Sport

BRODIE Phillips is growing in height and confidence after representing the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels in five matches of the 2024 Coates Talent League season.

HAMILTON Olympic Swimming Club (HOSC) is holding its second meet of the Winter Short Course series this Sunday at Hamilton Indoor Lesure and Aquatic Centre with the first held in May.

GLENTHOMPSON-DUNKELD enters its second derby game in the last three rounds of the Mininera and District Netball Association A grade competition, when the Rams travel to Hawkesdale Recreation Reserve to battle Hawkesdale-Macarthur for not only the premiership points, but the bragging rights as well.

SIXTY-FIVE men and 11 women played in Saturday’s stableford competition, where the A grade winner was Mal Groves with a very good score of 38 points, winning by two points from John Hill who claimed runner-up on a countback from Ben Kelson, both on 36 points.

HAMILTON KANGAROOS will travel to Leura Oval in Camperdown to do battle continue to promote its youth for the remainder of the Hampden Football Netball League season as the club looks to build a squad of talented youngsters who will stand the club in good stead for the foreseeable future.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council has ratified the 2024-2025 budget on Wednesday morning at its unscheduled council meeting and Pedrina Park will see some much-needed upgrades to the facility.

HAWKESDALE-MACARTHUR suffered a huge upset on Saturday as Lismore-Derrinallum held firm at Lismore Recreation Reserve to win, 13.10 (88) to 11.13 (79).

HAMILTON KANGAROOS Open netball squad was no match for Cobden on Saturday in round 10 of the Hampden Football Netball League as the Kangaroos hosted the Bombers at Hawkesdale Recreation Reserve.

AN incredible defensive effort from Cobden has seen the Hamilton Kangaroos stopped in their tracks after resuming for the third term where the home side added only a single behind for the entire second half as the Bombers took out the Hampden Football Netball League round 10 match, 13.11 (89) to 6.4 (40).

THE abnormally dry conditions in the district have provided some upside for golfers with the still green fairways providing plenty of run.

HAMILTON basketballers, Taima Thomas and Emily Iredell were recently announced in the Under-14 Vic Country squads to compete at the Country Metro Challenge (CMC) in Bendigo this coming weekend.

FRESH off qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, Melissa Tapper has added another medal to her trophy cabinet winning the gold medal at the ITTF Taipei Para Open a couple of weeks ago.