Tag: Sport
Western Jets football academy takes flight
The development of women’s football continues apace, with the Western Jets recently announcing their inaugural Youth Girls Academy.
The academy will run over the summer...
Deer Park bowls to win
Deer Park first overcame the weather, then overcame Glenroy, as the Parkers repeated their performance from last year’s division 1 bowls grand final to...
Caroline Springs on new turf in VTCA
Caroline Springs is looking forward to the challenge of what this Victorian Turf Cricket Association season will bring.
As one of several clubs to move...
Brad Oliver’s in a great state
Sunbury’s Brad Oliver picked up a mitt and bat just 12 months ago – but you wouldn’t know it if you watched him play.
Oliver...
Westside netballers shoot for the stars
The St Albans Caroline Springs Netball Association continues to go from strength to strength.
The association, which started in 1976, has competitions running seven days...
Yarraville Club takes first innings points
A five-wicket haul from Emmett Bronca and a pair of 50s from Joseph Blake and Konrad Kurta puts Yarraville Club in a commanding position...
Sunshine depth proves handy
Despite missing a swag of players, Sunshine posted another strong win in Vic Summer League baseball on Saturday.
Travelling to Berwick without five of its...
AFL draft thrill for VU Spurs
Seven VU Western Spurs have been picked up by AFL clubs for the inaugural women’s league season starting in February.
More than 150 players were...
Taylors Lakes score Subbies cricket win
Taylors Lakes players looked right at home in their sub-district cricket debut, knocking over Hoppers Crossing in the opening round of the summer.
With rain...
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...
Swing by for golf fun
Kids can try their hand at golf during a free beginners clinic in Sunbury as part of Goonawarra Golf Club’s junior holiday program. Golf...
Keilor’s Monique Conti takes on the world
At just 16, Monique Conti made her debut in Australia’s top women’s basketball competition on Sunday afternoon.
Conti stepped out for a new-look Melbourne Boomers’...
Matthew Boyd lauds strength of the Western Bulldogs pack
At 34 years of age, Matthew Boyd is the elder statesman of the Western Bulldogs premiership team.
The fact perhaps only dawned on Boyd in...
Western Bulldogs fans finally get their time in the sun
Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon has paid tribute to the long-suffering fans who have stuck by the club through thick and thin.
The Bulldogs have...
Long-awaited flag delights Western Bulldogs past players
Matthew Croft has a similar tale to most Footscray-Western Bulldogs players of the past 62 years.
Croft, a full-back of repute and an occasional forward...
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Airport agrees to above ground station
This story was originally published in July 2024 and Star Weekly has chosen to share it again for readers to enjoy.
The war is over...
