Iron will of a winner
By RUSSELL BENNETT
“CHESS with broken bones”.
That’s how 23-year-old Pakenham Silverbacks linebacker Tommy Trimble describes the sport of gridiron.
He’s broken fingers, both hands, badly damaged...
Hardy by name, hearty by nature
By DAVID NAGEL
PAKENHAM Football Club honoured an unsung, behind-the-scenes hero on Saturday with the awarding of life-membership to Darrell Hardy.
Club president Steve Moloney bestowed...
Pakenham’s pride of place
By DAVID NAGEL
SOUTH EAST FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE PREVIEW - ROUND 12
NARRE WARREN v BEACONSFIELD
BEACONSFIELD will look to improve on its poor record...
What makes a leader? Ask Captain Phillips
By RUSSELL BENNETT
PAKENHAM Warriors’ Big V men’s basketball captain Paul Phillips’ effort on Saturday night perfectly sums up what makes him such a quality...
Selection pressure pays off
By RUSSELL BENNETT
A CONVERSATION with former Collingwood premiership skipper Nick Maxwell has helped to spark Pakenham teenager Jai Rout on his footy journey.
Rout, a...
Game winner a shot in a million
By RUSSELL BENNETT
IT was a play dreams are made of - the sort of thing only possible in some sort of glitch in an...
Shelley shines for Sapphires
By JARROD POTTER
PAKENHAM basketball phenomenon Jaz Shelley has written her name into the record books on the back of an incredible international campaign.
Shelley, 16,...
Three local contenders for state country cricket side
By RUSSELL BENNETT
A TRIO of West Gippsland Cricket Association stars are in contention for the Victorian Country Cricket League (VCCL) representative side, to be...
Cobras exorcise Demons in a July grand final
By RUSSELL BENNETT
ELLINBANK AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE
REVIEW - ROUND 12
IN many ways, Sunday was a grand final in July, and no team has been...
Opposition claims election victory
By DAVID NAGEL, RUSSELL BENNETT AND JARROD POTTER
SOUTH EAST - NEPEAN
A SEVEN-goal swing in the polls has failed to save Devon Meadows from an...
Brad looking for team milestones at Pantherland
By RUSSELL BENNETT
DEVON Meadows’ WGCA premiership chances have received yet another boost with former Beaconsfield star batsman Brad Miles making the switch to Glover...
Battle wins an All Australian
By JARROD POTTER
ADD another amazing accolade to Josh Battle’s football resume after the high-marking Dandenong Stingray was named All Australian.
After a stellar under-18 nationals...
‘Heart of Gold’ wins OAM
Kooweerup resident Beverley Anne Edwards has been awarded an Order of Australia (OAM) for her decades-long service to the community of Cardinia.
Already a...
