ONE of the Coffs Coast’s best young basketballers has won a gold medal while representing her state. Alexis Plater was part of the NSW women’s team that won this year’s Under 20 National Championships in Ballarat. Plater and her NSW…
ROOKIE netball juniors Shaela Gilbert and Maeve Lewis are lapping up their on-court experiences across the Hunter region. The Year Six pupils at St Michael’s Catholic Primary School Nelson Bay have underlined their potential with impressive performances in recent weeks.…
NELSON Bay Neptunes touch football is a force to be reckoned with on the NSW sporting scene. At the recent Junior State Cup Northern Conference tournament staged in Dubbo, the Neptunes performed with distinction to reach the top four in…
ANGLERS from either side of the Singing Bridge celebrated the annual Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest Fishing Challenge Shield on Sunday 2 March at the Hawks Nest Golf Club. Fishermen, fisherwomen and fisherkids from the Tea Gardens Country Club Fishing Club and…
THE Boathouse Resort 39th Ladies Classic Golf Tournament was held last week at Hawks Nest Golf Club. More than 240 players from 46 clubs, from as far away as Norfolk Island, Surfers Paradise, Wollongong, and the Sydney and Hunter regions,…
THERE was not a single Gloucester Veteran Golfer able to play to their handicap in the veterans’ outing at the Gloucester course on Tuesday 4 March. Ken Kelly did best just one under for a win on a heavy course…
THE forecast of scattered showers didn’t deter the finalists in the annual Bonnie Hazelwood 4s from fronting up to do battle for the honor of winning this trophy, and what a battle it was, with the team of Jenny Burley,…
TOMAREE High School continues to prove a thriving nursery for sporting talent. Renowned for its athletic prowess in various codes, the school can boast a distinguished honour roll of emerging representatives across the board. Eight promising touch football students are…
THE future of the beach is bright, as this year’s Nippers presentations showed. Held on Sunday 10 March at the Bennetts Beach clubhouse, the awards saw 137 Nippers commended for their efforts this past season. Parents, grandparents and friends watched…
THE clouds were threatening for the small group who turned up for the Opening Day for the Gloucester Golf Ladies on Wednesday 5 March, for an Individual Stableford. The testing conditions of squally showers dampened the scores with Myrelle Fraser,…