Shane Douthie

Wangaratta

Editor at Wangaratta Chronicle

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Articles

Rovers rue missed opportunities

4 days ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Shane Douthie

TOP of the table Corowa-Rutherglen kept its perfect record intact after defeating a persistent and determined Wangaratta Rovers 61-40 in round seven of Ovens and Murray A grade netball. A 16-goal to eight second term set up the win for the Roos but the Hawks showed their continued reslience to never let the margin blowout much further for the second half, something which pleased coach Gracie Reid. "...
A trainwreck of secrets, lies and laughter

5 days ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Shane Douthie

TICKETS are now on sale for Wangaratta Players' next production, the classic Neil Simon comedy 'Rumours', which opens on Friday, June 27 at the Stage Door Studio in Evans Street. Directed by Steve Thornycroft and Leanne Kelly, this razor-sharp production throws audiences straight into a whirlwind of carefully orchestrated chaos.
Wangaratta City faces a daunting challenge against Wodonga Diamonds

1 week ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Shane Douthie

WANGARATTA City Ladies will be looking to bounce back from last weekend's disappointing loss to Cobram Roar when they travel to Wodonga Diamonds on Sunday. Devils women's coach Raul Pahina said his senior side was jumped from the opening siren in that encounter. "Cobram started the first half at a very high tempo while we were asleep," he said. "They scored in the first 10 minutes, with us equa...
No shortage of motivation for Rovers

1 week ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Shane Douthie

Football No shortage of motivation for Rovers May 30 2025 Updated 10 minutes ago ON paper, the clash between top of the table Wangaratta Rovers against ninth-placed Corowa-Rutherglen seems a lop-sided affair. But think again. The Roos are coached by former Rovers coach Daryn Cresswell and include a host of former Rovers players including Cody Schutt, Finn Osborne, Elijah and Noel Amery, Tyler Roos (son of former Sydney Swans premiership coach Paul Roos) and Ky Williamson. W...
Rovers relish netball's toughest challenge

1 week ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Shane Douthie

THE interleague round couldn't have come at a better time for Wangaratta Roivers A grade netball team with the players returing rested and fully charged for their match against top of the table Corowa-Rutherglen. Hawks coach Gracie Reid said her squad was not intimidated by the task ahead. "The break has come at a great time in the season with winter rolling in and sickness effecting some of our pla...
Greta moves up with confidence boosting win in A grade netball

1 week ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Shane Douthie

NORTH Wangaratta's hopes of scoring their first win in Ovens and King A grade netball this season were gradually extinguished by Greta who went on to record their second win of the year 44 to 23. After a tight first quarter the Blues took control increasing the margin by each break to take the points and move above King Valley on the ladder into eighth position. In fact the entire round saw comforta...
Lapses prove costly for Devils

1 week ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Shane Douthie

MAKING the most of brief windows of opportunity gave Cobram Roar the edge over Wangaratta City in last weekend's round of AWFA. The Roar took the points 5-1 and City coach Vitaly Leschen felt frustrated with the final margin. "We're obviously disappointed with the result," Leschen said. "They scored two goals in the first 15 minutes which really put us on the backfoot but I was happy with the way we ...
GV rules interleague netball

1 week ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Shane Douthie

THE youngest of the Ovens and Murray netball teams provided the highlight on Saturday against the Goulburn Valley winning the 15 and Under interleague bout comfortably 69-38. It was far tougher encounters in the other divisions with the Open team going down 31 - 68 and 17 and Under side pipped at the post 50-52 at Wangaratta’s W.J Findlay Oval. Ovens and Murray Open coach Kellie Keen said the GV h...
The best against the best on court

2 weeks ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Shane Douthie

FOR first-time O&M senior netball coach Kellie Keen, this weekend's head-on clash with arch-rivals Goulburn Valley will be a memorable experience, no matter the result. As a former interleague representative for both leagues, Keen knows what it takes to be competitive at this level and how challenging the task ahead will be. "All the players that take the court are top level players," she said. "If w...
Magpies push netball ladder leaders all the way

2 weeks ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Shane Douthie

WANGARATTA Magpies showed it can compete with top five sides after their narrow loss to North Albury in Ovens and Murray A grade netball on Saturday. Playing at home the Magpies went in with a point to prove after securing just two wins from the opening five rounds, and pushed the undefeated Hoppers all the way. Scores were in fact level going into the final quarter where North Albury jumped early t...