NELSON Bay Hockey Club have unearthed three outstanding junior prospects from their burgeoning talent pool. Promising colts Kellen Royes, Finn Jones and Charlie Williams created history for the Bays this season with selection in NSW representative squads. It was the first time since the club’s inception in the early 1980s that three

PORT Stephens Pythons returned to the winners list in the Newcastle District Cricket Gilmore Cup Masters Twenty20 series with an emphatic seven wicket triumph over Belmont Whips at King Park. In a dominant team performance, the Pythons outfit outclassed their rivals to chalk up their first win of the season

A HUGE programme of events has been organised for visiting veteran golfers this year. The week of golf known as the Port Stephens Accommodations Week of Golf 2023 is an annual event for female and male golfers aged over 55 years of age and is so popular it was fully

FITNESS is a way of life for leading Port Stephens personal trainer Tim Hayes. When he’s not helping the local community achieve their fitness goals at his Nelson Bay centre, the respected fitness guru can be found honing his defensive skills in the sport of ultimate frisbee. The Medowie native was

LEG spin wizard Shane Warne inspired generations of budding cricketers across the globe during an illustrious international career that spanned nearly two decades. One of the prospective young bowlers he influenced was Corlette’s Tyler McInnes – a rising talent with the Stockton and Northern Districts club in the Newcastle District

RESPECTED Port Stephens soccer mentor Matt Morris has been recognised for his enormous contribution to grassroots and community football. The Medowie FC stalwart capped a prosperous 2023 season when recently presented with the Northern NSW Local Champion Community Football Coach of the Year Award. A chuffed Morris accepted the trophy at

OBTAINING an American college sporting scholarship is a traditional pathway for emerging golfers seeking to secure a ticket on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour. For sixteen-year-old Port Stephens prodigy Amy Squires of Boat Harbour that scenario could become a reality after her superb achievements this year on the golf

THREE more Newcastle Zone titles have been won by Soldiers Point bowlers, making eight titles in all - a club record! The prestigious Open Pairs Final was played between two Soldiers Point teams Paul Russell and Gavin Kelly versus Leigh Penman and Daniel Collaros. In a keenly contested game, Kelly and

NELSON BAY’S emerging crop of touch football talent are the toast of the region after stand out performances at this year’s National Youth Championships on the Sunshine Coast. Mixing it with the best junior players across the nation, the Hunter Western Hornets underlined their depth of skill by reaching

NELSON Bay soccer prodigy Isaac Seehusen is heading to the National Premier League. The promising twelve year old winger is ready for the step up in class when he joins the Under 13s Newcastle Jets Academy squad for the elite Sydney-based NPL competition in 2024. It is a huge accomplishment by