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

EARLY Hawks got the fundraising started with a classic Bunnings BBQ held at Heatherbrae on Saturday, 23 September. “After a very successful year for the Myall River Hawks Junior Rugby League teams, Ryan and I decided to start fundraising now for next year,” Leah Saunders told News Of The Area.

HAVE speed will travel is the motto for emerging Port Stephens sprint queen Summah Harrison. Dubbed the ‘Corlette Express’, seventeen-year-old Summah is carving her niche on the athletics track with gold medal winning performances in elite competition. The teenage sensation has stamped herself the fastest sprinter for her age in the

NELSON Bay Netball Association (NBNA) stalwarts Sue Holloway, Rebecca Keating and Amanda Wilks have been bestowed with Life Membership pins. The tireless trio are valuable volunteers and major contributors to the NBNA and were officially recognised for their many years of sterling service at the Association’s recent AGM. Holloway served the

A GROUP of martial arts exponents from the Port Stephens region have done their country proud at this year’s International Taekwondo Federation World Games in Korea. Leading students from the Titan Martial Arts School in Raymond Terrace were part of a strong United ITF Taekwon-Do Australian team that brought home

MATESHIP and on-field connection have proved the main ingredients for success for the Nelson Bay FC Under 13s soccer team. As the reigning Northern NSW Champion of Champions side for their age group, the Marlins have made an impact in Newcastle inter district football with their abundance of talent and

THE start of the athletics season for Raymond Terrace Athletics Centre was bittersweet. The excitement of being able to return to Vi Barnett field after having to relocate to the Maitland Regional Athletics Centre last season, due to serious flood damage, was overshadowed by the sudden passing of Bill Mackenzie

ON Sunday 22 October, droves of intrepid competitors will head to Port Stephens for the Fingal Bay Sprint Series Adventure Race. Teams of two will be giving it their all in a race that features running, mountain biking and kayaking elements. Sponsored by Port Stephens Council, the race’s Full Course consists

NELSON Bay AFL sensation Taylor Smith is a young midfielder in a big hurry. A promising career with the new Sydney Swans AFLW franchise beckons for the gifted Tomaree High school girl who has carved her niche in the Hunter Central Coast AFL junior and senior ranks. The outstanding sixteen-year-old Nelson