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Tickled pink for BCNA

YPFL/YPNA PINK ROUND... Pat Daniel and Kate Brokate were among those who collected donations for the Yorke Peninsula football and netball competitions’ annual Pink Round on Saturday, May 10. Along with players and supporters, umpires and other...

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13 May 2025

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MLS and Kathleen Slade win state awards

Maitland Lutheran School has been honoured with the Most Outstanding School award at the 2025 Tennis SA Awards, held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Saturday, May 3. The school’s decade-long commitment to integrating tennis into its...

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13 May 2025

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JACK OATEY - Football pioneer, coaching great

A 10-time premiership coach in the SANFL and a Legend in the Australian Football Hall of Fame, Jack Oatey left an unmatched legacy in South Australian football. Before his famed coaching stints at Norwood, West Adelaide and Sturt, the lad from Port...

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13 May 2025

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Big year on and off field for Trengove

One of the standout performers for the undefeated Woodville-West Torrens Eagles in the 2025 SANFLW League season, Bute teenager Imogen Trengove is amid the biggest year of her young football career. Trengove is juggling the demands of league...

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13 May 2025

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Lightning set to remain in WNBL

South Australia’s Women’s National Basketball League side has cleared a hurdle. Previously, all Adelaide Lighting players had been released from their contracts after the team’s former owners, the Pelligra Group, relinquished their WNBL...

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13 May 2025

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Copper Coast BMX track redeveloped ahead of 2025 championships

Copper Coast BMX Club’s major track redevelopment was finalised last week. The upgrade had been under discussion for years and, when the club was confirmed to host state and national events in 2025, it was decided to fast-track the improvements to...

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13 May 2025

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YPFL’s breakout players in 2025

Each season, every club features a player — either newly recruited or rapidly developing — who emerges as one of its most influential contributors. This article identifies one predicted breakout player for each of the nine clubs in the Yorke...

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13 May 2025

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On an elevated stage

Super League Netball Adelaide Thunderbirds secured a convincing 62-53 victory over Queensland Firebirds at Nissan Arena in Nathan, Queensland. Wing attack Georgie Horjus (Bute connections) was a standout, playing a pivotal role in the midcourt. She...

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13 May 2025

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YPFL: Tight race at the top as YPFL heats up

Another round of YPFL footy is done and dusted, with a few results shaking up the ladder. Four teams now have three wins each, Central Yorke isn’t far behind and Moonta not too far ahead. Wallaroo copped another whack from the previously winless...

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13 May 2025

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YPFL: Southern Eagles break winless streak

Wallaroo and Southern Eagles, both winless, faced off at Wallaroo in ideal weather. For one of them, that was about to change — unlike the reserves in the preceding match, who played out an entertaining draw. The Dogs introduced three new players...

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13 May 2025

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YPFL: Cougars challenge but Bloods finish strong

Central Yorke Cougars started the contest at Kadina on Saturday with a bang, scoring from the first centre bounce. Kadina controlled much of the ball in a contested opening term, with Daniel McDonald kicking the Bloods’ first goal. Corey Graham...

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13 May 2025

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YPFL: Moonta capitalises on fast start at Bute

Bute hosted Moonta at the Bute Oval that looked a picture in the sunshine, with a light north-westerly breeze. This wasn’t strong enough to affect play in any of the games. Moonta dished it up to the Roosters from the start of the day with both...

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13 May 2025

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YPFL: Crows fly over Pasky in clinical performance

In perfect weather, Crows Ryley Newbold and Josh Hoyle combined for several centre clearances allowing Lachlan Pointon to post the first major of the game in heavy congestion. Curtis Otis and Finn Betterman continued to pump the ball into the...

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13 May 2025

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NAFA: Roosters run rampant in heavyweight clash

The second home game for Broughton-Mundoora was a clash of two undefeated, in-form clubs. Crystal Brook has been a fierce rival of the Eagles for more than three decades in the Northern Areas Football Association. The Roosters were buoyed by the...

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13 May 2025

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Netball: YPNA scores and reports

Results 10-5-25 A GRADE Kadina 45 d CY Cougars 38. Sophie Driver; Laura Trenorden. Bute 50 d Moonta 42. Emma Taylor; Niamh Henry. CMS Crows 57 d Paskeville 33. Tasmyn Biddell; Phoebe Helbig. Wallaroo 35 drew with Southern Eagles 35. Mackenzie Wood...

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13 May 2025