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

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

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

NELSON Bay Junior Rugby Club will field a record six teams in this Friday’s (6 December) Hunter Spring Rugby Sevens finals at Ernie Calland Fields in Gateshead. The Gropers topped their group in both the Under-17 Boys and Under-13 Girls divisions and will be joined by the club’s two Under-15 Girls

PORT Stephens Dragon Boat Club has jagged a joint venture with Central Coast Sea Dragons for major interstate competition regattas. The partnership enabled both clubs to compete at the recent Pan Pacific Masters Games on the Gold Coast under the moniker of Port Central - Two Tribes. A strong contingent of 42