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.

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.

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.

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.

COLLEGE’S dream of winning the Dundas Cup across three straight seasons came to an end in a dramatic last round of the Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade regular season on Saturday, as the reigning premiers missed out on a spot in the finals after Gorae-Portland came from behind to claim fourth spot.

THE Hamilton Basketball Association sent teams to the Colac Classic junior basketball tournament last weekend, as the junior squad season starts to wind down.

PARKLANDS Golf Club relies heavily not only on its tireless club volunteers but also on many generous and supportive local businesses.

THE Hamilton and District Women’s Cricket Association premiers have been crowned with Grampians going back-to-back, winning the A grade title, while Byaduk claimed the B grade premiership at Dahl Turf on Sunday.