Junior Cooktown swimmer Maiika Hegamaea will don maroon to represent her state in October after being selected in the Queensland 10-12 years school sport team to race in her favourite event, the 200-metre individual medley. Photo: Supplied.
Maroon beckons for Hegamaea
Congratulations to Cooktown’s Maiika Hegamaea, who will don maroon to represent her state later in the year at the national school sport swimming championships.
After an impressive performance in securing bronze at the recent state championships in the 200-metre individual medley – her favourite event – 10 year-old Hegamaea received news of the Queensland call-up last week in a show of how deep the Cooktown Amateur Swimming Club talent pool flows.
Hegamaea will travel to Ballarat on 25-29 October to compete at the School Sport Australia Swimming National Championships.
Keep an eye on the Cape York Weekly for updates on how one of Cooktown’s junior superfish is progressing ahead of her national campaign.
PB tsunami for parkrun
A quarter of the field chalked up personal best times when 60 participants laced up their shoes for Weipa parkrun #414 on 12 April.
With many in training for the 2025 Weipa Running Festival, Michael Collins led the way to be the first male home in 20 minutes, 2 seconds, while Marin Harada was the fastest female around the 5-kilometre circuit in 25:41.
The 15 participants to record PB performances were Glen Baumann, Hayden Verschuure, Scott Easter, Ryder Street, Hailee Ryan, Miriam Baird, Melanie Brewer, Ravi Jyani, Lala Bowie, Nanthini Kanthan, Ngarijan Bowie, Sarah Usher, Yavala Poi Poi, Sruthi Kyramkonda and David Bergmansons.
Weipa parkrun is held every Saturday morning from 7am at the hospital roundabout in Nanum.
Happy Hobbs takes Stableford
Aaron Hobbs was the best of a small field that contested a white tee Stableford at Cooktown Golf Club on Saturday.
Hobbs carded a solid 38 points to take home the chocolates ahead of the club’s Bridesmaid for Life, Brent Hetaraka, and Rick Butler, who both recorded 35 points.
Paul Humphries bagged the pin prize on 2/11, with Hobbs claiming the honours on 9/18, while the poor 14th green doesn’t remember what a golf ball looks like.
Steve Butler (2,590 points) leads the 10th anniversary Race to the Bay, with Hetaraka (2,310 points) and Wal Welsh (1,930 points) currently holding the other spots on the podium.
Players will have a chance to burn off some Easter chocolate on 19 April when the club hosts a Bisque Par day from the red tees.
Head tames Wackers
Steve Head (gross 45/nett 30.5) was too good for the baker’s dozen field that took to the back nine at Carpentaria Golf Club for Wackers on 9 April.
Head’s nett result gave him a three-stroke win over second-placed Scott Triffitt, who carded 42 off the stick for nett 33.5.
The pair shared the pin prize bragging rights on the 7th and 9th respectively.
Jake Smith was the week’s Bradman’s winner.
Water upgrade for rodeo
Committee members and volunteers working hard to upgrade facilities can mean only one thing – the countdown to the 2025 Laura Rodeo and Campdraft is on.
The must-do event will be held from 26-29 June in Laura, with four days of horsemanship, bucking beasts, and electrifying thrills and spills set to keep rodeo fans on the edge of their seat.
The event committee has spent the past month upgrading the rodeo grounds water system, with new tanks and more taps set to make it easier for competitors and spectators to keep cool.
For updates, keep an eye on the Laura Rodeo and Campdraft Facebook page.
The 2025 Laura Rodeo and Campdraft will be held over four thrilling days from 26-29 June. Photo: Cape York Weekly.
