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Shane Fleming

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Volunteerism runs in the families

THE proverb ‘many hands make light work’ is as true today as when it was first uttered back in the 1300s. For the Swan Hill Basketball Association (SHBA), that saying is as essential to the running of their competitions and representative...

17 Apr 2025

Bowls

Bowls Notes

RACECOURSEWE held our president’s day bowls last Friday, with our Elsteel & Roofing mixed fours, with visitors from Mornington, Kerang Golf, Nyah District, Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Murray Downs and Tooleybuc. After three games, the winners were...

17 Apr 2025

Horse Racing

Heaven sent win as Coffey betters favourite

IT wasn’t just a heaven sent opportunity at the Geelong races on Saturday, it was also a case of classic Coffey. In the $27,000 Henry Longfellow at Rosemont Stud Plate, the superstar Swan Hill jockey Harry Coffey climbed aboard the three-year-old...

15 Apr 2025

Soccer

Swans perfect weekend

THE Swan Hill Soccer League men’s team have progressed to the semi finals of this year’s Bendigo Amateur Soccer League (BASL) League Cup competition following their 3-1 win over Strathfieldsaye Colts United on Sunday. Swan Hill’s women’s team also...

15 Apr 2025

Football

Saints survive Blues scare

A 10 goal haul from energetic forward Connor Nutting has helped propel Tooleybuc-Manangatang to a hard-fought 15-point win over a determined Kerang on Saturday afternoon. The Blues had no answer for Nutting’s evasiveness, with the forward...

14 Apr 2025

Netball

Central Murray Netball Round 2 Match Reports

CMFNL Netball Round 2 match reports: Koondrook-Barham v NNW United, Woorinen v Tyntynder, Tooleybuc-Manangatang v Kerang, Cohuna v Balranald. A DOMINANT defensive display has helped Koondrook-Barham secure back-to-back wins, with the Raiders defeating Nyah-Nyah West United by 32 goals.

14 Apr 2025

Football

Raiders are real deal

A MIDFIELD masterclass has helped Koondrook-Barham secure back-to-back wins for the first time since 2019, with the Raiders defeating reigning premiers Nyah-Nyah West United by nine points on Saturday. The home side dominated the contest for...

14 Apr 2025

Netball

Mallee Eagles set benchmark

THE Mallee Eagles have confirmed their status as one of the teams to beat this season with a 31-goal win over finals conquerors Swan Hill on the weekend. Having been defeated by the Swans in the past two preliminary finals, the Eagles turned the...

14 Apr 2025

Football

Tigers roar to second win

WOORINEN have begun their 2025 campaign 2-0 despite “not playing their best footy”, according to senior coach Tim Free, with the Tigers accounting for Tyntynder by 61 points on Saturday. After dominating possession and controlling much of the...

14 Apr 2025

Football

Kangas flatten Roos

THE Cohuna Kangas have taken revenge on the club which dumped them from last year’s finals series, with an emphatic 178-point thrashing of Balranald on the weekend. In their first game of the season, the Kangas sent a warning to the rest of the...

14 Apr 2025

Football

Toma bounces back to Kangas

THERE is little doubt that there is an air of excitement and expectation around the Cohuna Kangas ahead of their first match of the season, with their eight game winning streak last year, coupled with strong recruiting over the summer seeing them...

11 Apr 2025

Basketball

Flying high at Junior Country Championships

THE Swan Hill Flyers have again tasted success at the Junior Country Championships, with the Flyers under-14 girls team crowned Division 2 champions last weekend in Ballarat. Having improved across the three-day tournament, the Flyers saved their...

11 Apr 2025