THE Portland BMX Club celebrated a big year on Sunday, hosting their presentations and annual general meeting with riders Lukas Jones and Atley Sutton winning Rider of the Year.

THERE was plenty happening at the Portland Bowling Club and Portland RSL Memorial Bowling Club last week with plenty of representative and local competition.

CASTERTON District will look to bring it right up to Grampians when they host the Pumas at Island Park today to headline round nine of the Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade competition.

SIXTY-FIVE men and 22 women played in Saturday’s stableford event.

DESPITE an early scare with the bat, College bounced back to win Thursday night’s Hamilton and District Cricket Association T20 final against Macarthur at PP1, to win back-to-back T20 titles.

PORTLAND go-kart driver Ewan Anderson raked in the awards at the Victorian Country Series Karting presentations in Melbourne on the weekend alongside some other local award winners.

WITH one round to play before the break, some trends continued this week during bowls contests.

PORTLAND was not at its best in their Country Basketball League women’s match against Warrnambool on Saturday, going down 86-61 in what was a disappointing outcome for the side.

AS Christmas approaches, the fairways remain green but also provide some long-awaited run for those golfers who don’t stray into the rough.

A WEATHER-AFFECTED night at Hamilton’s Western Speedway on Saturday saw the racing program disrupted, as several showers found the track crew being called upon to recover the racing surface.