MEDOWIE Football Club continues to be a powerbase at junior and senior level in the northern NSW region. The Bumblebees can boast 21 promising Newcastle junior representative players in this year’s Northern NSW Community State Youth Championships. They are part of a strong Port Stephens contingent aged 11-16, who will showcase their skills at the […]

WITH a wealth of experience as a netball mentor, Nadina Marsh is a valuable asset to the sport she fosters passionately. You’ll find the dynamic representative netball convenor encouraging players, officials and umpires all year-round in the Port Stephens Netball Association (PSNA), based at Raymond Terrace. Whether it’s coaching aspiring or seasoned players, co-ordinating development […]

Dynamic Nelson Bay rugby fullback Will Clark bursts over for one of his four tries. Photo: Caleb Nettle. Tireless Nelson Bay rugby forward Lewis Affleck charges upfield. A RETURN to his junior roots has rekindled the rugby career of Nelson Bay Gropers fullback sensation Will Clark. The dashing custodian demonstrated his value in the Hunter […]

THEY fell agonisingly short of state championship honours but Nelson Bay Netball Association still has much to celebrate. Fiona McGrath’s talented U17s representative squad finished runners-up in the Division Four category at this year’s Senior State Netball Titles in Sydney. In a major boost for the region, the Nelson Bay young guns produced lion-hearted performances […]

MEDOWIE Football Club is reaping the benefits of an effective youth policy in the senior ranks. A batch of promising colts have forced their way into the Bumblebees’ Zone League Three sides – revitalising the club’s 2025 Newcastle Football inter-district campaign. Making an impact is rookie 17-year-old goalkeeper Kayden Morris, who becomes the youngest-ever gloveman […]

PORT Stephens and Nelson Bay netballers are the toast of the region after stand-out achievements at this year’s NSW Netball Senior State Championships in Sydney. In a huge fillip for the sport in northern NSW, Emma Penfold’s mighty Port Stephens U17s squad clinched back-to-back Division Four titles at Campbelltown’s Coronation Park Netball Complex. The gifted […]

Nelson Bay FC juniors participated in on-field half time activities at the Newcastle Jets’ final home A League fixture against Western Sydney Wanderers at McDonald Jones Stadium. NELSON Bay Football Club is set for a bumper season in the Newcastle Hunter Macquarie Inter District junior and senior competitions. Established for over 50 years, the 2025 […]

NELSON Bay Marlins are proving a force to be reckoned with in the Hunter Central Coast AFL Women’s Black Diamond Plate competition. Just like their male counterparts, the Marlins women have consolidated a top three spot with four victories and two losses from their opening six fixtures in the 2025 series. Nelson Bay had too […]

RUGBY forward warrior Sam Rocher has joined a select band of Nelson Bay Gropers on the club’s 100 game honour roll. The inspirational skipper marked a career milestone with a powerhouse performance in the recent triumph over Medowie Marauders to kickstart the Gropers’ 2025 Hunter Suburban Rugby campaign. Rocher has proved a model of consistency […]

ADAM O’Brien apologised for his post-match attack on Newcastle’s fans, conceding success-starved Knights supporters are within their rights to boo his team. It comes as the Knights prepare to lose second-rower Kai Pearce-Paul to Wests Tigers next season as the Englishman inks a three-year deal. Calling a snap press conference on Friday, coach O’Brien said […]