FOR the first time since 2019 the Portland Swimming Club is hosting a local meet at the Portland Leisure and Aquatic Centre tomorrow.

WITH cricket and speedway abandoned due to the rain, rowers took to Lake Hamilton for the Hamilton/Nestles Rowing Regatta on Saturday.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos are in the midst of a period of transition, with the club’s home at Melville Oval undergoing a redevelopment, a new senior football coach for 2024 and now a new president, with David Hintum taking the reins from Lachy Patterson.

FORMER Heywood Football Netball Club president Craig Keating has been inducted as the inaugural life member of AFL Barwon recently, receiving the honour at the commission’s recent Annual General Meeting in late November.

THE Hamilton Hurricanes took a big step forward, putting up three competitive quarters against Warrnambool in their Country Basketball League (CBL) round 10 clash on Saturday night.

IT might not have been the prettiest win of all time, but nonetheless Portland’s women’s basketballers came away with the victory against Mount Gambier in the Country Basketball League on Sunday afternoon, 67-59.

HAMILTON’S Katie Riddle will step in the ring as a professional boxer for the first time on Saturday night when she takes on current Australian champion, Jemma Peart, on the Gold Coast.

THE Portland Basketball Association hosted its junior grand finals on Friday night with plenty of tough match ups across six games.

THE Hamilton Racing Club is gearing up for the annual Party With The Ponies gallops meeting on Tuesday.

HAMILTON Squash Club recently had its end of season presentation night with a spread of players claiming awards for the winter/spring campaign.