Sport
15 August, 2022
Young Sport Stars Kicking Goals
The Queensland hosted Olympic Games may be a decade off but Cassowary Coast youth athletes are working hard to ensure our region is well represented.
Six aspiring athletes who have represented their chosen sports on local, state, or national levels have been named as 2022 Youth Sport Stars.
Councillor Trudy Tschui said Cassowary Coast Regional Council is committed to providing opportunities to junior athletes by providing a suite of Sports Bursaries to promote, encourage and sustain sporting participation and healthy life styles in the Cassowary Coast.
“Participating in sport develops a strong sense of character and community and of course it is always exciting to see the next generation of talent and potential medallists on the rise. Cr Tschui said.
“This year’s Stars have demonstrated the commitment and hard-work necessary to achieve success on the sporting field, courts and pool.
“From countless early mornings and late afternoons, to the time spent travelling over the weekends to local, state and national events, the dedication shown by this group is tremendous.
“Previous recipients have used the bursary ($750 each) to support their endeavours putting it towards cost of travel to competitions or purchase new sporting equipment.
The bursary winners were announced at a function on Friday 5 August:
Junior Sports Female (Age 8-12) winner Neeza Curzon
School, Regional and State achievements in Netball, Swimming, Touch Football and Triathlon.
Junior Sports Male (Age 8-12) winner Liam Quabba
School, Regional and State achievements in Swimming, Cross Country, Rugby League. Aquathon and Touch Football.
Senior Sports Female (Age 13-18) Hannah Dryden
School and Regional achievements in Athletics (High Jump and Long Jump), Netball and Touch Football.
Senior Sports Male (Age 13-18) Harrison Tamblyn
School, Regional and State achievements in Athletics (800m and 1500m), Cross Country, Surf Lifesaving and Triathlon.
Junior Indigenous Sports Person (Age 8-12) Noah Balderson
School and Regional achievements in Rugby League.
Senior Indigenous Sports Person (Age 13-18) Skye Barba
School, Regional, State and National achievements in Touch Football and Rugby League.
To find out more information on the Youth Sports Star Awards please visit: https://bit.ly/3NNIxaj
