Category: North West Sport

Free self-defense courses for women are on offer for International Women’s Day in Tamworth. The martial arts and taekwondo classes are open to women of all ages, celebrating women’s strength and supporting their fitness.

Tamworth BMX rider Jack Davis is right on track for two events in America later this month, after placing fourth in last weekend’s round of the nationals. Davis hopes his US campaign will help him earn a berth in the world championships.

The drought appears to have had little impact on the Stock Horse Society National Show being held in Tamworth this week. The show has seen a jump in competitors compared to previous years.

The Demon Knights and South Armidale capitalised on yesterdays home ground advantage – both recording comfortable wins in the FFA Cup. Played concurrently at UNE, the two fixtures amassed a whooping 14 goals.  

Like most junior sports these days waterpolo offers an adaptive program to encourage kids to get into the pool. It’s called ‘Flippaball’ – a program Tamworth Waterpolo conducts, and it comes with a healthy supporter base.  

The Greater Northern Tigers are proving a force to be reckoned with in this year’s Andrew Johns Cup – beating the Parramatta Eels yesterday, in the third round of the junior country championships. The Tigers under-16 side made it three wins on the trot – defeating the Eels 28 to 14. It was a different…

The move from the east coast to Western Australia has paid off for basketballer, Nick Kay. The Tamworth product will now play in the NBL grand final, following the Perth Wildcats two-nill series sweep over the Brisbane Bullets. Kay recorded his 13th double-double of the season last night, scoring 16-points in the Wildcats 84 to…

The Australian Sevens team has suffered a heart-breaking one-point loss in the quarter finals of the World Rugby Sevens in Las Vegas. The experience of Tamworth’s John Porch was instrumental during their pool matches. An under-strength Aussie team posted victories over Wales and Scotland, before recording a memorable 26 to 15 win over Fiji.  

The Narrabri Blues have kicked-off their 2019 season, taking-out the inaugural Jack Woolaston Nines. A result of a committed pre-season according to captain-coach Brenton Cochrane – as they now look to extend their trophy collection.