Category: Mid North Sport

Golf New South Wales says flooding rains on the north coast will have little or no impact on next week’s Australian Ladies Classic at Bonville. The first of the international field of golfers have begun to arrive for the event which has prize money of $350,000.

The Brisbane Roar today launched its first talent academy outside southern Queensland. Port Macquarie will become a base for Mid North Coast talent, giving locals a better chance of chasing their professional football dreams.

Tomorrow’s TAFE Summer Football finals scheduled for Coffs Harbour’s Maclean Street Fields have been postponed until next Tuesday. The wet weather has made it impossible to mow the fields which were inundated numerous times over the past few days. The Summer Football series is the city’s largest social sporting event with more than 600 particiants.

The best junior swimmers from the Mid North Coast descended on Port Macquarie today for the North Coast Championships. Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie were once again the front-runners for the overall club championship.

Coffs Harbour Boardriders are feeling confident ahead of next weekend’s finals at Newcastle. Club president and former pro surfer, Lee Winkler, says his team has never been in better form.

He’s the semi-professional basketballer helping young players make a name for themselves in the sport. Today, Rob Linton hosted a clinic in Coffs Harbour, to launch his college program pathway.

241 teams from across New South Wales have put their best foot forward for day 1 of the OzTag Junior State Cup. Contingency plans were put into place, to ensure games still went ahead, despite the downpour overnight.

The draw for next weekend’s Beechwood 7’s cricket tournament has been announced. Now it’s 24th year, the annual competition will raise money for a number of local organisations.

Sydney based side, Port Jackson have been crowned the over 70’s cricket state champions after defeating Tamworth today. And the veteran’s are already looking ahead – calling for Port Macquarie to host the carnival again next summer.