By Kaz Stanaway 

Port Douglas - What a Team!

Port Douglas hosted the annual surf live saving branch championships over the weekend.  Perfect weather greeted the competitors and a fun time was had by all.

Our Port team got well and truly amongst the medals with everyone pitching in and giving it their all.  One of the stand-outs among many of the highlights was the Under 14 team.  Many of these kids have competed and trained together since under 8s.  They put it all together this weekend and won every team event except the swim teams where they picked up bronze.  Well done and congratulations and it just shows what you can achieve with a great attitude, hard work and lots of fun with your mates.

The branch championship is when the teams are selected to represent North Qld at the Life Saving state titles each year.  This is based on cumulative results from all carnivals in 2014.  Port Douglas Nippers chosen to represent North Qld at the state titles this year are.  Under 11: Oliver Lukin & Sophie Knight, Reserve Kade Bickford.  Under 13: Derek Sorensen, and Under 14: Mia Devine-Cameron, Che Innes-Collins, & Mitchell Knight.

RESULTS

Carnival Age Champions from Port Douglas:

Under 8 girls: Scarlett Uhlmann

Under 9 girls: Sofia Cullen

Under 10 boys: Jonte Revell

Under 13 boys: Derek Sorensen

All Age relay age 8 - 60: 2nd - go Port Douglas! 

Under 8s:

Scarlett Uhlmann 1st flags, 1st sprint, 2nd deep wade, 3rd shallow wade. Hazel Kitto 4th flags.  Hannah Scheisser: 6th deep wade.  Harrison Musset 1st sprint.  Hannah, Scarlet, Harrison & Addison came 3rd in the wade relay.

Under 9s

Reef Ward 1st Flags, 1st sprint, 6th shallow wade.  Jasper Maunder 2nd flags. Sofia Cullen 1st flags, 3rd sprint, 5th swim, 1st shallow wade, 2nd boards.  Daisy Colbridge 1st sprint, 3rd swim, 4th shallow wade.  Hollie LeGriffon 6th sprint.  Sophia Cruz 6th shallow wade, 5th boards.  The team came 2nd Beach Relay, 2nd wade relay.

Under 10s

Jonte Revell 1st Flags, 1st sprint, 5th swim, 2nd boards.  Gus Reynolds 4th sprint, 3rd swim.  Ewan Sarchet 6th sprint.  Corey Bickford 3rd boards.  Hunta Langley 4th boards. Bella Mussett 6th sprint.  Team events they acheived 3rd beach relay, 4th cameron relay, 5th board relay and 5th wade relay.

Under 11s

Sophie Knight 2nd swim, 4th ironperson, 6th boards.  Oliver Lukin 1st 1km run, 3rd flags, 3rd sprint, 6th swim, 5th Ironperson, 5th boards.  Kade Bickford 3rd 1km run, 2nd flags, 2nd sprint, 4th boards.  Murray Colbridge 2nd 1km run, 5th sprint, 6th ironperson.  Team events came 2nd & 5th beach relay, 4th Cameron relay, 3rd board relay, 3rd swim team.  Kade & Murray teamed up for 2nd Board Rescue, and Olly & Zane came 4th.

Under 12s

Mia Buls 1st flags.  The team achieved 3rd & 4th in beach relay, Darci & Kai came 4th board rescue, and Harry & Jared 5th board rescue.

Under 13s

Derek Sorensen 1st Ironperson, 2nd swim, 1st boards, 3rd flags, 6th 1km run.  Ryan Stanaway 2nd flags, 5th sprint. Jayden Brittain 3rd 1km run, 6th sprint.  Teamed up for 1st beach sprint, 4th cameron, 4th board relay.  Derek & Jayden 1st in board rescue.

Under 14s

Mitchell Knight 2nd swim, 2nd Ironperson, 2nd boards, 4th 2km run.  Che Innes-Collins, 1st 2km run, 3rd flags, 2nd sprint, 3rd ironperson, 3rd boards.  Tara Buls 1st flags.  Mia Devine-cameron 1st sprint.  Neisha Elkins 3rd sprint.  They excelled in the team events with 1st in all except swim team.  Plus Mitchell & Josh teamed up for 1st in the Board rescue.

Under 15s

Harry Goodman 1st Tube race, 1st flags, 2nd swim, 2nd Ironperson, 2nd board, 2nd sprint.

Sophie O'Gorman-Petrack 2nd sprint, 2nd flags, 3rd 2km run, 4th rescue tube race, 6th swim.