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25.01.2022 READY TO ROAR For a close-knit bunch of Great Southern mates, Sunday will be the biggest occasion of their blossoming football careers. Railways defender Jacob Blight, Albany forward Kieran Gowdie, Denmark-Walpole ruckman Kalin Lane and North Albany midfielder Alex Pearce have their eyes on the big prize, winning the WAFL colts premiership with Claremont Football Club. ... The Great Southern quartet will play major roles for the Tigers in their bid for grand final glory against Subiaco.
25.01.2022 LIONS CLINCH COLTS FLAG A powerful Royals colts team clinched back-to-back Great Southern Football League premierships after kicking the only three goals of the final term in Friday night’s grand final against Railways at Centennial Stadium. Detailed match report, including coaches comments and pictures ... Royals Football Club Albany See more
24.01.2022 The Lower Great Southern Tennis Association (LGSTA) was represented by eight players at the 2020 Foundation and D’Arcy Slater cups in Busselton over the past week. Find how our local players fared across the two competitions
24.01.2022 MEMORABLE RESSIES FLAG Mt Barker saved their best performance of the season until the Great Southern Football League reserves grand final against Royals at Centennial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Read all about how the Bulls upset the previously undefeated Lions on the big stage in our detailed match report below ... Mount Barker Bulls Football Club
24.01.2022 TIGER CUBS ON THE BIG STAGE For a close-knit bunch of Great Southern mates, Sunday will be the biggest occasion of their blossoming football careers. Railways defender Jacob Blight, Albany forward Kieran Gowdie, Denmark-Walpole ruckman Kalin Lane and North Albany midfielder Alex Pearce have their eyes on the big prize, winning the WAFL colts premiership with Claremont Football Club. ... Their will be a strong Great Southern representation in the Tigers reserves and league teams in their respective grand finals. Grab tomorrow's paper to read a finals edition of Jezza's Journal, a wrap of the State Downhill Series along with netball Association Champs and hockey Country Champs.
23.01.2022 LOCALS IMPRESS ON HOME TRACK Five Great Southern riders have emerged victorious in the third round of the WA Downhill Series at the Poikies track in Kalgan at the weekend. A total of 54 mountain bike riders from around the State took part in the event, held on Saturday and Sunday, including 25 from the Great Southern region.... Find our full wrap up from Sunday's event below. Albany Mountain Bike Club
23.01.2022 Albany four-year-old Red Can Man runs a brave fourth in the Group 1 Railway Stakes at Ascot for SJ Wolfe Racing and Shaun McGruddy. After sitting in the box seat, McGruddy peeled out around the home corner and loomed up but wasn’t able to hit the lead in the $1 million feature. Very gallant performance from the Albany star.
22.01.2022 Flying Fifteens skipper Simon Lucas has started the new season at the Princess Royal Sailing Club in good form.
22.01.2022 GSFL GRAND FINAL EDITION Tomorrow's sports edition is packed with all the action from the weekend's Great Southern Football League grand finals Hear from Alan Barnett Medal winner Jayson Ford on what drove him to a best-on-ground performance in Royals' second straight league premiership.... The Lions triumph is highlighted along with the much-talked about player ratings and every quarter broken down. Inside we have detailed match reports and pictures from the colts, reserves and sixteens deciders. Plus all the action from the finals of the Great Southern Soccer Association.
21.01.2022 FOUR STRAIGHT Three unanswered goals in the fourth quarter guided Royals to their fourth straight Great Southern Football League sixteens premiership after defeating Albany in front of a large crowd at Centennial Stadium on Friday night. Read our full match report below including with pictures, coaching comments, best players and goal kickers ... Royals Football Club Albany
21.01.2022 ALBANY'S DOWNHILL KINGS Albany Mountain Bike Club members Corben Weinert and Harper O’Donnell are the best downhill riders in WA for their respective divisions after claiming impressive victories at the recent WA Downhill State Championships. Weinert walked away with the under-19 boys State title after finishing second last year while O’Donnell proved too strong in the boys under-15 category in the championships held at Linga Longa Bike Park last month.... The duo were part of a strong AMBC representation at the championships this year.
21.01.2022 A total of 36 girls attended the first-ever Her Hoops AU Albany Girls Holiday Program at Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre on Thursday and Friday last week. Four high level women’s basketball players ran skills sessions along with games across four hours each day.
