Tag: Don Deeble
Tsapatolis the new star of the west
A stellar year on the basketball court has landed Paul Tsapatolis the 2019 Don Deeble Rising Star award.
Tsapatolis, from Point Cook, was crowned the...
Reba Stewart takes on the world’s best in taekwondo
It has been such a hectic and rewarding season for Deer Park taekwondo sensation Reba Stewart that she has not had a moment to...
Don Deeble: Cameron Moyes
Making his entrance into taekwondo at age four, Cameron Moyes has spent more than a decade on the mat – but he will look...
Celeste Mucci eyes Tokyo
Celeste Mucci has beaten a star-studded field of young western suburbs athletes to emerge with the Don Deeble rising sport star of the year...
Celeste Mucci makes her mark
It has been a landmark year in the career of heptathlete Celeste Mucci.
The 19-year-old from Altona took enormous steps towards her dream of competing...
Western Jets skipper leads by example
When it came to the big moments for Vic Metro at the AFL under-18 national championships, it was invariably Xavier O’Halloran who stood up...
Bailey Lewis flying high
Bailey Lewis is racking up the frequent flyer points in search of the grandest taekwondo mat of all.
The target for the City West Taekwondo...
Dylan Brasher’s bold progress
Dylan Brasher’s cricket career blossomed from the moment he scored a century in his first tournament with a Victorian team.
Playing in the title-winning Victorian...
Dylan Molinaro dreams big
Dylan Molinaro has secured a ticket to the big squash events at this year’s Commonwealth Games.
In four years time, he wants to turn that...
Thomas Armstrong’s feat of clay
Shooting sensation Thomas Armstrong has put the icing on the cake of a stellar sporting year, being adjudged the 2017 Don Deeble Rising Star...
World beckons for weightlifter
Teagan Newman has made extraordinarily fast progress as a weightlifter.
A year ago, Newman was using the sport as an extra training strand to bolster...
Maddison Rocci takes out 2016 Don Deeble Sports Star award
Young basketballer Maddison Rocci is the winner of the 2016 Don Deeble Sports Star award.
Rocci beat a top-shelf group of 10 nominees to scoop...
Young gun Claudia Beamish pitches right
If you are looking for Manor Lakes’ Claudia Beamish, she’ll probably be on a hockey pitch.
The talented 13-year-old has been juggling senior and junior...
Matthew Watt’s exciting times
The rise of Werribee cricketer Matthew Watt continues.
Having represented his state at the under-15 national championships earlier this year, Watt recently returned from the...
Road to the top began in the backyard for Rocci
Maddison Rocci is a world away from the fierce backyard basketball battles with brothers Kristian and Lucas.
Those contests, which “used to end in tears”...