Tag: Sport
Award-winning teen sticks to her goals
This Truganina teen can take a hit with the best of them.
As a goalkeeper for Altona Hockey Club, Elizabeth Howell is very familiar with...
WRX delivers cheap thrills
David Bonnici decided to overcome his 'rice chariot' snobbery to see what the WRX fun was all about.
Being a bit of a performance-car snob who raised...
Mixed ratings for local football grounds
Maidstone’s Scovell Reserve has been ranked as the equal-worst football ground for facilities in the west, with St Albans’ Errington Reserve also in a...
Altona gold medallist lobbies for deaf athletes
Altona’s Shane Crick, who recently won a gold medal as part of the Australian men’s deaf basketball team, is lobbying for more support to...
Toyota 86 auto is no slouch
Automatic sports cars were always an oxymoron. But things have changed a lot, with smoother transmissions, more gears and the semi-manual shifting through the...
Brabham’s 1966 victory was born in Maidstone
When Sir Jack Brabham claimed his third and final Formula One drivers’ championship in 1966, there was an extra loud cheer in Maidstone.
The V8...
Real Madrid puts young guns through their paces
Fifty of the state’s rising soccer stars were treated to a chance to train alongside legendary Real Madrid striker Emilio Butragueño in Yarraville on...