ST BRIGIDS Netball Club is celebrating a premiership trifecta in the Port Stephens Netball Association. The Raymond Terrace-based organisation showcased their senior and junior netball talent at this year’s Grand Finals, bringing home titles in the Senior Three, Intermediate One…
NATURAL exuberance and an instant connection were the main ingredients in Medowie FC’s Under 12 team’s championship-winning formula for the Newcastle Football Community inter district competition. Assembling as a squad for the first time, the young Bumblebees savoured a bumper…
SHE may have been pipped for a medal but Tomaree High School’s rising sprint hurdler Anna Taylor-Anderson continues to show her prowess on the athletics track. The thirteen year old prodigy from Salamander Bay produced another personal best time to…
TIRELESS Nelson Bay FC player-official Joel Gebuehr has continued a family tradition. Energetic Joel took out the prestigious Vicki McCleer Club Person of the Year Award at the Bay’s recent Presentation Night, in recognition of his sterling service and commitment.…
RAYMOND Terrace native Olivia Higgins will make her rugby league international debut with the world champion Jillaroos in this year’s Pacific Championships series. The Newcastle Knights hooker was rewarded for her strong performances in the NRLW competition this season with…
WHEN rugby union journeyman Hugh Thompson ventured to Bill Strong Oval two summers ago he didn’t envisage a life-changing scenario. The former top grade prop gave Manly Rugby Club 32 years of sterling service before moving from Sydney’s northern beaches…
NELSON Bay Netball Association is flourishing with young talent. With a view to the future, selectors have identified their emerging prospects and named strong squads for their 2025 junior representative program. Some of the finest young netballers in the Port…
INSPIRATIONAL netball mentor Ashleigh Martin is this year’s recipient of Nelson Bay Netball Association’s prestigious Coach of the Year Award. The senior representative ace enjoyed a successful introduction to coaching this season – guiding the Vipers club to a Grand…
EMERGING Port Stephens cricketer Lucas Vincent has taken a giant step towards selection in the NSW Country Under 17s representative squad. The Tomaree High schoolboy smashed his highest-ever score of 172 for Newcastle at last week’s Under 19 Country Colts…
A BATCH of homespun footballers have created a slice of history by winning their first-ever Newcastle Football Zone League 3 championship title. Shaun Shelley’s courageous Nelson Bay FC first grade warriors are celebrating grand final glory after sinking the Garden…