Category: North West Sport

Around 100 secondary students took part in today’s Winter Warrior at the Lake Keepit Sport and Recreation Centre. Getting their hands dirty and developing teamwork skills, forming a big part of their day.  

Women have traditionally dominated Tamworth Netball Association’s membership, but a group of north-west men are hitting the courts this season with a point to prove. The organisation has proudly entered four male teams in this year’s competition.

Today was the 7th Annual Indoor Sports Day for people living with a disability. This year over 120 people from around the New England area came together for a bit of fun in the name of fitness.

There were some tough performances on the field as Tamworth Public faced Gunnedah South in the annual PSSA Football Knockout. Both the girls and boys competitions ended in Tamworth’s favour – despite relentless defence from their opposition.

Eleven budding young rugby stars from the north west, have been selected in Rugby Australia’s High-Performance Team. It comes after the code scouted out players earlier this year. 4 male players from Armidale and 2 females were chosen, as well as representatives from Tamworth, Moree and Inverell. The camp will be held in Sydney in…

Werris Creek overcame Dungowan in Group 4 rugby league, while the Bulldogs downed Boggabri. But it was the Roosters who proved too powerful for the Blues.  

St Alberts and the Tamworth Magpies went head-to-head a fortnight ago in the final round of the New England Rugby Union competition. Yesterday the preliminary finals produced the same result and this time the Magpie’s grand final hopes were crushed.  

The Tamworth Pirates hopes of squeezing into the Central North Rugby semi-finals remain alive, after producing a comprehensive win over Inverell. The Pirates remain in fifth place on the ladder, with one round remaining.  

It was a different form of traffic at Gunnedah Airport today, with around 70 cars turning-out for the third meeting of the Tamworth Drag Racing Club. Hitting speeds of nearly 200-kilometres within five-seconds.