Category: North West Sport

Back to rugby league now, and the Moree Boars will return to the Group 4 competition this season. The club got the tick of approval this week.  

He steered them to back-to-back championships in the Premier League in 2012 and 2013, and Wayne May is back for more. He’s taking over from retiring coach Greg Bartlett, with Robert Jeffery as his assistant.  

If you’ve got good balance and you’re looking to try out a new sport – this one could be for you. The New England Roller Derby League is recruiting, and anyone over the age of 18 can give it a go.

The Northern Inland Academy of Sport is on the hunt for a new squad of AFL recruits. This Saturday’s trials present an opportunity for local players to hone their skills.

Inverell’s Dylan Sunderland is off to Victoria for the Great Ocean Road race – the next stop in his first year as a professional cyclist. It comes after he wrapped up his campaign at the Santos Tour Down Under in 12th place.

Over the last two nights, Australia’s leading rodeo competitors have been battling it out at the National Finals. Last night drew a bumper crowd at AELEC, as they watched real life gladiators.  

It’s known as a paragliding playground and over the next eight days, Manilla’s Mt Borah will host more than hundred pilots. They’re out to break a record as part of this year’s XC Camp.  

Last year Tamworth’s Kate Jenner made her comeback for the Hockeyroos, after taking a sabbatical. She’s returned with a strong desire to play in her second Olympic Games, her last being London in 2012.  

Cessnock trainer Clayton Harmey has claimed this year’s Golden Guitar final at the Tamworth Paceway. His horse ‘Wet My Whistle’ led from start to finish, claiming one of the most prestigious events in country racing.  

Seven-year-old gelding ‘Desert Marshall’ has taken out this year’s Country Music Cup – holding-off a line of challengers yesterday to win by the slimmest of margins. Meanwhile, ‘The Championships’ are set to return to Tamworth on March 8. From there, the first and second place-getters will qualify for the $500,000 Country Championships final at Royal…