Category: North West Sport

Shayne Young and Robby Burns have won the first round of the seniors division at the Northern Inland Pony Express. It was the biggest event the Peel Valley Motorcycle club has hosted in years- with competitors travelling in from all around the state.

To racing now, and the Country Championship final has been pushed back to April 10 due to wild weather on the east coast. Inverell was one of the only meets that went ahead over the weekend, with Luke Morgan taking out a winning double. Other races, including Muswellbrook’s, were postponed. (VISION ONLY)

The North Tamworth Redbacks have taken out this season’s Peel Valley Bush Cricket title. Despite the game’s laid-back style, the Bush Cricket grand final was hotly contested.

It was a battle of the fittest at Scully Pool today, as the Tamworth Water Polo Association held its grand final. There was a lot at stake for all four teams involved, after last year’s got canned in the pandemic.

The Panda’s baseball club gave women the chance to enter the diamond for the first time last year. Looking to expand the club has put a call out to any women looking for a new sport to come down and give it a go.

Armidale’s UNE Outlaws are preparing for another season of baseball, getting underway in the next couple of weeks. With training sessions each Sunday, the club is hoping to attract new team members.

After an impressive semi-finals display against Cessnock, junior cricketers from Calrossy Anglican School have taken out a joint title in the annual Douglas Shield. The boys have shared their winner’s glory with Riverina after the grand-final match got washed out in Parkes this week. Organisers say the downpour was so intense no one could bowl.…

The country’s fastest junior motorcyclists hit the Peel Valley this weekend. They’ll compete in the annual ‘Junior Pony Express’ at a new track at Bendemeer.

Remediation works will begin on Tamworth’s BMX track by mid-year. The Marius Street site hasn’t been in use since this time last year, when asbestos was detected. Tamworth Regional Council is working alongside the state’s Environment Protection Authority to remove contaminated materials. It will also undertake a full upgrade of the existing track to make…

It’s been a big season for the Tamworth Water Polo Association, after the pandemic prompted a shortened season last year. Teams are now preparing for this weekend’s grand final.