AUSTRALIA’s best bodyboarders are preparing to test their skills in the surf at the upcoming prestigious Box Fest carnival in Port Stephens. The cream of the nation’s bodyboarding talent will gather at the secluded Box Beach – located within Tomaree…
PORT Stephens Pythons trump cards Jarrod Moxey and Shawn Davies have produced one of the finest ever performances with bat and ball in a single day’s cricket. The Pythons duo are the toast of the region after spearheading their all-conquering…
WHEN netball educator Pearl Manton formed the Karuah Pearls Netball Club three years ago, she identified genuine potential in her band of fresh-faced rookies. Participating in the Net Set Go program, the energetic ten-year-olds demonstrated their natural skills on the…
EMERGING Raymond Terrace swimmer Sebastian Webster has entered 2024 with an extra spring in his step. The fourteen-year-old Para breaststroke find achieved an important milestone last month when he collected a bronze medal at the NSW Senior State Age Swimming…
TOMAREE High School run machine Lucas Vincent has reached another milestone in his burgeoning cricket career. In a glowing endorsement of his raw potential, the sixteen-year-old NSW Combined High Schools representative finished leading run scorer at the recent NSW Country…
THE Port Stephens Yacht Club (PSYC) participated in the much anticipated Commodores Cup series last week. Two races sailed between Soldiers Point past the Anchorage resort to the mouth of the Tea Gardens river marker named the Wedding Cake Mark…
MEET outstanding eleven-year-old athlete Maalaa McLennan – the toast of Port Stephens Netball Association. The promising goal attack was the name of everyone’s lips last week after gaining selection in the Australian Indigenous Under 13 Schoolgirls team for a tournament…
RUBBING shoulders with world class colleagues on the training field has inspired Port Stephens rugby league dynamo Lilly-Ann White to unprecedented heights. The gifted utility who hails from Tea Gardens has secured a two-year NRLW development contract with the mighty…
THE all-conquering Port Stephens Pythons have consolidated top spot in the 2023-24 Newcastle District Suburban Cricket Division One competition. Resounding limited overs victories over Glendale Old Boys in the lead up to Christmas and third placed Warners Bay last weekend…
A LIFETIME passion for martial arts has reaped many rewards for decorated Raymond Terrace karate instructor Bob King. Self defence and durability are synonymous with the super fit master who has taught martial arts to adults and children in the…