THE Northern Hawks’ first-grade rugby league team has crashed out of finals reckoning in this year’s Newcastle Rugby League Denton Engineering Cup. In a topsy-turvy 2026 campaign that offered plenty, Steve Simpson’s charges won’t figure in the big end-of-season matches after their disappointing 26-14 loss to second ranked South Newcastle Lions at Lakeside Sporting Complex […]

MINOR premiers Medowie have taken another giant step towards securing the Hunter Suburban Rugby Patrons Shield B Grade premiership trophy. Hayden Thompson’s high-flying Marauders produced another spirited performance to sink the Singleton Bulls 21-14 in their final regular season fixture at Boyd Oval last weekend. For player-coach Thompson it was another stout-hearted team effort against […]

NELSON Bay Marlins AFL mens team are still living the dream in the 2026 Hunter Central Coast Black Diamond Senior Mens Cup competition. They may have tasted defeat to rivals Terrigal Avoca Panthers last weekend at Hylton Moore Oval but the Marlins know they can mix it with the big guns in the end-of-season finals. […]

NELSON Bay’s first grade rugby team is on the premiership prowl in the Hunter Suburban Presidents Cup competition. The in-form Gropers have booked a qualifying final showdown with the Scone Brumbies on 15 August at Newcastle’s No. 2 Sportsground and are hungry for success. Michael Squires’ charges celebrated the club’s Sponsors Day and final regular […]

WHEN local basketball guru Jan Hilton required help with assembling portable backboards for her Port Stephens Basketball Association under 10s skills sessions she didn’t need to look far. The hard-working team at the Raymond Terrace Mens Shed came to the rescue and set up the backboards in time for the launch of the Aussie Hoops […]

RAYMOND Terrace Athletics Centre is celebrating 50 years of track and field excellence in the Port Stephens region. To mark five decades of athletics in the local community, the established club has planned a busy calendar full of events, competitions and celebrations. For the past 50 years, the Centre has provided thousands of local children […]

GIFTED Nelson Bay representative netballers Ciara Cullen, Sophie Edwards and Alexis Scott have been recognised through the Netball NSW Talent Identification system. The rising prospects were three of 270 players identified by officials after stand-out performances at this year’s State Senior Netball titles in Sydney. Nelson Bay Netball representative convenor Monica Gilbert told News Of […]

INSPIRATIONAL Nelson Bay AFL leaders Billy Barton and Louis Dews continue to make an impact in the 2026 Hunter Central Coast Black Diamond Senior Men’s Cup series. The legendary co-captains produced stand-out performances for the in-form Marlins in a resounding 131-44 victory over The Entrance Bateau Bay Blues last weekend at Dick Burwell Oval. In […]

NELSON Bay’s first grade rugby team has sent an ominous warning to premiership rivals in the 2026 Hunter Suburban Rugby Presidents Cup competition. The revitalised Gropers claimed bragging rights and stamped themselves genuine title contenders when they toppled reigning premiers Scone Brumbies 24-19 in their top- of-the-table clash last Saturday on home turf at Bill […]

THEY don’t toil harder than Nelson Bay first-grade rugby lock forward Ronan O’Connell. In one of his finest performances of the Hunter Suburban season, the tireless number eight inspired the Gropers to an important 29-22 victory over Muswellbrook Heelers last Saturday at Highbrook Park. The tough-tackling and power-running O’Connell produced a non-stop display as the […]