AN ecstatic Portland has secured a place in the Hampden Football League’s 2021 finals series for the first time since joining the competition in 2013 after a convincing win over Hamilton Kangaroos on Saturday. Full details in Tuesday's Observer.

RIDING High provided trainer, Henry Dwyer, with his first Great Western Steeplechase after narrowly holding out Zedman in an exciting finish at Coleraine on Sunday.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos fought a brave battle but were unable to match Portland across the four quarters to lose by 21 points in their Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) clash at Melville Oval on Saturday.

FOLLOWING the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) last Thursday, locals Robbie Cunningham and Tim Kermeen were both inducted as HBA life members.

IT will be a day to remember for Western District Umpires Association (WDUA) official, Geoff Barker, who will take to the field today to umpire his 1000th game.

OUTSTANDING jumper Big Blue is the main attraction in what should be a keenly contested edition of the Great Western Steeplechase at Coleraine tomorrow.OUTSTANDING jumper Big Blue is the main attraction in what should be a keenly contested edition of the Great Western Steeplechase at Coleraine tomorrow.

HAMILTON Kangaroos Open coach, Kelsey Lewis, has announced she will step down from the role at the end of the season.

FINALS are here for the Hamilton Kangaroos junior teams with the Under-16 and Under-14 teams set to start their finals campaigns tomorrow.

THREE clubs will go into the new Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) season with new presidents in what shapes as a changing of the guard for many of the clubs.

WITH community sport resuming this weekend, the day-by-day nature of how to attack a weekly routine and prepare for games has been non-existent with players forced to adapt to the on-again-off-again routine COVID-19 has created.