SPORTS SHORTS
Here's some of the other sporting news from across Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges in the last week.
Cricket
The Gisborne women’s cricket side has suffered...
Ghost of last summer returns to haunt Yarraville
The ghost of last summer has returned to haunt Yarraville.
There was a lightning-strike-twice feeling about the Eagles exit from the Sub-District cricket finals on...
From rags to riches for Footscray United
A month ago, Footscray United was striving to avoid relegation from the VTCA west A1.
Now the Bulldogs are just one win away from a...
Altona tears up form guide to take title
Altona showed a total disregard for the form guide to leave red hot premiership favourite Hoppers Crossing stunned after the Western Region Tennis Association...
Carbon copy for Footscray Edgewater
Footscray Edgewater has bowed out on the final day of Premier Cricket’s regular season for the second year running.
Unlike the gut-wrenching circumstances surrounding last...
FC Williamstown bang in four goals to advance
It was a streaky FC Williamstown performance but the home side still came away with a commanding 4-0 win over lower league Cleeland United...
‘Lucky loser’ Yarraville cashes in double chance
Yarraville is one step away from the Sub-District cricket south-west group grand final, but had to endure an agonising wait before its ticket was...
Laverton Park given FFA Cup runaround
The best part about competing in the nationwide FFA Cup is the chance to face teams from different divisions and competitions along the way.
Laverton...
Home sweet home for Druids
Druids Cricket Club made an unlikely swoop on a top-two finish on the final day of the VTCA north west division season.
The boys from...
Barclay Shield: Loss confirms the heartache for Epping
It’s been another year of heartache for Epping, as they again missed finals after a late‐season slump cost them dearly in the Diamond Valley Cricket...
Newport Rams send veteran out on winning note
Newport Rams have sent retiring veteran Heath Black out with a fine win in the Baseball Victoria summer league division 1.
The Rams have endured...
Altona gets one last roll of the dice
Altona’s odds of reaching the sub-district cricket finals improved significantly after its 105-run walloping of Williamstown at Frank Kirk Oval on Saturday.
The up-and-down A’s...
Yarraville-Footscray stunned after Altona whitewash
A week ago, Yarraville-Footscray was considered the west’s best chance of featuring in the premier division bowls finals.
But then neighbouring Altona gate-crashed that party...
Reds burst out of the blocks
Laverton Park was not meant to be this good coming out of the blocks.
The Reds beat Meadow Park 3-0 in their FFA Cup qualifier...
Girls footy gets a new kick along
A new era kicked off for girls football on Saturday, when eight teams from across Victoria played in the opening round of the AFL Victoria...
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Repairs ride in
The Footscray Community Bike Hub held two special school holiday sessions to continue the work it does repairing recycled bikes for repurpose.
Facilitator Andrew Johnstone...
