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In the Doghouse: WRFL wide open

Senior footy finals kick off this weekend in the west, and the WRFL’s three divisions are very open affairs. The once-invincible Deer Park has stumbled...

Reds on the rise again

Hoppers Crossing has secured back-to-back promotions after a 1-0 win over Geelong Rangers on the road in the Football Federation Victoria men's state league 3 north-west...

Battling Bees face their D-Day

  Werribee City has produced a Houdini-like two weeks to leap out of the coffin and have a fighting chance of surviving in the NPL. The...

Stallions a win from title joy

This Saturday looms as the biggest day in the history of the Spring Hills Soccer Club. If the Stallions defeat Lara, they will claim the...

Cobras spit comeback venom

  In 2012 an emergency meeting was called at the Albanvale Football Club ... after 34 years, the doors were closing at Robert Bruce Reserve. Having...

In-house chat revs Reds

A heart-to-heart talk between players and coach has been the catalyst for a remarkable turnaround in form at Sydenham Park Soccer Club. At the halfway...

Junior revolution at Werribee Giants

  Werribee Giants are revolutionising the way junior baseball competitions are structured. Cricketers, basketballers, footballers – in fact all sports-mad youngsters from the ages of nine...

Kangas’ 400-game club just doubled its number

One of Sunshine’s most exclusive clubs welcomed its second member on Saturday. When Brad Connor ran onto Kinder Smith Reserve for the Western Region Football...

New role to help juniors

Victoria is the place to be if you want to further your career in basketball, which is what attracted Chris Tighe to the Sunbury...
Kevin Hillier

In the Doghouse: Auskick continues to shine

■ There’s no doubt Auskick is a very good program, and while it has its flaws they are really minor in the big picture....

Arts takes Jenny to happy places

It’s been a long time between exhibitions for artist Jenny Prabhu. The 77-year-old Hoppers Crossing resident unveiled a mix of local landscapes and portraits...

Cats take positives from WRFL season

Despite being at the wrong end of the Western Region Football League ladder, Albion is taking a number of positives from its 2015 season. While...

Curtis pitching big dreams

  Sunbury’s Curtis Cox was in the thick of the action when a Victorian Kookaburras under-16 team surprised everyone – including the players themselves –...

Gisborne an incubator of cricket talent

  Gisborne Cricket Club is gaining a reputation for producing some of the nation’s most promising young players. Just 12 months ago, former Dragons’ cricketer Pat...

Tigers save best for last

  It’s pretty simple for Westmeadows ... win this weekend and the Tigers play finals, lose and they have to rely on other results going...

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Seagulls, Cats win thrillers

Williamstown and Hoppers Crossing both won thrillers in the opening round of the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association T20 competition. The Seagulls snuck home by one...