Netball

Netballers selected for state titles

SUNRAYSIA have named their 15 and under netball team that will compete in next year’s Netball Victoria State Titles. The squad of 12, plus three training partners, will be in preparation to take on the best in the state in Frankston on March 8, 9 and...

19 Dec 2024

Netball

Trigg happy: Irymple shooter takes on coach role

COACHING wasn’t initially on the radar of Irymple netballer Shelby Trigg, but it’s a challenge she is ready to embrace. The attacking playmaker has been appointed A Grade coach for next year’s SFNL season, stepping into the role filled by club legend...

08 Dec 2024

Sport

Boulton bleeds red, white and black

AS a fourth-generation Bambill Football Netball Club member, Jane Boulton bleeds red, white and black. She is now following the footsteps of her grandfather and father after being announced as the new Saints president this week after...

30 Nov 2024

Netball

Tigers ready to rattle cages

FOLLOWING a foundation year at the helm, Red Cliffs A Grade netball coach Romany Bowen hopes her side can take another step in their development next year. Despite finishing on the bottom of the ladder with two wins, moving further up next year is...

24 Nov 2024

Netball

Giofrelle goes again

WITH a season under her belt in the role, Robinvale Euston’s Georgia Giofrelle is excited to continue as A Grade netball coach. The Eagles formally announced the 21-year-old’s re-signing as coach this week and she hopes to continue the...

15 Nov 2024

Netball

Dees stars take coaching roles

STAR Mildura netballers Jess McNamara and Ava Zadow have been named as the Demons’ joint A Grade coaches for the 2025 Sunraysia Football and Netball League season. The duo step into the role after Ellie Vincent was at the helm last season. Both...

15 Nov 2024

Meet the Roos coaches

MERINGUR’S new era on the football field has been ushered in with the appointment of new coaches. Ex-Merbein duo Karl Farquharson and Mark East will be joint coaches of the men’s Millewa Football Netball League side, while Andrew Kay...

09 Nov 2024

Netball

Boom times for netball

IN the space of six months, Mildura Netball Association has quadrupled the number of players in its competitions. Blossoming to 108 teams this season, the association had navigated some initial difficulties in shifting its home base from Mansell...

31 Oct 2024

Netball

Team Tonga on top

MORE than 20 local netballers recently got to represent not only Sunraysia but their native Tonga at the Netball Pacific Cup. The Tonga under-15 and under-18 mixed teams, which both comprised players from Mildura and Robinvale, were the champions of...

17 Oct 2024

Netball

Rolling in the game changer

IF you watched any local game of netball this year, you may have had to do a double take at one point, having sworn a player on the court wasn’t there just a second ago. Well, you were probably right. The introduction of the rolling substitution rule...

13 Oct 2024

Netball

Netballers spring into action

A NETBALL pilgrimage with more than 40 years of tradition continued at the weekend as in excess of 1000 people ventured to the Mildura Spring Carnival. The two-day event is one of the largest association-based netball tournaments in Victoria, giving...

23 Sep 2024

Netball

Netballers spring into tournament

HUNDREDS of talented netballers from across three states will come together in Mildura this weekend for the annual Mildura Netball Association Spring Carnival. About 500 players from 50 teams will participate in the carnival at Mildura Sporting...

21 Sep 2024