VFL
North Ballarat is through to a preliminary final after defeating Williamstown by 20 points in a qualifying final Ballarat on Sunday.
NORTH BALLARAT 5.2 7.5 13.12 15.16 (106) WILLIAMSTOWN 3.4 7.8 10.10 12.14 (86)
GOALS - North Ballarat: Smith 2 Driscoll 2 Jones 2 McMahon 2 Greig Spolding Wundke Chester Feery Moloney Goodes. Williamstown: Ward 4 Wight 2 Little 2 Rose 2 Everitt Johnson.
BEST - North Ballarat: Goodes Greig Jones Sansbury Sharkey Swallow. Williamstown: Ward Picken Jolley Wood McKenzie Meyer.
LEXTON PLAINS FOOTBALL LEAGUE
GRAND FINALS
at Learmonth on Saturday
SENIORS
Carngham-Linton is the LPFL premier for a record third consecutive year.
The Saints powered over the top of Skipton with a five goals to one last quarter to secure the flag by six points.
Down by 16 points at the last change, Carngham-Linton levelled the scores at the 16-minute mark and hit the lead three minutes later.
Skipton led by as much as 28 points going into time-on in the second term.
Carngham-Linton is the first team in the 10 years of the LPFL to win three premierships in a row.
It also gave the Saints three football premierships for the day.
Carngham-Linton completed a massive day by also claiming the senior netball premiership.
QUARTER TIME
Skipton 2.5 (17) (Molloy 2 goals)
Carngham-Linton 2.1 (13) (Porter, Greenbank)
HALF-TIME
Skipton 7.8 (50) (Molloy 3)
Carngham-Linton 6.5 (41) (Porter 3, Greenbank 2)
THREE QUARTER TIME
Skipton 10.10 (70) (Molloy 3, Hind 3)
Carngham-Linton 8.6 (54) (Porter 4)
FINAL SCORES
Carngham-Linton 13.8 (86) (Porter 6, Greenbank 4)
Skipton 11.14 (80) (Molloy 3, Hind 3)
UNDER-17
Navarre has cruised to the under-17 premiership at the expense of Carngham-Linton
Navarre 15.16 (106)
Carngham-Linton 7.4 (46)
RESERVES
Carngham-Linton made it two flags for the day with its reserves adding to the woes of Rokewood-Corindhap.
Carngham-Linton 12.14 (86)
Rokewood Corindhap 6.7 (43)
UNDER-14
Ararat Eagles are celebrating their first football premiership since joining the LPFL.
Their under-14s cruised home against Skipton by 56 points.
Ararat Eagles 9.10 (64)
Skipton 1.2 (8)
UNDER-12
Carngham-Linton drew first blood for the day by claiming the under-12 football premiership.
Carngham Linton 3.5 (23)
Rokewood-Corindhap 0.0 (0)
NETBALL
SENIORS
Carngham-Linton 51 d Lexton 47
RESERVES
Lexton 43 d Natte-Bealiba 42
UNDER-17
Natte-Bealiba 45 d Skipton 24
UNDER-14
Ararat Eagles 24 d Natte-Bealiba 16
UNDER-12
Lexton 12 d Ararat Eagles 9
BALLARAT FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Flag favourite Darley is through to the grand final.
The Devils overcame an inaccurate Ballarat by 17 points in the second semi-final at Darley on Saturday.
Ballarat will now meet East Point in the preliminary final.
East Point ended Lake Wendouree's premiership aspirations with a 27-point win in the first semi-final at the Eastern Oval on Saturday.
SENIORS
SECOND SEMI-FINAL
Darley 16.9 (105) d Ballarat 12.16 (88)
FIRST SEMI-FINAL
East Point 17.14 (116) d Lake Wendouree 13.11 (89)
RESERVES
SECOND SEMI-FINAL
Redan 15.13 (103) d Darley 11.7 (73)
FIRST SEMI-FINAL
East Point 14.5 (89) d North City 10.12 (72)
UNDER-18.5
SECOND SEMI-FINAL
Lake Wendouree 11.8 (74) d North City 6.8 (44)
FIRST SEMI-FINAL
East Point 12.6 (78) d Ballarat 8.7 (55)
NETBALL
SENIORS
SECOND SEMI-FINAL
Lake Wendouree 66 d Melton 45
FIRST SEMI-FINAL
Sebastopol 64 d Redan 56
RESERVES
SECOND SEMI-FINAL
Redan 35 d Lake Wendouree 32
FIRST SEMI-FINAL
Sebastopol 33 d Melton 30
UNDER-18.5
SECOND SEMI-FINAL
East Point 31 d Lake Wendouree 26
FIRST SEMI-FINAL
Redan 24 d Ballarat 22
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FOOTBALL LEAGUE
PRELIMINARY FINALS on Saturday
SENIORS
Daylesford 15.6 (96) d Learmonth 11.12 (78)
GRAND FINAL: Hepburn v Daylesford
RESERVES
Buninyong 18.7 (115) d Daylesford 6.0 (36)
GRAND FINAL: Hepburn v Buninyong
UNDER-18
Buninyong 16.9 (105) d Hepburn 9.7 (61)
GRAND FINAL: Bungaree v Buninyong
UNDER-15
Hepburn 8.5 (53) d Bungaree 5.5 (35) .
