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March 20, 2026
Estlick draws comparisons to Australia’s fastest female
ASTUTE Ballarat athletics coach Gerrard Keating believes 'the sky's the limit' for young Bacchus Marsh sprinter Mackenzie Estlick. The former Australian 100m champion says 17-year-old...
March 14, 2026
BFNL unveils 2026 interleague coaches
THE Ballarat Football Netball League (BFNL) has locked in its interleague football coaches for 2026, with a mix of returning faces and newcomers taking...
March 11, 2026
Worth the wait: McDonald’s long road to SSN contract pays off
THERE’S no sure route to a full Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) contract, but Sacha McDonald is content, even proud, of having taken the long...
February 28, 2026
Dual BFNL league medallist departs Warriors
ALREADY gone from BFNL netball powerhouse Sunbury for 2026, star midcourter Simona De Filippo is now gone from the region's Victorian Netball League club. De...
February 26, 2026
Estlick sisters headed to athletics nationals
MYAH Estlick won't have to look too far for some moral support or advice on managing the pressure of competing at her first Australian...
February 19, 2026
Steady as it goes for premiership Devils
IT'S business as usual as Darley counts down the weeks to the opening of its BFNL premiership defence. Rarely has a reigning premier transitioned so...
February 18, 2026
Berkeley Square shines as Adelaide Cup looms
BALLARAT trainer Dan O’Sullivan is more convinced than ever he has the right horse for the right job in next month’s Group 2 Adelaide...
February 17, 2026
Adelaide Group 1s firmly in sights of Strictly Business
VRC Oaks winner Strictly Business is nearing a return to race action, with her Ballarat trainer Thomas Carberry eyeing a pair of Group 1...
February 16, 2026
Cobras primed to buildon breakout BFNL season
BACCHUS Marsh coach Nichole Gleeson insists a breakthrough A-grade netball season in 2025 will be a tough act to follow, but she is excited...
February 14, 2026
Marshall’s speed machine aces another track record
SMOKEN by name and smokin' by nature. That sums up the rich vein of form Mount Wallace pacer Smoken Ace has found himself in over...
February 12, 2026
Family ties: Whittle follows his father into training
GROWING up in a harness racing family, Ashley Whittle always seemed destined to join his well-known father in the training ranks, but it's safe...
February 5, 2026
Berkeley Square primed for Adelaide Cup raid
BALLARAT trainer Dan O'Sullivan is eyeing a second Adelaide Cup win in early March, with his dual Ballarat Cup winner Berkeley Square on track...
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