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Victory on battlefield for Holland
25 Aug 10 | A Bolwarra man has claimed his finest victory riding an untrained horse on one of Poland’s most historic battlefields.
Pink Jets flying high with second-place finish at national aerobics
24 Aug 10 | Rutherford Public School’s Pink Jets went within a whisker of claiming a national championship in Brisbane on Saturday.  | CommentsComments (1)
Fantastic five
20 Aug 10 | While a streak of success on the sporting field is often referred to as a purple patch, in Maitland it is fast becoming known as a “black and white” patch.
Powerful goal
19 Aug 10 | With thoughts of retirement swimming around in her head Ashtonfield powerlifter Anne Mort has been given some clarity.
18 Aug 10 | Josh Pickering and Josh Fletcher have returned from the inaugural Sydney Dirt Bike Spectacular with a win each.
Running a new play
17 Aug 10 | As two Hunter Valley Grammar School students return from state touch football titles, two more are preparing to head off. All four are members of the first touch football squads to be selected to represent Combined Independent Schools.
Right direction
17 Aug 10 | Alana Bellamy has been calling the shots on the court for as long as she can remember. The 17-year-old Maitland High School student plays the ball-carrying positions of centre in netball and point guard in basketball.
Racing to win
11 Aug 10 | Karen Smith has been offering financial incentives for her daughter to stay on her 150cc motorbike for years. But Sally, 14, not only managed to avoid crashing her bike for the entire weekend at the Queensland Junior Long Track Championships, she claimed the 85cc-150cc 11-16 years girls class.
Elite award fans flame of Olympic dream for Aberglasslyn archer
05 Aug 10 | Alichea Archer has heard all the jokes about the connection between her last name and her chosen sport.
04 Aug 10 | A blanket sports grounds closure from Maitland City Council has forced two Maitland teams to wait a few more weeks to play their rescheduled games.
Support for athletes to be boosted
03 Aug 10 | The benefits of being a Hunter Academy of Sport athlete is about to increase following the announcement of additional funding yesterday.
Need for speed
30 Jul 10 | Elizabeth Robinson had little choice in which sport she would love. From the time Robinson was a baby she was attending race meetings with her father Peter. By the age of 14 she had started to race.
Paddison on target
28 Jul 10 | Six years ago East Maitland’s Brett Paddison didn’t have the strength to draw a bow. But today the 47-year-old archer, who has a disability, is competing against able-bodied athletes at a national level.
07 Jul 10 | Branxton trainer Noel Boland had to wait until the last race of the day to claim a winner at the Cessnock Jungle Juice Race Day.
06 Jul 10 | Two of Maitland’s premier sporting teams from different codes will train together tonight in a session aimed at expanding their skill levels and breaking the monotony of a long season.
Kurri Kurri kids race to victory
05 Jul 10 | Heddon Greta rider Josh Pickering walked away from Kurri Kurri Junior Motorcycle track a double Australian champion yesterday.
Kurri Kurri track set for junior nationals
02 Jul 10 | The finishing touches have been completed, the starting gates are up and the riders are priming their engines for the Australian Junior Dirt Track Championships in Kurri Kurri this weekend.
Girls gearing up
01 Jul 10 | This is the changing face of the national junior dirt track circuit. This weekend marks the first time junior girls’ categories have been added to the line-up of championship classes at the Australian Junior Dirt Track Championships.
Natural talent
25 Jun 10 | Hunter Valley Grammar School student Nic Andrews showed a natural talent when he first picked up a rugby union ball five years ago. The classy five-eighth hasn’t lost a game in his junior rugby union career since starting with the Singleton Bulls in 2005.
23 Jun 10 | Two Maitland squads flipped and tumbled their way to the top of a cheerleading competition held at Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium.

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