2014: Maitland Pickers trounce Central Newcastle at home as part of 98 points scored in last fortnight.
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Weston Bears have claimed just one National Premier League competition point in the month of May.
2009: Hunter product Kurt Gidley follows in footsteps of fellow Newcastle Knights pair Danny Buderus and Andrew Johns after being named captain of NSW for State of Origin.
Maitland win trio of junior titles at home representative netball carnival.
2006: Maitland-born Brett Finch receives community support after potting last-minute 32-metre field goal for NSW in one-point win over Queensland in State of Origin opener.
Maitland Blacks desperate for win number two of the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union season.
Maitland netball players Gabrielle Sarroff, Kirby Braddock and Jess Davis part of Hunter United side in State League Inter District division two.
1995: Wallabies lose opening game of rugby World Cup 27-18 to hosts South Africa.
Maitland finishes second overall at the NSW Polocrosse Club Championships in Canberra.
Maitland Pistol Club trio Daniel Huber, Kieran Scott and Daniel Willoughby have finished high in the rankings at Cessnock Vintage Open and Blacktown Junior Shoot.
1) Which two Maitland sporting teams cracked their first wins of the season on the weekend? A) Pickers and Mustangs B) Pickers and Magpies C) Blacks and Magpies D) Blacks and Rams?
2) A fan invaded the court and tried to take a selfie with which tennis star at the French Open? A) Rafael Nadal B) Roger Federer C) Stan Wawrinka D) Maria Sharapova?
3)Keinbah trainer recorded wins for the first time in what country on the weekend? A) New Zealand B) Singapore C) Hong Kong D) England?
4) Name the player who notched up their 200th first grade game for the Weston Bears on the weekend? A) Nathan Morris B) Mick Ryan C) Tim Pratt D) Robbie Turnbull?
5) True or false: Branxton netball side Altitude have won their opening two matches of the Maitland A-grade season?
6) True or false: Despite losing on the weekend the Maitland Mustangs have recorded back-to-back wins earlier this season?
7) In what year did the Maitland Rams win the club’s first and only Hunter Coast Premier Hockey League minor premiership: A) 1950 B) 1970 C) 1990 D) 2010?
8) Which bowling club won the most pennant flags in the Hunter district this year? A) Kurri Kurri B) East Maitland C) Lorn Park D) Maitland City?
9) How many overall points were scored in Canterbury’s late NRL victory against Canberra on Sunday: A) 71 B) 73 C) 75 D) 77?
10) Golf was last contested at an Olympics Games in what year: A) 1904 B) 1924 C) 1944 D) 1964?
*answers below
1909: Manchester United coach Matt Busby born in Scotland
1923: 1st Le Mans Grand Prix d’Endurance is run
1925 – Babe Ruth is finally out of bed, five weeks after ulcer surgery
1972: Joe Frazier knocks out Ron Stander in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title
1988: AFL star Joel Selwood born
Answers: 1) C - Blacks and Magpies 2) B - Roger Federer 3) A - New Zealand 4) D - Robbie Turnbull 5) True 6) False 7) D - 2010 8) B - East Maitland 9) C - 75 10) A - 1904?