Poppy demonstrates his medal-winning style in the Big Air Wave discipline. Port Stephens border heeler Poppy at the DockDogs National Titles during the Queanbeyan Show. TANILBA Bay dog owner Cassie Danckert vividly remembers the time her then 10-month-old border collie-cross cattle dog Poppy was afraid of the water. Four years on and Poppy has matured […]
Fingal’s sporting community celebrates opening of four pickleball courts
AFTER two years of planning, persistence, and plenty of hard work, Fingal’s sporting community is celebrating the opening of four brand-new pickleball courts. The club’s aging tennis courts have been transformed into a vibrant new hub for this fast-growing sport. The project came about when two of the club’s four grass tennis courts reached the […]
All Australian U15 Merit Team honours for touch footballer Zeke Hay
TOUCH footballer Zeke Hay has attained the highest accolade for a 15-year-old with selection in the All Australian Schools Merit Team. The gifted Tomaree High School Year 9 student earned the honour after helping NSW All Schools lift the Under 15 Boys trophy at the recent School Sport Australia Touch Football Championships in Ballarat. Hay, […]
Knights star inspires touch footballers at All Abilities Gala Day
Tomaree High School students making an impact at the All Abilities Touch Football Carnival. Newcastle Knights’ NRL star Fletcher Sharp was a popular drawcard. NEWCASTLE Knights excitement machine Fletcher Sharp was popular with students when Tomaree High School hosted its fourth annual All Abilities Touch Football Carnival. The dynamic NRL back was a special guest […]
Malia, 10, meets soccer idols at Jets holiday skills clinic
PROMISING Nelson Bay athlete Malia Foster experienced a big thrill during the school holidays when she attended a special girls-only Newcastle Jets Women’s A-League clinic at the club’s home base at McDonald Jones Stadium. A highlight for 10-year-old Malia was meeting the Jets’ new American recruit Haley Johnson and other members of Head Coach Stephen […]
National Masters gold medal for Fingal Bay paddler Sandra Lyons
Port Stephens Dragonboat Club warriors Troy Vingerhoed of Salamander Bay and Fingal Bay’s Sandra Lyons. FINGAL Bay’s decorated paddler Sandra Lyons relishes a challenge on the waterways. Since picking up her first paddle four years ago, the super-fit 63-year-old has carved out an impressive list of achievements on the gruelling dragon boat racing circuit. The […]
Netball coach and official Ashlee Hall was named Nelson Bay Netball Association’s Volunteer of the Year for 2025.
Dedicated Ashlee Hall is Nelson Bay Netball’s Volunteer of the Year
NETBALL is a 12 month commitment for experienced Nelson Bay Association mentor Ashlee Hall. Whether she’s guiding the district’s elite junior talent and senior representative squads on and off court, teaching young hopefuls the game’s finer points at the start of their netball journey, or devoting her spare time to committee duties, the indefatigable Hall […]
Gemma Clarke (front left) with Lady Hawks players, sponsors and coach at the recent Presentation Night. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
Gemma Clarke wins Best and Fairest in Newcastle Hunter Ladies Tag League
Gemma Clarke (front left) with Lady Hawks players, sponsors and coach at the recent Presentation Night. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The Lady Hawks in their ‘women in league’ pink jerseys at their final game of the season. Photo: TG Hawks. TEA Gardens Hawks player and Karuah local Gemma Clarke has been heralded as the “Best and […]
CNSW Division 3 State Pennants Final: (l to r) Bryce Patterson, Barbara Burgess, Col Bailey, Ralph Harrison.
Nelson Bay Croquet Club
CNSW Division 3 State Pennants Final: (l to r) Bryce Patterson, Barbara Burgess, Col Bailey, Ralph Harrison. CNSW Division 3 State Pennants Presentation: (l to r) Jane Scorer, Barry Elliott, Col Bailey, Gary Allan (President), Margaret-Rose Thompson (Life Member and Founder), Barbara Burgess, Bryce Patterson, Ralph Harrison CNSW Division 3 State Pennants Presentation: (l to […]
All Stars young guns lift Intermediate 13-14yrs netball championship trophy
MEET the junior All Stars team that claimed championship honours at this year’s Nelson Bay Netball Association Grand Final showcase. Comprising mainly 12-year-olds, this diverse and talented line-up captured the imagination of the local sporting community with superb performances to clinch the Intermediate (13-14yrs) premiership title at the Tomaree Sports Complex courts at Salamander Bay. […]
