All 4 Courts in play on Australia Day.
Rob Batho, Winner 3-Hoop Thong Challenge. President David Wilson Presents the 3-Hoop Thong Challenge Trophy to Rob Batho. All 4 Courts in play on Australia Day. 2026/27 President, David Wilson. NELSON Bay Croquet Club Primed for 2026 The new Nelson Bay Croquet Club Committee, elected in November 2025, took office on 1st January 2026 and […]
Jubilant Nelson Bay Neptunes U12 Girls touch footballers celebrate their thrilling 3-2 drop off Grand Final victory.
Jubilant Nelson Bay Neptunes U12 Girls touch footballers celebrate their thrilling 3-2 drop off Grand Final victory. Mercurial Nelson Bay middle Zoe Peters, named Player of the Grand Final. THEY endured energy-sapping heat, smoke haze and a first-day setback, but a cohort of local female touch footballers have covered themselves in glory by winning the […]
Port Stephens Bandits representative players at the inaugural Fijian OzTag Cup in Saratoga.
A TALENTED crop of young athletes from the Port Stephens region have left their mark at the inaugural Fijian Cup OzTag tournament in Saratoga. Competing under the Hunter Brothers banner, the skilful contingent produced top displays to reach the finals of the international Men’s Division, staged at Lawaqa Park on Fiji’s Coral Coast. The young […]
Outstanding NSW rugby and touch football prospect Zoe Smith receives her prestigious Sportsperson of the Year Award from Mayor of Port Stephens Leah Anderson.
SHOAL Bay rugby sensation Zoe Smith has commenced the New Year with a significant milestone. On Australia Day, fierce competitor Zoe received the Port Stephens Council Sportsperson of the Year Award. The award recognises her deeds with the NSW Waratahs U16s rugby and NSW Combined High Schools touch football teams last season. It is a […]
RAYMOND Terrace Athletics Centre have unearthed a real find in middle distance running sensation Ashlyn Wall. The budding 17-year-old track ace demonstrated her sprinting prowess with a double gold medal haul at the recent NSW Country Athletics Championships in Dubbo. Fleet footed Ashlyn powered her way to victory in the Women’s U20s 400m and 800m […]
A FAMILY wish has triggered a prominent pathway for budding Salamander Bay snowboarder Nate Hodgson. The 12-year-old Tomaree High School boy developed a love for the snow back in 2019 after elder sister Kaylee was diagnosed with cancer at the age of eight. Her ‘Grant-A-Wish’ was to see and play in snow for the first […]
Nelson Bay rugby recruits Jack Albury and Luke Sweeney will boost the Gropers’ first grade stocks in 2026.
NELSON Bay Rugby Club have bolstered their first grade stocks for 2026 with the signatures of premiership-winning Scone Brumbies prop Jack Albury and Epping Rams hooker forward Luke Sweeney. Both recruits are a welcome addition to the Gropers’ playing ranks as the club strives for premiership honours in the Hunter Suburban Mens Rugby competition. Rugged […]
Talented Port Stephens netballers Leiana Manton, Lucy De Souza, Maalaa McLennan and Sarah Byrne turned in strong performances for the NSW Echidnas at the recent Budgies Indigenous Junior Netball Carnival in Brisbane.
EMERGING Port Stephens netballers Lucy De Souza and Maalaa McLennan will represent the Australian Indigenous Netball Schools squad in 2026. The outstanding duo earned selection after skilful performances at the annual Budgies Indigenous Junior Netball Carnival recently at Brisbane’s Nissan Arena. Goal attack, 13-year-old, Maalaa and talented wing attack Lucy,14, are set to gain valuable […]
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Bay Neptunes Under 18 Girls rep team lifted the Peter Wilson Memorial Cup in 2024.
CREAM of Nelson Bay’s emerging touch footballers are primed for strong showings at this year’s Junior State Cup Northern Conference Championships in Dubbo. Billed as the premier NSW Touch Football junior representative event, the Cup’s northern conference players return to the central west to test their stamina and skills from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 […]
OUTSTANDING Port Stephens athlete Naomi Reungkitchaya is celebrating another golden moment in elite track and field athletics. Sixteen year old Naomi of Nelson Bay underlined her potential by claiming gold in the Girls 16s discus final at the Athletics NSW Country Championships in Dubbo last weekend. The talented field prospect, who is coached by her […]
