SUNSHINE BEACH SLSC
LAST weekend saw a very talented group of young stars from the Sunshine Beach SLSC head to the Gold Coast as part of the Sunshine Coast Inter-Branch Representative Team.
The Sunshine Beach club provided eleven members for the all-conquering Sunshine Coast outfit which captured a record ninth straight Qld Inter-Branch Championship against rival branches Point Danger, South Coast and Qld Country.
The Under 13s-17s teams’ carnival is a very unique multi-discipline event with the Pool Rescue competition contested on the Friday night at Palm Beach, and Surf/Beach events held the following morning at Coolangatta.
In the younger age groups, representative rookies Abbie Tolano, Lulu Korac and Francesca McKinley formed part of a very strong water team, with Abbie dominating the Board and Iron events.
While Under 14 competitors Carl Vaughan and Charlotte Crow formed part of a very strong beach sprint team which achieved great success in a number of relay events across the day.
In the Under 15 age group, Ruby Nolan and Zac Bromage who were both in their third representative campaign with the Branch Team, along with their fellow teammates completely dominated their opposition to claim the lion share of points on offer in both the pool and surf events.
With the Under 15 Qld Cyclones Team to reintroduced this season, both have very strong claims for state honours also.
While our Under 17 team members, Olivia Emanuel, Katie Gleeson, Jonty Redwood and Thomas Baker all of whom bring a combined fifteen years of representative experience to this team once again outperformed their branch rivals to ensure the Sunshine Coast’s dominance for another year.
The club was also represented by Pool Rescue coach, Brock Redwood, who ensured the team’s largest every victory in the Pool Competition, and long-time Branch Team Manager Craig Law.
“This was our club’s largest ever representation of members in the Branch Team, with selection an outstanding achievement for each member chosen. It really is testament to our club’s surf sports program, and the talents of this very impressive group of athletes,” Law said.
