HUNTER football fans are again able to enjoy a full-strength beer as they watch NRL and A-League action unfold. For many years, fans attending venues in Western Sydney and the Hunter could only buy mid-strength beer, while in contrast fans at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Allianz Stadium in Moore Park could buy full strength […]

NORTHERN Hawks’ remodelled first grade men’s team have opened their 2026 Newcastle Rugby League Denton Engineering Cup campaign on a winning note. Steve Simpson’s revamped line-up is primed for a successful season if the club’s wholehearted 18-16 victory over Lakes United last Saturday at Maitland Sports Ground is any guide. The rejuvenated Hawks showed bucketloads […]

RAYMOND Terrace Jets are soaring high after record-breaking feats in the prestigious Bowls NSW Platinum Pennant championship series. But their dreams of an undefeated maiden title have been shattered after a heartbreaking grand final loss to the Warilla Gorillas on home turf. It was a case of third time lucky for the Gorillas after back-to-back […]

Medowie Netball Club treasurer Tahlia Brien, coaching convenor Shannon Bohan, umpires convenor Jenny Withey, president Kerry Whitty and vice president Taylah Whitty form a prominent executive committee. Talented Medowie netballers Alyssa Schein and Laura Howarth were named club captains for the 2026 season. MEDOWIE Netball Club continues to prosper under the motto of “education and […]

NELSON Bay Rugby Club continue to unearth a wave of outstanding prospects from their burgeoning talent pool. Michael Squires’ men’s senior squad’s focus on its Pathways Program with Nelson Bay Rugby Juniors has reaped dividends for the 2026 season with the arrival of new recruits Taraq Hall, Harry Anderson and Thomas Akbar. After a short […]

MEET the Nelson Bay Bandits junior girls touch football team that defied the odds to earn championship glory. In a phenomenal performance, the nimble nine upstaged their older and more experienced opponents the Wildfires to be crowned Junior Under 12yrs Girls Grand Final champions in the Nelson Bay Touch Football Association. Under the expert guidance […]

NELSON Bay’s all conquering women’s rugby team have collected their second piece of sporting silverware in the space of four weeks. The super-slick Gropers captured the second annual Port Macquarie Invitational Tens title recently to continue the club’s golden start to the 2026 season. It followed the team’s earlier tournament trophy success at the Crescent […]

THE PATHWAY from grassroots rugby league to the NRL is long and demanding, but two mates from the Hunter recently took another important step along that road. Port Stephens juniors Patrick Slade and Charlie Barnes have been close friends as well as teammates, coming together in last year’s Northern Hawks Under-19s side coached by Newcastle […]

Port Stephens sprint queen Elara Barnes claimed a silver medal in the Girls 14yrs 100m final at the recent NSW Junior Athletics Championships in Sydney. Rising Port Stephens long distance runner Denver Trojkovic registered personal best times to finish with top ten rankings in the Boys 11yrs 800m and 1500m finals at the NSW Little […]

THEY don’t breed them tougher and more resilient than legendary Newcastle Knights rugby league forward Steve Simpson. In a decorated twelve-year career with the Knights that yielded 216 top grade appearances and a memorable NRL premiership in 2001, the durable back rower was renowned for his work ethic and ability to push through the pain […]