July 19, 2025
Lady Hawks show improvement in Swansea loss The Lady Hawks’ new mascot, Maggie.
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Lady Hawks show improvement in Swansea loss

The Lady Hawks’ new mascot, Maggie. The Lady Hawks started the game strong. Shian Perry breaking away from defenders on her way to a second try. AFTER a thrilling first-time win last week, the Tea Gardens Lady Hawks league tag side took on the Swansea Swans at home at Myall Park on Saturday, 12 June. […]

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Tea Gardens Hawks fall prey to Waratah-Mayfield Cheetahs Big tackles were the order of the day.
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Tea Gardens Hawks fall prey to Waratah-Mayfield Cheetahs

Big tackles were the order of the day. Ben Woolard gains some ground with a penalty kick out. The Sinclair brothers lead the charge. SPONSORS’ Day at Myall Park featured a double-header of men’s and women’s action at home on a sunny Saturday 12 July. The Hawks men’s team marched onto the home paddock for […]

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Tea Gardens league gun White a trump for Knights Newcastle Knights teenage dynamo Lilly-Ann White aims to establish herself in this year’s NRLW competition.
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Tea Gardens league gun White a trump for Knights

TEA GARDENS native Lilly-Ann White has come a long way on her rugby league journey. Since pulling on her first boots as an eight-year-old with the Myall River Hawks, the teenage dynamo has honed her craft in the Hunter Junior League and schoolgirl ranks; mixing it with the world’s best female players in the NRLW […]

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Student netballers enjoy introduction to Netball NSW Schools Cup Around 350 students from 20 schools participated in last Friday’s Netball NSW Schools Cup mini-carnival at the Raymond Terrace courts.
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Student netballers enjoy introduction to Netball NSW Schools Cup

YOUNG netball hopefuls took to the Raymond Terrace courts last Friday to participate in a Netball NSW Schools Cup introductory mini carnival. The event was hosted by Port Stephens Netball Association and brought the excitement of netball to primary students in a fun, inclusive and high energy setting. A total of 350 Year 3 and […]

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Lady Hawks score first win of 2025 season The Lady Hawks before the game with new mascot Maggie, the super sausage-dog.
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Lady Hawks score first win of 2025 season

VICTORY came for the Lady Hawks, the new team’s first for the 2025 season, in a battle of wills and skills at Glendale’s Bower Oval on Saturday 5 July. While it was a long way to go (a 160km, two-hour round trip), any anxiety on the drive there would have been eclipsed by utter jubilation […]

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Port Stephens Netball to celebrate Indigenous and Mental Health rounds Port Stephens Netball Association will host its annual Indigenous Round on 19 July, and the Mental Health and Wellbeing Round on 16 August.
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Port Stephens Netball to celebrate Indigenous and Mental Health rounds

PORT Stephens Netball Association will host two significant community events at their Raymond Terrace courts in coming weeks. The association will celebrate its annual Indigenous Round on Saturday 19 July. Supported by Port Stephens Council, it will commence with a smoking ceremony at the courts in William Bailey Street at 8.30am. “This is a wonderful […]

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Northern NSW rep side to take on Jets Representatives from NNSWF and the Newcastle Jets.
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Northern NSW rep side to take on Jets

NORTHERN NSW representative teams will face the Newcastle Jets as part of the A-League club’s pre-season preparation. Northern NSW Football (NNSWF) will select senior men’s and women’s representative teams to take on the Jets’ two A-Leagues sides. Similar matches have previously appeared on the football calendar but the formal partnership between Northern NSW Football and […]

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Myall Masters swimmers stay active in the cold months Myall Masters members Steve Rees, Sharon Taylor and Leon Bobako at the coaching clinic in Canberra.
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Myall Masters swimmers stay active in the cold months

SWIMMERS with the Myall Masters have managed to stay warm and active as winter sets in, despite the temptation to hunker down. The local Tea Gardens Pool has set seasons, and so is closed for the winter, but the creative Masters swimmers have been driven by a desire to maintain the hard-won fitness from last […]

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Karuah Pearls take talents to Sydney for Super Netball curtain-raiser The NSW Swifts will take on the Sunshine Coast Lightning. Photo: NSW Swifts.
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Karuah Pearls take talents to Sydney for Super Netball curtain-raiser

THE Karuah Pearls Netball Club will participate as curtain-raisers for the Suncorp Super Netball Indigenous Round match between the NSW Swifts and Sunshine Coast Lightning on Saturday, 5 July. The game will be played at Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney Olympic Park. The Pearls, members of the Port Stephens Netball Association, were invited to participate by […]

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