Category: North West Sport

It’s a massive weekend ahead for the Tamworth Thunderbolts, with both the men’s and women’s teams playing at the Sports Dome tomorrow afternoon. For the women’s side, it’s their first home-game of 2019, facing the Coffs Harbour Suns at 4pm. The men play straight after, when they take on the Springwood Scorchers. PLEASE NOTE: AUDIO…

The New South Wales Waratahs have struggled to find consistency this season as they hope to still make the semi-finals. One bright spot for the side has been Glen Innes rugby star Alex Newsome – so much so he’s just signed a two-year extension on his contract.  

Tamworth basketballer Nick Kay has been named in a 17-man Australian Boomers squad to play four warm-up matches before the World Cup. The squad is brimming with big names, including Ben Simmons, Patty Mills and Matthew Dellavedova. It’ll be trimmed to 12 players before the World Cup begins. PLEASE NOTE: AUDIO UNAVAILABLE.  

Glen Innes rugby star Alex Newsome has signed a contract extension with the New South Wales Waratahs. The 24-year-old will continue to play Super Rugby until at least 2021. This season, he’s been a regular starting player for the Tahs – in a star-studded backline. Meanwhile, exciting news for North Coast junior Izack Rodda. He’s been…

There are some champion polocrosse players in the making at the New England Girls School. Three students have been selected to represent their country.  

He’s only in Year 11 at O’Connor Catholic College, but hockey player Nathan Czinner is already making a name for himself. He’s been selected for the Australian All Schools team, flying out to Europe this weekend.  

The behaviour of spectators at sporting games has been a problem for decades – often distracting players from producing their best results. This weekend, Northern Inland Football are hosting the ‘Silent Saturday’ initiative, aiming to curb bad sideline behaviour by forcing spectators to remain silent.

Carinya Christian School faced off against St Pius the Tenth College in the New South Wales C-I-S Cup quarterfinals today. The local side has typically done well in the competition, but this time they were defeated by their city counterparts – St Pius winning six-nil. Carinya was knocked out, while St Pius will go on…

West Tamworth Tennis Club is preparing to host its annual seniors tournament – and it’s asking veteran players from all over the region to sign up. The two-day doubles tournament gets underway this weekend.

A Tamworth Tai Chi instructor is celebrating 30 years of teaching. Brian Gregson has spent his career helping students with their physical fitness and psychological strength – and he has no plans to retire any time soon.