WELCOME back to news from the Parklands Golf Club and a belated Happy New Year to all golfers.

AFTER a bit of a sleepy start to the season, Casterton Sandford came out all guns blazing at the weekend.

HAMILTON Hurricanes junior basketball representative squads enjoyed a great Bendigo tournament over the Australia Day long weekend with the Under-12A boys going all the way and winning the division one competition.

BROCK Hallett had the drive of his life on Sunday night, winning the 50th edition of the Grand Annual Sprintcar Race – Australia’s biggest sprintcar event – at the Premier Speedway in Warrnambool.

THE Hamilton Netball Association (HNA) is partnering with the Portland Netball Association and Warrnambool City Netball Association for a southwestern netball association inter-district competition.

THE Mininera and District Football League/Netball Association fixture for 2023 is out with the new season getting underway on April 15.

LOCAL South West District football coaches and former top level players Winis Imbi and Leon Davis will join some other former AFL stars in a match to highlight mental health awareness in Mount Gambier.

ANGUS Knight has returned from the Southern Cross Challenge with an expanded knowledge of the game following his Under-14 Boys campaign which got underway last week.

FOUR Portland BMX Club riders headed to Melbourne for Track Attack last week, with only two able to finish the six-round series.

AS the Portland and District Cricket Association reaches the business end of the 2022-23 season, there remain a couple of vital matchups on the horizon.