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136 Gympie high-schoolers representing Wide Bay this year

These talented young sports stars are the best in our region. Congratulations to all from the Gympie Times.

Hockey Wide Bay Players - Riley Hinds. Picture: LEEROY TODD
Hockey Wide Bay Players - Riley Hinds. Picture: LEEROY TODD

WIDE Bay selection in school sport is the goal for many upcoming athletes in the Gympie region.

Wide Bay incorporates six districts: Gympie, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Maryborough, North Burnett and South Burnett.

This year 136 students have been selected to represent Wide Bay at Queensland Championships.

All high schools in the Gympie region were contacted and this list is compiled from those names.

Wide Bay Juniour Cats - Will Strong, William Davies, Jaxon Warren, Fred Hamilton. Picture: Troy Jegers
Wide Bay Juniour Cats - Will Strong, William Davies, Jaxon Warren, Fred Hamilton. Picture: Troy Jegers
  • William Davies - AFL and Track and Field
  • Sasha Power - Swimming
  • Luke Day - Swimming
  • Jake Henry-May - Basketball
Kilkivan State School Sasha Power, Tobi Geri, Grant Lahiff, Isaac Day, Luke Day, Ruby McLean, Molli McLean. Picture: Troy Jegers
Kilkivan State School Sasha Power, Tobi Geri, Grant Lahiff, Isaac Day, Luke Day, Ruby McLean, Molli McLean. Picture: Troy Jegers
  • Grant Lahiff - Swimming
  • Hannah Court - Shot put
  • Connor Richards - Discus
  • Ryan Brunjes - Cross Country
  • Anjelica Geurts - 100m and 200m sprints
Gympie touch football Wide Bay trials - #4 Jordan Brown. Picture: Troy Jegers
Gympie touch football Wide Bay trials - #4 Jordan Brown. Picture: Troy Jegers
  • Jordan Brown - Touch and rugby league
  • Darcy Cartwright - Open touch and 18-year-olds rugby league
  • Kaitlyn Collyer - Triathlon (state championships)
  • Bridget Coyne - Swimming
  • Connor Davies - Cross country
  • Samuel Denham - Football (soccer)
Gympie Touch finals - #5 Casey Dobson. Picture: Troy Jegers
Gympie Touch finals - #5 Casey Dobson. Picture: Troy Jegers
  • Casey Dobson - Touch
  • Jeremy Dore - Touch and rugby league
  • Lachlan Dore - Open rugby union
  • George Finger - Touch
  • Lilli Finger - Open touch
  • Bryn Jenkins - Open rugby union
  • Taylah Jordan - Open touch
Gympie cricketer Nicholas Laffey. Picture: Renee Albrecht
Gympie cricketer Nicholas Laffey. Picture: Renee Albrecht
  • Nicholas Laffey - Cricket
  • Chynna Mallie - Swimming
  • Eamon Malone - Touch
  • Isaac Mamet - Touch
Devils under-14s -  Devils five-eighth Tully McLellan puts a big hit on the Kawana Dolphins forwards. Picture: Bec Singh
Devils under-14s - Devils five-eighth Tully McLellan puts a big hit on the Kawana Dolphins forwards. Picture: Bec Singh
  • Tulloch McLellan - Touch
  • Tia McLellan - Touch
  • Scott McPake - Open rugby union
  • Emmerson Mitchell - Swimming
  • Slayter Murray - Rugby union
  • Hannah O'Driscoll - Swimming
  • Samuel O'Neill - Rugby union
Gympie School Rugby Comp - The men of the match James Nash player Lachlan Dailly, St Patrick's player Rhys Ferguson, James Nash player Jaiden Banks and St Patrick's Zeke O'Neill. Picture: Troy Jegers
Gympie School Rugby Comp - The men of the match James Nash player Lachlan Dailly, St Patrick's player Rhys Ferguson, James Nash player Jaiden Banks and St Patrick's Zeke O'Neill. Picture: Troy Jegers
  • Zeke O'Neill - Open touch and open rugby union
  • Matthew Pearce - Open touch
  • Allie Salter - Open touch
  • Nathan Skinner - Rugby union
  • Nicholas Sprenger - Open rugby union
Piper Treeby plays striker. Picture: Philippe Coquerand
Piper Treeby plays striker. Picture: Philippe Coquerand
  • Piper Treeby - Hockey student officials team (umpire)
  • Jona Verrills - Touch
  • Kobe Verrills - Touch
  • Elizabeth Waters - Open touch
  • Jasmin White - Swimming
  • Annalise White - Swimming
  • Stefan Bailey - Cross country
  • Xavier Gomes - Cross country and swimming
Hockey Wide Bay Players - Joseph Hodgson. Picture: LEEROY TODD
Hockey Wide Bay Players - Joseph Hodgson. Picture: LEEROY TODD
  • Joseph Hodgson - Cross country, athletics, hockey and aquathon
  • Charlotte Ost - Cross country
  • Bella Gignac - Cross country
  • Sienna Downing - Cross country and athletics
  • Daniel Ellingsen - Cross country
  • Wouter Schreuder - Hockey
  • Shannon Nyberg - Hockey
Molly Hodgson. Picture: Bec Singh
