Mitchell comes out all guns blazing in opener
FORMER Cairns Marlins captain James Mitchell started the 2018 QBL season with a bang.
The Rockhampton forward dropped 34 points on 14-21 shooting as well as grabbing 11 rebounds and handing out five assists.
In the 107-94 victory, Mitchell finished with a plus 17 plus-minute rating in his 36:47 minutes on court.
■ THE Far North contin(three gent of the Gold Coast Suns academy series team starred in their victory over the GWS Giants on Saturday.
Speedster Timakoi Bowie goals) shined as he dropped back from the Suns NEAFL side to play against his age group while Cairns Saints junior Caleb Graham and Fitzroy Greenwool also kicked multiple goals in the 11.8 (74) — 7.12 (54) win.
■ CAIRNS’ Cayla George has landed in the US ahead of the 2018 WNBA season.
WNBA training camps open today with preseason games played between May 6-13 before the season tips off on May 18.
Earlier this year, WNBA club the Connecticut Sun acquired former Cairns Dolphin Cayla George from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft.
George is fresh off a goldmedal performance with the Australian Opals at the Commonwealth Games last month.
■ CAIRNS Taipan Damon Heuir has taken no time adjusting to New Zealand’s style of basketball.
The combo-guard put on a show in his NZ NBL debut on the weekend, finishing with a stat line of 25 points, three rebounds and nine assists as he took just 11 shots.
His Nelson Giants won, 117-68, belting the Super City Rangers in the biggest win in the club’s history.