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 […]
Senior men’s coach Shaun Buckley, captain Sam Wilson, senior women’s captain Olivia Mara and senior women’s coach Craig Bulmer.
LAKE Cathie Football Club (LCFC) is gearing up for an exciting season in 2025 with the announcement of new playing opportunities for senior women’s and men’s sides. The Lake Cathie senior men’s side will enter the Football Mid North Coast Zone Premier League in first grade, while their female counterparts will compete in the inaugural […]
Cooper Barnes in the driver’s seat.
BONNY Hills speedster Cooper Barnes is turning heads on the motorsport circuit after recent performances in the Bridgestone GR86 Championships in New Zealand. The series features a competitive field of 25 cars, featuring drivers from Australia and New Zealand, who compete over six rounds. The competition began on 22 November 2024 at Taupo International Motorsport […]
Frank Raczka and Chicka Thompson - Winners of Monday Monthly Pairs.
3rd MARCH, 2025 In Wednesday Social Bowls Dave Harvey and Steve McGregor claimed first prize. The Runners Up were Howard Burrows, Reggie Robb and Rod Quirk. Voucher winners were Bob Carr, Ian Hodgkinson, Dave Harvey, Steve McGregor and Dave Jones. In the Friday Cashpot Triples the major prize winners were Brian Kirkwood, Ian Hodgkinson and […]
Organisers were impressed by the competitors' attitudes and skills, like those of Coffs Harbour’s Jarrah White.
CYCLONE Alfred made its presence felt at Rainbow Beach in Bonny Hills last weekend, where 85 of the state’s best young surfers tackled rough ocean conditions in the Reflections Cadet Cup. One of the highlights was a workshop run by World Surf League contender Callum Robson. Supported by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, Robson attended the event […]
Gary Peters, Dale Rabbett, Arthur Poynting.
WHEN the Gloucester Veteran Golfers played their fifth round of their Summer Cup on Tuesday 14 January Gary Peters turned in a score showing a handy two-point lead over the field. The day was warm and fine which was a nice change over the damp Tuesday of the previous week although the course was […]
Judy Sheely's team.
WE CERTAINTLY got a warm welcome back for 2025 for our first Point Score competition and it was good to have 18 ladies venture out with a welcome to Catherine Chen whom we welcome from Scone. We managed to have 10 ends of Triples before the heat chased us indoors. Suzanne Cross,Joan Ridgeway and […]
Steve Smith is under a fitness cloud for Australia's tour of Sri Lanka after injuring an elbow. Photo: Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS.
STAND-IN Australian captain Steve Smith has suffered an elbow injury just 10 days out from the first Test in Sri Lanka, potentially delaying his departure for a crucial pre-series camp. The 35-year-old damaged his right elbow while throwing in the field for the Sydney Sixers in their washed-out Big Bash League derby against the […]
Thirty-nine of the region’s juniors have been selected to the Sydney Swans Academy.
AFL North Coast’s best juniors have been selected to the QBE Sydney Swans Academy squads for 2025. Thirty-nine of the region’s juniors will benefit from the Swans Academy’s professional development program, with a record ten players chosen to be part of the Swans Academy’s top-end programs. The QBE Sydney Swans Academy exists to […]