Molly Hodgson. Picture: Bec Singh
  • Molly Hodgson - Hockey, cricket and triathlon
  • Leizl Schreuder - Hockey
  • Maverick Ernst - Hockey
  • Brock Morgan - Hockey
  • Kaci Barrow - Hockey
  • Lilian Deifenbach - Touch
  • Jenna Williams - Touch, triathlon and football (soccer)
  • Isaac Harris - Volleyball
  • Joel Harris - Volleyball
Best Fielder award for the Under 12s was won by Brayden Lindsay. Picture: Donna Jones
Best Fielder award for the Under 12s was won by Brayden Lindsay. Picture: Donna Jones
  • Brayden Lindsay - Cricket and hockey
  • Mathias Martin - Swimming
  • Logan Aquilina - Football (soccer)
  • Eliza Murphy - Football (soccer)
  • Lara Jenkin - Basketball
  • Jordan Jenkin - Basketball
Basketball - Breanna Thornley - Erikson U/12. Picture: LEEROY TODD
Basketball - Breanna Thornley - Erikson U/12. Picture: LEEROY TODD
  • Breanna Thornley-Erikson - Basketball
  • Darcy Oliver - Netball
  • Rhian Bunter - Athletics
  • Ella Vizer - Athletics
  • Ella Crawford - Cross country
  • Indigo Barter - Cross country
  • Thomas Cranston - Swimming and rugby league
Gympie Tennis Dakota Fallon. Picture: Renee Albrecht
Gympie Tennis Dakota Fallon. Picture: Renee Albrecht
  • Dakota Fallon - Tennis
  • Ella Fraser - Cross country
  • Keneisha Finch - Cross country
  • Mitchel Gainsford - Rugby union
  • Oliver Kerr - Squash
  • Isacc Emery - Surfing
Myles Drescher. Picture: Philippe Coquerand
Myles Drescher. Picture: Philippe Coquerand
  • Myles Drescher - Football (soccer)
  • Cheyton Gainsford - Rugby union
  • Khan Sutherland-Chan - Rugby league and rugby union
  • Wyatt Lee - Swimming
  • Makayla Elliott - Touch and netball
  • Haylee Tonks - Australian Football rules
  • Isabelle Cantle - Triathlon
HOCKEY - Jess Wilcox. Picture: Bec Singh
HOCKEY - Jess Wilcox. Picture: Bec Singh
  • Jessica Wilcox - Triathlon and hockey
  • Nicholas Morley - Triathlon
  • Rory Nicol - Triathlon
  • Will Dawkings - Swimming
  • Abby Schooth - Swimming
  • Sophie Schooth - Swimming
Gympie swimmer James Hangad age 13. Picture: Troy Jegers
Gympie swimmer James Hangad age 13. Picture: Troy Jegers
  • James Hangad - Swimming and cross country
  • Charnyele Coleman - Rugby league
  • Zoe Powell - Golf
  • Jessica Wessels - Football (soccer)
  • Libby Seed - Football (soccer)
Gympie hockey - Matt Browne. Picture: Bec Singh
Gympie hockey - Matt Browne. Picture: Bec Singh
  • Mathew Browne - Hockey
  • Matt Berry - Touch
  • Kai Mobbs - Football (soccer)
  • Mitchell Absalom - Football (soccer)
  • Jai Lord - Football (soccer)
Hockey Wide Bay Players - Riley Hinds. Picture: LEEROY TODD
Hockey Wide Bay Players - Riley Hinds. Picture: LEEROY TODD
  • Riley Hinds - Hockey
  • Maddox Friske - Football (soccer)
  • Jenna Dibsdale-Godwin - Basketball
  • Joshua Wilton - Touch
  • Trinity Jackson - Rugby league
  • Liam Garrett - Rugby union
James Nash -Cody Bernard. Picture: Troy Jegers
James Nash -Cody Bernard. Picture: Troy Jegers
  • Cody Bernard - Rugby union
  • Jackson Spencer - Rugby union
  • Deklan Williams - Rugby union
  • Brad Jensen - Rugby union
  • Keelei Hooker - Cross country
  • Nicholas Morley - Cross country
STAR STUDENT: James Nash State High School athletic telent David Olsson. Picture: Troy Jegers
STAR STUDENT: James Nash State High School athletic telent David Olsson. Picture: Troy Jegers
  • David Olsson - Cross country
  • Liam Pratt - Cross country
  • Ben Buggy - Rugby league
  • Alec Jardine - Rugby league
  • Liam Bayldon - Rugby league
  • Bodie Torr - Rugby league
Charlotte Blackwood QRL. Picture: Troy Jegers
Charlotte Blackwood QRL. Picture: Troy Jegers
  • Charlotte Blackwood - Rugby league and touch
  • Marissa Nicholson - Rugby league
  • Isaac Grummitt - AFL
  • Jorja Kirsopp - AFL
  • Jack Baumgart - Touch
  • Nikita Rogers - Touch
Lachlan Millard - front row. Picture: Bec Singh
Lachlan Millard - front row. Picture: Bec Singh
  • Lachlan Millard - Volleyball
  • Riley Millard - Volleyball
  • Aden Finch - Volleyball
  • Hayden Collins - Volleyball
  • April Bath - Volleyball
Gympie Zone Athletics carnival Billy Ryan. Picture: Renee Albrecht
Gympie Zone Athletics carnival Billy Ryan. Picture: Renee Albrecht
  • Billy Ryan - Cross country
  • Jorja McIntyre - Cross country
  • Sean Lorensen - Tennis
  • Lee Cleary - Triathlon

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