KB Hill chats with Daine Porter who has achieved the 300-game milestone in the Ovens and Murray League.
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‘The Collector…’ by KB Hill
April 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill catches top with Ray Humphreys, sports memorabilia collector extraordinaire!
“Strong-marking ‘Rosa’ – a star for the ‘Pies’ ” by KB Hill
April 21, 2022 by 1 Comment
Wangaratta sports historian KB Hill traces the long, colourful and storied footy career of Geoff Rosenow of Geelong and the Wangaratta Magpies.
” ‘Slimma’ to the rescue…” by KB Hill
April 14, 2022 by 1 Comment
We can’t allow the cricket season to conclude without another of KB Hill’s great stories from the WDCA, told only as KB can.
‘A (slight) brush with fame…’ by KB Hill
April 7, 2022 by 1 Comment
KB Hill recounts his encounters with Wes Hall – as a boy at the MCG, later on as a batsman in a country tour match, and then at the time Hall was the Windies’ Tour Manager.
‘The agony and ecstasy of a Grand Final…” by KB Hill
April 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
It may well be April Fool’s Day but there’s no joke about KB Hill’s coverage of the WDCA Grand Final last weekend.
‘Cricket Finals produce heroics…’ by KB Hill
March 31, 2022 by 1 Comment
KB Hill previews the WDCA grand final between the Hawks and the Magpies. He finds himself thinking back to the 2001/2 season when the two teams met in a thriller for the title.
‘The night Ettamogah scooped the pool…’ by KB Hill
March 3, 2022 by 1 Comment
Mark Mulcahy has covered sport in Victoria’s north-east and the Riverina for over four decades. Recently, he reminisced with Wangaratta’s sports historian KB Hill.
‘The Whitfield Flyer…still an avid sporting fan…’ by KB Hill
February 24, 2022 by 1 Comment
KB Hill chats with Ian Gambold, ‘The Whitfield Flyer’, a true servant of local footy and country sport up Wangaratta way.
‘Legends of Merriwa Park…’ by KB Hill
February 10, 2022 by 1 Comment
KB Hill reminisces about the roots of tennis at Wangaratta’s Merriwa Park and profiles champion tennis players over the last century.
‘Surprises continue as fight for WDCA Finals takes shape…’ by KB Hill
February 3, 2022 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill brings us up to date as the WDCA season moves towards the finals.
‘Oh!…me name is McNamara…’ by KB Hill
December 16, 2021 by 1 Comment
KB Hill recounts the decades-long contribution of the McNamara family to cricket and footy in Victoria’s north-east.
‘The coach who lived close to the edge…’ by KB Hill
December 2, 2021 by 3 Comments
KB Hill caught up with his old coach, the larger than life Ken Boyd, to remember an incident-packed life both on and off the field.
‘Accolade to a country golfing icon…’ by KB Hill
November 18, 2021 by 1 Comment
KB Hill meets the ‘dignified and gracious’ Betty Mulcahy, arguably the best female golfer Wangaratta ever produced.
‘Iceberg dairy fresh butter…’ by KB Hill
November 4, 2021 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill recalls his old mate, the colourful Frank Griffin – an old-fashioned ‘stirrer’ from way back.
‘The artistic spinner…’ by KB Hill
October 21, 2021 by 1 Comment
KB Hill recalls the life and times of Jock Thomlinson who mastered both the art of spin bowling and visual art as well as being a significant figure in Technical Education.
‘Tiger star puts icing on cake…’ by KB Hill
September 30, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This week KB Hill reflects on Wangaratta’s 1961 premiership side which featured the likes of Ron McDonald, Des Steele and Neville Waller.
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