Corowa Sport

Sport

Rowers training for season 2020/21

Being largely a summer season sport, rowers had all but completed their season or regattas before the COVID-19 restrictions came into force. “As this is our off season we have just been able to get back in the boat. To meet the COVID social...

Robert Muir
Sport

Leagues to decide fate

The fate of local 2020 football netball seasons will be determined in coming weeks after a number of meetings with presidents were held recently. A number of the leagues were cautiously optimistic a 2020 start date will occur but all concurred that...

Emma Prior
Sport

New pavilion ready for summer – president

Ball Park Corowa’s multisport pavilion will be ready for the summer season, with confirmation of the starting times for the likes of cricket and hockey to be confirmed in view of the coronavirus. Corowa Cricket Club President Paul Lavis predicts...

Corowa Free Press
Sport

All round sportsman still swimming

John Hayes has such fond memories of his birthplace Rutherglen he left 58 years ago, with work and sport, and which led to him winning the Stawell Gift in 1954, at age 20.

Robert Muir
Sport

Plan’s boost for tennis - president

Federation Council’s draft master plan for Ball Park looks fantastic and will be a great asset to the town as well as attracting many people to the precinct. That’s the view of Corowa Tennis Club President Greg Filliponi.

Corowa Free Press
Sport

$100m in grants to help support clubs

As training starts back for many local sporting clubs this week further good news arrived with the announcement of more than $100 million in Victorian Government grants dedicated to supporting grassroots players and volunteers. From this week...

Corowa Free Press
Sport

Corowa Golf results

Pro Shop Medley Sunday, May 17. Winner with 39 pts Darren Hughes. Runner-up with 36 pts Damien Rosser. Ball Rundown: 2 x Balls – Kelli Cunningham, Marty Cunningham with 35 pts 1 x Ball – Jeannette Aylward, Shannon Smith, John Taylor with 34 pts...

Corowa Free Press
Sport

Return for group cycling

Twenty-five members of Corowa Rutherglen Amateur Bicyclists (CRABS) took off on their bike ride last Saturday morning in groups following last Friday’s easing of COVID-19 restrictions by the Victorian Government. After two months of being allowed...

Robert Muir
Sport

Training set to return

With the announcement of AFL’s roadmap to return to play last week, community football clubs are preparing to get back to training this Monday, May 25. Head of Community Football Victoria Stephen O’Donohue said they are now in a position to be...

Corowa Free Press
Sport

Corowa golf

See the scores from out on the links here.

Corowa Free Press
Sport

Back on two states’ courses

Sport has been in Greg Hennessy’s life for as long as he can remember and resuming the option of being able to play golf in his home town of Rutherglen as from last Friday, as well as playing at Corowa, has been welcomed.

Robert Muir
Sport

Community football-netball wait on AFL

Local clubs will wait on AFL Victoria to seek clarity from the State Government around what the announcement means for community football this week. In a statement released by AFL Victoria it said that on the back of Monday’s State Government...

Corowa Free Press
Sport

News Girl delivers again at Caulfield

Despite his concerns about the rain’s effect on the Caulfield race track last Saturday, Corowa trainer Geoff Duryea was advised that his four-year-old News Girl should run in the 1100m, $100,000 Open Handicap. “The track was downgraded from good...

Robert Muir
Sport

Storm forecast ~ ‘We’ll bring team up’ – Storm Football Director

Melbourne Storm’s Football Director Frank Possini said he wanted to be “on the record” that the Storm will be in Yarrawonga Mulwala within the next 12 months to show their appreciation to the community who provided an “impressive option”...

Corowa Free Press
Sport

Cougars were ready to support Melbourne Storm

Corowa Cougars Rugby Club offered its assistance to Melbourne Storm officials last week if it was required.

Robert Muir
Sport

Golf back full-time to superb course

Golfers were back on the superb Corowa Golf Course last week, with golf having resumed seven days a week for local members as from yesterday, Tuesday, April 21. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, several social restrictions apply but it may not be...

Robert Muir
Sport

Corowa’s two AFL coaches

At one stage, record serving Sydney Swans senior coach John Longmire was going to be David Teague’s manager. But the 10-year-older Longmire had other intentions at that stage in 2001, being in line to be assistant coach to Paul Roos in Sydney...

Robert Muir
Sport

Hayden’s message of fitness

The significance of being very fit for football is very much on the minds of Corowa Rutherglen star Hayden Filliponi and his teammates.

Robert Muir

Trending stories

News

The Amphibious sinks in Port of Echuca

The Paddle Vessel Amphibious sank in the Murray on Saturday evening.

Riverine Herald
News

Body found believed to be missing Shepparton man Simranjeet Bhullar

Police will prepare a report for the Coroner after a body was located on a rural property in Katamatite.

Liz Mellino
News

Fatal crash in Kyabram

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash which occurred in Kyabram this morning.

Shepparton News
News

Two Kyabram District Health Service staff test positive for COVID-19

Kyabram District Health Services confirmed on Tuesday night that two staff members have tested positive to COVID-19.

Spencer Fowler Steen