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Bowls news across the region

The Ovens and Murray Challenge approaches large on the horizon and the Goulburn Valley Bowls Division has assembled stellar line-ups to tackle the event. Five teams will represent the GVBD at Benalla Bowls Club tomorrow, with two men’s, two ladies...

Tyler Maher

Local riders take on state championships

A huge contingent of Shepparton BMX Club riders tackled the BMX Victoria State Championships recently. The Casey Fields event had 14 Shepparton Cobras competitors among some 800 overall riders trying their hand at success across a number of age...

Tyler Maher

Local riders take on state championships

Tyler Maher

Australia’s best kept busy carving up local BMX track

Preparations are ramping up in Shepparton with less than eight weeks until a world sporting event touches down in the Goulburn Valley. Some of the best BMX riders in Australia have been busy carving up Shepparton’s local track this week as they...

Aydin Payne

CBL | Shepp Gators weekend preview

As far as double-headers go, they do not get much tougher than what the Shepparton Gators will be tackling this weekend. The men face 8-0 Wallan tonight, before heading back to The Swamp to face 6-1 Myrtleford - and the 4-4 Gators will be looking to...

Alex Mitchell

Allan Matheson Shield | round eight preview

A place in the Goulburn Valley Bowls Division top tier could be on the line today when Stanhope takes on Nagambie in a crunch encounter. The duo occupies seventh and eighth on the ladder and by some distance, with sixth-ranked East Shepparton 11...

Alex Mitchell

Bell tolls for Tatura

“I’m really looking forward to getting back,” Monigatti told the Kyabram Free Press

Tyler Maher

PHOTOS | GV Open kicks off

The balls have been flying at the golfing extravaganza they call the Goulburn Valley Open. Play started Thursday at Mooroopna Golf Club, before shifting to Numurkah yesterday where the action continued to intensify. And the new concept where the...

Alex Mitchell

Neville Walsh is honoured with a life membership of Cobram Harness Racing

Cobram Harness Racing Club life members and the club’s committee members gathered at the Clydesdale Hotel in Katunga on Sunday for the annual life members lunch. A highlight of the afternoon was the presentation of a life membership to Neville Walsh...

Shepparton News

Stanhope prepares for 100th season in Kyabram District League

Stanhope has reunited the club’s most recent premiership coach and a former star player to try to relive some glory days as it prepares for its centenary season in the Kyabram District League next year. Club legend and the last man to lead...

Shepparton News

Murray Valley Cricket Association premier division preview | round nine

“The boys were pretty happy with our performance. It was good to get another win to keep the gap on the teams pushing for finals and keeping us in second spot,” Deniliquin captain Brad Todd told the Pastoral Times

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Haisman Shield preview | Northerners v Numurkah

Northerners face an almighty test tomorrow when they take on Haisman Shield ladder leader Numurkah. With the Blues sharing the top spot with fierce rival Katandra, Liam Gledhill’s men will be aiming to head into the Christmas break in top position...

Aydin Payne

Haisman Shield | Euroa v Old Students preview

Euroa will be aiming to enter the Haisman Shield Christmas break on a high when it welcomes Old Students to Memorial Oval tomorrow. The home side suffered a tough loss to Katandra last round - after winning two on the trot - and will look to get...

Aydin Payne

Haisman Shield round eight preview | Kyabram v Shepparton United

United was well-served by coach Chaminda Vidanapathirana (3-50) as well as Keegan Armstrong (41) and Hugh Conway (40) as it lost to Old Students by 100 runs

Tyler Maher

Haisman Shield round eight preview | Tatura v Central Park-St Brendan’s

Tatura is still searching for its first win of the Haisman Shield season. But as one of the youngest outfits in Cricket Shepparton’s top tier, what Tatura may have lacked in results this campaign it has certainly made up for with enthusiasm. Michael...

Tyler Maher

Haisman Shield | Waaia v Katandra preview

Waaia will be searching for its first back-to-back victory when it tackles Katandra at home tomorrow. The Bombers, who are in the second season of their tenure in Cricket Shepparton, punished Karramomus last weekend with phenomenal batting...

Alex Mitchell

Haisman Shield | Mooroopna v Karramomus preview

Karramomus must improve in a big way if it is to test in-form Mooroopna in tomorrow’s Haisman Shield one-dayer. The Bloods have not won in four games and only have one win for the year after being outclassed last weekend in a seven-wicket loss to...

Alex Mitchell