Noemie Fox and Lucien Delfour (below) in action at the 2025 Australian Open.  Photos by Noel Rowsell AUSTRALIAN and international Canoe Slalom paddlers have busy two weekends in February, contesting the Penrith Open on 13-15th and Australian Open from 20-22nd – both events being held at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium. Both events are listed as […]

The 11’s team.  Photo by Noel Rowsell ST MARYS Baseball Club, affectionately known as the Saints, is enjoying a resurgence that few community sporting clubs ever get the chance to experience. Founded in 1964 by local Ron Webster, the club began after Webster discovered baseball whilst serving in Japan following World War II. Bringing the […]

Stephen Champion. THE 2026 NSW Motor Racing season kicks off this Sunday 1st February at Sydney Motorsport Park, as the NSW Supersports prototype cars take to the circuit for Round One of the 2026 Motorsport Australia NSW State Championship. This event marks an important milestone for the category. For the first time in the history […]

Ben Michelmore (South Creek Cup winner) and below, Chayse Thorpe (John Fearnley Cup winner). Photos by Noel Rowsell OVER 200 players, from 36 golf clubs, teed off at Dunheved GC on Saturday, contesting the 2026 South Creek Cup. An impressive tally of 51 players were on handicaps of 6 or less, with Ben Michelmore (Glenmore […]

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 […]