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Melinda
Sharples

Bowling masterclass in U17 Grand Final

THE U17 Grand Final followed the trend of the Finals Series where runs have been hard to come by with Inverloch 60 defeated by Imperials/Nerrena 4/63. Inverloch won the toss and elected to bat but soon found themselves in trouble when in form young...

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Melinda Sharples

13 Mar 2025

Cricket

Glen Alvie seals U15 Grand Final in last over

AN EPIC U15 Grand Final was played at Outtrim on Sunday, March 9. Glen Alvie batted first in the split innings format, reaching 1/66 in their first 20 overs. Archie Donohue batted well with support from Archie Luke, George Edwards 2/26 bowled well...

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Melinda Sharples

12 Mar 2025

Netball

Mabilia shines at international men’s netball tournament

ZAC Mabilia proudly represented Australia in the recent Men’s Netball Nation Series at the Jurong East Sports Centre in Singapore. The former Wonthaggi Power player competed in Australia’s U20s side through the Australian Men’s and Mixed...

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Melinda Sharples

25 Dec 2024

Sport

U17s claim gold in junior volleyball tournament

OVER the AFL grand final weekend, from September 27 to 29, our South Gippsland juniors, coaches, managers, and parents hit the highway, heading up North-West for the Volleyball Victoria Junior Country Championships in Horsham. For many, both young...

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Melinda Sharples

15 Oct 2024

Cricket

Gaby leads by example in new cricket team

GABY Hynes is thrilled to be leading Glen Alvie Cricket Club’s new women’s team as captain/coach in the upcoming 2024/25 season. The development of a women’s side has been a long time coming for the 21-year-old, who started her playing career...

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Melinda Sharples

02 Oct 2024

Football

Lions land final victory over flag contender

THE Sharks were coming up off a “touch-up” at the hands of Toora in round seventeen and were expecting a visiting Rovers side keen to grab the ascendency early in the hope of claiming just their second victory of the year. However, with the...

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Melinda Sharples

21 Aug 2024

Football

Poowong fights hard on a tough day

POOWONG travelled to Catani on a cold, wet, windy wintry day not suited to good football. The ground was heavy early and deteriorated further as the day progressed, and was very heavy in the finish with little grass visible. Poowong had four...

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Melinda Sharples

24 Jul 2024

Football

Tigers triumph in nail-biter before roaring premiership home crowd

MIRBOO NORTH secured its second win of the season with a morale-lifting four-point victory over Boolarra on MNFNC’s ‘annual footy and netball premierships reunion day’ at Tigerland on Saturday. Afterwards, in the rowdy, jam-packed social...

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Melinda Sharples

23 Jul 2024

Football

Yinnar scrapes by in low-scoring victory

IN THE clash of the Magpies a big crowd rolled up for a well-promoted game, in which the home team Toora welcomed former AFL Blue’s star Dylan Buckley to its fold as part of the Carlton Draught promotion hoping to spice up the contest between...

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Melinda Sharples

23 Jul 2024