Sport

19 Mar 2025

Bombers’ bowls victory

By Mike Teakle Division 1: Kapunda 86-75 Nuriootpa Kapunda broke a 37-year Division 1 premiership drought when the team beat Nuriootpa by 11 shots in the grand final at Kapunda on Saturday morning. The Bombers were the form team late in the regular...

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19 Mar 2025

The final countdown: Barossa Park ready to welcome footy fans at Gather Round

The Barossa Park sporting precinct at Lyndoch has been officially opened ahead of the Gather Round 2025 matches, following a visit from South Australian Premier, Peter Malinauskas last week. The Barossa Council Mayor, Bim Lange joined Mr Malinauskas...

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19 Mar 2025

Go-Karts zooming at Robinson Park Raceway

On Saturday, Barossa Go Kart Club hosted the Karting SA Closed State Cup, which hasn’t been run at the Barossa in over 10 years. This event saw some of the state’s best go kart racers battle it out for the right to wear a black plate in South...

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05 Mar 2025

Barossa Valley Pony Club

The Barossa Valley Pony Club is thrilled to have new signage at the entrance to its grounds on Angaston Road, Nuriootpa, thanks to the generous donation of a local business. In the 1960s local identity John Dallwitz gifted the seven-hectare site to...

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26 Feb 2025

Mahlia scores state selection

“I am so excited to be selected and look forward to working hard and playing with my team at the national championships,” Mahlia told The Leader

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26 Feb 2025

From the shearing shed to the octagon

Life as a shearer would be demanding enough for most, with the physical toll of the job leaving little energy for anything else. But that’s not the case for local shearer Brian Muller. When he’s not working with his shears, he’s pushing...

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19 Feb 2025

One in a century: Almost 70-year age gap as players bowl for the crown

Never before had the age range of bowls’ players been so pronounced, as when Kapunda Bowling Club’s Mick Ryan and youngster Jayden Green battled for the Men’s Singles Champion Crown. With almost 70 year’s difference in age, Friday night saw...

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19 Feb 2025

Barossa Settlers’ team baskets victory

Over the weekend Barossa Settlers had five teams compete in the Riverland Basketball Carnival, Under 12 Boys, Division 1; Under 12 Girls, Division 1; Under 14 Boys, Division 1; Under 14 Girls, Division 1 and Under 16 Boys, Division 1. There were 75...

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12 Feb 2025

Nuri netting goals with Vine Inn

The Vine Inn Barossa Community Hotel has again backed the local Nuriootpa Netball Club, committing to a two-year agreement to support the Tigers’ players. In a statement, the Vine Inn advised: “Strengthening a long-standing local partnership, Vine...

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12 Feb 2025

SA Squashing it at Tanunda

On Saturday, Squash players from across the state descended on the Barossa Valley for the 2025 Barossa Open, which was held on Friday January 31 and Saturday February 1, at The Rex, Tanunda. The Rex is one of the biggest squash centres in South...

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05 Feb 2025

Making waves for 2025 SA Country Swimming Championships

On January 4, 2025 a team of 36 Wavemakers from the Barossa Swimming Club travelled to Mt Gambier for the 2025 SA Country Swimming Championships. After an incredible lead up and ‘Countries Camp’ in the Barossa, the team settled on the hashtag...

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29 Jan 2025

Tour Down Under Wrap-Up

You could be forgiven for thinking a new law had been passed, and it was now compulsory to wear lycra when walking through the main street of Tanunda last Wednesday morning. In reality, it was the thousands of cycling fans who had made their...

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