EARLY victories in the opening rounds of the Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade competition can help teams secure a finals berth after Christmas, and with round one of the 2024-25 season starting today.

MULTIPLE country cups winner, Picaroon, looks set to add the $60,000 Hamilton Cup to her resume in what shapes to be a fantastic day’s racing for the club today.

MIDWEEK Pennant players took to the greens for the opening round of the season on Tuesday.

THE annual Australian Pedal Car Grand Prix returns to the streets of Coleraine tomorrow afternoon, where the human-powered vehicles will tear up the circuit in hopes of claiming the glory that goes along with it.

HAMILTON Basketball Association (HBA) stages its annual Junior Tournament this weekend with organisers having filled the carnival roster with 88 teams coming from across the Western District to battle it out in the first representative tournament of the season.

JOSH Miller starred for Hamilton Hurricanes in its Country Basketball League (CBL) round one loss to the Coasters at Portland, 61-98, on Sunday.

LOCAL teenage cricket sensation, Grace Potter has starred for Victoria Country in the Cricket Australia Under-16 Girls interstate series at Monivae College last week.

A FORMER Hampden Football Netball League Division 3 premiership coach is set to return to the Hamilton Kangaroos, taking on the top netball role in 2025.

PARKLANDS Golf Club’s workforce has been busily preparing for the annual tournament, which started on Sunday.

HAMILTON Table Tennis Association was in the thick of the action, hosting the Mid-Western Open for junior and senior players at the weekend.