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Unlikely win for Diggers

1:00 AM | A SPIRITED effort with with the ball from Diggers has seen them sew up a nail-biting 11-run victory against Coleambally Nomads at Showground No.2 on Saturday.

Sport - Cricket

Wagga trainer takes the Cup

1:00 AM | WAGGA trainer Trevor Sutherland has won the first Uardry Boughshed Carrathool Cup in three years with six-year-old mare Ambergris just beating Hawkshaw and Undiscovered on Saturday.

Sport - Horse Racing

Jenkins' new role to boost AFL's profile

1:00 AM | ACCOMPLISHED Griffith footballer Che Jenkins has joined the AFL ranks as MIA development manager.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Kissick finds winning form

1:00 AM | IT MIGHT have been Carrathool's day in the sun, but the biggest event of the year for the tiny community also had a Griffith flavour to it on Saturday.

Sport - Horse Racing

New recruits buoy Blues

1:00 AM | COLEAMBALLY has moved to strengthen its defensive six in a big way with the signing of two key position defenders.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

03 Feb 12 | REMEMBER the names Kris Centofanti, Byron Woolner and Matt Cappello, because you will be hearing them again multiple times this year. The trio represent a hungry group of go-karters in Griffith who have made it their mission to take the state by storm in 2012, with Byron and Cappello setting their sights on the first round of the Southern Series in Orange this weekend.

Sport - Motor Racing

All roads set to lead to Carrathool races

03 Feb 12 | CARRATHOOL Jockey Club president Mick Armstrong said the tiny town will roll out the welcome mat for thousands of racegoers as the iconic race meeting makes its return to the local sporting calendar.

Sport - Horse Racing

Swimmers show skills

03 Feb 12 | DENILIQUIN might be better know for its annual ute fesitval, but the Griffith Swimming Club mustered up several impressive results at the long course meeting last weekend. Makita and Jessica Power raced in a 50m pool for the first time with Makita second in the 11 years 200m Individual Medley and 100m freestyle and Jessica placed second in the 100m freestyle.

Sport - Swimming

Jets set to fire

03 Feb 12 | A NEW format of cricket will be played in the Griffith District competition with Exies and Yenda to do battle in a Thirty40 game at Exies No. 2. It will be a version of the game never featured again with last weekend’s washout bringing on the unusual playing rules in the crucial clash tomorrow.

Sport - Cricket

Super League to test city

03 Feb 12 | YOOGALI Soccer Club will have an ace up its sleeve ahead of the club’s entry into the Country Super League (CSL) competition, with Grant Davidson’s brain a veritable dossier of information on their opponents this year.

Sport - Football - Soccer

Watson puts Johnson on back foot

01 Feb 12 | WATSON lost only two wickets while scoring 77 runs for an average of 38.5 in their match against Johnson in the first round back for Griffith Senior Bradman cricket last weekend.

Sport - Cricket

Carrathool on track

01 Feb 12 | REGIONAL trainers have rushed to support the Carrathool Jockey Club in its return to racing, with 72 nominations received for this weekend’s meeting.

Sport - Horse Racing

‘Hendo’ to tackle Kiwis

01 Feb 12 | GRIFFITH’S Michael Henderson has been named in the run-on side for the Gold Coast Titans first trial in 2012, when they travel to North Harbour Stadium this Saturday to take on the New Zealand Warriors.

Sport - Rugby League

New era begins

01 Feb 12 | GRIFFITH’S four clubs seeking admittance into the inaugural Country Super League (CSL) competition have been accepted this week, paving the way for a new direction in the game’s history.

Sport - Football - Soccer

No shoes, no pads, no worries

01 Feb 12 | BIG sixes, bucket hats and blue singlets – it could only be one thing – the Coleambally six-a-side tournament. The 10th annual event which attracts dozens of wanna-be David Warner’s to the town has been declared another smashing success, with Lake Cargelligo taking the overall honours from the Yenda Jets.

Sport - Cricket

Wade on war path

30 Jan 12 | YOOGALI pace spearhead Mark Wade looks to be a shoe-in for top bowling honour this Griffith District first-grade season, after another masterful performance on Saturday against Hanwood at Hanwood Oval.

Sport - Cricket

Ace tennis trainer ready to pass on his wisdom

30 Jan 12 | GRIFFITH Tennis Club has welcomed on board the skill and desire of new coach Jeremy Quast, who will get to work in the coming weeks with the club's raft of talented juniors. Having coached in Western Australia and at the prestigious Margaret Court Tennis Academy in Albury, Quast brings with him an impressive resume.

Sport - Tennis

Tigers roar in solid win over Grewal

30 Jan 12 | GREWAL Homes and the Tigers put on an epic battle in the Griffith Summer Hockey competition, with the game itself living up to the pre-game hype. Paul Milne, following on from his spectacular performance last week, showed his speed and ball skill scoring four times.

Sport - Hockey

Juniors are in the know with Beau

30 Jan 12 | WHEN someone dishes out plenty of spin, normally you'd be best off not to listen. But when the person in question represented their country for doing just that, it's best to pay extra close attention. Former Test spinner Beau Casson put more than 30 eager young players through their paces during a coaching clinic last Friday at Exies Oval.

Sport - Cricket

Blues coach holds hope for finals spot

30 Jan 12 | NEW Coleambally coach Andrew McGowan has a goal in mind to turn the club's season around from last year and feature in the Farrer League finals for the first time ever in 2012. The Blues ran eighth in their debut Farrer League season last year, winning two games from 16 rounds.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

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