GIRLS CLEAR THE DECK

A growing sport  in Townsville , which  receives  almost  no  attention from  the media,  is  rowing .  At  the  weekend ,  two  girls from the   Cathedral school , Sarah  Scobie  and Steffi  Simon ,  won the  year  8 double  sculls  event at the  Queensland Schools  Regatta,  held  on  the  Fitzroy River , Rockhampton . Both   girls  are  exceptionally keen  rowers.  In  the case of  Steffi , she  is from Darwin;  her older brother , Kurt , is  also  an avid  rower , the home rowing machine  seeing a  lot of  action  between  the  two . Cheering them on  at the regatta    were their  mother , Melanie , who played football  for  Australia , a Townsville  sports masseuse , and  their nautical  minded  maternal  German  grandparents, Felix and  Elke  . Bella , the  family pet  Boxer dog , also came along  for  the  ride  from  Townsville. Sarah   Scobie   is  from  Cloncurry .