ONCE again, the Portland Runners Club 3 Bays Running Festival is gearing up to be a huge weekend with the ultra-marathon kick starting events tomorrow followed by the marathon events on Sunday.

ROUND five of the Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade competition will pit St Andrew’s and College against each other at Clem Young Oval today with each team aware that a loss will open a gap between it and the top four.

PLAYER numbers are continuing to increase for our Saturday golf with 50 men and 25 women participating in a stableford event.

DUNKELD’S picturesque racecourse will be buzzing with excitement when crowds return to the venue for the first time since 2019 at this year’s event later this month.

PORTLAND Football Netball Club is getting in early with its line-up of coaches for the 2024 Hampden Netball League season, with the leader of their junior and senior teams locked in.

HAMILTON Hurricanes travelled to Warrnambool on the weekend for that city’s annual tournament and came away with two titles as the Under-12 Girls and the Under-16 Boys both won their competitions.

THE Portland Squash and Racquetball Club played out its championship games last week with Chris ‘Toff’ Thomas claiming both the squash and racquetball titles in the men’s competition while Leanne Pitman was the women’s squash winner and Kerri-Anne O’Keefe took out the racquetball crown.

CASTERTON DISTRICT has finished October with a perfect record after defeating St Andrew’s at Island Park 2 in Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade round four action on Saturday.

THE Surry District Tennis Association hit the court for its second round of play on Saturday with some mixed results throughout the A grade competition.

THE course is drying out as summer approaches and players are being rewarded with considerable run if they manage to stick to the fairways.