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Best Battles | Murray Football League and Picola District League

MOAMA V BAROOGARound 17, 2017, Barooga Recreation ReserveBarooga 13.5 (83) d Moama 11.8 (74) From the opening siren of this clash, the Hawks were too hard to catch. An opening quarter rampage had Barooga take a 24-point lead in to the opening break...

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Ratugolea helps Cats grab back-to-back wins

Two of the region’s AFL exports experienced two contrasting results on the field on Saturday night. Cobram’s Esava Ratugolea helped Geelong to a big victory against Gold Coast, while Katamatite’s Tom Clurey was unable to keep Port Adelaide from...

Aydin Payne

Picola District league sets sights on junior competition

Picola District Football Netball League is working towards getting a junior competition up and running for this year. A proposed start date for junior football and netball competitions has been pencilled in for July 18. The region’s northern-based...

Aydin Payne

Picola District league sets sights on junior competition

Picola District Football Netball League is working towards getting a junior competition up and running for this year. A proposed start date for junior football and netball competitions has been pencilled in for July 18. The region’s northern-based...

Aydin Payne

Going in to bat for young sportswomen

Entering a male-dominated sport is a daunting task for young sportswomen. It becomes even more intimidating when access to gender-suitable equipment is not readily available. But Katamatite Cricket Club is looking to change that. Thanks to...

Liam Nash

Cobram-Barooga golf notes

Club Championships After some delay, the 2020 Cobram-Barooga Golf Club club championships finished on Sunday, June 21. Congratulations to all of the 29 men and four juniors who completed all four rounds. Also the nine women who played in the...

Aydin Payne

Price to go around again with Violet Town

Joel Price will get his first real crack at Kyabram District League football next year after putting pen to paper and recommitting as senior coach of Violet Town. After initially signing with the club last off-season on a one-year deal, Price was...

Meg Saultry

Bulls busy sharpening horns for competition

The Victorian rugby season has been given the green light for this year — and the Bulls are back from their parade gearing up for the next test. Shepparton’s rugby union outfit will feature in the Victorian Premier division after winning...

Liam Nash

Winton postponed due to coronavirus spike in Victoria

The Supercars Championship has postponed the coming Winton event due to the recent coronavirus spike in Victoria. The call to postpone the event comes after travel protocols in Queensland restrict the return of teams from Victoria once they have...

Aydin Payne

Tatura and Shepparton South withdraw from BASL season

The decision from the clubs comes less than a week after the league announced the senior competition would commence on July 26

Aydin Payne

Junior golf competition cancelled due to coronavirus spike

There were no balls hit or birdie putts made at the Murray River Junior Masters golf competition last week. The event — which has not been run since 2017 — found itself at the mercy of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Golf Australi...

Aydin Payne

AFL exports | Clurey and Ratugolea continue to shine

It was another successful weekend in the AFL for two of the region’s star exports. In round four action, both Cobram’s Esava Ratugolea and Katamatite’s Tom Clurey walked away with wins with Geelong and Port Adelaide respectively. Clurey, a former...

Aydin Payne

Best Battles - Continuing on through shutdown

Barooga v Rumbalara Round eight, 2011, at Mercury Dve Rumbalara 18.15 (123) d Barooga 14.11 (95) Rumbalara threw the bigger punches in an absolute slugfest with Barooga in 2011, grabbing a hard-earned 28-point triumph. In an exhilarating display...

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Cobram-Barooga golf results

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Cobram Roar’s season over after AWFA cans 2020 competition

Cobram Roar will not have the chance to christen the new complex at Apex Reserve until next year. It was announced by league officials on Sunday the 2020 Albury Wodonga Football Association junior and senior seasons would not go ahead, due to...

Liam Nash

Picola District League cancels open age competitions

Last week, the Goulburn Valley Football Netball League and Murray Football Netball League both cancelled their seasons

Aydin Payne

Murray River Junior Masters returns after three-year hiatus

The future stars of Australian golf will descend on the Murray River this week for the Murray River Junior Masters. The tournament returns for the first time since 2017 and this time around Yarrawonga-Mulwala has been added in what will be a new...

Aydin Payne

Invergordon’s Lachie Ash begins AFL journey

Birthday presents do not come much better than an AFL debut according to Lachie Ash. The Greater Western Sydney Giants footballer celebrated his 19th birthday on Sunday following Friday night’s match against the Western Bulldogs. Last year’s...

Aydin Payne

GV Stars will not compete this FIDA season

The Goulburn Valley Stars have made the call to opt out of playing this year even if the Football Integration Development Association season is to go ahead. Still awaiting that call to be made, the Stars announced on Facebook recently they had...

Alex Mitchell