Category: North West Sport

Gymnasts across regional New South Wales are training hard, in preparation of this weekend’s Country Championships. More than 1000 athletes will go for gold in Armidale – including in a unique event, combining the sport with parkour.

Oxley High School has taken home a win in round five of the Bill Turner Trophy, beating St. John Paul College by one goal today. The girls squad has Hailey Sproates to thank- she scored both the team’s goals.

Gunnedah has suffered a thrashing at the hands of Kootingal Moonbi, the Bulldogs going down to the home side by 42 points – in Round 7 of Group 4 Rugby League. The victory has consolidated the combined Roosters’ spot at the top of the ladder.

Walcha’s seven-game winning streak has been broken by the Tamworth Pirates. The home side almost doubled the Ram’s score in Round 10 of Central North Rugby Union.

Tamworth Kangaroos have scraped through with a win, taking down cross-town rivals, the Swans by a single point. The Round 9 victory sees the Roos land the top spot on the AFL North West ladder.

A long-standing friendly rivalry has been reignited in Armidale, this weekend. A couple of hundred sportsmen from Sydney Boys High School have made the trip, to compete against their regional counterparts in the ‘Hannon and Harris Cup’.

It’s been three weeks since the Moree Bulls last won a match in Central North Rugby Union. The team is hoping its unlucky streak turns around this weekend, when they front the Barraba Rams – who have been winless all season.

Budding league stars have battled it out in the New South Wales Under-12’s championships. It was Tamworth’s turn to host the competition today, with the some of the state’s best players putting their best foot forward.

Gunnedah FC is sitting pretty in second place on the Northern Inland Premier League ladder. But the squad doesn’t know what it’ll come up against this weekend, fronting Kootingal for the second time this season.

Farrer High School’s Open Boys football team has been named the regional champion of the Puma Cup. The squad slammed Inverell High School 7-nil in today’s regional final.