Vice-president Marty Quirke presents the President’s Cup to Bryce Patterson. Photo: Supplied. Finalists Col Bailey (left) and Bryce Patterson (right). Photo: Supplied. Sherry Gordon and Bryce Patterson discuss a point of the rules with referee Ralph Harrison. Photo: Supplied. THE President’s Cup, the final intraclub croquet competition of each year, was held on Sunday 25 […]
Rising Nelson Bay juniors Jayden Hotene and Jed Hay featured in the Hunter Western Hornets representative touch football team in Coffs Harbour. Photo: Hunter Western Hornets.
Nelson Bay touch football juniors shine at National Youth Championships
Rising Nelson Bay juniors Jayden Hotene and Jed Hay featured in the Hunter Western Hornets representative touch football team in Coffs Harbour. Photo: Hunter Western Hornets. Emerging Nelson Bay juniors Maebel Colley, Abi Olatunde and Cruiz Manning shone for the Hunter Western Hornets touch football side that clinched this year’s National Youth Championship 14yrs Girls […]
Port Stephens and Hunter Pickleball clubs in Battle of the Beaches trophy
HUNTER Pickleball Club are the inaugural winners of the newly-minted Battle of the Beaches trophy. In an exhilarating challenge with Port Stephens Pickleball Club, the Hunter contingent have earned bragging rights – winning the first-ever event by 48 points after a full day of interclub competition in Newcastle. Thirty Port Stephens players travelled to the […]
Recognition for versatile sporting sisters Alexis and Jacinta Scott
GOOD things come in pairs is a motto fully endorsed by talented Nelson Bay siblings Alexis and Jacinta Scott. Whether competing on a netball court or mastering butterfly and backstroke in the pool, you’ll find these sporty sisters in the thick of the action. Both represented Nelson Bay at the respective Netball NSW State Senior […]
Raymond Terrace Athletics celebrating 50 years of track and field excellence
RAYMOND Terrace Athletics Centre is celebrating its 50th anniversary Jubilee this year. The centre has produced an array of track and field champions during a proud history that has spanned five decades in the Port Stephens region. To mark the milestone, the club has organised a 50th Anniversary Dinner on 5 December with officials keen […]
Tyler McInnes shines as Stockton sink University in top-grade cricket
CORLETTE’S Tyler McInnes has played a match-winning role for premiers Stockton & Northern Districts in the Newcastle District Cricket Rippit first grade competition. In an encouraging performance that impressed keen judges, the teenage leg-spinner bagged three wickets in the Seagulls’ comprehensive one day victory over University of Newcastle at Lynn Oval last weekend. The Newcastle […]
Top NSW Netball service award for respected Port Stephens official Susan Xenos
PORT Stephens Netball Association has been recognised for its outstanding service to the sport in NSW. The association picked up two major gongs at last Saturday’s Netball NSW State Awards Dinner at Bicentennial Park – a Community Excellence Award, plus a distinguished Anne Clark BEM Service Award for stalwart vice president Susan Xenos. It is […]
Recognition for heralded Port Stephens netball coach Emma Penfold
RESPECTED Port Stephens representative netball mentor Emma Penfold has been recognised for excellence in coaching. The experienced campaigner, who has given sterling service to the Port Stephens Netball Association, has been named as one of two finalists for the 2026 Margaret Corbett OAM Coaches Award. Inner West Netball Association stalwart Therri Ellison is also in […]
Gold medals for Corlette paddlers Tony Compton and Graham Blythman at World Outrigger Canoe sprint titles
CORLETTE paddler Tony Compton has made a habit of winning world championship titles in elite outrigger canoe racing. The 73-year-old iron man returned from Singapore recently where he bagged a fifth gold medal after helping his combined Newcastle-Tweed Coast-based crew clinch the Platinum Master Mens V12 500m sprint final at Marina Bay. He achieved the […]
The Super Netball Grand Final is the pinnacle of Australian netball players, members, fans and partners. Photo: Netball Australia.
Sydney will host 2027 Super Netball Grand Final
SYDNEY will host the 2027 Super Netball Grand Final for the first time since the competition began, in what will be the largest Netball World Cup in history. The event is expected to attract more than 8,000 visitors to Sydney and inject more than $4 million into the NSW visitor economy, supporting hotels, restaurants, pubs, […]