20.01.2022 Here is the first round of the Southern Smash T20 draft for 2020. #1 Tom Beaton Finance Fury #2 Sean Terry Arc Aces #3 Brad Hogg Inswing Ignition... #4 Josh Nicholas Retravision Warriors #5 Travis Birt Camtrans Bulldogs #6 Ryan Duffield Elders Avengers See more
20.01.2022 FIRST WINNER Young WA horseman Jordan Rolfe celebrated his first victory as a trainer on Sunday at the Mt Barker Turf Club - WA. Ex-Victorian galloper Peko delivered victory for Rolfe and a group of close mates in the ownership.
20.01.2022 QUICK START Victorian apprentice Carleen Hefel has made a strong start to her WA riding stint, including a double in Mt Barker last Friday. Hefel is on loan to Lindsey Smith Racing Stables and has eight winners to her name already.... Bee Quick was ultra-impressive winning at Mt Barker Turf Club - WA under her guidance last week.
19.01.2022 BLISTERING TON Star all-rounder Nathan Crudeli smashed a superb unbeaten century to guide his new club Mt Barker to their third win of the Albany & Districts Cricket Association A-grade competition. Crudeli produced a chanceless 139 not out to help his side set the Royals a monster target of 282 to win their 45-over fixture on Saturday.... Read all about the star recruits damaging innings below .
19.01.2022 BULLS WIN BIG Mt Barker's new-look cricket team made an early season statement in the Albany & Districts Cricket Association A-grade competition. Former Test player Neil Ferreira and prized recruit Nathan Crudeli starred in the Bulls rout of last season's runners-up Manypeaks. ... Full round one wrap, scores and pictures in tomorrow's edition plus all the news from the opening meeting of the Great Southern racing season and an ex-BBL batsman signs up for the Southern Smash.
19.01.2022 JEZZA'S JOURNAL Hear from West Coast Eagles vice-captain Jeremy McGovern with a special finals edition of his personal journal. Gov rates his chances of an early return from a hamstring injury, what is getting him through home isolation and his special tribute to retiring Eagle Will Schofield.
19.01.2022 WAFL GRAND FINAL Star Claremont Football Club midfielder and North Albany product Declan Mountford believes his midfield group holds the key to breaking an eight-year league premiership drought when they tackle South Fremantle on Sunday in the WAFL grand final. The Tigers outfit is set to feature four Great Southern players at Fremantle Community Bank Oval.... Find our full preview below and who is set to feature on the big stage.
18.01.2022 LIONS ROAR TO BACK-TO-BACK This year has been less than perfect for many sporting teams and competitions around Australia but for Royals’ league team, Saturday’s grand final victory capped a remarkable few months. The Lions completed a perfect season with their 44-point win in the decider over a gallant Denmark-Walpole.... Our comprehensive match report, post-game comments, pictures and detailed quarter-by-quarter breakdowns can be read here. Royals Football Club Albany
17.01.2022 Albany star Nathan Crudeli helped lead WA Country XI to victory in their second game of the WACA Premier T20 competition after claiming three wickets against Perth on Sunday. Now playing with Mt Barker, Crudeli was joined by Railways all-rounder Coen Marwick in the WA Country XI side that was coached by local Tim Edmunds. Albany & Districts Cricket Association... WA Premier Cricket See more
17.01.2022 PLENTY TO SMILE ABOUT DESPITE NO PREMIERSHIPS Lower Great Southern Hockey Association were unable to reach any grand finals at the 2020 CBH Group Men’s and Women’s State Country Championships in Perth at the weekend. Three teams represented the LGSHA, one each in men’s division one and two along with a division one women’s side.... However there was a host of All-Stars selected across the men and women division one teams. Find out full results below and who impressed across the championships
17.01.2022 NOT LONG NOW Star Albany galloper Red Can Man will face his toughest task yet, when he contests the Group 1 Railways Stakes (1600m) at Ascot in just a matter of moments for Albany trainer Steve Wolfe. The four-year-old is looking to hand Wolfe and long-time stable jockey Shaun McGruddy their maiden Group 1 victories.... The race starts at 4.40pm. SJ Wolfe Racing
17.01.2022 DUNROSS INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME Walpole’s Jamie Dunross says his induction into the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame will take some time to sink in. Dunross and his fellow members of the Sydney 2000 Paralympic sonar class crew were announced among five 2020 inductees into the Australian... Sailing Hall of Fame last Tuesday. Hear from the Walpole local below after accepting the top honour.
