Coast teams shine in water polo

Noosa Water Polo players represented the Sunshine Coast at the Queensland Country Water Polo Championships.

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Noosa water polo players showed fine form at the Queensland Country Water Polo Championships in Toowoomba from February 19-21.

Three Sunshine Coast men’s teams (two A and one B) and two women’s teams (one A and one B) competed against teams from the Darling Downs, Toowoomba, Roma, Rockhampton, Mackay and the Gold Coast.

Many Noosa players were representing Sunshine Coast.

In the Men’s A team were Marco Magasic, Nick Sell, Jono Parr, Tom Snels and Jayden Lee-Williams. In Men’s B: Raff Perischetti, Troy Park, Nick Snels, Nino Magasic and Kyano Maddock.

Women’s A: Lily Merlo, Georgina Taylor, Kate Lee-Williams.

Women’s B: Kelly Murphy, Kaitlyn O’Leary, Kate Houston, Tiana Andersen, Sam Baillie, Tyler Baillie, Brideen Twigger, Jess Lundgren, Tahli Ryder- Mitchell, Matilda Phillips.

Results:

 Men’s A: Sunshine Coast Black; Gold Coast; Sunshine Coast White

 Men’s B: Gold Coast; Sunshine Coast; Toowoomba

 Women’s A: Sunshine Coast; Gold Coast

 Women’s B: Sunshine Coast; Rockhampton; Gold Coast

Noosa Water Polo members Marco Magasic and Nick Sell were selected to represent Queensland Country in the men’s team, with Jayden Lee-Williams and Troy Park reserves.

Selected in the Queensland Women’s Country team were Kate Lee-Williams, Lily Merlo, Georgina Taylor, Kate Houston, Kelly Murphy and Kaitlyn O’Leary.