McGrath's meteoric rise
She might have hated 'hoops' as a youngster, but Mackay basketball officials are glad veteran Meteorette Fiona McGrath eventually fell in love with the game. A key figure in Mackay's charge for this...
View ArticleTriumph and despair for Mackay sport
A big weekend in Mackay sport has seen more than 4,000 people attend celebrations to mark the official opening of the Mackay Stadium in north Queensland. meanwhile the Metoers won the QBL title, the...
View ArticleTough games tipped for QBL finals weekend
Regional teams have grabbed seven of the eight places in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) finals weekend.
View ArticleMackay wins first QBL double
Mackay has completed an unprecedented clean sweep of the Queensland Basketball League (QBL).
View ArticleBasketball Mackay bathes in two glorious championships
Mackay has completed an unprecedented clean sweep of the Queensland Basketball League (QBL).
View ArticleTownsville Fire celebrate International Women's Day
For some, International Women's Day is about celebration, for some it's about recognition but for North Queensland residents it's about achieving the region's first national sporting team grand final...
View ArticleMeteorettes celebrate Independence Day
The fourth of July might not be a date of huge significance in Mackay, but it is a big deal to those who hail from the land of the free and home of the brave.
View ArticleGlory bound
The Mackay Airport was awash with purple and gold on Friday August 30 as 13 athletes prepared to travel south for their first ever Queensland Special Olympics state games on the Sunshine Coast.
View ArticleTammy's time to shine
When Tammy Straw started playing basketball at the Mackay PCYC three years ago, she had no idea how far it could take her.
View ArticleBattle of the sexes fight for the pride of Mackay
If you were sitting courtside at the Mackay Multi-Sports Stadium last night it would have looked like a scene out of the movie Space Jam. The Mackay Meteors Men's basketball side towered over the...
View ArticleAthlete scores a balance between work, life and diabetes
Not much gets in the way of Tami Willey achieving her goals: after all she is a professional basketball player. What fans don't always see is what Tami's life is like off the court, juggling a career,...
View ArticleAustralian Indigenous All Stars beat New Zealand in 2015 Trans-Tasman series
Australia and New Zealand share a long history of sporting rivalry. Last weekend both nations' competitive sides were brought to light in a basketball game between Indigenous Australian and Maori players.
View ArticleNorth Queensland wheelchair basketball forging new, but familiar friendships
On a yellow, fluorescent court in Mackay, a sporting team has forged a friendship so close, they call themselves family.
View ArticleAustralian Opals coach Sandy Brondello has gold in her sights
Sandy Brondello splits her time between Phoenix, Arizona, and Yekaterinburg, Russia but the new coach of the Australian Opals loves returning home.
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