SWIMMING at Tea Gardens Pool was celebrated with the return of the Myall Masters to the lanes in anticipation of the season’s meets and competitions. Just in time for the long weekend and school holidays, the Tea Gardens Pool was reopened by its new managers, Hughes Swimming, after an extensive
Myall Coast Sport
Tea Gardens Hawks RLFC honour stars after outstanding 2024 season
PLAYERS, partners and family flocked to the Tea Gardens Hotel on Saturday 19 October for the Tea Gardens Hawks’ annual presentation night. The night's purpose, to recognise the achievements and performances of the 2024 season, was augmented by the joy many players exhibited in sitting down and catching up with their
Bronze medals for top Seals swimmers at NSW Long Course qualifying meet
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 backstroke, after clipping 1.35 seconds off her personal best time, while
State Knockout championship title for historic Booral Public School footballers
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 Association Small Schools Football Knockout tournament. Competing in the Division Three category
International honours for Raymond Terrace league legend Olivia Higgins
RAYMOND Terrace native Olivia Higgins will make her rugby league international debut with the world champion Jillaroos in this year’s Pacific Championships series. The Newcastle Knights hooker was rewarded for her strong performances in the NRLW competition this season with selection in a powerful Australian squad for test matches against the
Mariah Saunders represents Hunter region and receives sponsorship
MARIAH Saunders made history when she represented the Hunter in an inter-regional competition at Homebush on Wednesday, 25 September. Mariah is a member of the first ever Hunter School Sports Association's Girls Primary Rugby League team, which took on South Coast and Sydney West last week. In order to make
Double disappointment for rising rugby league star Lilly-Ann White
PORT Stephens rugby league sensation Lilly-Ann White has experienced grand final heartbreak for the second time this season. The emerging Newcastle Knights fullback tasted defeat in the Harvey Norman NSW Womens premiership decider last weekend at CommBank Stadium – just five months after experiencing a grand final loss in the Under
Celebrating 40 Years of social golf
RSL sub branches meet for inaugural tournament
CAMARADERIE was palpable at the inaugural Tea Gardens RSL Sub-Branch Bowls Tournament, hosted at Tea Gardens Country Club on the weekend. The event was open to all RSL Sub-Branches within the Central Coast, Newcastle, Greater Hunter and NSW Mid-Coast districts, and was sponsored by the RSL NSW Sport and Recreation Program.
Hawks Nest golf champion Kasey teaching kids on the fundamentals of golf
AS a budding golfer on the Hawks Nest fairways, Kasey Henshaw carved out an impressive playing record before joining the professional ranks. Local golfing enthusiasts would remember the diminutive dynamo winning ladies championships as a fresh-faced teenager and figuring prominently with older brother Ryan in Pennant-winning teams. She would later join the