Tag: Sport
Kings on the board, blues in the four
Upper Ferntree Gully got 2021 off to the perfect start, notching up their first win over Belgrave on Saturday 9 January.
After sending the...
Monbulk bowlers back on track
The disruptions to the bowling season have been similar to other sports, but Monbulk bowlers are starting to get back on track now.
Monbulk Bowling...
Olinda Cricket Club makes history
Olinda Cricket Club have hit gender barriers for six, with the club’s first ever women’s cricket team taking to the pitch for the first...
Covid sees netball club switch codes
Two sporting clubs in Montrose will join forces this summer to encourage young girls to participate in sport.
With local netball competitions being cancelled due...
More grants for sports clubs
More sports clubs and associations from the outer east have received Covid-19 survival grants.
Eastern Region Tennis, Monbulk Tennis Club, Lysterfield Cricket Club and Coldstream...
Funding to help athletics stay on track
Two athletics clubs in the outer eastern suburbs have been given funding boosts to help them prepare for the upcoming season.
Yarra Ranges Athletics and...
Three generations, one team
Tennis really can be considered a true, cross-age sport if these ladies are anything to go by.
Ros (mother), Nadia (daughter) and Miah (granddaughter) are...
Simmo’s lasting legacy
Two words immediately spring to mind when thinking of Emerald favourite son Kade Simpson: loyalty and courage.
Over 342 games at AFL level with Carlton,...
Debut for local netballer
Mount Evelyn Football Netball Club’s Kaitlyn Black has made her much-anticipated debut in Suncorp Super Netball.
After having spent a few weeks cheering for her...
Plan to hit Covid for six
As the State Government looks towards returning to a sense of normality this year, so too is local cricket.
The Ferntree Gully and District Cricket...
Kaitlyn’s time to shine
It’s been a long time coming, but Mount Evelyn Football Netball Club’s Kaitlyn Black has overcome years of adversity to finally reach one of...
Hills are alive with rivalry
It’s almost unfathomable - a Gembrook Cockatoo senior player deliberately wearing his old Emerald colours, with his Bombers premiership tattoo also proudly on display...
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Long road to help out
A well-known Boronia resident, Dr Prabodh Malhotra has recently completed his third consecutive walk in support of the McGrath Foundation, demonstrating his unwavering commitment...
