SOUTH West District FNL football umpire Alan Heaver is one of the most senior and well-respected umpires going around in the league, and the time has come for a family member to step up and join him.

THE South West District Football Netball League’s junior football carnival made its big comeback on Sunday with some of the best the south west region has to offer travelling to the Portland area to take part in the competition.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos’ Hampden Football Netball League season campaign will resume today after a week, with a clash against North Warrnambool Eagles at Hawkesdale Recreation Reserve.

PENSHURST Football Netball Club celebrates its 150th birthday today when it hosts Hawkesdale-Macarthur at Penshurst Recreation Reserve in round four of the Mininera and District Football League, knowing the visitors would love nothing more than to spoil the celebrations with a win.

TEAMS are starting to build momentum, with gaps opening up on the ladder, with Hamilton Basketball Association round three games played this week.

SEVENTY men participated in our May Monthly Medal stroke event with Scott Anderson claiming the medal with a very handy 105 (38) 67 nett.

SUNDAY’S boxing event in Hamilton proved a big hit, with around 600 spectators at the Hamilton Showgrounds for the town’s first boxing event in eight years.

SOME of the biggest names in Australian bowling will descend on Portland Memorial Bowling Club this weekend for the club’s annual triples carnival.

IN perfect autumn weather, 90 bowlers in 30 teams organised by the match committee contested the Prime lamb tournament on Saturday

GLENTHOMPSON-DUNKELD has maintained its undefeated start to the Mininera and District Netball Association season with an emphatic victory against Moyston-Willaura at Dunkeld Recreation Reserve, 44 to 22.