World number one ranking for Anna Bay touch football referee John Clark Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 22, 2024August 22, 2024 ANNA Bay touch football identity John Clark has achieved the ultimate recognition on the international stage. The Nelson Bay Touch Football stalwart was named the top senior referee in the universe after representing Australia at the recent World Cup tournament in the United Kingdom. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's
Premiers Nelson Bay tumble out of Hunter Suburban Mens Rugby title race Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 20, 2024 NELSON Bay Rugby Club’s hopes of back-to-back Hunter Suburban Mens Rugby titles have been shattered. Cooks Hill Brown Snakes sent the Gropers tumbling out of premiership calculations with a gripping 12-7 victory in last weekend’s preliminary final at Newcastle No 2 Sportsground. It was a bitter pill to swallow for Michael Wiringi’s
Tomaree High student Ali Mitchell earns NSW CHS touch football spurs Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 20, 2024 PORT Stephens touch football dynamo Ali Mitchell is a schoolgirl athlete on a mission. At seventeen years of age the Shoal Bay native is one of the country’s rising prospects and a player to watch at the upcoming National Youth Touch Football Championships at Coffs Harbour. The gifted Mitchell will represent NSW
Northern Hawks post nine tries in 44-12 win over Kurri Bulldogs Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 20, 2024 NORTHERN Hawks Rugby League Club are reaping dividends from their youth policy in the Newcastle Rugby League Denton Engineering Cup series. The rejuvenated Hawks stretched their unbeaten streak to five matches after thumping the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs 44-12 last weekend at Tomaree Sports Ground. Fielding a batch of local junior products,
Australia’s oldest surviving Olympian still plays croquet in Hawks Nest Myall Coast Sport Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 13, 2024 AT 98, Australia’s oldest surviving Olympian still keeps his competitive edge sharp at the Myall Park Croquet Club and Hawks Nest Bridge Club. Gordon Ingate OAM’s Olympic sport was sailing, and his story is a long and impressive one which features missed opportunities and eventual success. Gordon originally
Au revoir: Paris Olympics close with star-studded show Myall Coast Sport Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 13, 2024 SETTING out to prove that topping Paris isn't mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars as it took over Olympic hosting duties for 2028 from the French capital, which closed out its 2024 Games just as they started - with
Bright start to NRLW for local rugby league sensation Lilly-Ann White Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 13, 2024 PORT Stephens rugby league sensation Lilly-Ann White is relishing her education in the National Rugby League Womens (NRLW) competition. The eighteen-year-old Newcastle Knights rookie has experienced mixed fortunes in two NRLW appearances for the reigning premiers during the past fortnight. Head Coach Ben Jefferies blooded the Raymond Terrace Roosters junior product on
Gropers’ Fab Five a credit to Nelson Bay and Hunter Suburban Rugby Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 13, 2024 THEY are resilient, lionhearted, reliable and widely respected and perform each game with little fanfare. Every team has them, the dedicated bunch with top-class attitudes that fly under the radar and refuse to let their teammates down in a gripping contest. Meet tireless warriors Ryan Marsall, Liam Keating, Sam Rocher, Dan Arnfield
Nelson Bay Gropers face do-or-die battle in Hunter Suburban Rugby finals Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 13, 2024 SINGLETON Rugby Club toppled premiers Nelson Bay 23-22 in a Hunter Suburban Grand Final qualifier at Newcastle’s No 2 Sportsground last weekend. With inspirational skipper Jackson Walsh leading the way, the Red Bulls staged a second half revival to edge out the Gropers and book a spot in this year’s
Aussie swimmers put silver touches on Paris campaign Camden Haven Sport Coffs Coast Sport Myall Coast Sport Nambucca Valley Sport Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 6, 2024 A QUIET achiever and three megastars have put a finishing silver polish on Australia's third-best campaign at an Olympic pool. Unheralded Meg Harris claimed a surprise silver in the women's 50m freestyle at the La Defense Arena on Sunday night. And Australia's women's 4x100m medley relay team - Kaylee McKeown, Emma McKeon,
