PORT Stephens Pickleball Club is riding a wave of success on the northern NSW circuit. The fledgling club has just returned from the prestigious Barrington Coast Doubles tournament in Taree with an extraordinary 32 medals. Hosted by Hallidays Point Pickleball Club, the popular event attracted some of the state’s finest players, with the large Port […]

THE Hunter Region is gripped by grand final fever with the Newcastle Knights rugby league team on the cusp of a fairytale premiership in the National Rugby League. In one of their bravest performances on record, the stout-hearted Knights upset the Penrith Panthers 22-14 in a classic preliminary final last Sunday at Accor Stadium to […]

ROOKIE Port Stephens paddlers Debbie Berry and Annette Jeffrey have tasted success on the NSW dragon boat racing circuit. The pair performed strongly on debut to bring home silver and bronze medals at the annual Camden Haven Regatta in their first competitive event on the water. They were part of the Port Stephens Dragon Boat […]

Kalyn Ponga has declared there are more chapters to write in Newcastle’s revival story as the 2025 wooden spooners aim to upset Penrith to make the grand final. After Sunday’s drama-charged 12-10 win over the Warriors in Auckland, Newcastle’s Cinderella finals run will extend into another week with Justin Holbrook’s set to face Penrith in […]

CHAMPIONSHIPS and natural ball skills are synonymous with Medowie Football Club’s talented under-15 boys soccer team. The young Bumblebees have continued a remarkable run of success by claiming the Newcastle Football community inter-district A Grade championship with a hard-fought 1-0 grand final victory over minor premiers Nelson Bay FC at Myers Park Broadmeadow. For this […]

THEY didn’t make an impact in this year’s AFL Hunter Central Coast Senior Women’s Cup finals series, but Nelson Bay Marlins can hold their heads high after gallant performances in 2026. Finishing the regular season in sixth spot, the Marlins women handled the step up in class to register five victories and storm their way […]

NELSON Bay Football Club have enhanced their reputation as a soccer powerhouse in the Port Stephens region. With six grand final championship victories in this year’s Newcastle Football Community inter-district junior and senior competitions, the Bay are basking in success. Fifteen of the club’s 23 community competition teams qualified for the 2026 semi-finals, with 11 […]

RISING Nelson Bay athlete, Malia Foster has achieved a significant early career milestone. The gifted 10-year-old will realise a personal goal when she competes at her first State Primary Schools Athletics Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre next month. A Year 4 pupil at St Michael’s Catholic Primary School at Nelson Bay, Foster is […]

SALAMANDER Bay’s Tomaree High School has unearthed another crop of State athletics champions. Spearheaded by boom all-rounder Anna Taylor, the Port Stephens-based school turned in outstanding performances at last week’s NSW Combined High School Athletics Championships in Sydney. Fifteen-year-old Taylor enhanced her reputation by claiming two gold medals and a bronze to stamp herself as […]