GRAND FINAL: Creswick v Hepburn
MARYBOROUGH CASTLEMAINE DFL
SECOND SEMI-FINALS on Saturday
SENIORS
Carisbrook 16.15 (111) d Harcourt 16.7 (103)
RESERVES
Talbot 12.9 (81) d Carisbrook 5.7 (37)
UNDER-17
Rovers 11.10 (76) d Carisbrook 8.7 (55)
NETBALL
SECOND SEMI-FINALS
A GRADE
Avoca 48 d Carisbrook 30
B GRADE
Dunolly 42 d Harcourt 39
UNDER-17
Newstead 32 d Maldon 31
UNDER-15
Harcourt 34 d Maldon 32
FIRST SEMI-FINALS being played on Sunday.
MININERA DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE
PRELIMINARYS FINALS on Saturday
SENIORS
Tatyoon 17.15 (117) d Lismore-Derrinallum 5.8 (38)
GRAND FINAL: Hawkesdale-Macarthur v Tatyoon
RESERVES
Tatyoon 14.6 (90) d Lismore-Derrinallum 10.9 (69)
GRAND FINAL: Hawkesdale-Macarthur v Tatyoon
UNDER-16
Glen-Dunkeld 9.7 (61) d Woorndoo-Mortlake 5.9 (39)
GRAND FINAL: Penshurst v Glenthompson-Dunkeld
NETBALL
A GRADE
Glenthompson-Dunkeld 34 d Wickliffe-L. Bolac 31
B GRADE
Tatyoon 38 d SWM Rovers 29
C GRADE
Tatyoon 31 d Woorndoo-Mortlake 16
16/UNDER
Gelnthompson-Dunkeld 31 d Hawkesdale-Macarthur 18
13/UNDER
SMW Rovers 32 d Wickliffe-Lake Bolac 22
TAC CUP on Saturday
NORTH Ballarat Rebels had a tough day on the road with a 34-point loss to Dandenong Stingrays.
The Rebels will now turn their attention to TAC Cup's under-18 knock-out finals series, which starts next week.
Dandenong Stingrays 5.4 9.7 11.9 18.11 (119)
North Ballarat Rebels 3.1 6.2 9.5 13.7 (85)
GOALS - Dandenong Stingrays: Purves 5 Doria 3 Ferraro 2 Clark Millard Petropoulos Sienkiewicz Bastinac Scully Andrews Savage. North Ballarat Rebels: Ruffles 3 Beardsell 2 Young 2 Cranage 2 Hooper 2 Peters McKenzie
BEST - Dandenong Stingrays: Gillies Scully Gaertner Hibberd Casboult Doria. North Ballarat Rebels: Tate Free Suban Roughead Peters Weadon
VFL
North Ballarat will make a late change to its line-up to face Williamstown in a qualifying final in Ballarat on Sunday.
Gavin Urquhart will be replaced after lining up with North Melbourne in Sydney on Saturday night.
He is likely to be replaced by either Cruize Garlett or Robbie Tarrant, who were dropped by the Roosters for the final.
SOCCER
FFV STATE LEAGUE TWO
SENIORS
Ballarat Red Devils 2 d Pascoe Vale 1
Ballarat has
ended its first year in
Football Federation
Victoria state league
two with a stunning 2-1
upset win over 2008
champion Pascoe Vale
at Hosken Reserve on
Saturday.
Josh and Shaun
Romein scored for the
visitors in the second
half but, because of re
sults in other matches,
the Red Devils finished
the season in sixth.
RESERVES
Pascoe Vale 2 d Ballarat 1
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