North West Sport

The Sydney Sixers have wrapped their tour of the North West – promoting cricket to up-and-comers across the region. While the three-day visit was all about getting more people into the sport, there was also some time set aside for drought-stricken farmers.

The region’s bush runners will have a chance to trek through Australia’s highest city. Next month, competitors will run around Armidale’s Dumaresq Dam and up Mount Duval, as part of a one-of-a-kind trail run.     (VISION COURTESY OF VERSO DESIGN)

The Armidale School is preparing to its largest-ever school group to this weekend’s City to Surf. More than 250-students and staff will be taking part and one student is determined to crack the one-hour mark.

The New South Wales Country boys have been dominate by their City counterparts, on the field yesterday in Tamworth. The annual City versus Country carnival saw the under-14’s, 15’s and under-16’s boys sides, all suffer defeats. With the carnival itself much about exposure. There was better news for the New South Wales Country girls, with a win over City in the under-17’s. PLEASE NOTE: SOME AUDIO UNAVAILABLE.    

More than 500 junior rugby players from across the North West put on their club colours yesterday for the Tamworth Tri Colours Rugby carnival. From the tiny-tots in the under-6s through to the under-12’s, the gala day was all about inclusiveness, with girls and boys combining for three matches each. Around 40 teams from the North West region participated in the carnival, with the Maitland Blacks also travelling up the New England Highway to take part. PLEASE NOTE: AUDIO UNAVAILABLE.  

The Narrabri Eagles recorded an upset win over the Tamworth Swans on the weekend, in North West AFL. While the New England Nomads won comfortably over the Tamworth Kangaroos. The Nomads led 75 to 21 at the main break, before the goals continued flowing in the remaining two-quarters. Angus Quail kicked four majors for the Nomads, as the New England boys ran away 81 point winners. towelled up  

It wasn’t so much a case of one team dominating, but rather one particular player. Gunnedah’s Aaron Donnelly enjoying a second-half free-for-all on the weekend, in the side’s 10-point win over competition leaders, the Roosters.  

From the recreational runner through to the elite, this year’s Tamworth Running Festival has attracted all types, from all places. Around 570 participants took part this morning all in the name of health and wellbeing.  

In the New England Rugby competition, and the Tamworth Magpies have recorded a one-point win over the Armidale Blues. Despite the victory, it spells the end of their season, as other results didn’t fall in their favour.  

He’s a type one diabetic, striving to one-day become an Australian Olympic cyclist. Challengers Fletcher Partlin is indeed cut-out for, and he’s all the more wiser, thanks to a recent stint overseas.