Sport
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Farewell to a true champion
REST in peace, Diego Maradona. The news on Thursday of the Argentinian soccer maestro’s death at age 60 was felt around the world. It was…
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Happy to be back on track
MONTHS away from any 2021 football season, SFNL clubs are back on the training track, dusting off the cobwebs the COVID-19 pandemic-enforced break caused. But…
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Blues role for O’Shannessy
FORMER Wentworth footballer Luke O’Shannessy has been appointed Carlton’s VFLW coach. O’Shannessy arrives at the Blues having gained nine years of experience in football coaching…
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Richmond backs Mildura sporting precinct
RICHMOND has backed playing AFLW or AFL pre-season games at a completed Mildura South Regional Sporting Precinct. The precinct secured the final $10 million it…
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‘Eggy’ needs new home
FORMER Wentworth footballer and joint 2016 McLeod medallist Derek Eggmolesse Smith will not be offered a contract by Richmond for season 2021. Eggmolesse-Smith played six…
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Sunraysia bowls around the greens
WENTWORTH LAST Wednesday’s social bowls winners were Bob Matthews and Col Nolan. On Saturday the winners were Geoff Pegler, Ann Dawes and Rod Baird. The…
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Virtual challenge for Mallee
TO coincide with December 3’s International Day of People with Disability, Mallee Sports Assembly (MSA) is hosting a virtual active challenge. As it is not…
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Local cricket snippets
Carroll brothers to the fore MERBEIN South’s Second Division side got off to a careful and considered start of 0/32 on Saturday — enter Workers…
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Young Baird shines again
MILDURA golfer Angus Baird was again played a crucial role on Northern-Murray Darling’s Victorian Junior Pennant side this week. Baird, 14, scored a handy 37…
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Saturday Serve: Goalposts keep moving
FOR the love of the game, AFL. Another year, another tweak to the rules. In rule changes announced on Wednesday by AFL football operations boss…
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Contact training set to resume
FOOTBALL and netball clubs will be able to return to contact training from Monday, under COVID-19 protocols. While some clubs have already returned in some…
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Bocce initiative ready to roll
MALLEE Sports Assembly and Irymple Bocce Club have banded together to put on a four-week Beyond The Front Step program. The initiative is about encouraging…








