THE Final of the Newcastle Zone Triples was played at Soldiers Point last week. Strong teams from the Raymond Terrace Jets and Soldiers Point had progressed through three rounds to play this game before an appreciative crowd. The teams were Dave Tarrant, Leigh

THEY may have experienced slim pickings in the championship title department but Nelson Bay FC can reflect on a meritorious season in the Newcastle Football Federation. With twelve of their 20 competitive teams from Under 12s to Zone League Two qualifying for the interdistrict finals series and five sides reaching

CORLETTE’S Ruth Wilson has just completed a stint as juror at the Women’s World Hot Air Balloon Championship. A hot air balloon pilot for many years, Ruth has just participated as one of three FAI approved Jurors to rule on protests at the fifth Women’s World Hot Air Ballooning Championship,

GRAND Final fever has gripped the region with Port Stephens Family of League preparing for their eleventh annual Charity Bowls Day event on Sunday September 24 at Nelson Bay Bowling Club. Staged just seven days before the NRL Grand Final, the tradition of dressing in your favourite rugby league team

THE RAYMOND Terrace Magpies are the toast of Port Stephens after securing back-to-back rugby league premierships in the Newcastle-Hunter Conference. James Ross’ mighty Magpies were crowned B Grade champions for 2023 after skittling rivals Abermain Hawks 16-6 in last Saturday’s Grand Final at Lakeside Sporting Complex. The premiership triumph caps off

THEIR female counterparts suffered premiership heartbreak but there’s no doubting the Raymond Terrace Magpies mens rugby league team are bound for Grand Final glory. The high flying Magpies are players on a mission this Saturday when they square off with rivals Abermain Hawks in the Newcastle Hunter B Grade Grand

WITH the approaching start to the new athletics season, Raymond Terrace Athletics Centre athletes are keen to again be able to compete at Vi Barnett Field, their home field, in Kangaroo Street, after spending the entire of last season at Maitland Regional Athletics Centre following devastating floods. Raymond Terrace athletes

TWO out of three ain’t bad is the new catch cry for local soccer giants Medowie FC. Established in the Port Stephens region since 1979, the club is celebrating a Newcastle Football junior interdistrict championship double after clinching Grand Final victories in the Under 12 and Under 14 Division One

THEY are the brains trust of Port Stephens Power AFL senior women's team with a wealth of experience and the ability to inspire team mates with their natural ball skills and on field acumen. Meet Power stalwarts Airlie Everill, Josie Johnson, Justine Hourihan and Renee Selby, the seasoned quartet who

HUNTER regional rugby league representative coach Russell Grigg has achieved it all. The experienced mentor – who guided Western Suburbs Rosellas to a women's premiership and Newcastle-Maitland to a NSW Country Championship title last season – came within a whisker of duplicating those deeds in 2023. His talented Raymond Terrace Magpies