Over and out from Tokyo
OLYMPICS – With the Games at an end, Australia has brought home 46 medals, 17 gold, 7 silver and 22 bronze, shared among 99 team members – including two from…
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Avoca pair shares games front seat
CANOE SPRINT – OLYMPICS Lachlan Tame and Riley Fitzsimmons are two more Central Coast athletes to have competed together at Tokyo 2020, reaching the final race in the Kayak Fours…
Matt brings home a silver medal
FIELD HOCKEY – OLYMPICS Matt Dawson from Berkeley Vale and the Australian Men’s Hockey team have won a Silver medal at the Games after losing a penalty shoot-out to Belgium…
River of Gold
OLYMPICS – Australian Gold continues to flow in Tokyo as the Games enter Day 13, Thursday August 5. Fifteen gold medals have so far been won, the fourth highest of…
Nicola’s dream continues
HIGH JUMP – ATHLETICS Tascot local, Nicola McDermott, has flown through to the Women’s High Jump Final after her clinical qualification on Thursday, August 5. Alongside her in the final…
Rise and fall of the Olyroos
FOOTBALL – OLYMPICS – The Olympic Men’s Football Tournament has advanced to the finals but the Australian men’s side will have to wait another four years for its next medal…
Matildas to play USA for bronze
FOOTBALL – OLYMPICS – The Matildas have been eliminated from the pursuit of gold in the Women’s Tournament at the Tokyo Olympics after being defeated for a second time by…
Will the Kookaburras sing?
FIELD HOCKEY – OLYMPICS – The Coast’s Matt Dawson and the Australian Men’s Hockey team have advanced to the Gold Medal Final after a challenging run against the Netherlands and…
The ‘Faith Factor’ deserved better than fifth
RUGBY 7s – OLYMPICS – The Australian Women’s Rugby 7s team have been eliminated from the medals run despite improving throughout their campaign and concluding with a consolatory win and…
Charlie achieves his Tokyo goal
ATHLETICS – OLYMPICS – Central Coast Grammar School 2014 graduate, Charlie Hunter, has fulfilled his goal of performing in the Olympics after reaching the Semi Finals in the Men’s 800…
Miles Greenwood clinches victory in national sailing titles
SAILING – Young sailor Miles Greenwood from Gosford Sailing Club emerged victorious at the Sealink 57th Sabot Nationals held at Townsville Sailing Club during the recent school holidays. The six-day…
Montgomery signs German midfielder, Nicolai Müller
FOOTBALL – Former Bundesliga forward Nicolai Müller was Head Coach Nick Montgomery’s first new signing of the 2021/22 season for the Central Coast Mariners, with Noah Smith from Adelaide United…
Local League star recognised off the field
RUGBY LEAGUE – Umina local and new signing for the Cronulla Sharks, Nicho Hynes, has been nominated for the 2021 Ken Stephen Medal in recognition of his work off the…
Australia off the marks
OLYMPICS – At the close of Tuesday, July 27, the official ‘Day Four’ of the Olympic Games came to an end, despite being the sixth day of competitions wherein Australia…
Aussie football gets by with a little help from the Coast
FOOTBALL – OLYMPICS – The Men’s and Women’s Olympic Football Tournaments are well underway, and both the Matildas and Olyroos have had success and failure in the opening two games…
Farewell Warriors
RUGBY LEAGUE – The hosting of the New Zealand Warriors at Central Coast Stadium is over – at least for now, yet the Kiwi side has been forced to say…
Rock solid!
FIELD HOCKEY – OLYMPICS From the Australian Olympic camp, the Kookaburra’s continue to lead the way after three group stage wins, all featuring Berkeley Vale’s Matt Dawson in defence. With…
Let the Games begin
Whilst the Opening Ceremony is scheduled to begin tonight 9pm, the much delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics is underway with Australia already tasting both the sweet and sour in pursuit of…
Fresh-air fitness is free and open
A range of open and free spaces are available on the Peninsula for those who want to maintain or even launch their fitness journey while gyms closed and classes postponed….
Central Coast has its own Tokyo Olympians
OLYMPICS – The much delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics are now set to go ahead from Friday, July 23, and the Australian camp is to include a number of athletes from…