Jesse Weinstein in action against the Bruins.  Photo courtesy of flicksby.tessa PENRITH’S senior men’s team has grabbed a strong 98-91 win over the Albury Wodonga Bandits on Sunday afternoon at the Minto Sports Stadium, in Round 13 of the 2026 Mitsubishi Motors NBL1 East basketball competition. The victory was some consolation for a disappointing loss […]

Jack Passfield. File photo by John Pickett JACK Passfield (Bidwell) collected full points on the weekend in his battle for the 2026 Superbike Masters crown, after taking first place in all three races at the Penrite Australian Superbike Championship presented by Pirelli round at Qld Raceway. Passfield trailed Ashley Woolford coming into the weekend’s action […]

Jess Fog in JNJG action earlier this year.  Photo courtesy of Ethan Keane / JNJG PENRITH junior golfer Jessica Fog (The Lakes GC) is one of twenty-six of the state’s most promising junior golfers named in the 2026 Jack Newton Junior Golf Development Squad. The group has already enjoyed a two-day training camp at Riverside […]

SEASONED five-year NBL1 East basketball player Hannah Griffin signed on with the Penrith Panthers for the 2026 season and was enjoying a break-out year, averaging 20.29 points per game, before suffering a heart condition in May. “Heading into the Central Coast game on Sunday 24th May, I was experiencing some chest pain and a heavy […]

Action from Saturday’s packed race program.  Michael Rowell.  Photos by Noel Rowsell THE Australian Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) hosted Round Three of the 2026 NSW Motor Racing Championship at Sydney Motorsport Park on Saturday 20th June, providing a thrilling, action-packed day/night race program. Categories included the MSA NSW Sports Sedans & Production Sports Cars, HQ […]

U14 and U16 Girls (below) teams.  Photos courtesy of Jeff Cooper and James O’Donohue THE Penrith Basketball Association was represented by three teams (U14 Girls, U16 Girls and U16 Boys) at the 2026 National Junior Classic, held at the State Basketball Centre (VIC) from June 6–8. NSW had a total of 29 teams at the […]

THE 2026 Historic Sports & Racing Car Association (HSRCA) Sydney Classic was held on the Kings Birthday long weekend (June 6-7), bringing together an entertaining field of historic sports, racing and touring cars to Sydney Motorsport Park for two packed days of Motorsport. The meet featured the usual classic and historic classes, as well as […]

AUSTRALIA’S golden girl of Canoe Slalom Jessica Fox OAM completed a kayak-canoe double triumph at the International Canoe Federation Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague, Czechia. The reigning Olympic champion overcame two penalties to clinch top spot in the Women’s Canoe (WC1) on Saturday, wrapping up a sensational two days on the water after winning […]

The Australian Women’s Eight.  Photo credit: Benedict Tufnell/Row360 THE Australian Rowing Team has opened its 2026 campaign in sensational fashion, with the Women’s Eight (Georgie Gleeson, Eliza Gaffney, Lily Triggs OLY, Ella Bramwell, Samantha Morton, Paige Barr OLY, Jaime Ford, Laura Gourley OLY and Hayley Verbunt OLY coxswain) winning the Gold Medal at World Cup […]

AFTER nine months off the rapids at an international level, Jessica Fox OAM returned to the world stage in impressive style, winning the silver medal in the women’s K1 final at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Tacen, Slovenia. Jess and Tristan Carter were the only Australians to qualify for Finals, with Jess in […]