The Omeo and District Football Netball League (ODFNL) kicked off last Saturday with boom side, Swan Reach, stamping its authority, as both last season’s grand finalists, Swifts Creek and Lindenow South were defeated. At Lindenow South the home side unveiled last season’s premiership flag, but once the football began it was all Swan Reach with Max Solomon and Brandon Scott dominating up forward....

Moe trained galloper, Delightful Journey, won last Sunday’s $70,000 Bairnsdale Cup at the outrageous odds of $61 for trainer Christine Sexton and veteran jockey Sally Wynne. A healthy crowd was on course, including former Brownlow Medalist, Robert Dipierdo-meico and 17 time group one winning jock-ey, Simon Marshall, who were guests of the Bairnsdale Racing Club (BRC). Delightful Journey was...

With a simple flick of the bails by Orbost wicketkeeper Jayden Price, the Bairnsdale Cricket Association (BCA) “A” grade grand final was over and the celebrations were underway. The Blues dominated the match from start to finish against Lindenow South Glenaladale at the AJ Freeman Reserve in Paynesville last weekend, rewarded with their fifth premiership in the 100th BCA grand final. It was...

In a truly remarkable finish to the Bairnsdale Cricket Association (BCA) home and away season, Lakes Entrance has risen from seventh on the ladder going into the final round into the top four, clinching an elusive finals berth, which looked unlikely several times throughout the afternoon, in a dramatic day of local cricket. The Seagulls needed plenty to go right in the final five and half hours...

The Bairnsdale Cricket Association is set for an exciting crescendo to the "A" grade home and away season with fourth place up for grabs in what is looming as a tense afternoon's cricket for the three legitimate contenders this Saturday. The simple equation is that fourth-placed West Bairnsdale will need to chase down Orbost's 256 to lock down a semi final. If this doesn't happen, Lucknow...