MORE PAIN!
With ten minutes to go in the match against the A-League competition leaders, Sydney FC, it was still anyone’s game. After a soft goal gifted to Sydney’s Milos Ninkovic by…
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Tough day for Mariners’ E-leaguers
The A-League is not the only football tournament that Central Coast Mariners have ladder issues in. After Match Day 1 of the third Australian E-League series, the Mariners’ team chalked…
Weekend sport Around the Grounds
The weekend’s local sports results from across the Central Coast. Basketball, High Jump, Kayaking, Cricket, Mariners & the Roosters. Crusaders That’s a short clip from last year’s final of the…
McDermott closing in on national record
Tascott’s high jumping sensation, Nicola McDermott, came agonizingly close to the Australian national record for the women’s high jump on February 15, at the 2020 Canberra Track Classic. After clearing…
Avoca Beach to host World Surf League Qualifier
The Vissla and Sisstrevolution Central Coast Pro events return to the Central Coast with some of the world’s best male and female surfers competing for vital World Surf League (WSL)…
Dylan Ruiz-Diaz called up to Young Socceroos’ talent identification camp
The Central Coast Mariners’ Dylan Ruiz-Diaz will head to Europe on February 22 for a Young Socceroos’ talent identification camp, which will include friendly matches against U19 sides from three…
Wicks denies sports clubs’ unfair grants allocation claims
Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, has denied a claim by Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, that many sports clubs in the region “never had a fair chance” of receiving grants…
Tahlia to compete in Para World Swimming Cup
Woy Woy para-athlete Tahlia Blanshard will compete at the Para World Swimming Cup this month. Over the past two years, Tahlia has emerged as targeted athlete for this year’s Tokyo…
Local rugby league players make NRL Rookies’ list
Two former Peninsula residents who got their start in rugby league playing at their local club, have been named in the National Rugby Leagues Rookies’ to Watch list for 2020….
Weekend sport – Around the Grounds
Central Coast weekend sport report; Athletics olympic qualifying, Cricketing battles, local surfers light up the waves, Mariners game against Adelaide. High jump That was local high jumper Nicola McDermott equalling…
Southern Spirit women’s captain out for four weeks
Southern Spirit Cricket Club’s women’s T20 team captain Ms Sally Oman has been suspended for four games following a hearing with the Central Coast Cricket Association board on February 5….
Mariners’ performance against Adelaide left unrewarded
A strong Mariners’ performance was left unrewarded on Valentine’s Day, February 14, as Adelaide United scored twice late in the piece to claim all three points in Round 17 of…
Gillett and Puata are the Coast’s Junior Lifesavers of the Year
North Avoca Surf Life Saving Club is celebrating the achievements of two of its young lifesavers after the club had a clean sweep at this year’s Newcastle Permanent Surf Life…
Aerial Abbey lands Bronze Medal
Somersby’s Abbey Wilcox mesmerised spectators with her bronze medal winning jump in the women’s aerial at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup event in Utah’s Deer Valley. Willcox landed the…
Berkeley Vale’s Isabelle Kelly joins Dragons for NRL Nines
Isabelle Kelly has announced that she will join St George Illawarra for this month’s NRL Nines. Kelly, who hails from Toowoon Bay and first played for Berkeley Vale in 2015,…
Mariners’ hopes slip-sliding away
It was a seven goal extravaganza between the Mariners and the Newcastle Jets at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on Sunday, February 9. Unfortunately for the Mariners, it was Newcastle…
Avoca and North Shelly wildcarded into Australian Boardriders’ Battle
Two Central Coast clubs, featuring some of the most successful and rising surfing talent to ever come out of the Coast, have been wildcarded into the Nudie Australian Boardriders’ Battle…
Kyla to referee at National Youth Touch Football Championships
St Joseph’s Catholic College’s Kyla Tucker has been awarded the prestigious NSW Combined Catholic Colleges (NSWCCC) Blue Award. Tucker received her Blue Award for her commitment to touch football refereeing…
Magpies tighten grip on cricket’s minor premiership
The Lisarow-Ourimbah Magpies tightened their grip on the 2019/20 minor premiership downing Warnervale in emphatic fashion on Saturday, February 1. The Magpies posted a formidable 271 on Day 1, including…
Sportsground amenities building at Don Small Oval being built
Work is underway to rebuild the sportsground amenities building at Don Small Oval, Tacoma, which is expected to be ready for occupation by July. The new block replaces the original…