The 30th annual Hunter Region Sporting Hall of Fame is currently open for nominations for the 2022 intake, with an induction ceremony to be held at Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club on July 28th. The Hunter Region Sporting Hall of Fame, coordinated by the Hunter Academy of Sport (HAS), is made up of over 400 top athletes who have represented Australia or competed in…
Close to 130 regional coaches, administrators and staff came together at Mingara Recreation Club, Tumbi Umbi, on May 8th for the inaugural 2022 Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) Coaches Conference. This event was delivered as a ‘first’ for the RAS network, an opportunity to upskill the coaches across NSW but also a chance to acknowledge…
The Southern Sports Academy (SSA) played host for the first time to the 2022 Your Local Club Academy Games over the weekend of Friday 8th April to Sunday 10th April. Over 1 300 athletes and their families travelled from 11 Regional Academies throughout NSW to compete in the tournament throughout Wagga Wagga. See results below:…
In what can only be described as a major boost to young regional NSW athletes, the Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) have signed an exciting and beneficial partnership which will assist the development of close to 3000 young Academy athletes and 500 coaches across the NSW each year. Steadfast Group have signed with the RAS…
Some of the state’s finest young athletes will arrive in the Wagga Wagga Region from Friday, 8th April for the 2022 Your Local Club Academy Games. Hosted by the Southern Sports Academy (SSA), the event will be held across various venues throughout the Wagga Wagga region from Friday, April 8th to Sunday, April 10th.…
The 2022 Your Local Club Academy Games has officially kick started its campaign with a Media Launch held on Thursday, March 17th at Wagga Wagga Country Club. Some of the states finest young athletes will arrive in the Wagga Wagga region in 4 weeks’ time for the 2022 Your Local Club Academy Games.…
(Nicola McDermott after jumping 2.02m – an Australian record & her personal best) See RAS Athletes Set to Shine in Tokyo for full list of RAS representatives. On behalf of all the staff, coaches, managers, consultants, athletes, and their families we would like to congratulate the following Regional Academy of Sport alumni on their…
Regional Academies of Sport alumni, Emma McKeon has made history at the 2020 Olympic Games after becoming Australia’s most decorated and successful Olympian. McKeon came away from Tokyo with an outstanding seven medals from seven events, including four gold medals and three bronze, and claiming a World Record, three Olympic Records, four Commonwealth Records and…
The Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) are excited about last week’s announcement of Brisbane to host the 2032 Olympic Games. After six years of planning, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) supported the Queensland city to host the event, with 72 votes to 5. The RAS is made up of nine member Academies including Central…
The 29th Hunter Region Sporting Hall of Fame will be inducting seventeen Hunter athletes on Thursday, 5th August at Belmont Golf Club. The Hunter Region Sporting Hall of Fame is made up of over 350 top athletes who have represented Australia or competed in an international tournament and were born and/or played in the Hunter region at the junior…