SURFING, skate boarding and snow boarding are synonymous with free-spirited, eleven-year-old Shoal Bay schoolboy Billy Kearney. The thrill of riding a wave, executing trick shots on a skateboard or manoeuvring a snowboard at Perisher Valley comes natural to the talented…
SOPHIA Smith of the United States leads the way in the Women’s World Cup Golden Boot tally after hitting two goals in USA’s victory over Vietnam on Saturday. Lindsey Horan was also on target in that game, wrapping up the…
MATILDAS coach Tony Gustavsson breathed a huge sigh of relief after Australia triumphed 1-0 against Ireland in an enthralling Women’s World Cup opener, sending the 75,784-strong crowd at Stadium Australia into a frenzy. To the surprise and confusion of the…
NELSON Bay Gropers’ all-conquering mens rugby outfit are the team to beat for this year’s Hunter Suburban Rugby championship. The power-packed Gropers chalked up a twelfth-successive victory last weekend when they crushed the Medowie Marauders 50-0 at Boyd Oval to…
KARUAH Roos will honour their rugby league legends of the past decade at a special presentation dinner next month. The evening function on Saturday August 12 at Karuah RSL Club will follow the Roos’ Old Players Day festivities against Raymond…
A FAMILY holiday frolic in the snow at Perisher Valley has developed into an extreme snowboard and skiing challenge for Anna Bay siblings Beau and Nate Goodwin. Lining up in their first-ever competition, the talented brothers showed raw potential by…
SOLDIERS Point Number 1 pennant bowls team reached the final of the state pennants and in a tense final, lost by two shots to Aaron Sheriff’s Jets (Raymond Terrace) – a club proving to be their nemesis. However, the Number…
LIGHTNING has struck twice for Nelson Bay representative netball teams at this year’s HART State Championships. Twenty-one days after bringing home the NSW Senior Opens Division 3 trophy, the talented Nelson Bay 12-year outfit has conquered all to claim the…
PORT Stephens rugby league whiz kid Lilly-Ann White is a young athlete in a big hurry. The seventeen-year-old Hunter River High School student helped restore some Origin pride after steering NSW Combined High Schools to an Australian Secondary Schools Under…
MEDOWIE Rugby Club has unearthed a real find in dashing winger Max Goodwin. The new recruit has proved a valuable acquisition for the Marauders in the Hunter Suburban Rugby Friday Night Fours mens competition with stand-out performances on the flank.…