Coffs skateboarder Georgia Winn wins gold.
COFFS Coast skateboarder Georgia Winn offered up a stellar performance at the 2025 King of Concrete Bowl competition at Newcastle’s Bar Beach at the weekend, bringing home gold in the 12 and Under Girls division. Georgia combined speed and flow through the 11-foot-deep end with a range of grinds and airs, putting down two complete […]
Evie Hill in action at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships.
TWO Coffs Coast junior athletes have taken on the best the country has to offer. Evie Hill and Thomas Joyce had impressive performances at the recent Australian Junior Athletics Championships in Perth. Hill competed in the Under 16 heptathlon, while Joyce competed in the Under 14 200m and 400m events. Hill finished ninth overall in […]
Sawtell/Toormina Saints’ Tully Jarvis and Coffs Harbour Breakers’ Khaila Chalker contest a centre bounce. Photo: AFL North Coast.
AFTER a week off due to Easter, the AFL North Coast season resumed with Round 2 matches in Sawtell. The Sawtell Toormina/Saints and Coffs Harbour Breakers women shared the points in a 2.9 (21) to 3.3 (21) draw in their grand final rematch at Richardson Park. The Saints reserves opened their season with a 11.4 […]
Members celebrate their pennant wins. Photo: Lyn Hastings.
THE 2025 Coffs Coast Croquet Pennants season wrapped up with a triumphant double win for Sawtell Croquet Club, taking out both Division Two and Division Three titles. Relentless wet weather throughout the season saw matches postponed, rescheduled, and relocated, making it one of the most disrupted pennant seasons in recent memory. Despite the setbacks, clubs […]
Coffs Harbour Masters swimmers Michael Stubbs, Leanne Da Costa, Anthea Barnfield and Michelle Stubbs.
COFFS Harbour Masters Swimming Club members gave standout performances at recent national titles in Melbourne. The Coffs Masters were among 730 swimmers representing all regions of Australia, aged from 18 to 98 years, across the five-day schedule of events. Leanne Da Costa led the charge with a huge schedule over the five days of competition. […]
Chris Dooley scored the opening goal for Coffs United Lions.
COFFS United and Northern Storm lit up a rainy Saturday night with a pulsating 1-1 draw in the Anzac Cup under the floodlights at Coffs Coast Synthetic. The contest exploded out of the blocks, with Lions striker Marty Kelleher almost handing his side the perfect start. After rounding the goalkeeper, Kelleher looked certain to score […]
15-year-old Olivia Purnell made her Women’s Premier League debut for the Boambee Eagles.
A TEENAGE debutant soared and two determined heavyweights split the points, as Boambee and Coffs City United played out a thunderous 1-1 draw under the lights last week at Forsyth Park. The Eagles were dealt a brutal blow just 13 minutes in, as they were reduced to 10 players on a drenched, slippery pitch that […]
Sawtell Panthers captain Sam Johnstone leads his side out onto the field.
SAWTELL Panthers have started their season in memorable style with a spirited comeback win against the Grafton Ghosts at Rex Hardaker Oval. Down 22-6 shortly after half-time, a dominant second half saw the Panthers prevail 30-26 to open their Group 2 Rugby League season. The Ghosts ambushed the home side early with Jake Vickery crossing […]
Sherwood Archery competitor Maddy Lockyer walking back from the target.
YOUNGER members of Sherwood Archery Club were among the country’s best at the 2025 Youth Australian Archery Championships in Canberra over the Easter weekend. Competitors ranged from 12 to 20-years-old and participated across various categories, including Olympic Recurve, Compound, and Barebow disciplines. Among the talented athletes were local siblings Kye and Maddy Lockyer, alongside Olivia […]
Hayden Cekanauskas gets a handball away in the wet conditions. Photo: AFL North Coast.
WET weather footy is always a tough proposition, especially in your first game of the season. But the Sawtell/Toormina Saints passed the test with flying colours. The Saints got their season off to a winning start by beating the Coffs Harbour Breakers in a hard-fought wet weather contest at Richardson Park. The Saints prevailed 7.7 […]
