Team NSW took home the 2025 Pizzey Cup. Photo: supplied. Noah in action at the All Schools National Tennis Championships. Photo: supplied. IT’S one for the MacKillop College history books. Year 10 student Noah Pociask has become the school’s first national tennis champion. Selected as the only student from Combined Catholic Colleges, Noah competed as […]
Support needed to send teenage sensation Lucy Lund to CrossFit Games
AT JUST 12 years of age, Lucy Lund wandered into a CrossFit gym. What started as a simple “tag along” with a school friend, soon grew into an intense enthusiasm for the variety, challenge, and community that CrossFit offers. Now a teenager, Lucy has placed 26th in the world, which means she has qualified for […]
Under 7 TackleReady participant Jax from the Port Macquarie Blues JRLFC. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
Young footballers learn vital tackling skills
IN 2017 the National Rugby League (NRL), in collaboration with the game’s major stakeholders, set about conducting extensive research and analysis into game delivery and player development models. This led to the creation of the Player Development Framework. The framework is aimed at attracting and retaining participation, fostering personal development, and transitioning talented players into […]
Camden Haven’s Cailan George, Nadia Bligh, Taela Cummins, Hayley Smith, Amaya Barker and Finlay Bell. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
Camden Haven students play curtain-raiser to State of Origin clash
Camden Haven’s Cailan George, Nadia Bligh, Taela Cummins, Hayley Smith, Amaya Barker and Finlay Bell. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Hayley Smith (U17s Port Breakers). Photo:Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Amaya Barker (U15s Port Breakers). Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Finlay Bell (U15s Port Breakers). Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. SIX female Camden Haven High School (CHHS) students have earned the chance to take […]
Young referees Blake Higgins, Hayden Ellis, Rhys Culter, Josh Oliver, Zac Hooligan, Darby Moore and Ella Herbert. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
TackleReady gala day offers ‘invaluable’ experience for young referees
JUNIOR referees took centre stage at the TackleReady Day organised by the Camden Haven Eagles JRLFC at “the Sandpit” at Lake Cathie on Sunday, 18 May. As reported last week, the day commenced with the delivery of the final phase of the NRL’s TackleReady program presented by accredited deliverers. The educational component was followed by […]
Junior league players prepare for tackle footy
Hunter Smith from the Camden Haven Eagles on the attack. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Oliver Kilby from the Camden Haven Eagles sizing up his opposition. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. U7 players in action at the TackleReady day. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. U7 players in action at the TackleReady day. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. U7 players in action at the […]
The Rollers lost to the Coffs Stingrays but won against Newcastle in Round 11. Photos: Sue Stephenson.
Port Macquarie’s Rollers part of Australia’s fastest growing wheelchair sport
The Rollers lost to the Coffs Stingrays but won against Newcastle in Round 11. Photos: Sue Stephenson. The Rollers lost to the Coffs Stingrays but won against Newcastle in Round 11. Photos: Sue Stephenson. Jake Everden joins his father Scott on the court. Photo: Sue Stephenson. Hub leader Meredith Evans with four-time Paralympian Gerry Hewson. […]
Estella Stoner secures National Champion from the saddle
Estella and her horse with some of their recent accolades. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Wauchope’s national champion Estella Sonter. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. The special bond between Estella and her horse. Photo Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. NATIONAL Champion Estella Sonter was only six-years-old when she began her journey into the world of horse riding. She used her family’s move […]
School AFL stars make their mark at NSW state championships
FOUR Hastings region footballers made their presence felt at the NSW Combined High School Sport Association (CHSSA) U15 Boys Australian Football (AFL) championships in Penshurst from 30 April to 2 May. Three action-packed days of competition brought together 10 representative teams from across NSW, with Jack Wilson, Riley Garel, Xavier Mat and Oto Ryan representing […]
Families beg Council to ‘let the kids play’ as field closures continue to disrupt sport
Sharks Blue U14s girls victorious in the rain last Friday night. Photo: supplied. Young players successfully battle the heavy rain. Photo: supplied. Tuffins Lane under water and firmly closed. IT was all smiles on Friday night as the Port Sharks Blue Under 14s girls League Tag team were victorious 12-10 over the Camden Haven Eagles […]
