Category: Mid North Sport

Coffs Harbour may have lost its hosting duties for a Big Bash fixture, but there’s no lack of cricket action in our city. The Adelaide Strikers have had their first training run since flying to Coffs to prevent jeopardising their season.

The Coffs City United under 17s are back on the pitch, training for a game against the Australian Football Academy on the Gold Coast, after a successful NPL season. The side will jump on a bus tomorrow morning, ahead of tomorrow night’s clash.

All nine clubs have been approved to play in the Group 2 competition for 2021, with the re-inclusion of the Nambucca Roosters and Orara Valley Axemen. The return of the two clubs bringing the competition back to full capacity.

The Manning Valley Race Club will host a heat of the Country Championships next year. The winner and runner-up from the qualifier will go on to compete in the finals at Royal Randwick.

The A-League is returning to Coffs for the first time since 2017, with the Newcastle Jets and Brisbane Roar to play a pre-season friendly. The December 12 clash will be one of the last before season proper begins.

With this year’s UCI Women’s World Tour wrapped up, Port Macquarie cyclist Lauren Kitchen, is back in Australia. After completing two weeks hotel quarantine, Kitchen is finally on her way home to undergo intensive training ahead of the National Road Championships.

Two Sydney based surfers have been crowned the winners of this year’s inaugural Port Macquarie Open. The event is the fourth stop on the Australian Open of Surfing Series.

Old Bar show jumper, Brooke Richardson, has taken the blue ribbon at the Coffs Coast Jump Club Carnival. Riders from across the North Coast travelled to Coffs Harbour for their first competition in months.