THE gentle clicks of mallet on ball and ball on ball drifted across the Sawtell caravan park earlier this week as the Sawtell Croquet Club hosted the NSW State Ricochet Croquet tournament. The five-day event attracted competitors from the Hunter Valley, the Central Coast, the Clarence Valley, Lismore, Ballina and Ipswich. The

  SAWTELL FC were announced club of the year for Female Football Week at the Northern NSW Football awards night last Saturday at Lake Macquarie. The largest club on the North Coast put on a series of female focused events including coaching clinics, BBQ’s, competitions and meet and greet sessions to celebrate

  THE Sawtell Panthers under 13s are having a brilliant season. And their domination of their Group 2 Junior Rugby League competition was on full display in their 46-6 victory against Smithtown during the latest round of matches at Rex Hardaker Oval. As they have done all season, the Panthers dominated their opponents

  THE Coffs United Lions roared to a 5-0 win over the Northern Storm last Sunday to remain four points clear at the top of the CPL ladder. A hat-trick from 18 year old Mabior Garang with goals from Jemila Oko and Chris Dooley sealed the points which made Mabior the marksman

  NORTHERN Storm’s Julia Etel won North Coast’s Newcastle and Permanent Volunteer of the Month for June. Julia coaches the under 9s and manages the under 11s at the Northern Storm Football Club where she makes a big difference. Club President Michael Lloyd told the News Of The Area, “Julia Etel has been

  COFFS United celebrated Female Football Week (FFW) with clinics, coaching, BBQ’s, social matches and a guard of honour for the senior women's match. The build up to Female Football Week had been growing over the past month as Coffs United Club Secretary and coach for the under 16s girls, Brett Hodgekiss

  LOCAL lawn bowls phenom Joseph Clarke is a newly crowned Australian junior champion, after winning the Australian Open Under-18 title on the Gold Coast last week. The 16-year-old won the national title with a 21-15 victory in the final against Central Coast bowler Bailey Meti. The Park Beach Bowls Club member qualified

  THE Boambee Bombers blitzed Sawtell FC 5-1 in the Coastal Premier League last Saturday at Toormina Oval. It was another commanding display in the middle of the park for midfield talisman and Boambee captain Mitchell Brewster who intercepted Sawtell attacks, kept possession and attacked with measured passes in transition play. “Compared to