WINNERS and LOSERS

VFLNORTH Ballarat is through to a VFL preliminary final.The Roosters earned a week off with a 32-point win over Casey Scorpions in a qualifying final at Port Melbourne on Sunday.QUALIFYING FINALSUNDAYNorth Ballarat 1.4 8.4 14.8 18.8 (116)Casey Scorpions 1.4 4.4 8.6 13.6 (84)GOALS - North Ballarat: Smith 3 Hale 2 Smith 2 Norris 2 Dinnell 2 Micallef Tyler Driscoll Urquhart Feery Richardson White. Casey Scorpions: Miller 4 McNamara 2 Fieldsend 2 Hughes 2 McGough BENNELL Mohr BEST - North Ballarat: Clifton Peters Feery Sharkey Richardson Couch. Casey Scorpions: Warnock McNamara Healey Fieldsend Miller CheneyELIMINATION FINALBox Hill Hawks 5.10 11.13 15.15 20.16 (136)Bendigo Bombers 5.1 5.2 8.7 10.11 (71)GOALS - Box Hill Hawks: Hoegel 5 Lisle 4 Gibson 2 Kayler-Thomson 2 Morton Muston JACKSON Suckling Fagan Breust Savage. Bendigo Bombers: Bellchambers 3 Still 2 Liddle Bock Stroobants Shinners ATKINSON BEST - Box Hill Hawks: Gibson Hoegel Lisle Savage Fagan Kayler-Thomson Bendigo Bombers: Quinn James Bellchambers Shinners Neagle LiddleSATURDAYQUALIFING FINALWilliamstown 6.1 8.6 14.12 19.15 (129)Port Melbourne 0.3 2.7 6.8 10.11 (71)GOALS - Williamstown: Hooper 4 Little 3 Stack 3 Rose 3 Hill 2 Panos 2 Davies Higgins Port Melbourne: Galea 2 McMahon 2 McGrath Pinwill Sinclair Bonaddio Bentick Valenti BEST - Williamstown: Davies Hooper Minson Callan Jolley Faulks Port Melbourne: McMahon Bentick Valenti Pleming Fanning JohnstonELIMINATION FINALNorthern Bullants 5.5 7.7 11.13 15.18 (108)Collingwood 0.2 4.4 4.5 8.9 (57)GOALS - Northern Bullants: Jacobs 3 Fisher 3 Johnson 2 Hadley Morgan Browne Austin Thornton Casboult Arrowsmith Collingwood: Medhurst 3 Lockyer Corrie Reed Cook McNamara BEST - Northern Bullants: Thornton McCorkell Johnson Hadley Browne Jacobs Collingwood: Anthony Medhurst Sundberg Liston Lockyer CookBALLARATLAkE WENDOUREE took a giant stride closer to its first BFL premiership with a 21-point win over flag favourite Sunbury in the qualifying final on Saturday.And the Lakers did it on Sunbury's home patch.Meanwhile, Ballarat ended East Point's season in an elimination final at the Eastern Oval, whileRedan had to dig deep to beat an impressive Darley at the Eastern Oval.Sunbury now faces a sudden death clash with Redan, while Lake Wendouree and Ballarat will play off for a grand final berth.SENIORSQualifying finalLake Wendouree 16.9 (105) d Sunbury 12.12 (84)Elimination final 2 Ballarat 9.14 (68) d East Point 6.11 (47)Elimination final 1Redan 17.9 (111) d Darley 14.11 (95) RESERVESElimination final 2 Redan 12.9 (81) d Sunbury 8.8 (56)Qualifying finalLake Wendouree 17.13 (115) d East Point 6.3 (39)Elimination final 1 Ballarat 15.12 (102) d Darley 4.3 (27) RESULTS FOR Ballarat Football League > Ballarat Toyota U/18.5'sElimination final 2 North Ballarat 10.5 (65) d Lake Wendouree 8.6 (54)Qualifying finalRedan 7.9 (51) d Sunbury 5.3 (33)Elimination final 1 Ballarat 9.8 (62) d East Point 7.7 (49) NETBALL SENIORSQUALIFYING FINAL: East Point (58) d Lake Wendouree (54)2ND ELIMINATION FINAL: Bacchus Marsh (56) d Darley (23)1ST ELIMINATION FINAL: Redan (49) d Ballarat (46) RESERVESQUALIFYING FINAL: Redan (31) d Lake Wendouree (27)1ST ELIMINATION FINAL: Ballarat (30) d Bacchus Marsh (21)2ND ELIMINATION FINAL: Darley (36) d East Point (28) C-GRADE1ST ELIMINATION FINAL: Ballarat (33) d Melton South (12)2ND ELIMINATION FINAL: Redan (30) d Darley (18)QUALIFYING FINAL: Lake Wendouree (31) d Bacchus Marsh (23) UNDER-18.51ST ELIMINATION FINAL: Sunbury (31) d Darley (14)QUALIFYING FINAL: Redan (33) d Lake Wendouree (28)2ND ELIMINATION FINAL: East Point (31) d Ballarat (12) BALLARAT JUNIORSSECOND SEMI-FINALSUNDER-16.5 SENIORSEast Ballarat 7.10 (52) d Bacchus Marsh 7.4 (46)UNDER-16.5 RESERVESNorth Ballarat 17.12 (114) d Redan 3.5 (23)UNDER-14 SENIORSNorth Ballarat 6.6 (42) d Ballarat 3.4 (22)UNDER-14 RESERVESBacchus Marsh 10.11 (71) d North Ballarat 2.3 (15)UNDER-12 SENIORSBacchus Marsh 10.5 (65) d North Ballarat 2.1 (13)UNDER-12 RESERVESNorth Ballarat 4.4 (28) d Bacchus Marsh 2.1 (13)FIRST SEMI-FINALSUNDER-12 RESERVESBallarat 4.1 (25) d Darley 2.2 (14)CENTRAL HIGHLANDSDAYLESFORD upset Hepburn in the second semi-final on Saturday to advance to the grand final.Hepburn went into the clash unbeaten, but came up 20 points short after a titanic struggle.Michael Cummings kicked four goals for the Bulldogs, while Andy McKay was best on ground in booting five majors for Hepburn.The Burras now meets the winner of Buninyong and Dunnstown in the preliminary final.Buninyong and Dunnstown clash in the first semi-final at Wallace on Sunday.SATURDAYSENIORSSECOND SEMI-FINALDaylesford 3.1 6.3 9.5 14.9 (93)Hepburn 3.2 7.2 9.5 11.7 (73)RESERVESSECOND SEMI-FINALHepburn 5.7 (37) d Bungaree 4.8 (32)UNDER-18FIRST SEMI-FINALBallan 9.4 (58) d Bungaree 4.10 (34)SECOND SEMI-FINALWaubra 5.6 (36) d Daylesford 4.5 (29)SUNDAYCENTRAL HIGHLANDSSENIORSFirst semi-finalBuninyong 16.9 (105) d Dunnstown 11.6 (72)RESERVESFirst semi-finalSpringbank 10.6 (66) d Ballan 6.6 (42)UNDER-15First semi-final Clunes 10.6 (66) d Newlyn 2.2 (14)Second semi-finalDaylesford 8.6 (54) d Creswick 6.5 (41)LEXTON PLAINSSKIPTON will meet Lexton in the grand final at Eureka Stadium Ballarat next Saturday.The Emus came from five points down at three quarter time to defeat Rokewood-Corindhap by 18 points in the preliminary final in the mud at Linton on Saturday.Danny George kicked two of Skipton's three last quarter goals.PRELIMINARY FINALSSENIORSSkipton 8.10 (58) d Rokewood-Corindhap 