Sport Archive

The Alberton clubs are gone and old the Alberton League is no more but the glorious history will not be lost or forgotten.

  IT WASN’T a merger between the age-old Alberton FNL and Mid Gippsland. We’ve been told that often enough. But it doesn’t mean the history of the Alberton League, stretching back to the 1880s, has been lost or that no one cares what happened

Leongatha travels to Traralgon on Saturday in the opening round of the Gippsland League.

THE Gippsland League kicks into gear this weekend, after the Easter pipe-opener between Wonthaggi and Drouin, with three games in the traditional Saturday timeslot and one on Sunday.

Member for Bass Jordan Crugnale acknowledges the partnership between government, local government, business, the community and the club which brought about a magnificent upgrade to sports facilities at Inverloch. Photo courtesy of Yvonne McMahon.

  INSIDE and out, after a $1 million-plus redevelopment, the Inverloch-Kongwak Football Netball Club’s netball facility looks… well, it looks a million dollars! And what better way to celebrate its opening last Saturday, by the Member for Bass Jordan Crugnale and Bass Coast Mayor

Leongatha author Dan Eddy and AFL legend Peter Hudson at the unveiling of Hudson’s statue in his hometown of New Norfolk, Tasmania.

THE AFL Premiership Players Club is an organisation built to recognise the high-flying achievements in the game’s history.

Horse trainer Ricky Maund with the colt he will be auctioning a 5 per cent share of to donate to the Good Friday Appeal.

BASS horse trainer Ricky Maund will auction a five per cent share of a recently acquired colt and all proceeds will be donated to the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.

The day and night will certainly draw big crowds if for the reason that this will be the first game of competition football to be held in Gippsland since 2019 and the only sporting event to be held on the first day of the

Dan Croatto, back in 2017, took out the Target Rifle Victoria 50m Prone event at the Melbourne International Shooting Club.

LEONGATHA target shooter Dan Croatto claimed his fourth state championship in the 50m Prone event at the Melbourne International Shooting Club in Fishermans Bend last month.

Nyora’s Aidan Simmons in action against Tarwin during Saturday’s practice match. mm481321

YOU couldn’t ask for a better return for local football.

Phillip Island coach Beau Vernon returned to the scene of past triumphs to lead the Bulldogs in a practice match hit-out against Leongatha on Saturday.

  LEONGATHA and Phillip Island had a great tune up for the coming season, in fine warm conditions at Leongatha on Saturday and both teams seemed to get what they needed out of the day. And there was also a big crowd in attendance.

OMK captain Daniel Mock takes delivery of the silverware after winning the LDCA A Grade Division 1 Premiership on the weekend

OMK didn’t have enough runs. Their captain Daniel Mock admitted as much at the end of the A Grade Division One cricket grand final at Inverloch today, Sunday, March 14.

Local athlete Grace McRae is the latest star of NAB’s four-part documentary following footballers on their way to 2020’s draft.

LOCAL sporting star Grace McRae was the subject of a recent documentary detailing her journey to the NAB AFLW draft.

Wonthaggi’s future netball stars are depending on some local help to get back on the court.

By Sam Watson THE Wonthaggi and District Netball Association is in need of some helping hands for the upcoming senior and junior seasons. In January, the association held its annual general meeting where it was deemed they didn’t have enough people to form a

THE Ladbrokes Stony Creek Cup might look different this year but will still be the same fantastic event everyone knows and loves.