Category: North West Sport

It’s the latest high-performance program offered by The New England Girls School, and a first for the region. The aim, to assist the development of girls rugby, with tough competition at today’s selections.  

Tamworth’s Nick Kay has once again played a pivotal role in the Perth Wildcats five-point win over New Zealand on the weekend. At one point, the Wildcats trailed by 16-points, with Kay helping to raise the visitors’ tally with an impressive 22-points and 12 rebounds. The Wildcats beat New Zealand 91 points to 86. PLEASE…

It’s not often country kids get the chance to train with their coastal counterparts, but today, teams from Tamworth Waterpolo got to practice with the competition. Teams from the Central Coast made the journey to the Country Music Capital, testing the waters ahead of the state championships that kick off this week. Coach Sean Hofman…

Jack Cutcliffe was a much-loved member of Tamworth’s rugby community, but his life was tragically cut short during a training run last March. His memory lives on, and this weekend, players reunited in his honour.

Trainers are being offered a rebate from Greyhound Racing New South Wales, after two more tracks around the region were closed indefinitely this week. “They’ve put up an $80 travel rebate for trainers that need to travel to wherever they need to go to either work their dogs, train their dogs or race their dogs,” Tamworth…

 A major win today for the Moree Netball Association, with the club receiving $4,000 in funding from the state government, which will allow the players to travel to Sydney and compete at the state age championships. As well as exposing the players to elite competition, it could potentially open the door to other pathways. PLEASE…

UNE Lions player, Alicia Quirk will make a welcome return to the Australian Women’s team, for round two of the World Rugby Sevens series in Dubai. Having suffered a knee injury at the World Cup in July, the Rio Olympic gold medallist has been working tirelessly on her fitness. The Aussie team is expected to…

It’s the biggest PBR event of the year Down Under, an occasion two Tamworth bull-riders don’t intend on passing-up. Following on from last weekend’s Iron Cowboy event at AELEC, Tamworth’s Ethan Watts and Lachie Slade have booked their tickets to the PBR grand final in Townsville. For Slade, there’s a further incentive this weekend beyond…

When making the move from junior to senior football, it can be easy to take a wrong turn. So the Northern Inland Academy of Sport is helping to guide its AFL players, and hopefully keep them kicking goals.  

Returning to rugby league and they were competitive at times during the 2017 season, but their fitness let them down. The Dungowan Cowboys are hoping to tie up some loose ends, with the appointment of new captain-coach, Matt Wilson.