Category: North West Sport

North West Tennis Academy has nurtured the skills of almost 100 budding players this week. Coaches say the kids have been entertaining yet passionate about the sport, with some familiar faces returning for the club’s tenth holiday camp.

Tamworth’s Northern Inland Football League is expecting a strong competition this season, with a boost in registration numbers. Before the regular rounds kick off – clubs will hone their skills in the Johnson Cup.

After two days of competition, Merriwa has taken out the Interzone title in New South Wales’ Pony Club’s State Sporting and Campdraft Championships. While Nicole Martin who took home 1st in the under 25s.

Reigning champs, Queensland have claimed this year’s Paragliding State of Origin in Manilla. The Cane Toads downed New South Wales 130 points to 94 over the three-day event. More than 200 pilots took to the skies for this year’s competition. The event aims to provide novice gliders with an opportunity to learn from those more…

The Quarter Horse National Championship show is well underway, in its fourth day of events at Tamworth. After last year’s forced cancellation, competitors have come from far and wide for their chance at a belt buckle.

Dozens of rev-heads have descended on Tamworth’s Oakburn Park this weekend, for the prestigious ‘Brian Higginbotham Memorial’ race meet. The competition is one of the biggest events on the kart racing calendar. The event features junior and senior divisions, with points collected across a string of heats. Riders as young as 10 prepared their karts…

This time last year, competition at Mount Borah was grounded due to the pandemic. The popular paragliding spot, once again dotted with chutes of all colours, for the hotly-contested ‘State of Origin’.

The Eastern Suburbs Wombats have taken out a second consecutive Police Bank Cup title. The reigning premiers trumped the MacArthur Bulls 20 points to nil in today’s grand final at Scully Park.

There’s a nervous 24 hours ahead for five Tamworth swimmers headed for the nationals on the Gold Coast. With swimmers from Brisbane due to compete, they’ll learn tomorrow if the event will even go ahead.

A handful of police officers are showing their skills on Tamworth football fields this week. The second day of the Police Bank Cup got underway today – with reigning premiers, the Eastern Suburbs Wombats, proving the ones to beat.