RAYMOND Terrace lawn bowls legend Lee Schraner is gunning for another world championship title. The 41-year-old Port Stephens maestro has set his sights on capturing gold at this year’s World Bowls Champion of Champions Singles tournament to be staged in…
RAYMOND Terrace Bowling Club are celebrating a year of milestones in 2023. The Port Stephens-based organisation underlined its depth of talent when crowned the NSW Lawn Bowls Club of the Year after outstanding performances in both the men’s and women’s…
TANILBA BAY prodigy Olivia McLoughlin has continued her dominance on the tennis court. At the annual Foreshore Tennis Junior Championships staged at Stockton Tennis Club, the emerging Port Stephens prospect defended her Yellow Ball Girls singles title to underline her…
SETTING sail from A Coruña, Spain, Port Stephens Yacht Club member Kevin Le Poidevin will attempt to achieve his dream of circumnavigating the globe non-stop and single-handed. Sailing around the globe solo and non-stop is undoubtedly a daring feat, one…
THREE weeks ago Corlette sprint sensation Summah Harrison was battling COVID and in extreme doubt for the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships in Perth. Wind the clock forward ten days and the Tomaree High School flash is standing on the…
TOMAREE High School have created some type of record in the Port Stephens region with six students receiving a sporting Blue from the NSW Combined High Schools Sports Association. Outstanding golfer Amy Squires, touch football titans Ali Mitchell and Ava…
FIVE karate exponents from Raymond Terrace have enhanced their martial arts journey at an exclusive international training gathering in Japan. Local students Jake Wallace, Sally Lewis, Tom Page and John Sullivan along with master instructor Shihan Bob King from the…
MENTORING youngsters comes naturally for local school teacher and netball enthusiast Sue Holloway. Over the past four decades the respected educator has devoted hours into netball development with both the Sutherland Shire and Nelson Bay Netball Associations and has cherished…
FRESH from receiving a Sporting Blue award for outstanding achievements in cricket, Tomaree High schoolboy Lucas Vincent returned to the Newcastle District first grade cricket competition in style last weekend. The rising fifteen-year-old cricketer from Salamander Bay padded up for…
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…