Sport
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Canada selects Altona hockey star for Rio Olympics
Long-time Altona Hockey Club star Matthew Guest is about to reach the pinnacle of his chosen sport. The forward has been named in Canada’s hockey…
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Footscray leaves it late to secure four points
Footscray trailed at every change against Richmond in the VFL at the Whitten Oval on Saturday, but the Bulldogs came home strongly with five goals…
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Almost 2000 students in Footscray for Southern University Games
Up-and-coming young athletes have descended on Footscray as the 2016 Southern University Games get under way. More than 1800 students from 15 institutions across Victoria,…
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Williamstown Women’s Lacrosse Club celebrates 80 years
Williamstown Women’s Lacrosse Club will hold an 80th anniversary celebration on Friday. Vivienne Parker-White said her mother and founder, Joy Parker, would have been so…
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When it rains, it pours for Laverton Park
Laverton Park’s front line did not score a single goal for five weeks in the Football Federation Victoria men’s state league 5. The Reds had…
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Bigger, stronger Peninsula down Williamstown CYMS
Williamstown CYMS players can hold their heads up high despite a 29-point loss to Peninsula Old Boys in VAFA premier C at Fearon Reserve on…
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Roarke Smith a welcome sight for Footscray
It was a bittersweet day for Footscray in the VFL on Saturday. The Bulldogs were delighted with the successful return to action of young defender…
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Sports Shorts
Here’s a quick glimpse at some of the sporting news from around the area in the last week. Football East Sunbury kept its finals hopes…
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Pingers show their talent for winning cliffhangers
Not for the first time this season, Epping held its nerve late in the fourth quarter to beat South Morang by two points in the Northern…
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Newport Power pulls out all stops
Newport Power has overcome many obstacles to set up this Saturday’s showdown with Parkside for top spot and premiership favouritism in WRFL’s division 3. The…
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Yarraville-Seddon fightback full of character
If there were any doubts about Yarraville-Seddon, they were dispelled emphatically in Saturday’s stirring come-from-behind, 21-point win over Caroline Springs. The Eagles stalled in the…
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Tigers rule in Falcons demolition derby
Werribee Districts strolled to a 117-point win over Wyndhamvale Falcons in the WRFL division 1 local derby at Wyndhamvale South Oval on Saturday. It was…
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New coach lifts Altona City
Altona City made a tough decision to take on a new coach five weeks ago, and it has reaped immediate dividends in Football Federation Victoria’s…
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Seagulls slide, Spurs blunted, Jets downed
Williamstown fluffed its chance to get back to the top of the VFL ladder when it lost to Geelong by 16 points at Burbank Oval…
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Roos bounce back from twin losses
A workman like performance from the Sunbury Kangaroos was enough to take the points against Lancefield on Saturday. In a Riddell District Football League game…
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