Full list of all 38 gold medallists here, including an insight into a brillant Logan runner.

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Bolts from the blue: Qld’s school sport revelations of ’24 named

Which South East Queensland schoolboy and schoolgirl sporting revelations upped the ante in 2024? The journeys of more than 100 bolts from the blue across rugby, league, swimming, basketball, Aussie rules, football and more sports are highlighted here.

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