GRAMPIANS is on track to claim the minor premiership in the Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade competition for this season after a dominant start to the 2022-23 season, on top 25.58 points clear.

THE RSL Memorial Bowling Club’s Ladies Singles Championship not only produced an intriguing game between Kim Overall and Robyn McCabe but also produced a result that was one for the record books.

YOUNG Portland cricketer Tighe Warburton finished up his journey with Western Waves’ under-16 representative team last week, with the team participating in a total of seven matches in the Youth Premier League across almost three weeks.

THE region is set to host a first when five-time world champion for four-in-hand driving hosts a four-day instruction clinic next month.

A BIG year of growth for the Portland Netball Association was capped off with some hard-fought grand finals on Monday to bring an end to the season.

ZOE Addinsall continues to bring home success with her tetrathlon endeavours, awarded Junior Female Champion at the Pony Club Victoria Tetrathlon State Championships in Geelong and will now compete at nationals next year.

BASKETBALL Victoria has released the list of teams that will compete in the Junior Country Championships at Bendigo in February, with Hamilton Hurricanes boasting boys teams in the Under-18 and Under-16 competitions.

MACARTHUR maintained its unbeaten start to the season, accounting for D grade reigning premier, Tahara, at home on Saturday.

“I THINK a lot of other sports as options is why there aren’t a lot of girls playing cricket and sometimes they might think, ‘oh cricket that’s so boring’, but I think sports like basketball can be boring, so we’ve all got our thing. I think if other girls came and had a go, they’d realise it can be quite fun – I used to think cricket was boring but now I love it,” Macey Williamson.

HAMILTON North opening batsmen, Darren Groves and Sam Groves, posted an opening partnership of 209 to defeat Casterton District in its Hamilton and District Cricket Association B-C grade clash at Melville Oval on Saturday.