Aaron faces his toughest run yet
Central Coast endurance runner Aaron “Baz” Flower is gearing up for his toughest ultra running test yet. He will take on 500 competitors in Sydney’s Backyard Ultra, a do-or-die race…
Sport
Give dragon boat racing a try
The Central Coast Dragon Boat Club, based at Toukley, is set to host three Learn to Paddle sessions this month. The friendly club has been part of the community for…
New court to cater for growth in futsal at Umina
Umina Beach Tennis and Sporting Club has plans to construct an all-weather, multi-purpose sport pitch with lighting and fencing next to the tennis courts at the reserve in Sydney Ave….
Sharkies set to celebrate 50 years
Terrigal Wamberal Sharks Junior Rugby League Football Club is set to celebrate 50 years of footy, community and spirit with a huge anniversary party. The club is calling on past…
Young players sign two-year extensions with Mariners
Young duo Bailey Brandtman and Nicholas Duarte have signed two-year scholarship extensions with Central Coast Mariners. Brandtman, 20, and Duarte, 21, are both graduates of the Mariners Academy who first…
Strong showing for Wyong Roos in rugby league finals
For the first time since the 1970s, the Wyong Roos will feature in rugby league finals in six senior tackle grades across the Newcastle and Central Coast competitions. The Roos…
Taylor Ray a huge loss to Mariners
Central Coast Mariners have confirmed the departure of Taylor Ray, who moves on to a new opportunity upon the expiration of her contract. Ray was a headline signing for the…
Theoharous signs on for another year
Christian Theoharous has signed a one-year contract extension with the Central Coast Mariners. The 2025/26 Isuzu UTE A-League campaign will be the 25-year-old’s fourth on the Coast, after arriving in…
Terrigal takes out rugby grand final
Terrigal defeated the Razorbacks in a close-fought game to take out the grand final of the 2025 Wyong Leagues Group Premier 1 Rugby Competition. The heart-stopping spectacle saw Terrigal narrowly…
Picklum wins World Title Championship in Fiji
Central Coast surfer Molly Picklum has won the world title, topping off an incredible year of international surfing in the World Surf League Pro Tour Championship final held at Cloudbreak…
Nominations open for elite netball program
Nominations are now open for the Central Coast Heart Netball 2026 Talented Athlete Immersion Program (TAiP), an elite initiative designed to develop emerging high-performance athletes across the Central Coast and…
New head coach for Mariners women
Central Coast Mariners has appointed Kory Babington as the new A-League Women’s Head Coach, ahead of the 2025/26 Ninja A-League season. Babington brings a wealth of coaching and leadership expertise…
Crusaders youth women make history
The Central Coast Crusaders Youth Women 2 basketball team has made history, claiming its first Waratah League Youth Women 2 Championship recently with a commanding 74-60 victory over the Hills…
Olyslagers soars to new heights with Oceania record
Central Coast high-jump star Nicola Olyslagers has once again etched her name into the history books, clearing a remarkable 2.04m to set a new Oceania record and claim victory at…
Peninsula Tennis Championships set for September
Tennis players are gearing up to compete in the 2025 Peninsula Tennis Championships, to be held at Woy Woy Tennis Club and Empire Bay Tennis Club on Saturday and Sunday,…
Talented young golfer competes on world stage
Talented young Central Coast golfer Kiara Connolly-Jackson will head to South Africa in October to compete in the Devonvale Boland International Junior Open. Her remarkable story of growth is the…
Come and try days ahead of softball season
Central Coast Softball Association is preparing for the 2025/26 season, with registrations now open and three come-and-try days scheduled across the Coast. Vice President Mary Tubner said the association is…
Grand final rugby on the cards
The WLG Rugby Premier 1 Preliminary Final on August 23 produced an incredible spectacle of attacking rugby, with the Razorbacks outlasting Warnervale 52–36 in a high-scoring contest that delivered 14…
Tigers launch performance series
This September Iron Tigers Basketball Club will launch the Stripes Performance Series at Lake Haven and Niagara Park. It will be an eight-week off season program for 9–17-year-olds focused on…
Coasties shine at world championships
Despite a torrential downpour, Central Coast kayakers shone on the final day of the 2025 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Milan recently. Natalia Drobet of Avoca Beach…