Former softballers bowled over by name change

Geelong’s Soft Bowlers have been renamed The Virgins by their fellow competitors at the Pan Pacific Masters Games lawn bowls competition at the Southport Bowls Club. Former Masters softball teammates Jan Crotty, Wendy Gray, Sheryl Gray (no relation) and Kaye …


Big Feat full of the Wright stuff

“Sometimes you play with your brain, sometimes you play with your body. Sometimes you play with both.” That was how former NBL coach Joey Wright breathlessly explained the sport of basketball after starring for his 40-45 division team Big Feat …


No lack of cheer for indoor netball’s Kerr

Gold Coast Redbacks indoor netball player Gabby Kerr, 34, has her own cheer squad at the 2012 Pan Pacific Masters Games. Her daughters, Summer, 2, and Reese, 5, have been ever-present at this week’s matches, proudly decked out in Redbacks …


Guam baseballer shows off his lethal arm

Despite living more than 4,000 kilometres from Australia, John Halloran from the small island of Guam has not missed a Pan Pacific Masters Games (3 – 11 November) and was once again pitching at the Surfers Paradise Baseball Club today. …


Who’s on first? Commonwealth Games boss!

After hitting the Gold Coast’s 2018 Commonwealth Games bid for a home-run last year, the CEO of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation Mark Peters has focused his attention on hitting his own on the Surfers Paradise Baseball Club …


Queen Bees buzzing in softball

About 200 softball players and coaches were recognised for participating in their fifth consecutive Pan Pacific Masters Games (from 2004-2012) today at Pizzey Park on the Gold Coast. Amongst these players were softball’s latest buzz, The Queen Bees of Sydney …


Weather brings players from afar

Travelling from far and wide, tennis players at the Pan Pacific Masters Games all agree that the Seniors Tennis Club in Miami on the beautiful Gold Coast is the reason they keep coming back. South Australian Anne Crouch, who is …


Debuting Darwin team starstruck in opener

Imagine stepping onto the beach volleyball court to play your first ever competitive match and staring at you through the net is a five-time Olympian. That was the shock for Darwin team Pen & Shazz today at the Pan Pacific …


Aussie team bolts to masters relay world record

The 14-year-old world masters record for the men’s 80+ 4x400m relay was obliterated this afternoon (Monday) at the Pan Pacific Masters Games athletics competition on the Gold Coast. Richard Hughes from Pennant Hills in Sydney, 80, Western Australia’s David Carr, …


Outrigger canoe win makes Mayes’ day

Olympian Gayle Mayes helped steer Mooloolaba to their first Pan Pacific Masters Games (3 – 11 November) gold medal in outrigger canoeing in what was a dominant paddling display at The Spit on the Gold Coast today (Saturday). Gayle represented …