Girl power rules the school track at the Northern Athletics Centre

Andrew Mathieson
Updated September 15 2017 - 12:41am, first published September 14 2017 - 7:53pm
AND THEY'RE OFF: A sea of colour from the start line, the under-13 girls 800 metres showed off a range of school pride participating at the Northern Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools 2017 athletics carnival on Thursday. Pictures: Scott Gelston
AND THEY'RE OFF: A sea of colour from the start line, the under-13 girls 800 metres showed off a range of school pride participating at the Northern Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools 2017 athletics carnival on Thursday. Pictures: Scott Gelston

Long-standing carnival records may have cooled on Thursday to suit the modest spring day, but leading Northern Tasmanian schoolgirl athletes burned up the track.

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Andrew Mathieson

Andrew Mathieson

Sports Journalist

The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.

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