HILLDALE’S Shelby-Lee Wintle has claimed the 66kg elite female title at the Australian Boxing Championships. Training at Paterson Boxing Gym under renowned coach Greg Tindall since she was 15, Shelby-Lee has spent the past decade honing her craft, amassing 23…
OVER 1,000 students across the Mid North Coast are lacing up their boots this term as they take part in the Newcastle Jets’ Jets:LEARN program. Among local schools involved are Bulahdelah Central School, St. Joseph’s Primary Gloucester, Tinonee Public School,…
HORSE and rider numbers were significantly up from last year at the recent Dungog Show and conditions were perfect for a great couple of days of competition in the Campdraft, Stock Horse, Local Classes, Led, Rider, Hack and Sporting. Friday’s…
CAPTAIN Pat Cummins has described the “hurt” of Australia crashing to their heaviest home Test defeat by runs against India, marking a disastrous start to their bid to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar trophy. After bowling India out for 150 on day…
SOMEWHERE in Perth, a driver owes the quick medical response he received following a heart attack to the legacy of Phillip Hughes. The same goes for a patron at the WACA, who had to be revived by a doctor during…
STROUD is now home to a large and energetic Little Athletics group, bringing sport and enjoyment to a new generation of kids from the town and surrounding areas. At the inaugural “Come and Try Day” held on Monday 21 October,…
PROMISING Stroud Seals swimmers Caitlin McDonald, Dan Tatchell and Saxon Hayes claimed gold at the recent North Coast Swimming Championships in Port Macquarie. The talented trio showed their credentials with encouraging victories; recording personal best times in their respective age…
RISING Stroud Seals Swimming Club prospects Nelly Flannery and Lachlan Webster collected bronze medals at the recent NSW Long Course Qualifying meet at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. Fourteen-year-old Nelly claimed a podium spot in her only event, the 200m…
THE Dungog Working Dog Trials were held last weekend, 19 and 20 October, at Dungog Showground. The annual competition attracted around 50 entries, with competitors and their dogs travelling from all over NSW. There were plenty of Dungog Shire trainers…
REGULAR pick-up soccer matches in the schoolyard have inspired a momentous sporting achievement for a batch of pupils at Booral Public School. Established in 1865, the family-orientated community school has created history by winning its first-ever NSW Primary Schools Sports…