Don Deeble
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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…
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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 truly…
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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 back…
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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 award…
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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…
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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 and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 winner.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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”…
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