PORTLAND Football Club has its sights set on another finals campaign in 2023, after 2022 saw their most successful Hampden Football League senior campaign since they joined the competition back in 2013.

A look back at the top sport stories for 2022.

AARON Lindsey has this season put his hand up once again to coach at the junior level, taking the helm of Portland Coasters’ under-12 boys’ team, and he told the Observer it’s the continuation of a near life-long involvement with basketball in many different capacities.

HARROW-BALMORAL Football Netball Club (HBFNC) has a new senior coach with Leopold legend, Jai Thompson, signing on to coach the Southern Roos for the 2023 Horsham and District Football Netball League (HDFNL) season.

CAVENDISH Football Netball Club has announced the appointment of former coach, Leanne Perry, to take the reins of the A grade netball squad for the 2023 season.

IT was a huge night for Southern 500 Speedway on Friday with the track welcoming Formula 500 drivers and Super Sedans in one of their biggest turnouts so far this season.

A FABULOUS afternoon of harness racing action was held last Sunday at the Hamilton Trotting Track where hotly contested fields recorded quick times on the track, which was in fantastic condition for the last meeting of the season.

THREE teams remain undefeated after the revamped Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) D grade competition reached the Christmas Break after an incredibly wet start to the summer.

THE Portland Surf Life Saving club has honoured late member David Tapscott, naming its Shipwreck Coast Swim Series event the David Tapscott Portland Open Challenge.

PORTLAND’S basketball community is extremely fortunate to be supported by many devoted and knowledgeable players, coaches and officials, eager to pass on their insights to the next generation of players.