NELSON Bay rugby forward Jake Affleck is made of the right stuff. The young powerhouse prop is set for a big season in the Hunter Suburban Rugby Presidents Cup A Grade competition, after his lion-hearted performance in the Gropers’ 29-10 loss to premiers Scone Brumbies in the Upper Hunter Valley last weekend. Affleck produced a […]

NORTHERN Hawks are savouring a record-breaking milestone in the Newcastle Rugby League Denton Engineering Cup competition. For the first time in the Hawks’ four-year existence, they have posted a clean sweep of victories in all three grades. Last Saturday night under lights at Tomaree Sports Ground will be remembered as one of the most significant […]

IF determination and natural skill count for anything, the future looks bright for Nelson Bay pickleball stylist Louise Davis. The gifted stroke player was in a medal-winning mood at the recent Big Chill Pickleball Tournament in Canberra where she collected silver in two categories. Davis was one of three Port Stephens Pickleball Club trump cards […]

FEARLESS forward warrior Brett Moss stole the show when the Nelson Bay Grey Gropers hosted their 41st annual Golden Oldies Rugby Gala Day recently at Bill Strong Oval. The 55-year-old tackling machine demonstrated his amazing durability, power and skill, to spearhead a vintage Grey Gropers lineup that was full of running on the day. There […]

Port Stephens Pickleball Club president John Grace and player Louise Davis will compete at this weekend’s NSW Pickleball Championships. PORT Stephens Pickleball Club will unveil five new debutants at this weekend’s NSW Championships at Blacktown Leisure Centre in Stanhope Gardens.  Fingal Bay’s Nicole Goggin and Lachlan Gardiner are primed for their maiden state championship along […]

Racers in the Newcastle to Port Stephens Race tightly packed on Newcastle Harbour. The Thompson 920 Road Runner. THE 2026 Sail Port Stephens Commodores Cup Passage Series got underway on Monday, marking the 19th year of one of Australia’s premier offshore sailing events. A record-breaking fleet of around 124 starters hit the line immediately off […]

ALL Australian schoolboy middle Zeke Hay was one of several elite touch football prospects recognised at the recent Nelson Bay Neptunes Junior Representative Awards night. The Year 10 Tomaree High student, who gained selection in last year’s All Australian Under 15s Merit Team after helping the all conquering NSW Combined High Schools outfit win a […]

HUNTER football fans are again able to enjoy a full-strength beer as they watch NRL and A-League action unfold. For many years, fans attending venues in Western Sydney and the Hunter could only buy mid-strength beer, while in contrast fans at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Allianz Stadium in Moore Park could buy full strength […]

NORTHERN Hawks’ remodelled first grade men’s team have opened their 2026 Newcastle Rugby League Denton Engineering Cup campaign on a winning note. Steve Simpson’s revamped line-up is primed for a successful season if the club’s wholehearted 18-16 victory over Lakes United last Saturday at Maitland Sports Ground is any guide. The rejuvenated Hawks showed bucketloads […]

RAYMOND Terrace Jets are soaring high after record-breaking feats in the prestigious Bowls NSW Platinum Pennant championship series. But their dreams of an undefeated maiden title have been shattered after a heartbreaking grand final loss to the Warilla Gorillas on home turf. It was a case of third time lucky for the Gorillas after back-to-back […]