Category: Mid North Sport
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PORT MACQUARIE’S 2019 BODYBOARDING SEASON GETS UNDERWAY
Bodyboarders from across the Mid North Coast took to the waves at Port Macquarie’s Town Beach today for the first competition of the season. Brody Brockman claimed victory in the Opens, while Steve Wasson took out the Masters. Tallis Keft was the highest scoring in the grommets and cadets, Fraser Smith in the drop-knee and…
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GOALS IN MIND AT THE VIKING CHALLENGE TODAY
It was a day full of football in Tuncurry, with the Viking Challenge getting underway. 160 teams fighting it out to be crowned the winner tomorrow afternoon.
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ELLA 7S BRINGS BIG NUMBERS TO COFFS STADIUM
Indigenous footballers from across the state were put to the test in the annual Ella 7s competition in Coffs Harbour. The tournament helps to make connections and prove they’ve got the pace and skill, to make a name for themselves in the code.
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VIKINGS CHALLENGE KICKING OFF TOMORROW
Tuncurry’s Harry Elliot Oval is about to be overcrowded. The Vikings Challenge kicking off tomorrow, hosting 160 teams over the weekend.
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BARNEY MILLER COORDINATING SURF CLASSIC FROM HOSPITAL BED
It’s just weeks away from the annual Barney Miller Surf Classic which takes over Sawtell beach. The competition raises money for charity and although unwell himself, Miller is determined to continue organising from a Port Macquarie hospital.
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A FRESH FACED WAUCHOPE BLUES SIDE READY FOR THE 2019 SEASON
Like a number of this year’s Group 3 rugby league sides, the Wauchope Blues have taken on young rising talent. And despite losing some key players, coach Anthony Boyd is confident with the make-up of his new team.
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AUSTRALIAN FISHERS RETURN FROM SOUTH AFRICA WITH 2ND PLACE
A team of Australian fisherman has recently returned from a South African tournament, with some new silverware. The team of six, which includes a Taree man, took out second place, at the World Black Bass Angling Championships.
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TRIATHLETE HARRY JONES HEADS TO OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Port Macquarie’s Harry Jones will this weekend fly to Tasmania to compete in the Sprint Triathlon Oceania Championships in Devonport. The event, which has now been running for more than 30 year, attracts top class athletes from across the world.
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$10 MILLION BOOST FOR KEMPSEY’S SPORTING PRECINCT
Sporting groups across the Macleay Valley may get a new training facility with the state government announcing $10-million to transform the towns central sporting precinct, if re-elected. “It’s absolutely huge to see the fruition of a project like this, what is can bring our community going forward for our youth and everyone through our demographic…
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LAST CHANCE TO ENTER THIS WEEKEND’S COFFS TRIATHLON
Across two action packed days, more than a thousand athletes are expected to make their way across the finish line at the Coffs Harbour Triathlon. Now in its seventh year and growing, it’s one of the most sought after races on the calendar and not just because of it’s picturesque course.