	{"id":10045,"date":"2025-02-07T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/shewhothrives\/lots-at-stake-in-shield-finale\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:00:00","slug":"lots-at-stake-in-shield-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/shewhothrives\/lots-at-stake-in-shield-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Lots at stake in Shield finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THERE&#8217;S plenty at stake in Saturday&#8217;s finale to Athletics Victoria Shield League field and track action.<\/p>\n<p>Eaglehawk leads the race for the premier division title by just four points after Diamond Valley won last Saturday&#8217;s round and gained the maximum points through the PowerPlay.<\/p>\n<p>The Hawks and Diamonds are on 88 and 84 points at one round to play.<\/p>\n<p>South Bendigo, Bendigo Harriers, Echuca Moama and Bendigo University will all be keen to move up a rung or two on the ladder.<\/p>\n<p>The Bloods were in great form at the country championships at Lar Birpa, but scored just two points in the ninth round of AVSL action.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a great duel to earn promotion from division five.<\/p>\n<p>Brunswick racked up a top score of 7946 and gained maximum points of 24 in the latest round.<\/p>\n<p>A score of 103 has Brunswick leading division five from Echuca Moama on 90.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s action at Athletics Bendigo Region&#8217;s home at Lar Birpa in Flora Hill&#8217;s Retreat Road starts at 1pm when the first flight of hammer is thrown.<\/p>\n<p>After striking gold in their respective divisions of hammer at the country titles, Eaglehawk&#8217;s Olivia and Craig Graham will be keen to land big throws again.<\/p>\n<p>Key members of the Hawks squad include Catherine Monahan, April Wainwright, Imogen Brown, Daniel and Dave Chisholm, Terry Hicks, Cooper Richardson and Alyssa Beaton.<\/p>\n<p>South Bendigo&#8217;s line-up includes Emma Orme, Rhys Hansen, Oliver Muggleton, Jordyn Lewis, Jasper Seymour, Kai Norton, Lucy Jones and Joan Self.<\/p>\n<p>Leading scorer for Harriers in round nine was Jenna Gaskell.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s track action starts with distance hurdles at 1.30pm and will be followed by 1500m walk, 200m, 800m and 4 x 200m relay.<\/p>\n<p>Non-scoring events will be 100m and 3000m or 5000m.<\/p>\n<p>Field disciplines will be hammer, discus, high jump and long jump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THERE&#8217;S plenty at stake in Saturday&#8217;s finale to Athletics Victoria Shield League field and track action. 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