HAMILTON Kangaroos failed to halt the winning form of Port Fairy at Gardens Oval on Saturday, as the visitors went down 7.9 (51) – 17.9 (111) despite coming into the game full of confidence.

IT was a lopsided weekend of football in the South West District Football League, with the smallest margin of victory recorded across the four matches being 64 points.

DARTMOOR was able to hold off an oncoming Westerns outfit to earn a 49-44 win in an impressive display in the South West District Netball League’s A grade competition.

HAMILTON Kangaroos has bounded into fourth spot on the Hampden Football Netball League Open netball ladder after thrashing Port Fairy sat Gardens Oval on Saturday, 64-13.

HAMILTON’S Poppy Austin will represent South Australia at the 2023 Australian Cross Country Championships next month in Canberra after she took home first place in the 2023 State XC Championships in Adelaide on the weekend.

HAMILTON residents were treated to the rare sight of a passenger train on the local tracks last weekend, with many people braving the wintry conditions to see a special Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (SRHC) service visit the area.

PORTLAND’S under-18.5 outfit produced a dominant performance against Terang-Mortlake, running out 17.20 (122) to 0.1 (1) victors.

PORTLAND Coasters have retained the services of Rebel Noter for the upcoming 2023-24 Country Basketball League season, albeit in a different capacity.

A MONTH after an offer was officially put to Portland Football Netball Cricket Club (PFNCC) by the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) about joining a potential new league, the club has announced its decision to turn down that offer and remain in the Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL).

PORTLAND has unveiled its newest kits that it will be wearing for the remainder of the South West Victoria Football Association season and into the future, with their first appearance to be in a home fixture against Corangamite on Sunday.