Hockey

The highly anticipated women’s hockey grand final between Kaniva Women and Yanac Women ended in a thrilling contest, showcasing the best of skill, determination, and teamwork. Both teams, who have had a strong season, met on the synthetic turf field in Dimboola for what would be an intense and closely contested game.

Another chapter was written for one of the Wimmera’s longest-running sporting dynasties with the Yanac Tigers winning their twenty-first premiership in the thirty-five seasons of the competition, defeating long-time rival, the Warrack Hoops. The Tigers started strongly, with Todd Alexander converting a penalty corner midway through the first quarter to put the reigning premiers in the lead, and in a worrying sign for the challengers, their key midfielder Tim Jorgensen left the field minutes later, struggling with a hamstring injury.

Birchip-Watchem initiated the first offensive of the under-12 game ... [underage] Charlton was awarded a short corner within the first two minutes of play ... [women] Charlton began the match with possession and immediately displayed its aggressiveness ... [men's] This match was anticipated to be fast-paced and aggressive ...