HE hails from the historic Foxton Rugby Club on the north island of New Zealand and has quickly left his mark across the Tasman on the Hunter Suburban Men’s competition. Nineteen-year-old playmaker Khace Petera is the name on everyone’s lips as the Nelson Bay Gropers continue their resurgence in the 2024

JUMPING her way to athletic excellence is spring-heeled Medowie schoolgirl Dixie Conlon. The boom sixteen-year-old will take a huge leap towards international glory when she represents Australia at the upcoming Oceania Athletics Championships in Fiji. All eyes will be on the Catherine McAuley Catholic College student when she dons the green and

SURFING sensation Eden Hasson is the toast of Port Stephens after helping the triumphant Australian Irukandjis secure overall gold at the International Surfing Association World Junior Championships in El Salvador. The seventeen-year-old Boat Harbour native and reigning National Under 18s champion, along with Merewether’s Ocean Lancaster, is celebrating a momentous feat

ONE Mile Beach played host to Triathlon Port Stephens, one of the biggest (and wettest) triathlons on the sport’s calendar, on Saturday 11 May. Close to a thousand triathletes swarmed the beach, seeking three-sport glory in the 12th year of Triathlon Port Stephens, enduring wet weather that would have had

EXPLORING the iconic football landmarks of spectacular Spain is a dream come true for Tanilba Bay schoolboy Tyler Bews. From the grandeur of Barcelona’s Camp Nou, the former home of Argentinian wizard and all time great Lionel Messi, to the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid – just two of

A STINT with Edmonton Leprechaun Tigers in the Canadian Rugby series last season has given barnstorming Nelson Bay forward Jordan Byfield a new lease of life. In his comeback match for the Gropers in last Saturday’s Hunter Suburban Mens Rugby local derby tilt with Medowie at Bill Strong Oval, a rejuvenated

WHEN Anna Bay’s decorated touch football referee John Clark asks for performance feedback from his family there is every indication he will savour the reply. The highly regarded official from Nelson Bay Touch Football Association (NBTFA) has two ideal companions to confide in – his sports loving wife Sam and 24-year-old

TRAVERSING the scenic Port Stephens waterways is a way of life for Fingal Bay’s newly minted paddler Sandra Lyons. Since taking up the sport of dragon boat racing three years ago the naturally gifted Lyons had developed her craft in leaps and bounds and is now regarded one of the finest

THEY may concede a wealth of top grade experience but Northern Hawks rugby league team continue to win the hearts of Newcastle Denton Engineering Cup enthusiasts with their courage on the field. It was a case of so close but yet too far for the brave Hawks last Saturday after