Natalie Van Coevorden winning UKG IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie. Photo: Korupt Vision.
NATALIE Van Coevorden and Henrik Goesch have claimed the women’s and men’s professional titles at UKG IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie, with both athletes impressing on their way to the top step of the podium. Poor water quality due to recent heavy rain meant that the swim portion of the event was cancelled, with athletes beginning […]
Cass Garvan in training mode ahead of the Port Macquarie IRONMAN 70.3 event. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
CAMDEN Haven’s Cass Garvan dug deep to accomplish a personal milestone on Sunday, 4 May, completing the Port Macquarie IRONMAN 70.3 race for the first time. Her journey into this demanding sport was spurred by a desire for a new challenge, along with an invitation from her close friend Louise Beale. “I had set myself […]
The team that made it happen: Paul Oppedisano of PJO Electrical, Allan Guihot, Principal of St Columba Anglican School, Tony Judge, President of Iona FC and Phillip Andrews, General Manager of Football Mid North Coast. Photo: Supplied
IONA Football Club teams can now compete on home turf due to a major upgrade of their sporting facilities. The Port Macquarie club now has field lights that meet official football standards, as the result of a grant from the Northern NSW Football Facilities Fund. Tony Judge, President of the Iona Football Club, said the […]
Secretary Julie Bullivant, President Jill Drury and former president John Hinks. Photo: Bill Harrow.
PORT Macquarie croquet player Tony Croft has finished tenth in the NSW Golf Croquet Open Singles Championship, played in Glendale. The competition attracted a record field with more than 300 games played at the Lake Macquarie Croquet Centre between 11-14 April. Canberra’s Mark Scruton won the championship final against Peter Landrebe of Cammeray. Golf Croquet […]
New signing Tiffany Reynolds, Dolphins volunteer court announcer Nik Lipovac and club mascot ‘Phin’.
THE Port Dolphins senior women’s team has signed Tiffany Reynolds, a highly respected power forward from Toronto, Canada. After graduating from Lakehead University in Ontario, the 25-year-old spent the 2023-24 season in Nicaragua, where she was named All-Star Guard and selected in the league’s “All-Star 5”. Tiffany arrived in Port Macquarie several weeks ago after […]
Simon Gandy in his NS14 ‘Upbeat’, who blitzed the fleet in the first race.
THE Port Macquarie Sailing Club held two Easter Cup races on Sunday, 20 April. “The forecast was for a lightish Easterly, but it never even really got that strong,” said the club’s publicity officer Jeff Walsh. “The first race started in a light little breeze for the first lap, but by the second lap, whole […]
Shoot Football players at a holiday camp with Tony Judge at the hockey fields in Port Macquarie.
SHOOT Football Academy’s U12s and U13s players have returned from the UK, where they trained with English Premier League (EPL) clubs at their facilities. Shoot Football founder and coach Tony Judge, arranged tours, training sessions and “friendlies” with the likes of Luton Town, Liverpool, Fulham, Tottenham, AFC Wimbledon and Wrexham. “We’ve been organising trips to […]
Coffs Harbour Breakers and Sawtell/Toormina Saints play off this weekend at Richardson Park.
AFTER a rain affected opening round and a week off for Easter, the AFL North Coast season resumes this weekend with Round 2 matches in Sawtell, Woolgoolga, and Port Macquarie. The Coffs Harbour Breakers and Sawtell/Toormina Saints face off in their first local derby of the season on Saturday afternoon at Richardson Park, as part […]
Mary Fowler is set for a long stint on the sidelines. Photo: AP Photo/Daniel Cole.
MATILDAS star Mary Fowler has ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and is in a race against time to play in next year’s home Asian Cup. Manchester City had been hopeful the brilliant winger had avoided the dreaded injury, suffered when she appeared to wrench her right knee while overstretching for the ball on Sunday. […]
MacKillop teammates Nikita Poltorasky and Mitchell Hagenbach. Photo: supplied.
DREAMS have come true for two MacKillop College students who have been selected to play in the International Youth Football Tournament in Tokyo. Nikita Poltorasky of Port Macquarie will represent Northern NSW Football in the only U14 Boys team it is taking to the tournament, which runs from 28 April – 9 May. Outside of […]
