Kyabram Sport

Kyabram appoints new bowls coach

KYABRAM Bowls Club is looking forward to re-establishing itself as a bowls powerhouse after the appointment of a new coach. Dane Gade was appointed as coach by a club sub-committee at the weekend and at 27 years of age he will be the youngest coach...

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KDL cancels 2020 season

THE Kyabram District League season has been cancelled after member clubs voted against proceeding with the 2020 campaign. An extraordinary meeting last Wednesday night saw clubs agree state government measures and their surrounding timeframes would...

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Hope for youth football in 2020

JUNIOR football action could be seen in the Goulburn Valley as early as mid-July if all goes to plan for a district league. Shepparton District Junior Football League has released a blueprint for the return to matches following the COVID-19...

Tyler Maher

Hope for youth football in 2020

JUNIOR football action could be seen in the Goulburn Valley as early as mid-July if all goes to plan for a district league. Shepparton District Junior Football League has released a blueprint for the return to matches following the COVID-19...

Tyler Maher

Kyabram sport snaps

KYABRAM Football Netball Club president Peter Learmonth has scotched a rumour that Bombers players will not be paid if this season goes ahead. Speaking with AFL great Gerald Healy on Melbourne radio last week, Learmonth addressed the issue of pay...

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Player payments just one brick in the wall

From turning the lights on to mowing the grass and stocking the bar fridge — there are far more moving parts to a club’s financial health than just paying stars

Tyler Maher

The road back: could football return?

A POTENTIAL start date of July 18 has been identified for the 2020 Goulburn Valley League season. A post on the Rochester Football Netball Club Facebook page revealed league officials were targeting mid-July for the first bounce. “The GVFNL is...

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Footy and netball training to resume in coming days

FOOTY training will be back from Monday, but many questions still remain surrounding the outlook of the 2020 season.

Brayden May

Oh, Danny boy | Gus Underwood’s Sport Snaps - May 13

Danny O’Brien has been spruiking the virtues of this galloper for a few months now. After last Saturday those who weren’t listening are now all ears.

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Kyabram Sportstar awards postponed

The presentations of the 2019-20 Kyabram and District Sportstar of the Year awards have been put on hold. Normally they are awarded at a gala function at the Kyabram Club in May each year, but due to the coronavirus crisis they have been postponed...

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Harness racing fields increased to 10

HARNESS Racing Victoria has announced field size will increase from eight to 10 starting this Thursday. The number of runners was tightened last month due to strict COVID-19 restrictions, but they have now started to be ease. HRV general manager of...

Brayden May

The forgotten Castles of Kyabram | Gus Underwood’s sport snaps

Kyabram increased its lead over Shepparton as the Goulburn Valley League club to provide the most VFL/AFL footballers — but not for very long. It appeared GVL historian Don Kilgour had missed one player on a list of 29 players to progress to...

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A tribute to the late Gavin Lang

The death of champion trots driver Gavin Lang last Friday has brought back plenty of memories for Kyabram’s Gus Underwood. Gus and Josh Pell bred the top racemare Claudys Princess who put Kyabram and the Goulburn Valley on the Australian...

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Kyabram farewells Dot Rowston

KYABRAM lost a community champion with the passing of Dot Rowston on April 19 at the grand age of 91. Dot dedicated her life to her family and the town and wore many hats to make Kyabram a better place to live, work and retire in. Dot really enjoyed...

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Best Battles | Round Four

KYABRAM V ECHUCA Grand final, 2019 at Deakin Reserve Kyabram 10.14 (74) d Echuca 7.10 (52) Almost a year to the day from the end of the hottest streak in country football, Kyabram was once again on top of the mountain. The club claimed its third fl...

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Victory at Shepparton for Nutt

HOW do you celebrate your first win in 20 years in these testing times? Royce Nutt faced that experience at the Shepparton trots meeting last Sunday week and celebrated with a quiet whisky at home in his Stanhope shed. Alone. ‘‘I’m...

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What about Phil Seaton? | Gus Underwood’s sport snaps

What caught the eye of veteran Free Press reporter Gus Underwood this week.

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Kyabram Knights 2019 awards wrap-up

THE Kyabram Knights held its end of year awards night in September 2019 to finish another successful season at Hurley’s Hotel. Individuals were recognised following outstanding achievements throughout the year. Kyabram Knights entered seven teams...

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New series profiling women and girls in sport

Look out for a new series — that begins next week — focusing on shining a light on sportswomen and girls across the region. McPherson Media Group has partnered with Valley Sport to bring you Our Game: Women’s Stories Shaping Sport...

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