Mackay sports results October 31, 2022

Things were back to normal for sporting schedules this past week, with some of our best juniors and seniors asserting their dominance across a range of sports.

The winning team of this weekends Indigenous Rugby tournament this past weekend

It was another cracking week in Mackay for local sport, with weekly regulars and state events going off in hot and humid conditions.

Basketball

MEN

Hoop Dreaming (73) DEFEAT Renegade Gators (51)

– Kye Medhurst exploded again and backed up his elite scoring from last week, piling on 34 individual points for the dreaming team. He now sits second in league scoring.

DGS Renegades (44) DEFEATED BY Souths Sharks (86)

– Sharks now sit atop of the table as the only undefeated side in the competition, with Riley Inkson adding 23. He now sits with an average of 21 through the first 3 games.

U/18 METEORS (62) DRAW NORTH MACKAY MAGIC (62)

– It was an unbelievable effort from the under 18 side, with the magic sitting second on the table and then without a win it was a huge push to draw level. Shared ball kept them in it with four players over 10 points. Hayden Wicks of the Magic put up 37, now averaging 36 through two games.

WOMEN

BOBCATS (31) DEFEATED BY SOUTH SHARKS (69)

– The Bobcats now slip to 0-3 for the season after the sharks dominated the game. Sharp shooter Monique Bobongie had a season high 29 points to seal the deal. The sharks remain undefeated.

RENEGADES (43) DEFEATED BY NORTH MACKAY MAGIC (58)

– League leader Phoebe Holmes added another 14 to her 20.3 point average this season, with the renegades falling short against the magic. Hannah Jensen top scored for the magic, who now sit second on the table through three rounds.

Netball

Shazzas Mob 15 DEF BY Unforced Errors 35

Dazzlers 16 DEF BY Strikers 21

Heat 42 DEF Mums and girls 26

Lynx 32 DEF Wildcats 6

UNC Giants 6 DEF Gossip Girls

Saints Clueless DEF BY Saints Blazers 12

Chasing Rainbows 37 DEF Slow 10 (5)

Sneaky Smashers 24 DRAW WITH Mix it Up 24

Surf Life Saving

The North Queensland SLS Champs were in full swing across the weekend, as 600 of the state’s best arrived and conquered at Mackay Harbour.

For our own athletes it was a great weekend, highlighted by some great results.

Molly Madden - silver in the 2km beach run

Joseph Madden - silver in the board race

Ash Johnson - silver in the U11 Beach flags and bronze in the U11 beach sprints

Mackay SLS competitors at the start of a busy weekend at the North Queensland Championships

Indigenous Rugby League

Thirty-five teams from the open and under-17 age groups flocked to Mackay for the annual Indigenous rugby league carnival at the weekend.

With a host of sponsors including Finesse Barbershop, Coles, ATSICHS, MY105FM radio and Kinetic, the sides battled it out to take home the win.

In the end, the grand finals of the events were played out by:

Men’s shield: Coastal Balaz def GH UNITED

Men’s plate: Magpies United def Youngbloods

Open women’s: Coastal Neurs Mackay def Emus Masada Memorial

U17 boys: NQ Warriors

U17 Girls: Keb Oakley Memorial

Cricket

MAGPIES 6/133 DEFEAT BROTHERS 132

Magpies get the win and remain undefeated in the DBCT cup with the league’s leading run scorer BJ Zurvas piling on a half century at the opening position, and Finley Wilson ending the afternoon with 4/21 with the ball.

WALKERSTON 2/75 DEFEAT SOUTH SHARKS 73

Much like the Magpies the men from Walkerson keep marching on, taking the win in dominating fashion against a struggling Sharks outfit. Thomas Vandenberg steadied the ship for Walkerston with 37, and with the ball it was Jakob Frerichs’ day with 5/26.

PIONEER VALLEY VS NORTHS
The game was sadly called off after only a few overs, with the condition of the wicket from heavy rainfall and a weekend of sport proving too much to handle.