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Matt Turner is a sports reporter for The Advertiser and CODE Sports who covers mainly AFL and basketball. He has been with News Corp for more than a decade, starting at The Messenger, where he was sports editor for two years. Matt isn’t to be confused with Matt Turner, the award-winning Advertiser photographer, who also shares the same middle name (James).

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Central District

Two worlds at our football and cricket star’s feet

CONNOR McLean is emerging as an AFL draft prospect — eight months after being selected in the Australian under-19 cricket squad.

Local Sport

7/8/14 North Adelaide Basketball Club has named its main court at Hillcrest Stadium after club legend and long-time current player Jo Hill. Jo Hill on the court named in her honour. Picture Roger Wyman

Basketball legend Hill is queen of her own court

JO HILL has given her blood, sweat and tears for North Adelaide for the best part of 25 years — now the basketball club’s main court is named after her.

Norwood

Panos aiming for another shot at the AFL

NORWOOD’S Matt Panos is hoping for a second crack at the AFL now that he’s reinvented himself as a big-bodied midfielder.

Local Sport

8/8/14 Premier League netball grand final - Matrics v Garville. Picture Roger Wyman

From heartbreak to elation for premier Matrics

A YEAR after losing a heartbreaking premiership decider to Contax by one goal, Matrics beat Garville in the Premier League final at Netball SA Stadium.

SANFL

Sturt vs North at Unley - Matthew Duldig, Sturt tackles Greg Gallman - North - picture Deb Curtis

Sturt twin towers end Roosters’ finals hopes

THE Michael Coad and Matthew Duldig show helped Sturt secure a finals berth and ended North Adelaide’s September hopes at Unley on Saturday.

Local Sport

31/7/14 Prince Alfred College's First XVIII players Harrison Wigg, Micah VanLoon, Bryce Woolard and Jack Elsworthy (at back) wearing their pink socks at Prince Alfred College, Hackney. Sorry for the lack of numbers on this assignment, we were hampered by the weather and time constraints.

PAC boys go pink for good cause

PRINCE Alfred College is adding a splash of pink to its traditional maroon sports kit this weekend all in the name of breast cancer awareness.

Port Adelaide

Butcher hospitalised with stomach bug

PORT Adelaide key forward John Butcher was hospitalised with gastro and couldn’t play against the Panthers on Saturday.

SANFL

Panthers topple Magpies by 17 points

SOUTH Adelaide moved a step closer to securing a finals berth after recording a gritty 17-point victory over Port Adelaide at Noarlunga.

Local Sport

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 31: Rohan Dennis of Australia celebrates with his silver medal after the Men's Cycling Road Time Trial at during day eight of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 31, 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

SA cyclist the bridesmaid again

BRENTON Dennis is proud of his son Rohan’s Commonwealth Games silver medal, but thinks the cyclist’s bridesmaid’s dress is “due for a dry clean”.

Local Footy

26/07/14 - Goodwood Saints Football Club A grade Vice Captains Aaron Bayliss, 28, of Cumberland Park and Tom Anderson, 25, of Brighton at a training session at Wigley Reserve in Glenelg. Photo Tom Huntley

Unbeaten Saints eye elusive flag

LADDER-leading Goodwood Saints coach Trent Mills knows too well amateur footy clubs do not win flags in July, August or even the second week of September.

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