Category: Sport
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Camden Haven High earns quarter-finals finish at All Schools Beach Touch Carnival
A JUNIOR girls side from Camden Haven High School earned a quarter-final finish at the All Schools Beach Touch Carnival held at Maroubra Beach in Sydney on Tuesday 26 November. The carnival allowed students enrolled in the school’s Talented Sport Program (TSP) a chance to compete on a bigger stage and take on students from…
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Group 2 Premiers the Nambucca Roosters begin their 2025 campaign
THIS week marked the beginning of pre-season training for Group 2 Rugby League Premiers, the Nambucca Roosters. A mix of familiar and not so familiar faces converged on Coronation Park, Nambucca Heads, on Tuesday evening to begin a campaign intended to take them into the 2025 finals series and potentially achieve the Holy Grail of…
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Camden Haven High girls undefeated in Summer 7s tournament
CAMDEN Haven High School’s rich vein of rugby league talent was on display at the NRL Summer 7s tournament at Port Macquarie on Thursday, 28 November. The tournament, which served as the culmination of the 2024 secondary school rugby league season, featured 12 high schools from Forster to Kempsey. CHHS fielded teams in the U16…
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Medal success for Port Stephens pickleballers at regional doubles event
WHEN Port Stephens pickleball rookie Gary Wilson was searching for a playing partner for the Barrington Coast Regional Doubles tournament in Taree, he didn’t have to look far. The Boat Harbour native turned to club legend Tony Mayers who suggested Oatley’s Hamish Robertson as a potential candidate. Pairing up for the first time, Wilson and…
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Grand final heartbreak for Nelson Bay FC’s talented rookies
IT may have been a bittersweet finish to their Newcastle Football Community inter-district juniors campaign, but the Nelson Bay FC Under 13s girls can reflect on a season of monumental achievements. Dan Hackett’s newly-formed squad dominated the division two competition until the final day. They were only fifteen minutes away from championship double glory when…
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Port Stephens pentathlete shooting for a place in LA Olympics
NEWLY inducted Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) competitor Amos Vagg has been laser pistol shooting, running, show jumping, epee fencing and swimming his way around the world. He’s participated in Modern Pentathlons in China, Bali and Lithuania since 2019. The dedicated athlete’s training includes, “swimming up to four times weekly before or after work as a…
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Braves go through season undefeated
BELLINGER Valley Braves have been a dominant force in the Far North Coast’s premier representative basketball competition. The Braves had an undefeated regular season on their way to topping the ladder of the Sunshine Basketball Conference men’s season. The Braves capped off a dominant regular season by demolishing the Casino Kings 135-34 in Casino, during…
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Nelson Bay’s Steve Punshon appointed Northern NSW Futsal coach
RESPECTED Nelson Bay Football Club Coaching Director Steve Punshon, spent much of his life shaping the careers of budding soccer players in the United Kingdom. Since emigrating “down under”, the astute Englishman has proved to be a coach to be reckoned with in the Port Stephens region, with Nelson Bay FC. Whether it be in…
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Hawks Nest Ladies Golf
THERE were 41 starters for Saturday’s Stableford event, boosted by visitors from Easts Leisure and Golf, Waratah GC, Club Taree and Roseville GC, playing on our newly renovated fairways. As always, it was close at the top of the leaderboard, Tanya Sinclair finishing with a great 40 points, followed by Jo Scott and Deb Matheson,…
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Bulahdelah Golf Club
ANOTHER big week at the course with 4 full days of golf. Wednesday November 27 was the ladies’ last Monthly Mug and Mug of Mugs. It was Meryl Reinhard’s day with a terrific 66nett and birdie jackpot while Terry Stellema also had a great round of 70nett with only 27putts. Barbie got the 8th NTP…