WODONGA’S Lady Wolves have continued their impressive season by defeating the Echuca Lady Pirates 79-59 in the CBL North East Conference grand final at the Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre on the weekend to an appreciative home crowd. The absence of Jane Scheetz was well covered by Holly Bawden and Rachel Jeffrey but it was [...]
OVENS and Murray under-14 girls water polo team has returned victorious from Tamworth in the NSW Club Championships under the tutelage of Brendan Dickie, leaving no doubt as to who was the stronger team in the competition. And to cap off the weekend’s inspiring effort Border player Brooke Dickie was voted MVP for the tournament. [...]
JUNIOR Border cyclist, Sophia Drury has taken her second win in a major wheelrace in as many events with victory in the under-17 men’s and women’s race at the Wagga Wagga Golden Wheel Carnival on the weekend. Sophia was impressive in the handicap event holding out to take the win by half a tyre width [...]
BORDER boxing trainer, Mark Janssen has returned from competition in Queensland with enthusiasm for fighters training at his Universal Sports gym in Lavington. Janssen said he was more than pleased with the results of local boxer, Troy McGrath despite a split decision loss. He said he was just as impressed with Queensland’s Cain Oldfield, who’s [...]
LAVINGTON Panthers Cycling Club held its first official club combine race last week after gaining a 10-year racing licence from Albury council last year. And the competition was thick and fast with riders from the Border up against competitors from Wagga and Wangaratta. Junior development officer Brendan Washington said it was an exciting time for [...]
BORDER cyclists, Jess Laws and Craig Arnel have returned victorious from the Victorian Masters track cycling championships in Melbourne with a swag of medals to their credit. Laws managed a clean sweep of the 35-39 age group, bringing home four golds from her four events, time trial, pursuit, sprint and scratch race, breaking an Australian [...]
A LIFE-LONG dream to drive for Dick Johnson Racing is about to be realised for Border racer, Matt Chahda. Chahda undertook test drives for the iconic team last year in a Formula Ford race car and has now reached the point of no return with money changing hands and signatures scrawled on dotted lines. And [...]
PEUGEOT created a name for itself back in 1953 when two Australians punted a little 203 through the harsh Aussie bush to claim victory in the original Redex Trial rally. From there the French marque has continued to supply cars to the Australian market and in recent times has enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence. A [...]
BORDER boxers are beginning to reap the benefits of the new Universal Sports gym in Lavington. The gym’s owner, Mark Janssen, said he originally hoped to attract boxers from across the country, and possibly further afield, to train in his new facility which would provide quality sparring partners and experience for those participating in the [...]
BORDER junior track cyclist Rebecca Thomson has pulled off a brilliant ride in the Victorian U17 Omnium Championships in Shepparton on the weekend for an overall second place finish. In sweltering conditions Rebecca pushed herself to the limit to finish second in all but one of the five race series, finishing third in the remaining [...]