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Mount Isa athletes hit their straps

9:33 AM | PERSONAL best performances came hard and fast at Mount Isa Athletics Club's latest competition day, with many individual milestones being bettered with each run, throw or jump.

Sport - Athletics

Preparation tips for Mine2Mine

9:32 AM | WE are now into the second week of training for the Isa Rats M2M Half Marathon, which is being held on July 22.

Sport - Athletics

Tony Griffin flexes muscles in time for bodybuilding championships

9:28 AM | WHEN you are only eating four main foods as part of a strict training regime, it's hard to stay enthusiastic about them.

Sport - General

Taipans impressed with Mount Isa talent

9:24 AM | ABOUT 40 budding basketballers took advantage of some visiting local talent when they took part in a coaching clinic at Sunset Stadium on Tuesday.

Sport - Basketball

Lynda Jones rides 600km for MS

9:23 AM | "So many kinds of amazing." IT only took Lynda Jones five words to sum up the six-day journey into the middle of the Northern Territory that transformed her into a cycling tragic.

Sport - Cycling

Rising Star

16 May 12 | Meet rising netball star Abbey McKavanagh

Sport - Netball

AFL aims for record signings

16 May 12 | JUNIOR Australian football players will have the chance to lace up their boots for another season when AFL Mount Isa holds its junior sign-on Friday night.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

15 May 12 | MATARIKI A will be aiming to continue its momentum into this week's clash against Subway Pirtek after taking two division one scalps in round 10 Mount Isa Amateur Netball Association action on Sunday.

Sport - Netball

Teen Bellenger on top

15 May 12 | JUNIOR golfer Sam Bellinger, 14, flew the flag an impressive 280m down the third fairway after winning the Shaun Byrnes Flag at the Mount Isa Golf Club.

Sport - Golf

Tough games end in draws

15 May 12 | AN unlikely pair of thrilling draws were the highlight of round 12 of the Mount Isa Basketball Association fixtures during the week.

Sport - Basketball

Cyclists say it loud in Silence

15 May 12 | MOUNT Isa cyclists will saddle up on Saturday to raise awareness for those killed or injured while riding on public roads.

Sport - Cycling

Perrin takes the trophy

15 May 12 | PERFECT May weather and the chance to win the TKJ Contracting trophy drew a competitive field of players to Mount Isa Golf Club at the weekend.

Sport - Golf

Paulson scores hat-trick as Town dominates

14 May 12 | THREE tries to halfback Marty Paulson has helped Town secure a 42-14 victory against a punishing Doomadgee line-up in their Western Extended League clash at the weekend. | Thrilling finish in Hughenden

Sport - Rugby League

Tough match ends in draw

14 May 12 | RIPPERS and Atlas 1 fought out a tough match but were unable to be split on the scoreboard, drawing their round eight women's soccer clash 1-1 on Friday night.

Sport - Football - Soccer

Ballard clocks up another double

14 May 12 | JOCKEY Dan Ballard has continued his impressive form in the saddle this season after riding two more winners during the Mount Isa Race Club meeting at the weekend.

Sport - Horse Racing

Atlas claims President's Cup double

14 May 12 | IT was a day of celebration for Atlas Football Club on Saturday when the team scored wins in both the A grade and B grade Presidents Cup matches.

Sport - Football - Soccer

Buffs storm home to claim points

14 May 12 | BUFFS have secured their second win of the 2012 AFL Mount Isa season with a comprehensive victory against the ever-improving Young Guns at the weekend. | Tigers show premiership form

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Aces grind out win

14 May 12 | ACES went back to basics to chalk up a 2-0 victory against T-Birds in their A women Mount Isa Hockey Association match at the weekend.

Sport - Hockey

Tigers show premiership form

14 May 12 | A RAMPANT Tigers outfit reminded the competition why they won the 2011 AFL Mount Isa silverware after savaging the ladder-leading Rovers by 46 points at the weekend. | Buffs storm home to claim points

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Thrilling finish in Hughenden

14 May 12 | A FIELD goal on the full-time siren gave Longreach a five-point victory when the team travelled to Hughenden for their Western Extended League rugby league clash on Saturday.

Sport - Rugby League