PORTLAND Panthers Soccer Club has confirmed its place in the Australia Cup bracket for 2024, with the Panthers set to take on Melbourne club Fawkner SC at Friendly Societies Reserve.

BIG game experience was on show at Clem Young Oval on Saturday, as St Andrew’s hosted Tyrendarra in round 13 of the Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade competition, with the home side rattling up a formidable 8-280 from its allotted overs.

HAMILTON sprintcar driver, Dane Court, is set for an extended period out of the car following a nasty incident after which he was “lucky to be alive” during the Australian Sprintcar Championships at Warrnambool on Saturday night.

TYRENDARRA’S summer of cricket reached new heights on Friday, with the Darras taking out victory in the Sungold Cup Twenty20 final over South Gambier by six wickets in dramatic fashion at Allansford Recreation Reserve.

WITH three rounds remaining in the Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade 2023-24 competition, there are seven teams with a realistic chance of reaching the finals, but for some of these teams, results in other games must go their way to reach the top four.

THE penultimate round of home and away Midweek Pennant was completed on Tuesday and there were no changes to any of the top fours.

LOCAL speedway driver Anthony ‘Wally’ Bannam is relatively new to being behind the wheel of a speedway car, but his recent foray into the competition will see him take on one of Portland’s most iconic events.

THE Hamilton Golf Club is gearing up for the start of its beginner golf program next month.

THE Hamilton Hurricanes will wrap up their Country Basketball League (CBL) season tonight when they travel to Ararat Fitness and Leisure Centre to take on the Redbacks.

ONE of Portland’s finest young go-kart racers Beau Chambers reached new heights on the weekend as he came first in the Junior Top Guns event held at Oakleigh Go-Kart Club in Melbourne.