Pam McKay

Rockhampton

Sports Editor at The Morning Bulletin

Reporter at The Morning Bulletin and Rocky Mirror. Loves photography, sport, music and cooking

Articles

Capras U17, U19 squads named for pre-season trials in Gladstone

2 months ago | cairnspost.com.au | Pam McKay

The CQ Capras underage players will go out all guns blazing with plenty to prove in Gladstone on Saturday. The three teams will tackle the Wide Bay Bulls in trial games as a precursor to the highly anticipated clash between the Capras Q-Cup squad and the Dolphins NRL outfit. It will be the last chance for the under-17 and under-19 boys to lock in a place in their respective squads for the 2025 season.
Capras U17, U19 squads named for pre-season trials in Gladstone

2 months ago | townsvillebulletin.com.au | Pam McKay

The CQ Capras underage players will go out all guns blazing with plenty to prove in Gladstone on Saturday. The three teams will tackle the Wide Bay Bulls in trial games as a precursor to the highly anticipated clash between the Capras Q-Cup squad and the Dolphins NRL outfit. It will be the last chance for the under-17 and under-19 boys to lock in a place in their respective squads for the 2025 season.
Rockets, Cyclones’ best and brightest of 2023 revealed

Jan 7, 2024 | thechronicle.com.au | Pam McKay

The CQUniversity Cyclones will look to go one better in the NBL1 North competition this year, again under coach Drew Fenton. The women’s basketball team made it to the grand final in 2023, only to be beaten by the Northside Wizards in the best-of-three series. Fenton, who was named the competition’s Coach of the Year, takes the reins again and is eager to build on last year’s success. “I am looking forward to working with the girls again and can’t wait to get started,” he said.
Rockets, Cyclones’ best and brightest of 2023 revealed

Jan 7, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Pam McKay

The CQUniversity Cyclones will look to go one better in the NBL1 North competition this year, again under coach Drew Fenton. The women’s basketball team made it to the grand final in 2023, only to be beaten by the Northside Wizards in the best-of-three series. Fenton, who was named the competition’s Coach of the Year, takes the reins again and is eager to build on last year’s success. “I am looking forward to working with the girls again and can’t wait to get started,” he said.
Rockets, Cyclones’ best and brightest of 2023 revealed

Jan 7, 2024 | couriermail.com.au | Pam McKay

The CQUniversity Cyclones will look to go one better in the NBL1 North competition this year, again under coach Drew Fenton. The women’s basketball team made it to the grand final in 2023, only to be beaten by the Northside Wizards in the best-of-three series. Fenton, who was named the competition’s Coach of the Year, takes the reins again and is eager to build on last year’s success. “I am looking forward to working with the girls again and can’t wait to get started,” he said.
Revealed: How promising young Aussie rules star became world boxing champion

Oct 22, 2023 | codesports.com.au | Pam McKay

Boxing world champion Jason Moloney has revealed the sport that has made him a household name was merely an afterthought when he first stepped in the ring. Moloney pulled on the gloves for the first time as a way to keep fit in the off-season as he chased a career in his first love, Australian rules. The current WBO bantamweight world champion shared his incredible sporting journey during a visit to Rockhampton, where he was a special guest at the Reef ’n’ Beef Fight Night on Saturday.
Sportswoman Hayley Richmond’s battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Oct 15, 2023 | codesports.com.au | Pam McKay

In her life as an accomplished athlete, Hayley Richmond had endured many a hard knock, sprain and scrape but it was the simplest of sweeping hand motions that brought her life undone. Fresh from playing season openers with the Wanderers A1 women’s hockey and Rockhampton Panthers women’s Aussie rules teams, it was a lump discovered while “fiddling” with her necklace as she drove home from footy practice the night of March 23 that puzzled the seemingly fit and well 33-year-old.
NRL schoolboy signings 2023 Langer Trophy, Payne Cup and Dolphins Cup

Sep 17, 2023 | codesports.com.au | Andrew Dawson |Pam McKay |Eddie Franklin |Grace Hamilton

NRL signings: From the Cowboys to Rabbitohs, where Queensland’s top schoolboys were going, including a remarkable Titans recruit who’s comeback from a broken neck. NRL clubs have swooped to snap up Queensland schoolboys, with the Gold Coast Titans, Brisbane Broncos most active in the Langer Trophy and Dolphins and Cowboys leading the charge in Dolphins and Payne Cups respectively.
CQ Capras Trey Brown, Bailey Butler in Team of the Year, Tamika Upton Maroons best in Origin

Sep 16, 2023 | codesports.com.au | Pam McKay

Three Central Queensland rugby league stars have been recognised for outstanding performances this year. See how they have been awarded here. CQ Capras’ duo Trey Brown and Bailey Butler have capped stellar seasons with inclusion in the 2023 Hostplus Cup Team of the Year. Brown was named at hooker and Butler at prop in the quality line-up announced at the Queensland Rugby League Awards lunch at Brisbane City Hall.
Female cricketers to play for first time in Central QLD Intercity Carnival

Feb 16, 2023 | codesports.com.au | Pam McKay