Category: Newcastle Sport
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WOMEN’S CRICKET BOOMING IN NEWCASTLE
The growing popularity of the Women’s Big Bash League is having a positive impact in the Hunter. The local women’s cricket competition has more than doubled in size, and other clubs are looking to come aboard.
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MORE HUNTER CLUBS GIVING WOMEN’S CRICKET A BASH
The growing popularity of the Women’s Big Bash League is having a positive impact in the Hunter. The local women’s cricket competition has more than doubled in size, and other clubs are looking to come aboard.
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ACHIEVE NEWCASTLE CRICKETERS ACHIEVE BIG BASH DREAM
Two Newcastle cricketers will line up for the Sydney Thunder in their Women’s Big Bash League opener against the Adelaide Strikers on Saturday. There’s a lot of respect between Corrine Hall and Sam Bates, and they’re both glad to be on the same team.
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BAKER’S WORLD TOUR DREAM WITHIN REACH
Merewether surfer Jackson Baker is edging closer to his dream of making the World Tour, after a stunning performance in Portugal. The second place finish giving the 24-year-old a huge confidence boost heading into the final events of the Challenger Series.
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TESSA TAMPLIN KICKING GOALS IN EUROPE
Tessa Tamplin played 28 games for the Jets – now she’s rubbing shoulders with the best female footballers in the world, in the UEFA Champions League. Playing for Switzerland club Servette, her game has gone to another level.
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SPANISH MIDFIELDER TO JOIN THE JETS ON MONDAY
The Jets have added more international flare to their roster, signing Spanish midfielder, Mario Arqués. The 29-year-old will join his new teammates on Monday, after completing hotel quarantine.
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TOBY PRICE BACK RACING ON TWO WHEELS
10 months on from the nasty crash that ended his Dakar campaign, the Hunter’s Toby Price is back on the bike. He’s eighth in the standings after the third stage of the Rally du Moroc in Morocco but admits he’s still searching for confidence.
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JACKSON BAKER SCORES BIG WIN AT PORTUGAL CHALLENGER SERIES
Day three of the Challenger Series in Portugal was a mixed one for Merewether surfers. Philippa Anderson suffered a heartbreaking loss, while Jackson Baker scored one of his biggest heat wins.
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NEW JETS RECRUIT EAGER TO START NEW SEASON
Jets recruit Jordan Elsey has big shoes to fill, but he’s up for the challenge. The former Adelaide defender says the new-look Newcastle squad is in a honeymoon phase, but he predicts big things this season.
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JACKSON BAKER MAKES NEXT ROUND AT CHALLENGER SERIES
Merewether surfer Jackson Baker has scored a confidence-boosting result at the Challenger Series event in Portugal. The 24-year-old endured a nervous wait following his opening heat, before learning he’d managed to make the next round.