Maleny U9’s Impressive at Coolum Carnival

Maleny Rangers U9’s team attended a carnival at Coolum on Saturday August 7^th. They played teams from Noosa, Kawana and Maroochydore, which normally they would not come up against in their division on a weekly draw.

Our team played 4 great games and achieved impressive results. Oscar Ervik, a new club member this year, was elated to score his first ever goal!   Congratulations to all the players who put in a tireless effort; all came away with player medallions at the end of the day. Under 9’s is a non competitive division.

photo by stevenlyons.blogspot.com

On Saturday over 300 footballers from across the Sunshine Coast, met at the Maleny showground where the Maleny Rangers FC hosted an Under 6 Football Carnival.

The gorgeous weather ensured a great turn out at the Carnival, where each team played 4 matches over the course of the day. How fantastic to see the 4-a-side teams in their club strips running around, enthusiastically chasing the ball.

In our small town way, Maleny met our visitors with o

pen arms. As with any big event, it takes a lot of dedicated volunteers to make it happen. Thank you to our members and their families who were able to bake goodies for the stall, set-up, organize, serve at the various food stalls, pack-up and generally assist where needed

photo by stevenlyons.blogspot.com

Our Club is also fortunate to have many members of our community who, although not currently playing for the club, are as good as Ranger members; these are the wonderful people who come along to events such as this just to help out and enjoy the community spirit that envelops the day. Thank you again, to these wonderful people, without whom we would have struggled; in particular Kate Brown and John Brown, who were the key organizers and our volunteer photographer, Stephen Lyon, for the fantastic action shots!

A huge thankyou also goes out to our generous sponsors: Maleny Motor Trimmers; Rachel Leigh Optometrists; IT Concept Computers; Maleny Menswear; Maleny Auto Spares; Network Video; Mitre 10; Top of the Range Meats; Rosetta Books; Colin James; Upfront Club & Nepali Shop, whose sponsorship assisted with the many costs involved in hosting such an event and made it possible for each participant to leave with a Maleny Rangers medallion and small yoghurt ice-block.

The Flames played a great match against the closely matched Caboolture Taipans. The kids put on a real show of how far the team has come this season in the areas of positioning, passing and team work. Congratulations to the players of the week Flynn & Sean. Well done to all the players.

For information about the U6 Carnival, please go to our SSF Carnvial page, by clicking here.

Maleny Rangers will be hosting the 2nd and last U6 Carnival this season. It is traditionally, our 2nd major fundraiser for the year. With 320 U6 players expected, we need all the help we can get. We’ll need help for the following times. Please contact me, if you can assist.

· Fri 12-2pm… setting up canteen at Norris House (including moving BBQ)
· Sat 7 – 9am… setting up marques, fields etc
· Sat 8.30-11.30… manning canteen & BBQ
· Sat 11.30-2.00… manning canteen & BBQ
· Sat 2 – 3pm… packing up

Last Monday 23 young Maleny Ranger Football players, spent the day having fun and gaining skills with 4 coaches from the Brisbane Roar FC, here at our Maleny Showgrounds.

The players aged from 5 to 10, were out and about, getting loads of fresh air and excitement. The highlight was the Roar rapid fire inflatable fields, which was the focus of the afternoon mini world cup tournament.

This event was made possible by the fundraising efforts during the year, of our club members and parents. Many thanks for making the club subsidy possible.