South Coast Athletics

08/05/2026

On Friday 22/5/26, SAPSASA athletics will be held on the Victor Harbor Primary School oval. Jerry has asked if anyone from the club is able to come along and help at events. Please let me know if you can come and help. May the weather be lovely! 😊

19/04/2026

What an amazing weekend with the Victor Harbor SA Masters Games being held at our club. It was a great success and we met a host of fantastic athletes ranging from 32 to 96!
There are so many people to thank who helped out over the 3 days. Thanks to Kerry and Grant from Victor Harbor Primary School for allowing us to host athletics over the weekend and getting the grounds and canteen ready to go. Thanks to Steve Rogers, Eliza Higgins, Pam and David Oddie (from Mt Barker Athletics) and Ethan Smith for all their help at events on Saturday. Steve also helped get the club ready for hosting and did a fantastic job fixing up our long jump pit. Many thanks to our Club Person of the Year - John Rogerson (Java John) who was an athlete as well as Coffee Person Extraordinaire! Thanks to Sarah and my Mum (Marg Bedford) who ran the canteen over the weekend. Thanks to Gordon and Ailie Scott who helped out with events in between soccer commitments. Thanks to Lexi Bruce for helping out at events on Saturday and Sunday as well as my Dad (Tony Bedford) who came out on Sunday and raked pits, retrieved discus and helped at finish lines. Thanks to 2 of my besties that I pulled out of athletic retirement to give us an experienced hand on the weekend - Laura Gane and Peta Haldane. Thanks to my sister Susan Baxter for compiling results and helping with medals over the 2 days, and my brother-in-law Rob Baxter for his photography skills on Sunday (almost got taken out by a discus or two!). Thanks to some wonderful Masters Athletes who assisted at events while competing, and some of their partners also. Thanks to my oldest son Alex for helping me set up, pack up and officiate over the 3 days. A big thank you to Shirley Wright - our medical/sports trainer/coach extraordinaire. She helped me so much with great advice on how to run the weekend and bought down special Masters equipment from Adelaide that we needed. An extra special thank you to our President - Louise Scott - for help with preparation for the event, making food, shopping, picking up medals, helping at events, packing up and everything else (all while battling illness!). Thank you, thank you, thank you - especially if I missed anyone but I am exhausted! (If you head over to the SA Masters Athletics page you’ll see some great photos from the weekend).

12/04/2026

Next weekend, South Coast Athletics is hosting the athletics track and field for the SA Masters Games 2026. If any of our past and present athletes or families can come and help out over the weekend, we would be truly grateful. Come along and be up close to the action with athletes aged 30+ participating on Saturday and Sunday on the oval. We need help at each event and also in the canteen. Thanks to those people who have already put up their hands to help out - it looks to be a lot of fun!

25/03/2026

24/03/2026

A huge congratulations to the 3 athletes that competed at the State Individual Championships over the weekend in perfect weather.

U14 Jaxson Micklethwaite
🥇Shot Put 13.95m (PB and a 1st)
Javelin 27.67m. (7th overall)

U12 Harley Finlayson
80m Hurdles. 15.14s (PB - was 18.29s)
High Jump. 1.33m (PB - was 1.15m - 4th place)

U11. Kenzi Scott
Discus. 17.71m. (4th place overall)

Looking forward to seeing what you can achieve at the State Challenge next Sunday. Such a great opportunity to experience a top class stadium.

See you all Friday for Presentations starting at 5pm at the Clubrooms. Can't wait to celebrate all our athletes for a great season. 🥳🤩🏆

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10/03/2026

Congratulations to all these little champions for reaching their PB milestones. Looking forward to sharing so many more this Friday on our Fun Relay Night. It is PHOTO night too so remember to wear your uniform. See you all soon!

19/02/2026

Due to the number of athletes who will be missing due to Encounter Lutheran College's Night on the Green - we will POSTPONE our Club Photo until next Friday (27/2/26).

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19/02/2026

This week is our CLUB PHOTO. Make sure you come along in uniform and give us your best smile (and of course your funniest face as well). Even if you can't compete tomorrow afternoon - just come along for the photo (we will do it at the beginning of the meet). 😁😁🤪

12/02/2026

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✨ Do not forget to nominate for the State Challenge & State Individual Championships ✨

These two State competitions are the main events on the Little Athletics SA calendar, and they’re your chance to shine!

🌟 State Challenge
📅 Date: Sunday 29 March 2026
🏃‍♀️ Age Groups: Under 8 to under 13
A fantastic opportunity for athletes who haven’t quite qualified for the SICs, to compete in a Championship-style event at the SA Athletics Stadium.

🌟 State Individual Championships (SIC)
📅 Date: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March 2026
‍🏃‍♂️ Age Groups: Under 9 to under 17
The ultimate competition! This is where athletes compete against the best of the best from around the state.
⚠️ Note: The SIC will have a limited number of athletes.

Key Information
📍 Location: SA Athletics Stadium
💸 Fee: $18 per event for the first 3 events. $9 for the 4th event and the 5th event is free (capped at $63 total)
⏰ Entries Close: 11:59pm Wednesday 4 March 2026
🔗 For full event details and qualifying process, click here https://bit.ly/3ZBHHp1
📲 Enter Here: https://bit.ly/4rqcJfD

Don't miss your chance to compete at the highest level and make your mark in 2026! 🌟

07/02/2026

Congratulations to Liam and Lucy on reaching their 10PB Certificate and Oliver and Evie on reaching their 15PB Certificate. Excellent effort by all. John is also to be congratulated for running 70km over 12 hours recently. He is a great support, especially in the long distance events for our athletes.