PORTLAND Basketball Association’s spring 2022 season came to its conclusion on Sunday, with the grand finalists from all nine senior grades competing at Portland Basketball Stadium for their respective premierships.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos are pushing ahead towards 2023, announcing their Hampden Football Netball League Under-16 and Under-14 coaches.

DESPITE question marks over the Youth Premier League and where games would be played, the week-long carnival got underway today.

THE Greater Western Victoria Rebels pre-season is officially underway with a group of south-west squad members undergoing testing in Hamilton last week.

IF the waters of Portland Bay could talk, wouldn’t they have millions of stories – but it’s fair to say Bill Fellows could just about match them.

THE efforts of the Heywood Golf Club have raised over $6000 for mental health researchers, Black Dog Institute, as well as plenty of awareness surrounding mental health and suicide in memory of late member Jarrod Barclay.

THE Portland Netball Association celebrated the end of a successful NetSetGo program which began in October and finished on Monday night.

SPEEDWAY enthusiasts will get their fix when Hamilton’s Western Speedway roars back into action tonight, opening the season with the second round of the All Star 360 Sprintcar show, along with the second round of the state Standard Saloon Series.

THE annual Party with the Ponies race meeting at Hamilton produced competitive racing with results spread evenly among trainers and jockeys.

GLENTHOMPSON-DUNKELD’S pursuit of a return to finals has taken a big step forward after the Rams signed former Hamilton Kangaroo, Tom Waters, as playing-coach for 2023.