Category: Mid North Sport

To tennis, and Forster local Brenton Chambers has defended his title, taking out this year’s Country Closed Championships. While Bathurst product Grace Schumacher won the women’s division.

360 of the country’s best bowlers are in Coffs Harbour vying for a share of the $33,000 prize purse at the Park Beach Open Singles tournament. The week-long event got underway this morning.

In Mid North Coast Rugby Union, the Manning River Ratz thrashed the Old Bar Clams 55-to-3 in yesterday’s game. “I think went down to the basics, carried the ball really well, then our guys had a lot of speed out wide and some space created” – Manning River Ratz, Samuel Hartnett. They now need back-to-back…

To Basketball, and Port Macquarie has suffered a 54-point loss to the Tamworth Thunderbolts in the Waratah State League’s division one. The ladder leaders were simply too good for the young Dolphins.

35 junior hockey teams from across the New South Wales and the ACT have battled it out at the state titles this weekend in Grafton. For the young players it was their first taste of a major tournament.

After day one of the Bonville Cup, the top 10 Division 1 players are all within striking distance. Ocean Shores golfer Nyache Taccori is ahead of the pack… having shot one under par.

Forster locals Brenton Chambers and Laia Pasini have been put to the test on day 2 of the 20-19 NSW Tennis Country Championships. Sporadic wet weather has delayed proceedings, forcing competitors to mix up their usual style of play.

Desperate times could just call for desperate measures in Group 2 this weekend as the competition nears its end. Four teams remain in the fight for the final three spots in the semi finals.