North West Sport

Tamworth’s Zach Adams is fast becoming one of the North West’s top tennis stars. He’s just come back from the 2018 Newcastle Top-spin Tennis Bronze Tournament, where he has just added another two titles to his list of wins.

Tamworth Gymnastics Club has won big – taking out the top spot in level-seven vault at the National Club Championships. Weeks of training have paid off, with the girls also placing 6th overall.

The UNE Lions showed their full capability on the weekend, in round four of the Australian University Sevens Series on the Gold Coast. The Lions dropping only one match across six games – their opening clash against Macquarie University. The UNE girls also recording an impressive 24-17 win over Queensland yesterday morning, a team that’s dominated the competition from the beginning. The series wraps-up at the University of Adelaide on October 20. PLEASE NOTE: SOME AUDIO UNAVAILABLE.  

The New South Wales Country Eagles suffered a heart-breaking one-point loss to Brisbane City yesterday, at Camden Rugby Park. The Eagles trailed 14-nill at the break, before going on to score 27 second-half points. The reliable boot of Quade Cooper getting City home, as both teams scored four tries each. Glen Innes’ Alex Newsome, scoring one of the Eagles five-pointers, in their 28-27 defeat. The Eagles now head to Tamworth, where they’ll face Queensland Country at Scully Park on Saturday. PLEASE NOTE: SOME AUDIO UNAVAILABLE.  

It was the opening round of the Regional Bash, a Twenty20 campaign that’s now over for the Northern Inland Bolters. Recording two wins from their three matches, the Bolters loss on Saturday, coming back to bite them.  

Mackay’s Kate Hinschen has dominated the 2018 Tamworth World Cup Qualifier. The Queensland rider made the AELEC arena her own, jumping a double clear in both rounds, riding Finch Farm Cadel. (Footage courtesy of DigiKat)  

It’s an event that fosters camaraderie; where a town bands together for the benefit of their own. Last night’s Attunga Down under Rodeo contained plenty of big bucks, with the monetary form being of great gain.  

Day three of the Indoor Showjumping Championships is underway at AELEC. Tonight sees the World Cup competitors take to the arena, where big things, await the winner. (“With the World Cup qualifier, it’s one of I think 12 shows in Australia, the highest point score at the end of it basically gets a trip overseas to compete against the best in the world.”) And there’s no shortage of willing riders, with competitors branching beyond the North West and New England regions. (“We’ve got Katie Laurie from New Zealand competing, she lives up near Armidale now with her husband, we’ve got riders from Queensland right down south of New South Wales.”)  

Dapperized has claimed today’s $10,000 Manilla Cup at Gunnedah. The seven-year-old gelding powered home down the straight, holding off Armidale based horse, Melted Moments. PLEASE NOTE: SOME AUDIO UNAVAILABLE.  

It’s the inaugural ‘Big Bush Bash,’ a modified cricket format of that organisers are trialing with an outlook to expand. Held at Woolomin, today’s Super 8s was ultimately about fun and enjoyment, along with helping fill a void for the local kids.