Category: Mid North Sport

Plans for the launch of the North Coast AFL season have advanced with the code set to celebrate its 40th consecutive season in 2021. This year will see a record number of players and teams take part in the competition.

Local knowledge proved pivotal, as Rosie Smart and Carly Shanahan coasted through their open women’s heats in the Barney Miller Classic. The pair go straight through to the semi-finals.

Two banks were running on day one of the Barney Miller classic to ensure all junior surfers got their fins wet. Winners moved straight to the finals on Sunday – the losers had another shot in the repecharge round.

Golfers will have a lengthy wait to play 18 holes at the Nambucca Island Golf Course, after floodwaters swept through. Majority of the course was underwater for days and many fairways have sustained extensive damage.

This year’s Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race has been cancelled due to safety concerns. The boats were due to leave Sydney on Friday – but organisers say recent flooding has presented too many hazards below the water’s surface.

Missed opportunities and dropped balls have cost the North Coast Bulldogs under 16s a spot in the Andrew Johns Cup grand final. The South Coast crossed first after 20 minutes in the semi final clash. And from there, there was no sign of the blue and white. The Dragons crossed another three imes, running away…

It might be wet and windy, but the North Coast Bulldogs womens and 16s teams are determined to come away with a win in this weekend’s semi finals. The women remain undefeated in the Country Championships division, while the 16s boys scraped through in the Andrew Johns Cup.

17-year-old Lucas Kloosterhof (CLOSE-TER-HOFF) is still celebrating, after securing a personal best, at the Open Water Swimming Championships. 2021 is proving very busy for the Taree teen – as he juggles his HSC studies with training five mornings per week.