FIVE karate exponents from Raymond Terrace have enhanced their martial arts journey at an exclusive international training gathering in Japan. Local students Jake Wallace, Sally Lewis, Tom Page and John Sullivan along with master instructor Shihan Bob King from the Koryu Uchinadi Kenpo Jutsu school in Port Stephens have just returned

MENTORING youngsters comes naturally for local school teacher and netball enthusiast Sue Holloway. Over the past four decades the respected educator has devoted hours into netball development with both the Sutherland Shire and Nelson Bay Netball Associations and has cherished every moment. Sue’s passion for coaching and nurturing junior players was recognised

FRESH from receiving a Sporting Blue award for outstanding achievements in cricket, Tomaree High schoolboy Lucas Vincent returned to the Newcastle District first grade cricket competition in style last weekend. The rising fifteen-year-old cricketer from Salamander Bay padded up for Stockton and Northern Districts against University at Bernie Curran Oval –

AUSTRALIAN tennis greats Todd Woodbridge, Lleyton Hewitt, Patrick Rafter and Pat Cash share more than one thing in common. The Davis Cup-winning legends were discovered as fledgling juniors at local tennis camps in NSW, South Australia, Queensland and Victoria during their formative years in the sport. Participating at a tennis camp is

PORT Stephens Pythons Cricket Club have picked up their first silverware of the 2023-24 season in the Newcastle District Cricket Association. The all conquering Pythons lifted the Denis Broad OAM Twenty20 Cup trophy last Sunday with a pulsating victory over Waratah-Mayfield Red in the title decider at Newcastle’s No 1 Sports

DURING the weekend of 2-3 December 2023, Fingal Beach Surf Lifesaving Club (SLSC) hosted the NSW Interbranch SLSC Championship for the first time in its 59 year history. The event is a collaboration between NSW, Hunter Branch and Fingal Beach SLSC, with over 450 competitors from all over the state descending

PORT Stephens Pythons senior cricketers are on the finals prowl in the Newcastle District Cricket Gilmour Cup Masters Twenty20 competition. On the eve of the finals the Pythons are one of eight clubs in contention for a top four spot in a log jam scenario with three points separating leaders

LEADING Nelson Bay FC coach Craig Watling experienced a memorable season with his Zone League 2 reserve grade side in the Newcastle Football competition in 2023. Despite a Grand Final loss to rivals Cooks Hill United, the astute mentor can reflect on a campaign that netted the club a minor premiership

NELSON Bay Croquet Club organised and hosted the second annual Christmas Bush tournament from Friday 17 to Monday 20 November 2023. The tournament is a Golf Croquet doubles competition with 4 blocks of 8 teams each playing a round-robin of level play followed by a round-robin of handicap play, 224