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Craigieburn Eagles to decide future

Craigieburn Eagles finals hopes are in their own hands with three rounds left to play in division 2 of Big V men’s basketball. The Eagles...

Broncos win a fine farewell for coach

ORENA Hume City Broncos sent outgoing coach Lanard Copeland off in style with an eight-point win against Hawthorn in Big V state championship men’s...

Hume City Broncos on track for top­-two finish

Hume City Broncos’ aim to finish in the top two in the Big V women’s state championship division remains right on track. The Broncos have already...

A win provides sweet relief for Whittlesea

The hard work put in by the Whittlesea Pacers has paid off in the form of their first win in the Big V women’s...

Hume City Broncos lose skipper Jermaine Maybank for the rest of the season

ORENA Hume City Broncos have been dealt a major blow, with captain Jermaine Maybank ruled out for the rest of the season. Maybank, who hasn’t played...

Title-winners reunite 10 years on

When coach Warren Taylor joined Craigieburn Eagles in 2004, his aim was to get the women’s side near the top of the Big V...

Bronco basketballer relishes all-star opportunity

For Hume City Broncos’ Rebecca Romeo, playing in the inaugural Big V all-star origin game was simply an opportunity to play more basketball. “I thought...

Season of adjustment for Devils import

Werribee Devils import Bex Van Kuyk will finally get a chance to take a deep breath, with the Queen’s birthday long weekend break in...

Youngsters get their chances with struggling Eagles

Craigieburn’s women mixed it with Mildura for the first half of the Big V division 1 clash on Saturday night, before the more experienced side...

Pacers lose again, but win looks closer

There was more pain at the weekend for Whittlesea Pacers, who are still without a win after 14 games in the Big V women’s...

Big guns fire when it matters for Hume City Broncos women

Good teams step it up when they have to and that was the case for Hume City Broncos women against Warrandyte on Sunday. Although they led...

Pacers push to put slow start behind them

After a disastrous start to the Big V state championship season, the Whittlesea Pacers are hanging in there. Seven straight losses all but ended the...

Recognition a slam­dunk for volunteer legend David Hughes

Basketball has long been a part of David Hughes’s life for nearly years. He started at the age of 12 and since then has played,...

Injuries deluge keeps Craigieburn Eagles on the ground

Craigieburn Eagles could be forgiven for thinking they’d broken a mirror or walked under a ladder. The Big V division 2 side has had a...

Hume City Broncos keep up the good form

OREANA Hume City Broncos’ continue to build momentum with a fifth straight victory in the Big V state championship. But as in several of their recent...

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Vics dominate Storm junior sides

Melbourne Storm's three pathways teams have started training for 2025 with many of them coming from Melbourne’s north-west. The SG Ball (under-19s) and Harold Matthews...