Tag: Sport
Young gun on target
By Ben HopeBERWICK teenager Laetisha Scanlan is one step closer to representing Australia in New Delhi after winning the women’s trap event in the...
Courtney cycles to gold
Berwick’s Courtney Field with her gold medal from the Australian Junior Track Cycling Championships. 44856 Picture: Stewart ChambersBy Ben HopeRIDING against older girls didn’t...
Bowls’ best visit Pakenham
THERE was no shortage of international talent at Pakenham Bowls Club last Wednesday as four world-renowned bowlers turned up and spent the day with...
Dandy shows right stuff
THERE was an air of genuine surprise in the Dandenong rooms after the match. The Stingrays seemed pleasantly surprised with their own performance, but...
Nitros floor the rest
By Gavin StaindlTHE Nitros have capped off a perfect season by winning the Pakenham Floorball League grand final 10-5 over the Tropicals at Cardinia...
Young ace feels need for speed- Under-16 solo speedway state champion Lachlan Schreurs, left,
By Gavin StaindlSPEEDWAY youngster Lachlan Schreurs may be only 11 years old but that has not stopped him from bursting onto the speedway scene.
The...
31 just a number, says Barassi
By Paul PickeringSOME comforting words from AFL legend Ron Barassi echoed in Tom Scully’s ears as he ran onto the MCG for his debut...
The right formula
By Ben HopeFOR Upper Beaconsfield teenager Jack Le Brocq, the opportunity to race at the 2010 Grand Prix is a dream come true.
The...
Ecstasy after agony
By Gavin StaindlIN ANOTHER feel-good story to come out of the West Gippsland Cricket season, Upper Beaconsfield star John Simpson and captain Chris Pentland...
Gippsland to power ahead
THE shadow cast by gun AFL prospects John Butcher and Koby Stevens was ever-present at Gippsland Power last year.
The pair - good mates and...
Tooradin flags new era
TOORADIN won two epic grand finals over the weekend, both by a narrow margin.
In Sub-District it defeated Beaconsfield by two wickets in a great...
All set for floorball final
By Gavin StaindlTHE Tropicals will meet the Nitros in the Pakenham Floorball League grand final next week after they scraped to a 6-5 semi-final...
Lingering frustrations on Narre Warren North car park
Frustrations around the beloved walking trail’s car park at Narre Warren North’s 1001 Steps remain rife, as residents once more, call for more to...
