A standout Sunshine Coast high school netball talent has made huge inroads ... They now join the Carina Leagues Club Tigers as the only franchises to win both age groups in the same year.

Sunshine Coast Lightning head coach Belinda Reynolds says her side needs to lose its ‘nice guy’ reputation and step up in physicality to have any chance of matching the Super Netball best in 2025.

A star-studded team of former Queensland Firebirds will lace up their netball shoes and return to the court to compete in next month’s Sunshine Challenge Netball Invitational at Nissan Arena.