RAYMOND Terrace golden girl Olivia Higgins has secured her immediate future after inking a one-year extension with the Newcastle Knights NRL Women’s rugby league team. In a huge boost for the club, the skillful State of Origin and Jillaroos hooker will remain with the Knights until the end of the 2027 season. The deal was […]

MIDFIELD dynamo Jenny Rojas is fast-developing into an on-field talisman for Port Stephens Power in the AFL Hunter Central Coast Black Diamond Senior Women’s Plate competition. The 17-year-old warrior might be one of the youngest competitors in the 2026 series but in recent fixtures has shown a maturity that belies her years. Rojas played a […]

NORTHERN Hawks’ first-grade rugby league team continues to walk a Newcastle Rugby League Denton Engineering Cup finals tightrope. Steve Simpson’s young charges are bracing themselves for a challenging three week assignment in a bid to qualify for the 2026 finals series. The Entrance Tigers dented the Hawks’ top five hopes after posting an 18-14 victory […]

SHOAL Bay schoolgirl Zoe Smith has taken another giant step on her exciting rugby journey. The talented Hunter Sports High School student covered herself in glory at the Australian Schools and Junior Rugby Championships last week on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast – helping the NSW under-16s All Schools women’s rugby team bring home the Sevens national […]

PORT Stephens netball is proven competitive and prosperous after three local associations covered themselves in glory at the recent Netball NSW HART State Junior Championships in Sydney. In a huge boon for the region, the Nelson Bay under-12s, Dungog under-12s and Port Stephens under-14s received Blue Patches for finishing runners up in their respective Division […]

PORT Stephens representative netball coach Felicity Pacevski knew she had a special group of young athletes when she took over the reins of the under-14 squad. The experienced mentor realised her charges were capable of bigger things after the team produced encouraging results at various representative carnivals in the Hunter region. An ecstatic Felicity beamed […]

NELSON Bay’s first grade rugby team’s minor premiership hopes in the Hunter Suburban Mens Presidents Cup A Grade competition hang in the balance. After a two-week layoff, the injury-riddled Gropers were left smarting after an 18-8 loss to the fourth-placed Cooks Hill Brown Snakes last weekend at Empire Park Bar Beach. Played on a gluepot […]

WESTERN Suburbs rugby league legend Mick Liubinskas stole the show when he led a band of seasoned golfers from the Massey Park Golf club on a successful sojourn to Port Stephens. The fearless forward, who played alongside enforcer John ‘Dallas’ Donnelly and the incomparable Tommy Raudonikis in 44 top-grade appearances for the Magpies during the […]

NELSON Bay rugby journeyman Ross Buchan is set to chalk up a 150 match milestone in the Hunter Suburban Rugby competition. Barring injury, the stalwart Gropers hooker wil  achieve the feat when he runs out onto Bill Strong Oval on Saturday July 25 against reigning premiers Scone Brumbies in an important home match fixture. The […]

PORT Stephens pickleball identities Debbie Black and Kim Fletcher are renowned for their on-court prowess on the northern NSW circuit. The pair have achieved a wealth of success in both the singles and doubles formats on tour – collecting an assortment of medals and titles to earn legendary status. Local hero Debbie remains one of […]