15.01.2022 Star Albany filly Watch Me Dance claims the Group 2 $500,000 Sky Racing Wa Guineas for SJ Wolfe Racing and Shaun McGruddy. Brilliant training performance from Wolfe to back her up after winning the Group 3 Champion Fillies last week. Wolfe team still have Red Can Man to come in the Group 1 Railway Stakes.
15.01.2022 SEASON PREVIEW Railways will give greater opportunities to their young players to try and fill the void left by a host of outgoing premiership stars, as they chase an eighth straight Albany and Districts Cricket Association premiership. Railways Cricket Club Albany
15.01.2022 COMPETITIVE START After two rounds of the Albany & Districts Cricket Association under-14s competition, three teams remain undefeated. Find our wrap below and which teams are leading the way.
14.01.2022 WELL-EARNED Star Albany galloper Red Can Man will have a well-earned spell after running sixth in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Local trainer Steve Wolfe surprised many by backing Red Can Man up in a second straight $1 million feature race but after six runs this campaign he is now headed for the paddock.... SJ Wolfe Racing
14.01.2022 Star Albany galloper Red Can Man is likely to press on to the $150,000 Group 3 Northerly Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on October 17 after an impressive first-up run on Saturday. Meanwhile exciting three-year-old Bragwell powered to victory at Belmont Park on Wednesday for Steve Wolfe to break maiden status at his second career start.
12.01.2022 TOMORROW'S SPORT BACK PAGE - Albany Mountain Bike Club members Corben Weinert and Harper O’Donnell claimed state crowns after riding their way to impressive wins at the recent WA Downhill State Championships. - Mt Barker star recruit Nathan Crudeli blasted a brilliant unbeaten century in his new colours to maintain the Bulls' unbeaten start to the Albany & Districts Cricket Association.... - Albany's What About Moses claimed the $100,000 TABtouch Regional Championship Final (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday for SJ Wolfe Racing.
11.01.2022 COUNTRY CUP Albany & Districts Cricket Association begin their Country Cup campaign against the WA Invitational XI today at the WACA ground. Heavy rain in Perth has delayed the start of the match.
10.01.2022 Veteran galloper Luke’s Gold has continued his resurgence under the guidance of Albany trainer Roy Rogers after winning at Ascot on Saturday. Meanwhile leading local trainer Steve Wolfe has three-year-old Watch Me Dance entered in today’s listed Burgess Queen Stakes at Ascot.
09.01.2022 REGIONAL CHAMPION Albany galloper What About Moses showed his class, winning the $100,000 TABtouch Regional Championship Final (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Trained by Steve Wolfe, What About Moses won the Albany heat of the regional series on November 15, and he was terrific in taking out the big prize after drifting to a $10 chance in the field of 14 runners.... Wolfe said the slow maturing five-year-old had the potential to run in Albany’s rich sprint race, the Fitzpatrick Plate, after notching his long-awaited maiden metro win. SJ Wolfe Racing
09.01.2022 NETBALL CHAMPS Both Albany Netball Association and Denmark Netball Association claimed victories at the annual Netball WA Association Championships held in Perth last weekend.
09.01.2022 Kendenup Tennis Club held the second open mixed doubles tournament of the season, with 32 players hitting the court in warm conditions on Sunday. A very strong field competed in the round-robin event with players coming from Albany, Kojonup and Frankland River along with local players.
