Tag: Sport
Shot putter heads to Rio
Geelong shot putter Damien Birkinhead has been selected for his debut Olympics, one of 28 new athletes to join the team for Rio.
Athletics Australia...
Plenty of fish for Easter
Mostly calm conditions over Easter allowed anglers to bag an impressive array of fish.
Corio Bay gave up excellent numbers of flathead for anglers who...
Cats’ ruck curse continues
Geelong’s big man curse continues with news that ruckman and forward Nathan Vardy faces a six week layoff for a foot injury.
Geelong has had...
Warriors in good form
North Geelong take on a high flying Kingston away on Saturday in this week’s NPL2 action.
The undefeated Kingston has won all their matches so...
Young paddlers draggin’ home the medals
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A pair of young Norlane water dragon paddlers has managed to score a swag of medals at the Australian Dragon Boat...
No break as weather puts Bells on hold
ORGANISERS of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach cancelled competition for 29 March due to heavy onshore winds and decreasing swell.
“There are still a...
Reigning rods at King of the Rip
Local anglers caught everything from trout to tuna and snapping over the past week.
The King of the Rip competition produced an impressive array of...
Cats’ date with hate
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
The bad news is that Geelong faces the reigning premiers first up after a swag of changes to the side.
The good...
Locals lead Lorne life saving championships
Local surf lifesavers have performed well at the weekend’s Victorian Senior Lifesaving Championships held at Lorne.
Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club heads the standings after...
Cats storm into semi finals
Local Cricket, by Jim Timberlake
Geelong Cricket Club’s Third XI has progressed through to the Premier Cricket semi finals after they put in an outstanding...
Junior sports stars awarded
Up-and-coming Belmont basketballer Matthew Johns was one of three local young athletes to win a Victorian School Sports award yesterday.
Netballer Tess Campigli from Montpellier...
Big catch in great weather
Corio Bay continued providing with healthy bags of pinkie snapper and flathead over the past week.
The spoil grounds in Stingaree Bay, north of Limeburner’s...
Out & about
Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was at Ocean Grove main beach on Monday May 12 to see who was out and about on a sunny...
