SCHOOLBOYS from across the state returned to Ballarat’s Lake Wendouree last weekend for the annual Head of Schoolboys Regatta. The Hamilton and Alexandra College (THAC) rowers were among 1179 athletes in 267 entries for the single day of racing. Opening THAC’s racing was Clyde Innes, who drew the outside lane in a predominantly Ballarat Grammar […]
FLYING Mascot, a racehorse with connections to Portland, has narrowly missed out on gaining a place in the All-Star Mile, the world’s richest 1600m race. The three-week public voting period – used to determine 10 of the 15 starters in the race – closed on Sunday, and when the top 10 was revealed on Wednesday […]
PORTLAND Little Athletics Centre competitors have returned from the weekend’s regional titles with a haul of 34 medals and two new regional records. A team of 14 athletes headed to Ballarat for the two-day Little Athletics Victoria Western Country Regional Track and Field Carnival – one of seven regional carnivals held throughout the state over […]
GOLF KEN DANCEY & MARION COWLAND PENOLA’S Trevor Williams is the 2022 Merv Williams (no relation!) Veteran’s Trophy winner – his prize named in honour of his late and dear, long-time friend. The trophy is sponsored by Shirley Williams, in honour of her late husband and club supporter, Mark Davis. Merv Williams was a dedicated […]