09.01.2022 SOCCER FINALS Rovers knocked off reigning champions Polonia in the Great Southern Soccer Association men’s premier league final on Saturday. Reigning league champions Denmark took home the 2020 title over Polonia in the women’s premier league final on Friday night.... For a list of all the soccer finals winners and triumphant team pics read our report below
09.01.2022 JUNIOR SOCCER GRAND FINALS The Albany Junior Soccer Association grand final day got off to a thrilling start, with Denmark and Albany Primary playing off for the under-12s title on Saturday morning. Read how the thriller unfolded below along with all the other junior results
08.01.2022 Here we go! Punting for Charity kicks off at Mt Barker Turf Club today. Hopefully a couple of winners for the three tipsters
08.01.2022 FEMALE TENNIS CAMP Albany will be the first regional area in WA to get access to the latest Tennis Australia program, Females in Tennis Development Camp. The one-day event will be held at Lawley Park Tennis Club next Friday, October 9.... Full details below. Lower Great Southern Tennis Association (LGSTA) Tennis West
07.01.2022 BULLISH START Mt Barker's prized new recruit Nathan Crudeli fired and so did veteran Neil Ferreira as the Bulls made an early season statement in the Albany & Districts Cricket Association on Saturday. Match report and pictures from the opening round clash
07.01.2022 HOST OF LOCALS CHASING REDEMPTION IN RESERVES Five Great Southern footballers are in the mix to be selected in Claremont Football Club reserves team against East Perth for the WAFL grand final at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Sunday. Read our detailed preview below and find out which local products are in the mix to play on the big stage.
07.01.2022 Former Perth Scorchers and Mebourne Renegades batsmen Tom Beaton goes pick one in the Southern Smash T20 draft at Inswing Sports Bar to Albany Finance Fury. Stay tuned for updates throughout the night.
06.01.2022 The King River Pony Club hosted nearly 70 riders from Perth and the South West at their final competition of the year under beautiful blue skies at the weekend. Riders competed in the three phases of a one-day event, dressage, cross country and show jumping on the well-presented grounds at Willyung.
06.01.2022 FORD WINS BARNETT MEDAL There was plenty of motivation for Royals star Jayson Ford in Saturday's grand final victory. Ford kicked four goals in outstanding performance in the midfield and up forward to win his first Alan Barnett Medal and his second league premiership medallion. ... Hear what the grand final hero had to say.
06.01.2022 SPECIAL DEBUT FOR FILLY Three-year-old filly Hotzilla makes her racing debut at Mt Barker Turf Club - WA on Sunday and holds a special place in trainer Neil Lee’s heart. Lee trained her mother and quality mare Catzilla, who won seven races and placed on 16 other occasions for nearly $90,000 in prizemoney.
06.01.2022 Collingwood Park enjoyed an opening round victory, downing Royals in a close finish to their A-grade clash on Saturday. Park had the Lions 2-0 in the run chase before youngster Ryley Valli almost steered his side to victory. Albany & Districts Cricket Association
05.01.2022 MCGRUDDY BULLISH Jockey Shaun McGruddy is confident Albany galloper Red Can Man can figure prominently in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Albany trainer Steve Wolfe surprised many by backing up Red Can Man off seven days in the Winterbottom following his fourth placing in the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) last Saturday. ... SJ Wolfe Racing
05.01.2022 STRONG FIELDS ENTERED A strong field of nearly 20 cars will contest the third round of the WA Modified Sedan Series at Albany’s Attwell Park Speedway this Saturday night. The meeting will also double as the running of the prestigious Noel Pearson Memorial.... Albany Speedway Club WA Modified Sedans
04.01.2022 A total of nine Albany Soapbox Club competitors took part in the Ross Burton Perth Championships on Sunday and produced strong results. Find out how each driver performed below
03.01.2022 The tribunal has handed down it's decision on the Mt Barker Bulls colts walk-off. It has happened now and the WACFL will hopefully put something in place to make sure it doesn’t happen again," GSFL president Joe Burton said.
03.01.2022 RESERVES MATCH REPORT Mt Barker upset Royals in the Great Southern Football League reserves grand final to win their first premiership since 2011 at Centennial Stadium on Saturday. Check out our detailed match report below to see how it unfolded plus pictures of the Bulls triumph
02.01.2022 PUNTING FOR CHARITY The inaugural Punting for Charity competition starts today, which pits three local racing enthusiasts against each other in a bid to raise money for charity over the Great Southern racing season. The trio start their campaign at the Mt Barker Turf Club this afternoon.... Check out what the guys have bet on below. TABtouch Albany Racing Club Mt Barker Turf Club - WA The Races WA
02.01.2022 BIG HITTER In another big boost for December's Southern Smash T20 competition, former Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Renegades batsman Tom Beaton has signed up to play. It looks like a pretty good product. I really like the idea, and what a spot to play some T20 cricket," Beaton said.... Tom Beaton Cricket Academy
