Round 6 of the bLU cRU Oceania junior cup was held at The Bend Raceway in South Australia, as the final meeting of a year that has been both exciting and challenging for 12-year old William Hunt (Mulgoa Rise).  Following Qualifying, William started Race 1 in 17th position and with a great start, quickly moved […]

Local 17-year old hockey junior Coady Stone (Orchard Hills) has been selected for the NSW U18 Boys Blues team, which will compete in Brisbane, QLD in January at the Australian Indoor Hockey Championships. Coady began his hockey career at the age of 3, playing for Rooty Hill RSL in the Under 7 competition. He continued […]

Exciting 15-year old Para-athlete Layla Sharp (Cranebrook) has won a Silver medal at the 2022 Australian All Schools Athletics Championships, which were held in Adelaide from 9th-12th December. Layla was representing Emmaus Catholic College and ran a personal best (PB) time in the Under 20’s 800m but had to settle for second place, beaten by […]

BY PANTHERS MEDIA PENRITH Panthers and Panthers Juniors are proud to announce the launch of the Panthers Rugby League Women’s (PRLW) competition ahead of the 2023 season. The historic new under-20s competition will provide local female players (aged 18, 19 and 20 in 2023) the opportunity to participate in a competitive program before progressing to […]

The Ellerston Green team with their prizes. Photo supplied by Windsor Polo Club. IT was another big weekend of Polo at Windsor Polo Club over the 26th-27th November, with the Club hosting the Cutcliffe Properties Cup. In addition to local teams, organisers were pleased to attract entries from Melbourne and Ellerston Onassis Polo (Scone, NSW) to […]

Penrith GC Encourage Shield squad and staff: L-R Michael Organ (Manager), Ryder Jerzyna, Kyle Armstrong, Jessica Fog, Talia Govender, Zavier Button, Josh Bourke, Brent Gadd, Blade Gadd (Manager). PENRITH GC entered a team in the Golf NSW Encourage Shield competition this year, the first time in many years it had sufficient up and coming juniors […]

Layla Sharp training in Blind Cricket.  Photo supplied. FOURTEEN-year-old Athletics and Cross Country para-record holder Layla Sharp is preparing for one of the best trips of her life, headed to Adelaide SA for a training camp for Australia’s blind female cricketers. The purpose of the camp in Adelaide is to prepare the players for competitive […]

Action from the Spring Cup 0-Goal game on Sunday at Windsor Polo Club.  Photo by Noel Rowsell. IT’S great to see polo being played back in the Hawkesbury, after flooding once again inundated our polo fields,” said Kim McDougall, one of the organisers of Polo events at Windsor Polo Club.  “We’ve had 12 teams competing […]

Emily Griffiths in action at Coast Archers. Photo courtesy of Luca and Misi Kecskes. PENRITH City Archers, which is based adjacent to the Colonial Golf Course in Werrington, is celebrating two national title winners, with 14-year old Emily Griffiths (Wilberforce) and 68-year old Kevin Girard (Katoomba) winning their respective age groups. Emily was in action […]

Paddler of the Year (Olympic Disciplines) – Jessica Fox (NSW) OLYMPIC gold medallist and world champion Jessica Fox was presented with the Athlete of the Year (Olympic Disciplines) at the 2022 Paddle Australia Awards night, which was held on Saturday night at the Stamford Plaza, 241 O’Riordan St, Mascot. Her mother Myriam was also recognised […]