THE final round of the Hamilton Basketball Association regular season was played this week with round 13 games giving teams the last chance to qualify for the playoffs.

BACK in December 2020, the Hamilton Spectator ran a front-page story on how a simple smart watch helped save the life of former local, Lexie Northcott who, as a 15-year-old was gifted the smartwatch by her parents for her birthday.

WITH the second round of the men’s championships complete, Wayne Riddle leads the Open/A grade section with 152, four shots clear of Graham Rentsch and Liam Powell 156, with Stuart McAdam in fourth spot on 157, Jason Chandler and John Hill on 159, and Mal Groves one shot further back on 160.

THREE local athletes are b preparing for the Australian Underage Athletics Championships in Adelaide next month after qualifying at the recent state championships in Melbourne.

OPPONENTS to the Victorian Government’s proposed Port of Melbourne tax said it would be passed on to rural and region truckies, farmers, and Victorian families who will pay more for goods and force regional truck companies off the road.

FLOWER lovers will not want to miss this weekend’s Portland Dahlia and Rose Show, believed to be the biggest of its kind in Australia.

PORTLAND junior footballer Klay Nicholls has joined the ranks of the young local players who will represent Greater Western Victoria Rebels this season, as he has been named to the under-16s squad for their two upcoming matches.

BANQUET Angus stunned attendees at its bull sale last week, breaking the record for the highest-priced bull ever sold at a Victorian auction.

SOUTH Portland has gone one better in the 2023-24 Portland and District Cricket Association under-16 season, taking home premiership glory against Portland Tigers by 78 runs at Cavalier Park.

AFTER being promoted to the Hamilton and District Cricket BC grade midway through the 2023-24 season, Macarthur has earned a place in the C grade finals despite losing its last game of the home and away season.