October 6, 2023
Heathcote aims for sustained success
A NEW season is months away, but Heathcote Football Netball Club president Bec Dickinson is already looking at building on the club’s resurgence in...
October 6, 2023
Tight race tipped for Saints awards
IT’S likely to be a closely fought race for several of Heathcote Football Netball Club’s senior footy and netball awards for the 2023 season. The...
October 6, 2023
Footy merry-go-round in full swing
JUST weeks after another footy season the coaching merry-go-round is spinning. Among the clubs looking for new senior coaches are Mount Pleasant, Kangaroo Flat, and...
October 6, 2023
Clubs start chase for Shield glory
ATHLETICS Bendigo Region’s clubs kick off their Shield League campaign this Saturday at the Flora Hill field and track complex in Retreat Road. Action begins...
October 6, 2023
Spirit readies for heat at start
BENDIGO Spirit is bracing for a hot start when the Women’s National Basketball League’s 2023-24 tips off next month. It’s consecutive home games for Spirit...
September 29, 2023
Baird earns Mounts’ champion player award
GUN on-baller and co-coach of the senior premiership team, Adam Baird has earned Mount Pleasant FNC’s fairest and best award for the 2023 season. A...
September 29, 2023
Golden Square is league’s top dog again
GOLDEN Square’s coach Christian Carter has said believes the senior footy squad of 2023 has the hunger and quality to string more premierships together,...
September 29, 2023
Gisborne breaks Sandhurst’s dynasty
GISBORNE is the new queen of the netball court after it ended Sandhurst’s reign as A Grade champions of the Bendigo Bank Bendigo FNL...
September 29, 2023
Footy’s fab four earn Sports Star scholarship
FOUR of the Latrobe University Bendigo Pioneers Football Club’s rising stars were selected in the August intake of scholarships for Bendigo’s Sports Star of...
September 28, 2023
Chance to try field & track action
ATHLETICS Bendigo Region will run a come and try track and field session on the AFL grand final eve public holiday. Whether you’re a long-time...
September 22, 2023
Mount Pleasant reaches summit again
A JOURNEY to reach the summit as the Bendigo Bank Heathcote DFNL’s senior footy champion was achieved by Mount Pleasant on Saturday. Mounts’ co-coaches Adam...
September 22, 2023
Loss bolsters Saints’ resolve
AS the agony of a grand final defeat sunk in, Heathcote’s senior footy coach Andrew Saladino said the loss would be a motivating tool...
September 8, 2023
Spirit issues call to arms
DEPUTY Premier Jacinta Allan has urged fans to join the Bendigo Spirit’s journey across the 2023-24 Women’s National Basketball League action. At last week’s season...
September 8, 2023
Dragons tackle Dogs in second semi
EITHER Sandhurst or Golden Square will be first to the Bendigo Bank Bendigo FNL senior footy grand final after they meet on Saturday. The Dragons...
September 8, 2023
Demons face Blues in preliminary
WHITE Hills or Mount Pleasant will be through to the Bendigo Bank Heathcote DFNL senior footy grand final after Saturday’s preliminary final at Huntly. The...
September 1, 2023
Saints brace to face Demons heat
HEATHCOTE is bracing for a red-hot contest with White Hills in the Bendigo Bank Heathcote DFNL senior footy second semi-final on Saturday at Colbinabbin. At...
September 1, 2023
Sting of defeat to spur A Graders
HEATHCOTE co-coach Brooke Bolton said the sting of defeat in an A Grade netball elimination final would be a key motivator going into next...
September 1, 2023
Hawks fight Bloods to stay in Cup race
EAGLEHAWK’S senior footy team will be under pressure from South Bendigo to keep its Bendigo Bank Bendigo FNL premiership hopes alive this Sunday. The Hawks...
September 1, 2023
Direction for some clubs still clouded
JUST what league some Central Victorian-based football netball clubs will be based in next season is still clouded. After weeks of drawn-out discussions by the...
September 1, 2023
Blues face dogs in semi stoush
SUNDAY’S semi final in the Bendigo Bank Heathcote DFNL senior action will see North Bendigo and Mount Pleasant fight to stay in the premiership...
August 25, 2023
Heathcote back in netball finals
IT’S been 12 years since Heathcote has featured in the finals action of the Bendigo Bank Heathcote DFNL A Grade netball competition. The Saints break...
August 25, 2023
Saints cap long march to top
IT’S taken thirteen years, but Heathcote has capped a great run to be top of the ladder after 18 rounds of senior footy in...
August 25, 2023
Heat’s right on Dragons, Hawks
THERE’S plenty at stake for Sandhurst’s and Eaglehawk’s senior footy teams in Saturday’s final round of the Bendigo Bank Bendigo FNL season. The Dragons and...
August 24, 2023
Bombers mark return to finals
WOODEN spooner in season 2022, Leitchville Gunbower marks a return to the Bendigo Bank Heathcote DFNL senior footy finals this Sunday. The Bombers have fought...
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