Blue Stars members can be very proud of their performance at the recent Country Championships held at Glendale, Newcastle, but it is the pleasing all round

Three of our senior male and U20 athlete Corey Williams ventured down to Canberra for the ACT titles and performed well against class fields which gave them

Four of the hottest days ever in Glendale, Newcastle confronted our athletes when they travelled to the NSW Country Championships. The championships have been held under a lot of criticism due to the

The Illawarra Track Challenge is proving to be one of the best meets of track and field in the state and the performances all around are exceeding expectations. What a day/night of track and field

The Illawarra Track Challenge to be held on Saturday at the Kerryn McCann Athletic Centre will not only feature the usual State Titles for the Open men and women over 60 metres, but this year an added bonus will see some of the State

The Illawarra Track Challenge is on again - Saturday 12 January at the Kerryn McCann Athletic Centre.  And this time, a first for the area, ANSW have now

The first part of the summer season is drawing to a close and the second part will certainly take off with a bang. What a way to finish 2018 with a brilliant display of hurdling by Grace Adams in the

State relays are another area that athletes can join their club mates and combine rather than run individually. The club has a number of teams for next weekend and have also combined with the

Back on the club scene Rebecca Dos Santos has taken to the Steeplechase like it is her top event.  She has shown improvement in each run she has had this year and looking not only capable of this challenge but

Athletics is such a diversified sport and there are many options for people to either concentrate on a few events, take up the multiple events challenge, or just try everything that is on the program.

The clubs’ next major meet will be the State relays to be conducted  on 24 and 25 November. This meet brings together clubs  from all over the State, with many travelling a long distance to take on the might of the metro clubs. Many clubs from

Our two student athletes Emma Matthews and Grace Adams will take on the best when they head to the Australian All Schools in Cairns commencing 7 December.  We always say that the student athletes have the biggest competitive

Some of the clubs masters’ athletes will head to the Gold Coast for the Pan Pacs, a very good competition for our masters athletes and one that also gives the athletes the opportunity of seeing how they are progressing against other

The sun is shining and we are heading for a great summer of track and field.   There are many events on at the moment, catering for a broad spectrum of people, but the major events IBS are very keen on are the Treloar Shield and

Blue Stars tries to encourage all people who wish to run, jump and throw regardless of age or ability, and family participation is greatly encouraged.  Each weekend enables people to try the sport and regardless of whether you go to

Saturday’s Treloar Shield saw an impressive personal best by sprinter Liam Ryan over the 200m, whilst U16 hurdler Ashlyn Adams took out her event in impressive style.  Charlotte Smith also emerged a winner of the 400g javelin event.

I know many will say we need the rain, but can we have it only during the week.  Although we are very lucky to have a synthetic track in Wollongong, and the track surface may be okay, the field events can be hampered if we have heavy

Senior athlete, Connor Dymond, has commenced the season well with a good 2nd placing in the University Games.  Dymond took out 2nd placing in the open hurdles, in an early season time of 16.14 over the 110m.  Competition at this

with students from all the States’ secondary schools coming together in one of the largest track and field meets in the State.  Illawarra Blue Stars athletes had a great few days with two of our members, Grace Adams and Emma Matthews,