Match reports, junior sport, fixtures, and local club updates.
Junior Rugby League
FOR Haylie Turner, running on with Greater Northern Tigers against Riverina Bulls in the Westpac Regional Lisa Fiaola Cup at Singleton last weekend was a nerve-wracking experience – for the first few minutes, anyway. “Having all the girls together made me keen to have a run, and as soon as I got my first tackle, [...]
MX Moree
MOREE Motorcycle Club will stage its first Ride Park Australia day for 2026 at Boolooroo Raceway on Sunday, a Motorcycling Australia-approved, non-competitive, family-friendly event designed for riders of all abilities to enjoy with minimal licensing requirements. Licences are not required at RPA days, with participation open to the general public, including new riders, who are [...]
Junior Rugby League
THE NRL HOGS Footy Clinic is coming to Moree for an afternoon of fun, skills development and inspiration for young rugby league players from across the region. The popular grassroots initiative, now in its 15th year, is supported by the NRL and HOGS – the Harley Owners Group – and will be at Boughton Oval [...]
Junior Rugby League
MOREE junior rugby league superstar Haylie Turner makes her debut with the Greater Northern Tigers 17s girls tackle team today in the Westpac Regional Lisa Fiaola Cup against Riverina Bulls at Pirtek Park, Singleton. Haylie was selected from scores of players from across the region, and takes her place on the wing. Haylie’s mentor, Danielle [...]
Oz Day 2026
MOREE pocket dynamo Bella Boland was named Young Sports Person of the Year at the Australia Day awards ceremony held at Jellicoe Park on Monday. In 2025, nine-year-old Bella was successful across multiple sports, winning school, zone, regional and state cross-country titles. She also received a Blue Award for cross country at the 2025 North [...]
Lawn Bowls
THE NSW Aboriginal Bowls Tournament held at Moree Services Club each Australia Day long weekend is getting bigger and bigger, with this year’s edition creating new numbers for a competiton that first saw some grass only three years ago. Organised by local bowlers Mitchell Johnson, Rod Tighe and Kylie Benge, the tournament brought more than [...]
Oz Day 2026
MOREE police officer Gabby Suckling has been named Sports Person of the Year at the Moree Plains Australia Day awards ceremony at Jellicoe Park on Monday. Gabby was part of the Moree Boars inaugural ladies tackle team, which hit the ground running in late 2024 and continued the momentum last year with big-scoring wins in [...]
Regional Education
FOR the first time, primary school students will get the opportunity to compete for the title of Winter Warrior as the 2026 edition of the popular obstacle race at Lake Keepit near Gunnedah looks set to be bigger and better than ever. Lake Keepit Sport and Recreation Centre’s popular adventure race returns in August with [...]
Lawn Bowls
AND then there were two – Moree hosted the 2026 NSW Aboriginal Bowls Tournament at Moree Services Club at the weekend, with teams from Peak Hill and Gunnedah fighting out a desperately close finish for a slice of the $20,000 prize money pool. After 18 teams of four from across New South Wales chased big [...]
Junior Rugby League
MOREE Junior Rugby League Giants Marley Swan and Brodie Schutt have been selected to play in the Greater Northern Tigers under-16s Andrew Johns Cup side. Marley and Brodie were offered jerseys for the 18-player squad after trialling with more than 60 juniors at Kootingal Sports Ground last year. The squad has been training since November, [...]
