2014: Hunter athletes struck gold in Glasgow on the weekend with Maddi Elliott claiming a world record and gold medal in the same magic moment.
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Nulkabah pistol shooter Daniel Repacholi also chimed in with his first individual gold medal at the Games, out-pointing his opponents in the 10m air pistol in Carnoustie.
Novocastrian Thomas Fraser-Holmes picked up a gold-silver double on the same night in the pool as Elliott, while former Maitland Triathlon Club member Aaron Royle claimed a bronze.
2011: Maitland Basketball Association scored another coup with news the Maitland Mustangs will play an exhibition match against the University of Texas at San Antonio as part of its Australian tour next month.
Bolwarra was the standout team in the boys division, going through undefeated and triumphing 42-4 over Ashtonfield in the decider of the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association Hunter basketball gala day.
2008: The Kurri Kurri Bulldogs finals hopes disappear into the injury cloud that has plagued their progress all season. Needing an away win against the Nelson Bay Blues to stay in contention for the top five, the Bulldogs suffered a crippling run of omissions.
Newcastle kept their top-eight hopes alive with a comfortable 39- 12 victory over a lacklustre South Sydney.
TUESDAY SPORT TRIVIA
1) What position do the Maitland Rams sit on the Hunter Coast Premier Hockey League ladder?
2) Who played their 100th game for the Weston Bears in their 1-0 victory on Sunday.
3) What was the final score in the Maitland Blacks humiliating loss to Wanderers?
4) Counting their win on Saturday, how many games have Maitland Netball A-grade team Queens Arms won in a row?
5) How many players had played 400 AFL games before North Melbourne’s Brent Harvey joined their number on the weekend: A) three, B) five, C) two, D) four?
6) Who won the 2015 Tour de France?
7) In what year did Trevor Ott coach the Maitland Pickers to the senior Newcastle Rugby League premiership?
8) How many Maitland Pickers premierships was Terry Pannowitz captain/coach for?
9) How many Australian Off-Road Championships has Aberglasslyn endurance motorcycle rider Toby Price won?
10) Which team has Price signed to compete for in the Dakar Rally?
TODAY IN SPORTING HISTORY
1928 - The Summer Olympics opened in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1935 - Romain Maes of Belgium won the Tour de France in Paris.
1984 - The Summer Olympics opened in Los Angeles.
1991 - Spain’s Miguel Indurain won the first of his five consecutive Tour de France titles in Paris.
1993 - Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle Mariners homered in his eighth consecutive game, tying the major league record held by Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates (1956) and Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees (1987).