Liam Phillips in action at USC Salkehatchie.  Photos courtesy of @jaquantaefilmandco IN August 2024, Liam Phillips (Jamisontown) signed a letter of intent to play for USC Salkehatchie Men’s Basketball in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Phillips, a 6’5” (195.5cm), 165-pound (75kg) guard joined the program as the seventh Aussie to sign with Salkehatchie […]

Jake Farnsworth Sydney Motorsport Park (SMSP) was the host venue for Round 2 of the St George Motorcycle Club Summer Night Series, featuring Unlimited F1, F2 and F3 classes, along with 600cc F1 and F2 and the Formula St George and Supersport 300cc/400cc. Several local riders from the Australian Superbikes (ASBK) series were in action […]

Ti Fox with his two awards. RICHMOND’S Ti Fox (Concord GC) has taken out two prestigious awards at the 2025 Jack Newton Junior Golf (JNJG) Sponsors Day and Presentation Night, winning the Junior Vardon Trophy and the Junior Boy of the Year awards, after posting a season average of 70.00 in his outstanding year at […]

Alexsa Kachan.  Photos courtesy of  Kachan School of Tumbling and Performance and Spanish Federation FIFTEEN-year-old Alexsa Kachan (Londonderry) has won two gold medals at the Junior World Championships, whilst her 13-year-old brother Timofei won bronze. The international meet included the 2nd FIG Trampoline Gymnastics Junior World Championships and 31st FIG World Age Group Competitions (WAGC), […]

Stars for Starlight. PENRITH golfer Matt Newton will swing for the Starlight Children’s Foundation this week, attempting to break the official Guinness World Record of 756 holes played in 24 hours – or 42 complete 18-hole courses! His marathon forms a part of X-Golf Australia’s annual Starlight Swing charity month, a nationwide initiative uniting golfing […]

THE 46th Hawkesbury Classic Paddle was held over the weekend, with 215 paddlers taking part. Race organiser Kent Heazlett said, “If ever there was an example of what can be achieved by people working together, the Classic is it in a nutshell. “On top of the organisers, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Association Inc. we have the […]

A team of athletes and coaches from Reign Elite Cheer & Dance in Penrith has been selected to represent Australia at the Cheer and Dance World Championships and the Summit Championships in Orlando, Florida (April–May 2026). Melanie Cage from Reign Elite Cheer & Dance said, “This is an incredible achievement for our small Penrith-based program […]

Gold Medal-winning ride.  Photo courtesy of Australian Cycling Team. ANNA Dubier (Werrington) recently became Australia’s newest world champion, after winning the Junior Women’s Points Race at the 2025 UCI Junior Track World Championships in Apeldoorn in August this year. The 17-year-old, from Sydney’s Lidcombe Auburn Cycle Club, produced a ride to remember on the fourth […]

TWENTY-three yachts competed in the 2025 Making Waves Foundation Regatta on Sydney Harbour last Friday, with the Penrith-owned ‘It Happens’ yacht competing on the day and welcoming aboard eight commodores from their respective sailing clubs as guests. “We finished well down in the fleet results but had the guests sail the boat and they loved […]

William Hunt at SMSP.  Photos by Noel Rowsell Motorcycling NSW is excited to announce the finalists of the Road Race and Historic Road Race Rider of the Year Awards. Blacktown Junior Mini Bike Club has been widely recognised in the awards, named as a Finalist in four separate categories, including Club of the Year, President/Chairperson […]