August 28, 2025
State Outrigger Canoe Championships to be held at Shoal Bay Beach A previous state title event at Shoal Bay Beach.
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State Outrigger Canoe Championships to be held at Shoal Bay Beach

THE NSW Marathon Outrigger Canoe Championships will see competitors paddling their way towards victory at Shoal Bay Beach this weekend, 3-4 May. “It’s heartening to see the support of the local community and its Council [for] this magnificent sport, where all ages can be competitive and enjoy the wonderful land and seascape of amazing Port […]

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Hooligan and Zen reign after Sail Port Stephens wash-out Sail Port Stephens 2025 Performance Series Div 1 IRC winner Hooligan. Photo: Promocean Media.
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Hooligan and Zen reign after Sail Port Stephens wash-out

  Sail Port Stephens 2025 Performance Series Div 1 IRC winner Hooligan. Photo: Promocean Media.   IRC Div 2 winner Zen 40. Photo: Promocean Media.   Super RC IRC winner Bumblebee V. Photo: Promocean Media.   Super RC line honours winner Wild Oats X. Photo: Promocean Media.   Super RC PHS winner 51st Project. Photo: […]

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Port Stephens Power AFL women too strong for Wyong Lakes Magpies Port Stephens Power’s senior men's AFL team will be chasing their second win of the season against Cardiff Hawks Thirds at Pasterfield Sports Complex.
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Port Stephens Power AFL women too strong for Wyong Lakes Magpies

PORT Stephens Power and Nelson Bay Marlins senior women’s AFL teams have set a cracking pace in this year’s Hunter Central Coast Black Diamond Plate competition. Both clubs are entrenched at the top of the premiership table after posting back-to-back victories in the opening two rounds of the 2025 series. Emma Chester’s revamped Power line […]

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Dominant start for Nelson Bay Marlins senior squads Talented Nelson Bay Marlins AFL prospect Jessie Blyth has performed strongly for the club’s in-form women's squad.
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Dominant start for Nelson Bay Marlins senior squads

NELSON Bay Marlins continued their dominant start to the 2025 AFL Hunter Central Coast Senior Men’s Black Diamond Plate competition after blitzing Singleton Roosters at Dick  Burwell Oval. The classy Marlins showed their skill and power to crush the Roosters 23.15 (153) to 1.1 (7) in a one-sided contest and serve notice that they are […]

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Nelson Bay Gropers primed for big clash with Brown Snakes Nelson Bay’s talented flanker Sam Rocher shows his lineout skills during the recent trial match against Quirindi Lions at Bill Strong Oval. Photo: Amber Barber.
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Nelson Bay Gropers primed for big clash with Brown Snakes

“ANOTHER year, another title challenge” is the motto for Nelson Bay Gropers’ top grade men’s rugby squad in 2025. Rocked by their shock exit in last year’s Hunter Suburban Rugby first grade preliminary final, the Gropers are a club on a mission this season and regaining the Presidents Cup premiership trophy is high on the […]

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Boat Harbour’s Amy Squires achieves hole-in-one on historic Riversdale Victorian golf course Boat Harbour’s Amy Squires achieved her first-ever hole-in-one during the Riversdale Cup at Victoria’s second oldest golf course.
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Boat Harbour’s Amy Squires achieves hole-in-one on historic Riversdale Victorian golf course

CAPTURING your first ever hole-in-one is the dream of any prospective golfer. To achieve the feat at the age of eighteen at the second oldest golf club in Victoria was a special moment for Boat Harbour’s rising star Amy Squires during the recent Riversdale Cup tournament in Melbourne. Competing in the women’s event, Amy finished […]

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Asian Cup agony: Matildas star Fowler has ruptured ACL Mary Fowler is set for a long stint on the sidelines. Photo: AP Photo/Daniel Cole.
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Asian Cup agony: Matildas star Fowler has ruptured ACL

MATILDAS star Mary Fowler has ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and is in a race against time to play in next year’s home Asian Cup. Manchester City had been hopeful the brilliant winger had avoided the dreaded injury, suffered when she appeared to wrench her right knee while overstretching for the ball on Sunday. […]

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Power AFL women blitz Muswellbrook Cats in opening round triumph Port Stephens Power senior women's AFL squad celebrate their emphatic first up win over Muswellbrook Cats at Ferodale Oval.
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Power AFL women blitz Muswellbrook Cats in opening round triumph

PORT Stephens Power senior women’s AFL team capped a big day for the club after trouncing the Muswellbrook Cats 94-6 at Ferodale Oval. The 88 point triumph preceded the Power men’ s team’s historic victory over the Cats at the same venue later that afternoon. It was a powerful and dominant performance by the Power […]

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Port Stephens Power men’s AFL side celebrate first-up victory Local Power AFL junior products Noah McKimm, Alex Brady, Toby Ruhl and Riley Johnston.
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Port Stephens Power men’s AFL side celebrate first-up victory

HISTORY-making Port Stephens Power AFL men’s team has opened their 2025 Hunter Central Coast Seniors Black Diamond Plate campaign in winning fashion. Fielding a senior men’s team for the first time, the Power line-up etched their names in the record books with an encouraging 73-45 victory over the Muswellbrook Cats at Ferodale Oval. Tall on-baller […]

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Nelson Bay crushes Cardiff Hawks in Hunter Central Coast Men’s AFL Nelson Bay Marlins AFL co-captains Billy Barton (left) and Louis Dews turned in outstanding games in the club’s 219-1 victory over Cardiff Hawks Seconds.
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Nelson Bay crushes Cardiff Hawks in Hunter Central Coast Men’s AFL

NELSON Bay Marlins are a force to be reckoned with in the 2025 Hunter Central Coast Senior Men’s Black Diamond Plate competition. The much-vaunted Marlins outclassed Cardiff Hawks’ seconds team by a staggering 219-1 in an opening round fixture at Dick Burwell Oval – stamping their mark as premiership favourites. Top Marlins forward Billy Barton […]

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