Category: Mid North Sport
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NETBALL RETURNS TO MANNING VALLEY COURTS
Local netballers have returned to the courts across the Manning Valley. The local competition, preparation for the annual regional league to start next week – the first round to be held at Taree.
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TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH FOR COASTAL PREMIER LEAGUE ROUND 3
COVID restrictions have been re-introduced to limit spectator numbers at sports games. But there’ll still be plenty of fire in the belly when Coffs United takes on Macleay Rangers in the Coastal Premier League tomorrow afternoon.
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HASTINGS SPORTING FIELDS MASTERPLAN NOW COMPLETE
Plans for a state-of-the-art sporting complex at Wauchope are progressing. Council has already allocated $2 million to the project, but will also need support from the state and federal government.
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SYDNEY SIXERS TO BRING BIG BASH TO COFFS IN 2021
Big Bash cricket will return to Coffs Harbour early next year. The fixture has been released, with the Sydney Sixers taking on Brisbane Heat on January 4.
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SWIMMERS EXCITED TO RETURN TO MANNING-GREAT LAKES POOLS
Local swimmers are ecstatic to be back in the pool after the Taree and Forster facilities were closed for months. The Manning-Great Lakes Aquatic Centres finally re-opening today – and one swimmer dived in straight away.
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FORSTER’S NINJA NANNIES INSPIRE SOUTH KOREAN SONGWRITER
They’re the taekwondo students who’ve proven age isn’t a barrier. Forster’s so-called ‘Ninja Nannies’ compete in major competitions and give the young ones a run for their money, and now they’ve got their own theme tune.
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PORT MACQUARIE SURFERS RETURN TO THE WATER
Board riders have returned to the water in Port Macquarie after competitions came to a grinding halt earlier in the year. And the local veterans proved they haven’t lost any touch during the break.
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NSW GOLF OPEN QUALIFIER COMING TO COFFS
The Coffs Harbour golf club will come alive in September when it hosts a qualifying round for the New South Wales Men’s Open. It will be the biggest tournament staged on the course since the New South Wales Women’s Open two years ago.
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PORT MACQUARIE CYCLISTS COMPLETE GRUELLING RIDE TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY
A group of Port Macquarie cyclists is harnessing pedal power to raise money for charity. The brave athletes are at the pointy end of a 12 hour ride and they’ve already raised more than $20,000.
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COFFS LIONS AND MACLEAY VALLEY RANGERS LEAD CPL
After round two of the Coastal Premier League Coffs United and the Macleay Valley Rangers share the lead on the ladder, after both sides had impressive wins yesterday. The Lions made easy work of the Wildcats in last night’s match at Coffs Harbour.