Category: North West Sport

The bar was raised at this year’s Australian Quarter Horse National Championships in Tamworth. Years of training paid off today for Rosemary Webb, who took out the Junior Trail event.

They took out the Tamworth Thunderbolts in last year’s state basketball league semi-finals, and St George is heading to town this weekend keen to rub salt in the wound. But the Saints won’t find it easy, with the Bolts claiming two wins from three games so far this season. The match takes place on Saturday.…

Soccer stars in the making have hit the field in Tamworth, for their first games of the season. The Mini Roos Club boasts strong numbers this year, and keen parents are getting involved in the world of coaching.

The North West AFL season is about to kick-off, and the Inverell Saints have been training hard. The ladies laced up their boots for a Gala Day over the weekend.

With the North West AFL season just around the corner – players are preparing for the year ahead. Saturday’s Crossroads Cup allowed teams to stretch the legs, as the Bulldogs defeated the Swans in the decider.  

He might still be a teenager but Murrurundi’s Lachlan Bryce has carved a name for himself in wood-chopping. Later this week he’ll head to the Sydney Royal Easter Show, where he’ll look to defend his under-18 championship title.  

The Walcha Rams took to the road yesterday in their opening match of the Central North Rugby season. A three-hour one-way trip to Narrabri that was made worthwhile, despite a late comeback from the Blue Boars.  

They’re two respective fundraisers that give back to the local community – one involves joggers, the other a bike. Both Pedal the Peel and the Tamworth Trail Blazer attracted plenty of entries today with many travelling from across the state.  

Prior to today’s Country Championships final, Tamworth trainer Cody Morgan was confident his horse ‘Unbiased’ would finish in the top four. It’s a feat the six-year-old gelding painstakingly missed-out on – finishing sixth at Royal Randwick, over the 1400-metres. Race favourite Noble Boy lived-up to expectation, with none other than Hugh Bowman on-board. PLEASE NOTE:…

Tamworth’s John Porch has joined members from Rugby Australia’s high-performance team to scout out up and coming players from remote and regional Australia. The ‘Dream Big Time Tour’ is looking to unearth indigenous talent from places like Alice Springs. It’s the first step in bringing together the best Indigenous talent for a national camp later…