PORT Stephens Netball Association continues to make an impact in community netball. Fresh from their success at the recent Netball NSW State Awards Night in Sydney, the organisation took home the Community Excellence Award and celebrated two outstanding individual achievements. The association was recognised for its leadership in grassroots sport, including its innovative Blue Band […]

Raymond Terrace Jets international Jay Bye-Norris named Male Bowler of the Year at the recent Bowls NSW Awards Night. Photo: Bowls NSW. Raymond Terrace Bowling Club chairman Brett Gleeson accepts the prestigious Bowls NSW Club of the Year trophy. Photo: Bowls NSW RAYMOND Terrace Bowling Club is celebrating two major achievements in lawn bowls.  The […]

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. 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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]