Sport
Tatyoon ready for finals
FINALS are as much part of Tatyoon’s DNA as the brown-and-gold on its guernsey. Their presence in 12 of the last 15 Grand Finals has not only earned the Hawks marquee status, but that of the Mininera’s premiership gatekeepers. As the 2022 season rolled, on the knocks on their door stopped and the pounding began. […]
Ararat could be set for more early silverware
THE CITY of Ararat could be celebrating its second minor premiership this weekend, with the Rats in the box-seat to join the Eagles in lifting early silverware. Ararat Eagles sewed up the Mininera minor premiership with a commanding 57-point win over Hawkesdale Macarthur, which saw them finish the campaign undefeated with a percentage of over […]
Riders Converge
SHANNON Decker celebrated a hometown win as she shared first place in the Ararat Endurance Ride lightweight division last Saturday. Decker was one of 110 horse and rider combinations which participated in the annual event hosted by the Ararat Pony Club. 84 per cent of riders successfully completed the 80 kilometre ride with the best […]
Ararat Centurions: Graeme Sladdin
GRAEME Sladdin kicked 139 goals in 1971. A milestone he may never have achieved had he not broken his nose in a practice match that season. “I played mainly in the centre before that ’71 season,” he said. “We were up in Hamilton for a practice match and I got my nose broken in the […]
Minor premiership in Ararat Rats’ reach
A WIN this weekend will wrap up the minor premiership for the Ararat Rats and see them advance into the second week of finals. Ararat sits eight points clear atop the Wimmera competition and, despite having the bye in the final week of the season, will lift its first minor premiership in over 15 years […]
History Beckons for Ararat Eagles
JUST one match separates the Ararat Eagles from not only securing an inaugural minor premiership, but a place among the competition’s best home-and-away teams. A win this Saturday against Hawkesdale-Macarthur will see the Eagles finish undefeated for the first time in their history and become just the sixth Mininera team do so since 2001 across […]
Jack Veale raises the bar
THERE was reason to celebrate on Saturday night when the bar at the Wickliffe Lake Bolac Football Netball clubrooms was dedicated to local legend and Life Member, Jack Veale. Veale played 400 games in his career (234 at Lake Bolac, 140 at Golden Point and 26 interleague), was awarded life membership at Lake Bolac in […]
Speedy run by Sabine
IT was all about pacing for Sabine Hamilton, who timed her run to perfection to win the Thompson Family eight kilometre handicap last Sunday. The Stawell and Ararat Cross Country Club met in McDonald park, outskirts of Ararat to tackle the beautiful trails. The track had a slight alteration due to the week’s rain turning […]