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Premiership coaches in Superoos’ baton swap

MITIAMO’S 2024 A Grade premiership coach Jen Wilson will return to the role next year. The Superoos went back-to-back as premiers this season under Abbey Battersby’s coaching. Battersby also played in this year’s grand final win over Pyramid...

By Loddon Herald

Redback trio make North Central’s top team

DESPITE finishing fifth on the ladder, three Wedderburn players have been named in the North Central football Team of the Year. The Redbacks went one better than bitter rivals Boort, who had two representatives in the team after making the finals...

By Loddon Herald

Bulldogs initial changing of the Fitzpatricks at Mitchell Park

THE FITZPATRICK name will still be on the coach’s locker at Pyramid Hill next season following the appointment of Jarrod Fitzpatrick for 2026. He takes over from Nathan Fitzpatrick, who stepped aside after four seasons that couldn’t bring the...

By Loddon Herald

Walsh collects best in stellar debut season

RILEY Walsh has been rewarded for a stellar first season with Calivil by winning the club’s best-and-fairest award. Defender Walsh was named in the Loddon Valley Team of the Year despite the Demons finishing last on the ladder. Henry McCarthy was...

By Loddon Herald

All part of succession: Rutley gets reins

DALE Cameron has been linked to Bendigo league coaching opportunities after his 2025 Boort assistant was handed the job for the Pies next season. Cameron’s departure from Boort Park on Tuesday was described by Magpies president Craig Scott as “...

By Loddon Herald

Battle of Britain ‘star’ lands at Inglewood

IN A MAJOR coup for the Loddon Valley league, Inglewood has signed Carlton premiership player Ian Aitken as senior assistant coach for 2026. Aitken, who won a flag with the Blues in his first season of senior football in 1987 and was named the...

By Loddon Herald

Experience and youth stand out for Pies

BOORT proved far too good for Calder United in the C Reserve grand final, with the Magpies more than doubling their opponent’s score. Calder’s inferior shooting was costly despite numerous tactical and positional changes to try to remedy the...

By Loddon Herald

Premiers and champions: Double delight at Donaldson Park

WEDDERBURN has finished the North Central netball season as premiers and champions in A and B Grades. The Redbacks unconquered A Grade netballers showed the value of squad depth in their eight-goal premiership win over Sea Lake Nandaly last...

By Loddon Herald

Redbacks premiers and champions in A, B Grade, Boort wins under 14 and C Reserve

Wedderburn has been crowned premiers and champions in the top two grades of North Central Netball. The Redbacks defeated Sea Lake Nandaly in the A Grade final to successful defend its crown and go through the season undefeated. It was the season...

By Loddon Herald

All the president’s men get the trophy

CHARLTON broke through for a hard fought win to finally wrestle the President’s Cup back from arch golfing rival Wedderburn on Saturday. The Charlton team went into the contest as underdogs, starting without the availability of it’s President...

By Loddon Herald

McDougal takes section honours

THE annual Murray Valley Golf Croquet Tournament was held at Charlton Croquet Club attracting 30 entries. Players came from Ballarat West, Boort, Castlemaine, Colac, Eastern Park, Horsham, Maldon, Mildura, Quarry Hill, Sale, Swan Hill, Wangaratt...

By Loddon Herald

Lockhart revamps plans to defend A Grade crown

SEA LAKE Nandaly’s dramatic win over Boort in last Saturday’s North Central A Grade preliminary final prevented the grand final almost everyone was expecting. Unbeaten Wedderburn was all set to host the Magpies in the decider, but the Tigers’...

By Loddon Herald

Stirring final quarter books grand spot

BOORT under 17s flipped the North Central preliminary final result with a stunning fourth term at St Arnaud’s Lord Nelson Park on Saturday. The Pies, who had trailed by 19 points at the main break and with just a goal to their name, gradually...

By Loddon Herald

Penalty shot kept Redbacks in game

WEDDERBURN has bowed out of the North Central Hockey Association finals after a stirring show against Calder United. At St Arnaud’s Lord Nelson Park on Saturday, it was Calder United seized the initiative early in the preliminary final with Sarah...

By Loddon Herald

Emotional finish as Superoos go back-to-back

FOR THE second successive year, Mitiamo has reversed a loss in the second semi-final and won the A Grade netball title against Pyramid Hill. It was an emotional win for the Superoos, who have played through the finals with the shadow on two recent...

By Loddon Herald

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