The annual Belgrave Lantern Festival, this year saw some funky large lanterns people made compared to previous years. The crowd was large, with parking far away that walking back to the township, was a exercise in a half. The crowd proceeded from the church to the main road, which was blocked off. Once the parade [...]
The annual Puffing Billy train race was happening today. The annual event were runners would race against the Puffing Billy steam train. Every year runners are able to beat the steam train on a average of forty minutes. One of the many reasons runners beat the steam train is becasue the runners are unencoumbered, were [...]
With the first game of the season on the Yarra Valley football league under way. Division two are the first to play, with Division one starting the week after Easter. I covered my local game at Belgrave. Yea was the away team this week. From the outset of the game Yea held the ball, but [...]
After the week of rain washing out all league games. This week is a relief that things are back to normal, well sort off. Due to the rain todays games are only one days matches. So I decided take images from Belgrave due to last week. Here are some highlight images from the game. Canon [...]
Today it was rained out and all leagues have cancelled games. So all I could do is get the players sitting around in the club rooms enjoying the afternoon off. Canon 1D, 24mm, iso 800, f4.0, 1/60th Nuggett, chops, hilly and boothy enjoy the afternoon off watching state cricket.
I gave Belgrave a rest for a week, as I decided to cover another venue. With that many games on today I decided it was better to do Belgrave, as I could keep my schedule of other sporting events happening today. Here are some highlight images from the game. Canon 1D, 600mm, iso 100, f5.6, [...]
With the rounds to do for the paper, I chose belgrave again this week, due to the close proximity from my house, and also be able to complete other sports in the local area. Here are some highlight images from the game. Canon 1D, 600mm, iso 100, f5.6, 1/1250th Belgrave batsman in action. Canon 1D, [...]
Croydon who are the current ladder leaders meet Watsonia who are in the middle of the ladder. Croydon after a few overs were able to collect a few runs, and by the end of the time period, gathered two more runs that sealed the game for Croydon. Watsonia with this loss will find it hard [...]
This was the first local of the derbies for this winter baseball season. Ringwood came to Croydon this year. Ringwood have not done too well so far this season, where else Croydon are ladder leaders. Croydon did not even sweat to win this game. Ringwood struggled, and will need to win many games this season [...]
With Ringwood City mens baseball team doing well this season. In the game several Ringwood players hit home runs. The game was a no contest with Ringwood City totalling eight runs, while westall was only able to muster four points. Also suprised was the amount of Upwey-Ferntree Gully players who were playing here during the [...]
With the end of the season now for the baseball summer season. The Upwey-Ferntree Gully mens team, will move from division two to one, no matter on todays grand final game. With the last three of four games being in favour of Cheltenham. This was going to be a tough game. With both teams on [...]
With the preliminary finals cancelled on the 11th inning last week due to rain, and both Upwey-Ferntree Gully and Fitzroy both on five runs each, this was a do or die battle for who would get to the grand final in Altona. The tensions were high as both teams wanted to go to the grand [...]