6.4 (40)RESERVESRokewood-Corindhap 9.8 (62) d Illlabarook 7.9 (51)UNDER-17Rokewood-Corindhap 4.5 (29) d Navarre 3.7 (25)UNDER-14 Skipton 4.8 (32) d Rokewood-Corindhap 2.3 (15)NETBALLSENIORSLexton 51 d Carngham-Linton 50RESERVES Carngham-Linton 30 d Ararat Eagles 28C GRADE Rokewood-Corindhap 28 d Natte-Bealiba 23UNDER-17 Skipton 34 d Carngham-Linton 17UNDER-15Ararat Eagles 25 d Navarre 19UNDER-13Skipton 23 d Carngham-Linton 21MARYBOROUGH CASTLEMAINE DISTRICT QUALIFYING FINALSFOOTBALLQualifying FinalAvoca 12.11 (83) d Maryborough Rovers 6.2 (38)Elimination FinalCarisbrook 8.8 (56) d Newstead 8.4 (52)RESERVESQualifying Final Maldon 11.7 (73) d Avoca 6.7 (43)Elimination Final Royal Park 6.17 (53) d Harcourt 4.4 (28) Under 17Qualifying FinalTrentham 4.4 (28) d Campbells Creek 3.5 (23)Elimination Final Maryborough Rovers 9.9 (63) d Carisbrook 6.3 (39)NETBALL A GRADENewstead 32 d Carisbrook 26 B GRADEDunolly 32 d Maldon 21 C GRADENewstead 21 d Carisbrook 17 UNDER-17Avoca 30 d Maldon 25 UNDER-15Campbells Creek 40 d Carisbrook 21 MININERA DISTRICTSENIORSFOOTBALLSECOND SEMI-FINALGlenthompson-Dunkeld 5.3 (33) d Tatyoon 2.5 (17)RESERVESSECOND SEMI-FINALGlenthompson-Dunkeld 10.12 (72) d Lismore-Derrinallum 5.3 (33)UNDER-16SECOND SEMI-FINALHawkesdale-Macarthur 5.4 (34) d Penshurst 0.9 (9)NETBALLSECOND SEMI-FINALSA GRADE: Glenthompson-Dunkeld 33 d Penshurst 29B GRADE: Penshurst 43 d Glenthompson-Dunkeld 32C GRADE: Penshurst 25 d Glenthompson-Dunkeld 2317-UNDER: Moyston-Willaura 44 d SMW Rovers 40 in extra time after drawn 34-all14-UNDER: Woorndoo-Mortlake 19 d Tatyoon 15 TAC CUPNORTH Ballarat Rebels smashed Murray Bushrangers by 100 points at Visy Park on Saturday to progress in the final series.Jarryd Hill starred with eight goals as the Rebels kicked 28 majors.ELIMINATION FINALNorth Ballarat Rebels 6.5 15.8 23.9 28.10 (178)Murray Bushrangers 3.6 3.8 6.11 11.12 (78)GOALS - North Ballarat Rebels: Hill 8 Cameron 5 Cook 3 McDonald 3 Mabon 3 Pomorin 2 Dobson 2 Darmody George. Murray Bushrangers: Klemke 3 Miles 2 Ogden Stewart Johns Ceglar Allen Elliott BEST - North Ballarat Rebels: Pomorin Mabon Hill Barber O'Brien McDonald Murray Bushrangers: Miles Wheeler Allen Ceglar Whiley PollardOTHER SATURDAY RESULTSGeelong Falcons 3.2 6.3 14.5 17.7 (109)Northern Knights 1.4 5.8 8.8 9.10 (64)Sandringham Dragons 6.2 11.7 17.10 19.13 (127)Bendigo Pioneers 3.1 5.2 6.4 9.5 (59)Dandenong Stingrays 5.3 9.4 14.9 18.14 (122)Oakleigh Chargers 3.0 5.2 8.4 9.4 (58)SOCCERBallarat Red Devils remain close to the drop zone after a 2-1 loss to Altona City In Football Federation state league two at Trekardo Park on Saturday. The Reds need one more point to be assured of avoiding relegation.Two rounds remain with Ballarat ninth.RESERVESAltona City 2 d Ballarat 0