MILLER TO DEPART LIGHTNING
Annie Miller has advised Sunshine Coast Lightning that she will not return to the Club for the 2025 season. The 23-year-old — who signed with Lightning in 2022–2023 and was a training partner in 2024 — has made the decision to step away from the Club to concentrate more time on pursuing her physiotherapy degree. […]
BELL SECURES CONTRACT IN NEW ZEALAND
Sunshine Coast Lightning Training Partner Charlie Bell has accepted a contract with the Stars for the 2025 ANZ Premiership Season. The 197cm goal shooter signed with Lightning on a replacement player contract for the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season after making her way through the Netball Queensland pathways, and returned to the Club in 2024 […]
UNITYWATER LIGHTNING CUP HUGE SUCCESS
Hundreds of potential future Lightning stars gathered at Sunshine Coast Netball Association last Friday for the third annual Unitywater Lightning Cup. The school-aged competition welcomed primary students in years five and six from the Sunshine Coast, Noosa and Moreton Bay regions to participate in an all-day round robin tournament. The competitive carnival included three divisions: […]
LIGHTNING TO RETAIN FULL SQUAD
Sunshine Coast Lightning will retain all 10 of its 2024 contracted athletes in the 2025 Suncorp Super Netball season. Nine players were signed for multi-year deals at the end of 2023, with Tara Hinchliffe officially re-signing with the Club in 2025, meaning there will be no changes to the contracted 10. Lightning welcomed three new […]
WATSON CROWNED LIGHTNING MVP
Superstar mid-courter Liz Watson has been announced the 2024 Most Valuable Player at Sunshine Coast Lightning’s annual A Night with Lightning gala event. Lightning’s esteemed MVP award is the highest honour of the night, and is awarded based on a three-two-one points system by Head Coach Belinda Reynolds and Assistant Coach Jenny Brazel throughout the […]
LIGHTNING YOUNG GUNS SELECTED IN AUSTRALIAN FAST5 TEAM
Two Lightning players have been selected as part of the 10-strong team to compete at this year’s FAST5 Netball World Series in Christchurch, New Zealand. Speedy mid-courter Leesa Mi Mi has been selected after a stand-out Super Netball Season, joined by Super Shot specialist Reilley Batcheldor. The series will be played from 9-10 November and […]
SEMI FINAL PREVIEW: LIGHTNING V FEVER
Sunshine Coast Lightning will take on the West Coast Fever this Sunday in the knock-out Minor Semi Final clash. Playing in front of a packed out crowd at RAC Arena, Lightning must win this match to progress through to the Preliminary Final – the final hurdle before the Grand Final. The last time these two […]
MATCH REPORT: ROUND 14
By: Netball Australia In the final game of the regular season, we saw the Adelaide Thunderbirds hunting their first minor premiership in 11 years. Going up against the Sunshine Coast Lightning was never going to be an easy task, but there were plenty of curveballs throughout the game that made things interesting. It was always […]
STORM GROUP TAKES OFF WITH SEND MY BAG PARTNERSHIP
As Melbourne Storm and Sunshine Coast Lightning look to close out another successful season with their members and fans, Storm Group is proud to announce luggage shipping experts Send My Bag as a partner for the remainder of the 2024 season. Send My Bag is a leader in their industry with 24-hour operations providing personal […]
ROUND 14 PREVIEW: LIGHTNING V THUNDERBIRDS
In the final game of the regular season, Sunshine Coast Lightning will take on the Adelaide Thunderbirds at Adelaide Entertainment Centre. Both teams are fighting for the win, with Lightning desperate to snag that fourth spot on the ladder ahead of the Melbourne Mavericks, and Thunderbirds wanting to retain top spot on the ladder which […]
