Tag: Sport
Competitors rip with lighter line
Anglers contested the annual King of the Rip last weekend, wielding IGFA-rated light lines from the Barwon River estuary to Swan Bay.
The impressive catches...
Warriors face ‘in-form’ Port after consecutive losses
By JOSIP ZILIC
North Geelong hopes to bounce back from consecutive 4-3 losses against in-form Port Melbourne in National Premier League action at Elcho Park...
Cats to unveil Easter kittens
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Geelong coach Chris Scott has foreshadowed the debuts of Nakia Cockatoo and Cory Gregson in the heat of the Easter Monday...
Phil’s flaked out
By CHRIS PITMAN
GREETED with calm conditions Sunday morning, Phil Walters and Ray Beeden made a daybreak start and headed out from St Leonards.
They anchored...
Warriors to get defensive in clash with Pascoe Vale
By JOSIP ZILIC
NORTH Geelong Warriors’ will seek improvements in the defensive aspects of its game for its National Premier League clash with Pascoe Vale...
Joeys ripe for cup win
By JIM TIMBERLAKE
THIRTEEN premiership cups up for grabs in local cricket with weekend when everything goes on the line for 26 teams.
In the division...
Geelong Warrior women seek recruits
By JOSIP ZILIC
NORTH Geelong Warriors has been the local benchmark in producing talented male soccer players for years.
The achievements of ex-Warriors have even extended...
Final four prize fights
By JIM TIMBERLAKE
GEELONG Cricket Association moves into preliminary finals, with just four teams remaining in the hunt for the ultimate prize.
East Belmont goes into...
Huge snapper in late appearance
CHRIS PITMAN
SOME of the best snapper of the season were caught over the past week.
Graeme Spence capitalised on ideal conditions at Portarlington to make...
Cats fall in final stand
JIM TIMBERLAKE
WITH the First XI not in the finals this season, Gelong Cricket Club’s Third XI flew the flag for the Kardinia Park boys...
Warriors get the Blues after narrow loss to Knights
JOSIP ZILIC
AN opportunistic goal in the 72nd minute from Melbourne Knights striker Andrew Barisic has denied North Geelong Warriors its second win of the...
Cats put out of misery
Geelong Cricket Club was finally put out of its misery last Saturday when it was dismissed for 157 in just 36.1 overs in pursuit...
‘A tan is not worth dying for’; Jenny shares her melanoma...
The Geelong Independent looks back on our best Friday features for 2024.
Geelong’s Jenny Thulborn, 60, first discovered she had melanoma 30 years ago after...
