Category: North West Sport

It’s a tour where players are bound to face plenty of stiff Sydney competition. But for the under-12 and under-14 boys involved in the Northern Inland Academy of Sport – there’s more to this experience than just playing.  

They may attend a small school in a small town, but the students at Warialda High School are tough as nails. The school’s all girls rugby team has been training hard, to take on the best of the best in Canberra over the next two days.  

Tamworth is about to make history, fielding its first all women’s baseball team. They’re called the Pandas – and so many young women have signed up for their inaugural season, they’re now having to turn players away.

The Tamworth Thunderbolts have started their season strong. They’ll look to extend their two-game winning streak against the Hills Hornets this week, after recording a 51-point win over the Jets.

Tamworth is set to host another NRL match this year – this time, between the Tigers and the Titans in Round 7. Tamworth Regional Council has put up $20,000 to sponsor the match at Scully Park on April 27. It hopes around 10,000 fans will pack the stands. Last year’s match added $2.1-million to the…

Ashley Teakle is only a teenager, but is a fierce competitor on the track. The Tamworth B-M-X rider has bagged some impressive results at the Australian Capital Championships.

With the baseball season around the corner, Tamworth Baseball Association is hoping to entice new players to the diamond. This weekend, it’s holding a ‘come and try’ day, for new players thinking about signing-up.

It was a massive weekend for Moree, as thousands of spectators poured into Weebolla Oval to watch the Classic Wallabies take on the Central North Barbarians. Players of yesteryear Mat Rogers, Lote Tuquiri and Justin Harrison all lacing the boots back up. Big names away from the field were there too – the boss of…

Since taking-up BMX riding at the age of five, Tamworth’s Jack Davis has become fully aware of the highs and lows of racing. His recent trip to America was classic example, having returned yesterday prematurely, with a broken collarbone.  

Tamworth trainer Cody Morgan has narrowly missed-out on qualifying a second runner for the Country Championships final at Randwick. He lined-up ‘Moobi’ yesterday in the Muswellbrook Wild Card – the six-year-old gelding coming from the rear of the field to finish third, behind winner Noble Boy and Safe Landing. The top two placegetters yesterday completing…