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Jets sign up new coach

Sunbury Jets have turned to the experienced Andrew Summerville to take over the reins of the Sunbury Jets’ Big V division 1 men’s team. The...

City kids on right track

A greater focus on technique and coaching is among the main aims for Whittlesea City Little Athletics Centre this season. The centre started its season...

Washout foils Rivergum’s title-defence start

Rivergum and Lalor Warriors were praying for rain to go away and come again another day during their North Metro Cricket Association matches on...

Craigieburn start season on winning note

Ian Blanchett’s coaching career at Craigieburn got off to the best possible start with victory over Westmeadows in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association. Blanchett moved...

Rain pours cold water on thrilling finish

Rain ruined a nail-biting clash between Bundoora and Rosanna in the Diamond Valley Cricket Association’s Barclay Shield on Saturday. Bundoora needed just two wickets, while...

Craigieburn soaring after season filled with finals Grand final

Grand final day didn’t bring the results Craigieburn Football Club wanted, but it showed the Essendon District Football League club is moving in the...

Skipper leads the way

  Plenty Valley started the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association the same way it ended last season – on top. The Bats had a convincing first-up win...

Atkins steps up to top job at Eagles

Three years at Whittlesea, as both a player and an assistant coach, is the perfect apprenticeship for Jim Atkins as he takes on the...

Young talent attracts Grainger

South Morang’s emerging young list was what attracted Dean Grainger to apply for the Lions senior coaching job. The club announced last week that Grainger...

Kilmore’s future remains in limbo

Kilmore’s future remains in limbo after Riddell District Football Netball League clubs voted against the Blues proposed move to the Northern Football League. RDFNL club...

Dean can smile again

The nervous nineties are a staple of cricket folklore. For Matt Dean, the one-hundred-and-thirties have taken on a significance all their own – of...

Big margins rule at finale

While the weekend belonged to the AFL, there were plenty of Brimbank-based clubs chasing grand final glory in the Western Region Football League this...

Hume’s Victory dream moved to Etihad

Hume City has given up home-ground advantage and will play the FFA Cup semi-final against Melbourne Victory at Etihad Stadium. Club president Steve Kaya said...

Greenvale Kangaroos can’t keep pace with Peninsula

Greenvale Kangaroos started the Victorian Premier Cricket season with a loss to Frankston Peninsula on Friday. The Kangaroos looked on track midway through its innings...

Warriors want grand final glory

Having been knocked out in the preliminary finals of the North Metro Cricket Association Jika Shield the past two years, Lalor Warriors are determined...

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T20s kick off

Altona North’s Asela Aluthge was the star of the show as the Victorian Turf Cricket Association T20 competition got underway. The competition launched with a...

Prince goes big