3/10/2008 | Who said selecting junior representative teams was a simple process?
Jacob Harman and Jacob Montgomery survived a gruelling four-stage selection process to earn under-13s Northern NSW Hunter positions.
25/09/2008 | Kirkton Public School got one back on their rivals Iona yesterday, ousting them from the Primary School Sports Association statewide knockout.
25/09/2008 | Blake Hall is the new go-to man for the Hunter’s football selectors, and he couldn’t be happier.
The All Saints College, St Peter’s Campus, Maitland student joined the Northern NSW under-15s team for their trip to Coffs Harbour, where they will contest the National Youth Championships.
23/09/2008 | The Thornton Redbacks under-16s development team has been stopped one step short of being the only Thornton team to win a grand final since 1990.
22/09/2008 | The Maitland City all age women’s B-grade side has proved to the Hunter’s football associations that all of the top sides should be given the chance of playing in their competition’s grand final.
19/09/2008 | It’s been three years in the making, but Rutherford has finally scored an appearance in an all-age women’s grand final.
16/09/2008 | The Rutherford under-13s D team scored a thrilling come-from-behind victory in their semi-final clash against Adamstown on Saturday.
16/09/2008 | Jets coach Gary van Egmond rates Tenambit’s Benn Kelly as the best goalkeeper in the State League, and he is not afraid to test that statement.
Kelly wound up a two-week stint in the Jets training camp on Friday.
12/09/2008 | The decision to push inter-district football grand finals back one week means another seven sleepless nights for this bunch of Thornton footballers.
The Thornton Rebacks under-16 development team made history this season, becoming the first Redbacks senior team to win a minor premiership since 1984.
11/09/2008 | Hundreds of shattered Hunter footballers dried their eyes yesterday as the interdistrict preliminary finals were rescheduled, but the administration isn’t out of the hot water yet.
10/09/2008 | Hundreds of footballers devastated by the cancellation of interdistrict football finals will pull on their boots again this weekend because the decision was reversed yesterday.
10/09/2008 | After retaining the spot in the Northern NSW State League, the Weston Workers Bears have begun their recruitment for next season.
9/09/2008 | Hundreds of footballers across Newcastle and the Hunter had their grand final ambitions dashed yesterday.
5/09/2008 | Three footballers from three different decades will take to the field for Tenambit Soccer Club in Saturday’s grand final clash with Charlestown.
Tom Cohen, 16, Callan Black, 21 and Paul Young 33, will line up for the club’s reserve grade team in the inter-district division three match, representing the diversity of age groups that make up the Tenambit outfit.
3/09/2008 | The Maitland Magpies will not be a part of the NBN State League in 2009.
The Northern NSW Football Federation yesterday announced the names of the eight teams that met the criteria for the downsized 2009 competition.
29/08/2008 | The Northern NSW Football Federation is preparing to deliver some bad news to at least two State League clubs on Monday.
27/08/2008 | Their finals hopes evaporated on Sunday, but Weston Workers Bears striker Rhys Tippett received a late consolation prize on Monday night.
Tippett won the prestigious player of the year award at the Northern NSW State League awards ceremony held at Wests Leagues Club.
25/08/2008 | Maitland Magpies midfielder Tim Grant could not have hit it any sweeter but the result was devastatingly sour.
With less than five minutes left in the first division football grand final yesterday and the Magpies down 1-0 against minor premiers the Adamstown Rosebuds, Grant let one fly from outside the box, only to see it rocket into the crossbar.
22/08/2008 | The Maitland Magpies will be hoping three is their lucky number going into this Sunday’s grand finals.
The Magpies have qualified three teams in three grades for three first division grand finals, so it is only right that the three Broadley brothers – Justin, 22, Chris, 20 and Ryan, 17, will feature in their respective first, reserve and youth grade teams.
21/08/2008 | The Maitland Magpies have one last dab of icing to add to the cake that has been the 2008 first division football season.
It has been the club’s most successful year in decades.