Category: Mid North Sport
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TAREE CROQUET CLUB HOPES TO ATTRACT MORE MEMBERS TO THE GREEN
The Taree Croquet Club is hoping to get younger players involved in the game, after losing a few members during the pandemic. It’s not too late for newcomers to take part in the club’s latest tournament, with twilight games starting this week.
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MICHAEL GRASS NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR IN WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE
Michael Grass has been named Coach of the Year in the Women’s Premier League. The Mid Coast women’s side came agonisingly close to their first finals appearance under his leadership, finishing fifth for the season. The side was lucky to play at all in the Hunter competition, after travel restrictions were introduced in August. (VISION…
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ORARA AXEMEN SET TO RETURN TO GROUP 2 IN 2021
Efforts are underway to resurrect Orara Valley’s famous rugby league club, which at the start of this season couldn’t find sufficient players for a first grade side. The Axemen are now actively recruiting for 2021 and are quietly confident they’ll be back.
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BARBY CLAIMS THIRD NORTH COAST OPEN
Coffs Harbour’s Jason Barby has taken out back-to-back North Coast Open Golf titles after a one-shot win yesterday. It was Barby’s third win in the coveted event which was played in wet and windy conditions.
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FINAL DAY OF NORTH COAST OPEN
Coffs Harbour’s Jason Barby started the day three shots clear of his nearest rival, going into the final round of the North Coast Open. Barby is chasing his third win in the coveted event.
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DYLAN EDWARDS’ RISE FROM DORRIGO TO THE NRL GRAND FINAL
There’ll be cheers heard from the Dorrigo plateau in Sydney, as Dylan Edwards lines up for the Panthers in tomorrow’s NRL grand final. Dylan’s Bellingen-Dorrigo Magpies junior coach, remembers a kid with a lot of potential.
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BOXER MITCHELL WHITELAW LOCKS IN NEXT PROFESSIONAL FIGHT
Nambucca Heads boxer Mitchell Whitelaw has signed the contract for his first and only professional fight of 2020. He’ll have six weeks to train before stepping into the ring on December 3 in Brisbane.
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FORSTER LOCAL WAS THE FIRST AUSTALIAN MAN TO SWIM ENGLISH CHANNEL
An ex-champion ocean swimmer has been recognised for his success, inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame. Now a Forster local, John Koorey was the first Australian man to complete the English Channel in 1969.
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BOYD CORDNER IN ANOTHER NRL BUBBLE FOR ORIGIN SERIES
The NRL season may be over for Boyd Cordner, but the Old Bar product will play for the blues again this year. As we reported earlier, the New South Wales squad started training on the Central Coast this morning – working towards another State of Origin victory.
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COFFS COAST CHARGERS READY FOR REGIONAL BASH KNOCKOUT
North Coast cricketers are gearing up for a weekend of intense knockout cricket in Port Macquarie in the men’s and women’s regional bash competitions. The Coffs Coast Chargers are playing for a chance to compete at the hallowed Sydney Cricket Ground.