Tag: Deeble
Maddi Puli thrives on true grit
If you put a challenge in the way of Werribee basketball rising star Maddi Puli, she will invariably find a way to overcome it.
The...
Frank Mazza’s golden age of track
The hard work Frank Mazza has put in during the off season is starting to pay off.
In his first two competitions of the track...
West’s star power shines through
A special group of western suburbs athletes took to the stage to accept Don Deeble Sports Star monthly awards in 2017.
There was a vast...
Big kicks for Tayla Eckley
A taekwondo demonstration at a school fete set Tayla Eckley on a path to glory.
Eckley was eight years old at the time and interested...
Thomas Armstrong hits the mark
Thomas Armstrong is on a fast track to success in the sport of shooting.
The 17-year-old’s first competition was less than three years ago, but...
DEEBLE: All-Tournament selection turns Sam Reale into a Junior Steeler
Outfielder Sam Reale was taken aback when he was named as the lone Victorian in the all-tournament team at the under-19 National Softball Championships...
DEEBLE: Pellissier overcomes injury to win national title
Nathan Pellissier has made a stunning return to para table tennis.
The Williamstown young gun overcame two years of frustration after injury to take out...
Olympic dream drives Jamieson Battistella
Heptathlete Jamieson Battistella was one of the most driven athletes entered in the 2016 Don Deeble Sports Star awards.
One of two runners-up, Battistella vowed...
Bright future for basketballer Cassidy Gould
Altona Gators rising basketball star Cassidy Gould is often told by coach Randy Shanklin to simply “trust the process”.
Gould’s ability to focus on the...
Olympic dream spurs Jamieson Battistella
There is no off-season for heptathlete Jamieson Battistella.
The cold weather has set in and her next competition is not until October, but no green...