AUSTRALIAN tennis greats Todd Woodbridge, Lleyton Hewitt, Patrick Rafter and Pat Cash share more than one thing in common. The Davis Cup-winning legends were discovered as fledgling juniors at local tennis camps in NSW, South Australia, Queensland and Victoria during their formative years in the sport. Participating at a tennis camp is

PORT Stephens Pythons Cricket Club have picked up their first silverware of the 2023-24 season in the Newcastle District Cricket Association. The all conquering Pythons lifted the Denis Broad OAM Twenty20 Cup trophy last Sunday with a pulsating victory over Waratah-Mayfield Red in the title decider at Newcastle’s No 1 Sports

DURING the weekend of 2-3 December 2023, Fingal Beach Surf Lifesaving Club (SLSC) hosted the NSW Interbranch SLSC Championship for the first time in its 59 year history. The event is a collaboration between NSW, Hunter Branch and Fingal Beach SLSC, with over 450 competitors from all over the state descending

PORT Stephens Pythons senior cricketers are on the finals prowl in the Newcastle District Cricket Gilmour Cup Masters Twenty20 competition. On the eve of the finals the Pythons are one of eight clubs in contention for a top four spot in a log jam scenario with three points separating leaders

LEADING Nelson Bay FC coach Craig Watling experienced a memorable season with his Zone League 2 reserve grade side in the Newcastle Football competition in 2023. Despite a Grand Final loss to rivals Cooks Hill United, the astute mentor can reflect on a campaign that netted the club a minor premiership

NELSON Bay Croquet Club organised and hosted the second annual Christmas Bush tournament from Friday 17 to Monday 20 November 2023. The tournament is a Golf Croquet doubles competition with 4 blocks of 8 teams each playing a round-robin of level play followed by a round-robin of handicap play, 224

WORLD Cup-winning Diamonds centre Paige Hadley was a popular figure when she hosted a recent clinic at the Port Stephens Netball Association courts at Raymond Terrace. The NSW Swifts midcourt ace and Australian vice captain educated the region’s aspiring netballers on the game’s finer points and provided a glimpse into

INTENSIVE pre-season training is no deterrent for Nelson Bay AFL discovery Taylor Smith. The rising midfield dynamo has undergone gruelling fitness and skills sessions in the lead up to Christmas with the Under 18 Sydney Swans Academy Benchmark Program – and is relishing the task. She is one of a hundred

NELSON Bay Netball Association (NBNA) flicked the switch last week on the lighting upgrade at the netball courts at Tomaree Sports Complex. Members gathered for the official launch of the lighting upgrade of the Association’s six netball courts before sixth round action in the Twilight Netball Series competition. “The LED lighting upgrade