CORLETTE superfish Ebony Nix has savoured fresh success in the swimming pool. The talented sixteen-year-old underlined her potential with a six medal haul at last week’s Speedo NSW Senior State Age Swimming Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. Ebony was crowned NSW champion for both the 50m and 100m freestyle in

DUAL State schoolboys representative Mason Kelman has capped a momentous 2024 by taking out the coveted Port Stephens Primary Schools Sportsperson of the Year award. It was a double celebration for the twelve-year-old powerhouse forward after also being named the top sportsperson at Anna Bay Public School. Young Mason created history earlier

NELSON Bay Junior Rugby Club are rich in talent and boast some of the best young prospects in the NSW Country region. Last Friday evening the Gropers experienced grand final heartbreak when three of their teams stumbled at the final hurdle of the 2024 Hunter Junior Rugby Spring Sevens series. There

A HOST of Port Stephens schools have been selected to participate in the Newcastle Jets’ Jets:LEARN program this year. Delivered in partnership with Greater Bank, the initiative is helping students stay active, build life skills, and connect with their sporting heroes. In an exciting addition, 20 lucky Hunter schools that registered for

PORT Stephens Athletics Club hopefuls are flourishing under the guidance of master coach Bob Walkley. After their record-breaking feats at the recent Port Hunter Zone Athletics Championships at Federal Park in Wallsend, the future is looking bright across all age divisions. Six of the 38 zone records smashed at the championship meet

ELITE Port Stephens bodyboarders Kane Brewer, Hayden Pisani, Nathan Price and Hamish Jenkins continue to rule the waves at Box Beach. The talented quartet remain in the mix for the Port Stephens District Bodyboarders Club Opens championship series title after skilful performances in the preliminary rounds. Prominent Boat Harbour surfer Pisani,

RAYMOND Terrace lawn bowls legend Lee Schraner is on top of the world. The 42-year-old Australian Jackaroo maestro etched his name in the record books when he claimed a second World Champion of Champions bowls title in Auckland. Schraner toppled young New Zealand champion Aiden Takarua in the final in straight

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

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