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Young Bats star on national stage

Plenty Valley’s women’s cricket program is one that shows playing sport is sometimes more than just results. While they have struggled to put together wins...

City looks to secure its future

Hume City’s 2015 season exceeded all expectations and the club is now looking to build on that in 2016. City made the semi-finals in all...

Panthers finals bound in first year

Wallan Panthers' women’s side has secured a finals berth in its first year in the Basketball Victoria’s Country Basketball League. Panthers coach Warren Taylor said...

Bats, Falcons start year with losses

Plenty Valley’s start to 2016 didn’t go to plan, with the Bats suffering a shock loss to Bayswater on Saturday. Sitting on top of the...

Here's a quick look at some of the sporting news and results from across Hume and Whittlesea from the last week.   Soccer Hume City winger Jai...

Batting woes haunt Warriors in dismal start to new year

Lalor Warriors batsmen started 2016 as if they were still on holiday and were made to pay in the North Metro Cricket Association’s Jika Shield...

World No. 1 heads Hume wheelchair tennis show

World number one Dylan Alcott will be the headline act at Hume Tennis Centre’s 2016 Swisse Melbourne Wheelchair Tennis Open. The third of three tournaments...

Another loss, but Roos coach looks on the bright side

Greenvale Kangaroos coach Stan Nell is still looking at the positives despite another loss in Victorian Premier Cricket on Saturday. It’s been a difficult season for...

Batting the key as Warriors aim for finals

Westmeadows’ chances of making the Victorian Turf Cricket Association’s finals rely on one thing - better form with the bat. The Warriors’ batting was poor in...

Short handed Panthers make mark

Wallan Panthers overcame a depleted squad to record two vital wins in the women’s Basketball Victoria Country Basketball League’s north-east division. The team travelled to...

Pacers’ steady focus puts club in the top league

Having ticked off its first aim, Whittlesea Pacers women’s side is looking to continue developing its Big V basketball team. This year, the aim was...

T20 reaches the sharp end

Rivergum and Lalor Warriors are among the sides through to the qualifying finals of the Northern Region T20 competition. The competition pits clubs from the...

Sanjaya lives up to spin

When former Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell suggests you get a certain player out from overseas to play cricket, you sit up and listen. Chappell,...

Bats send Falcons down to the cellar

Plenty Valley has consigned Roxburgh Park Broadmeadows to the bottom of the north-east ladder in Victorian Sub-District cricket. In a rematch of last year’s north-west...

Teen a cricket star on the rise

Plenty Valley’s Sophie Van De Heuvel is a name to watch out for in Australian women’s cricket. Van De Heuvel, who was 15 last week,...

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Kangaroos unveil first signing

The Greenvale Kangaroos have unveiled their first signing of the Victorian Premier Cricket off season. After failing to win a game last season, the Kangaroos...