May 21, 2013 Damon Bard didn’t even know the Newcastle representative squad was being announced on the weekend let alone learn of his own selection.  

May 21, 2013 East Maitland teenager Brock Lamb will have his own State of Origin story to tell in 2013 after being selected in the NSW under-16 team.  

May 21, 2013 A seven-goal, third-quarter blitz by Terrigal Avoca blew Maitland Saints away and delivered them another lesson in the importance of constructive on-field talk and not over-committing numbers to the contest.  

May 21, 2013 Flinders Cobley doesn’t belong to a little athletics club nor does he receive training from a professional coach.  

May 21, 2013 The Maitland Magpies and Adamstown Rosebuds remain streets ahead of the Northern NSW First Division competition after recording 5-1 victories on Sunday.  

May 21, 2013 More than a dozen players from the Maitland region have been selected in Newcastle age representative rugby league teams for upcoming NSW Country Championship carnivals.  

May 20, 2013 The Maitland Blacks paid a hefty penalty for not converting their chances at Marcellin Park.

May 20, 2013 Former Maitland Blacks juniors Luke Burgess and Nic White remain as options for the Wallabies ahead of the upcoming British and Irish Lions tour in Australia despite missing out on the initial 25-man squad.

May 20, 2013 The Maitland Blacks were left to rue missed opportunities after going down 28-18 to Wanderers at Marcellin Park.  

May 20, 2013 The Maitland Pickers have made it back-to-back wins with a convincing 34-10 victory against the Port Stephen Sharks at Lakeside Sporting Complex yesterday.