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Nic Vine

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Swallows surge to glory

DESPITE a first-half scare, Irymple completed their undefeated season to comprehensively claim the SFNL under-18 premiership, their third in a row, with a 19-point victory over Mildura. A barnstorming third quarter by Irymple created a 53-point...

16 Sep 2024

Football

Wentworth show class in coming second

BEN McGlynn and Wentworth spoke of climbing the mountain, dreaming of reaching the peak, but ultimately fell one agonising step short for the second time in three seasons. The way they performed lost no admirers. When Jarrod Brander and Wade...

16 Sep 2024

Netball

Kangas wear down Bulldogs

OUYEN United outlasted South Mildura in a sensational second half of Sunday’s elimination final, sealing a semi-final berth against Irymple this week with a 48-32 goal win over the Bulldogs. It was South Mildura who started strongest, leading 12-9...

26 Aug 2024

Football

Demons outwork the Eagles

MILDURA Demons kept their 2024 season alive with a 30-point elimination final win over Robinvale Euston in possibly the windiest conditions the players have played in at Blackburn Park. It was far from the day for clean, slick ball movement, with...

26 Aug 2024

Netball

Kangas ready for eliminator

OUYEN United completed their final dress rehearsal before a home elimination final on Sunday, comfortably accounting for Merbein in a 40-22 win. The game was impacted by the fluctuating whether at Underbool. It would be sunny and pleasant one...

19 Aug 2024

Football

Flying Fox in top form

THE Sunraysia football minor premiership officially belongs to Imperials, after Jayden Fox kicked 10 goals against a struggling Ouyen United. It’s been a successful season so far for Imps, who in 12 months under Brad Vallance have gone from...

12 Aug 2024

Football

Grayling leads terrific Tigers

A DOMINANT performance from start to finish from Red Cliffs was too much for a struggling Ouyen United to handle at Underbool, with the Tigers winning by 100 points.

05 Aug 2024

Football

Eagles build momentum before finals

A DOMINANT performance from start to finish by Robinvale Euston was the confidence-boosting win the Eagles needed to find momentum leading into the finals. They comfortably won each quarter, including a nine-goals-to-one last term, to defeat...

29 Jul 2024

Netball

Kangas bounce back

THE Ouyen United Kangas snapped their four-game losing streak in a comfortable 46-36 win over Robinvale Euston. It was a tight game early, with Ouyen United leading by just one goal at quarter time, before they pulled away strongly in the second and...

29 Jul 2024

Football

Roo beaut Brander bags 11

AN emphatic 11-goal performance by Wentworth key forward Jarrod Brander helped the Roos retain second spot on the SFNL ladder with a comprehensive 69-point win over Ouyen United. After the Kangas matched the home side in the first half, four...

15 Jul 2024

Netball

Wentworth flex muscles

A DOMINANT second half by Wentworth overpowered the plucky Ouyen United Kangas, eventually winning 60-40. Wentworth had a few challenges in the first half as United forced them to alter their normal game. You have to play four...

15 Jul 2024

Football

Demons grind out win

MILDURA Demons got their seventh win of the season in a wet, cold tussle against the Ouyen United Kangas at Blackburn Park by 15 points. Neither side kicked a goal in the first quarter as both tried to adapt to the conditions. United found...

01 Jul 2024