May 23, 2025
AFL North Coast junior ladder leaders
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AFL North Coast junior ladder leaders

MORE than a month into the season, and the cream is rising to the top of the AFL North Coast junior competition. The Bellingen Bulldogs sit at the top of the Youth Girls 17s competition, undefeated, as they look to defend their premiership. Port Macquarie Magpies lead the way in the Under 16 Boys, with […]

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National Touch Championships to be held in Coffs Coffs Coast players at last year’s National Championships.
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National Touch Championships to be held in Coffs

AUSTRALIA’s finest touch footballers are set to play off for national titles in Coffs Harbour next week. Touch Football Australia’s ‘The Championships’ will be held over three huge days of representative touch football from Friday, 30 May to Sunday, 1 June, at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium and surrounding fields. Originally scheduled for early March, […]

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Coffs United claim Barselaar Shield but Woopi takes the top two Coffs United President and junior coach Glen Williams lifted the 2025 Tony Barselaar Memorial Shield.
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Coffs United claim Barselaar Shield but Woopi takes the top two

COFFS City United have lifted the 2025 Tony Barselaar Memorial Shield, but it was Woolgoolga United who walked away with major bragging rights, after a fierce three-day football showdown at the Coffs Coast Synthetics. While Coffs claimed the shield by winning four of the six fixtures, Woolgoolga delivered in the two top tier competitions – […]

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Boambee break Sawtell hearts in eight-goal epic Boambee player/coach Lachie Moye inspired a memorable comeback for the Bombers.
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Boambee break Sawtell hearts in eight-goal epic

BOAMBEE and Sawtell shared the spoils in a jaw-dropping 4-4 draw in the Men’s Premier League under the floodlights on the synthetics last Saturday night. Sawtell looked home and hosed at 4-1 with just six minutes to play. But Lachie Moye’s Boambee Bombers had other ideas. In an extraordinary finish, Boambee banged in three late […]

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Glenreagh strong man’s goal to deadlift 400kgs at world games Justin Motbey hopes to set a record in the deadlift at the World Strength Games.
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Glenreagh strong man’s goal to deadlift 400kgs at world games

Justin Motbey hopes to set a record in the deadlift at the World Strength Games. The deadlift is Justin’s Motbey’s favourite event. Justin Motbey carries the weighty stone for 15 metres. STRONG man Justin Motbey has a goal of lifting 400 kilograms in the deadlift event at the World Strength Games (WGS) in Utah this […]

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St John Paul College win regional basketball title The St John Paul College Coffs Harbour Open Girls basketball team.
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St John Paul College win regional basketball title

ST JOHN Paul College Coffs Harbour’s Open Girls basketball team have once again proven their excellence on the court, winning a Basketball NSW regional school tournament at Sportz Central. The St John Paul College team won the regional title after a grand final win against Bishop Druitt College. St John Paul College Coffs Harbour’s Leader […]

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Wolves sink Lions in Ladder Shake Up Jimmy Palmer winning the ball in midfield and driving the Wolves forwards.
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Wolves sink Lions in Ladder Shake Up

REIGNING premiers Woolgoolga Wolves reminded the competition why they’re the team to beat, by dismantling ladder leaders Coffs United 2-0 in a heavyweight clash on the synthetic turf last Sunday afternoon. Skipper Jimmy Palmer sparked the upset with a captain’s goal in the 12th minute, rifling a drive into the corner from the edge of […]

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Competitors rally when Port Macquarie Ironman cancels swim Coffs Triathlon Club member Brad Henry competes in the Port Macquarie Ironman.
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Competitors rally when Port Macquarie Ironman cancels swim

A GROUP of nine Coffs Harbour athletes competed in the UKG Ironman and half Ironman events in Port Macquarie on Sunday 5 May. Disappointment barely describes the emotion the 2000-plus registered athletes felt when the organisers cancelled the swim portion of the events at 4am on the morning of the races due to poor water […]

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Lifeguards update skills in the off-season Beach Operations Management course candidates and educators at Horseshoe Bay, South West Rocks, having completed a simulated search and rescue.
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Lifeguards update skills in the off-season

PROFESSIONAL and volunteer lifeguards from the Mid North Coast are undertaking maintenance and upgrading of qualifications in the off-season. At South West Rocks, a class of 16 professional lifeguards have undertaken a new and compulsory two-day Beach Operations and Management (BOM) course under the guidance of the Australian Lifeguard Service’s James Turnham (Mid NSW Lifeguard […]

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Duellists Fencing Club wins NSW award Duellists Fencing Club coach Scott Arnold.
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Duellists Fencing Club wins NSW award

FOR the second year in a row, Duellists Fencing Club has received the award for Best Regional Club of the year from the New South Wales Fencing Association. Based in Coffs Harbour, the local club was bestowed the honor for their significant contributions in developing the region’s fencing community. Led by former Australian Olympic athlete […]

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