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Daniela AbbracciaventoLocal sports reporter

Daniela Abbracciavento is a local sports journalist in Adelaide covering everything from Australian rules football, netball and soccer to grassroots athletics, swimming and tennis news. She has covered AFLW grand finals, SANFL and SANFLW flag deciders as well as the Adelaide International tennis event.

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ADV NEWSCollege footy round one: Sacred Heart v Prince Alfred SHÃ¢â¬â¢s Kobe Ryan gets pushed over the boundary by PACÃ¢â¬â¢s Zac BishopImage/Russell Millard

Reigning premiers downed in college footy round one

Sacred Heart labelled ‘best team in comp’ by reigning premiership coach after producing a huge upset. Read our round one college footy match wraps here.

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SA girls under-18 team celebrates after winning the national championships for the first time since 1990. Picture: Supplied, Sports In Focus

SA Metros claim first national champs in decades

It’s only taken three decades, but SA Metro’s U18 rising stars have claimed a national title over fierce competition interstate. See how they did it.

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Season preview: Premier League netball openers

Rising stars and ex-national league players are ready for a fast-paced and exciting 2021 Premier League netball season. Check out our season preview.

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SA athlete Darcy Miller (c) at the medal presentation for the under-18 men's discus event at the 2021 National Athletics Championships. Picture Supplied.jpeg

Teen prodigy’s eyes set on 2024 Paris Olympics

He only took up athletics to get a day off school. Now this cheeky youngster has taken home a slew of gold medals from the Australian Track and Field Championships.

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South Adelaide celebrates winning the SANFL under-16 grand final between South Adelaide and Glenelg in Noarlunga on Sunday, April 25, 2021. (The Advertiser/ Morgan Sette)

Replay: South Adelaide wins SANFL under-16 flag

South Adelaide made history, winning its first under age SANFL premiership since 1995. Relive all the action from the under-16 grand final in our replay.

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Generic photo of a trainer and ball, during the team training session at the Collingwood Training Centre, Olympic Park in Melbourne, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2014. Australia will play Kuwait in the AFC Asian Cup tournament opening match, in Melbourne in 6 days. (AAP Image/Joe Castro) NO ARCHIVING

Soccer club booted from top knockout comp

Football SA has booted an amateur soccer club which was involved in an on-field brawl leaving a player with “sickening head injuries” out of one of its competitions.

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SANFL U16 captains Ben Ridgway from Glenelg and Tom Wheaton from South Adelaide with the Torrens University U16 cup, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Picture: Brenton Edwards

Watch replay: SANFL U16 grand final

Watch a replay of all the action from the SANFL U16 grand final, South Adelaide v Glenelg, here.

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U16 players Ashton Moir from Glenelg and South AdelaideÃs Tom Schirmer are players to watch. Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Picture: Brenton Edwards

Players to watch in the U16 SANFL grand final

We’ve put together a list of stars to watch during Sunday’s live stream of the SANFL under-16 grand final between South Adelaide and Glenelg. See how to watch.

Local Sport

St Peter's College footy., St Peter's College's first XVIII beat Melbourne Grammar and another Victorian college in pre-season matches last week. , Matty Roberts 17, Morgan Ferres 18 and Felix Packer 17., Tuesday 20 April 2021 Pic Roy VanDerVegt

St Peter’s lads score bragging rights over Vic sides

They missed out on contesting last year’s All Schools Cup but St Peter’s First XVlll footy team has finetuned for 2021 with a win against two prestigious teams.

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Salisbury Football club juniors Cooper Slater,7,Ayden Etheridge,7,Lucy Ooyendyk,8,Harry McGahey,7, and Lucas Lucadei,6, ready for the start of footy season at AFL Max .Monday April,19,2021.Picture Mark Brake

Hundreds ready for junior footy season kick off

Junior footy is returning after a COVID-interrupted year in 2020 — and participation numbers are booming ahead of the season kick off this weekend.

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