Sport

TYRENDARRA and St Andrews overcame their respective opponents and the oppressive heat on the weekend to book their spots in the Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade grand.

IT was survival of the fittest, with South Australian, Nathan Thorne, outlasting 121 others to win the National Street Stock title at Western Speedway on Sunday night.

IT is the biggest event of the season at Western Speedway this weekend, with 122 SSA Street stock drivers from around Australia nominating for the National Street Stock Championship.

THE annual Mullagh Championship is happening in Harrow this weekend.

ROWERS returned to the course at the annual Rowing Victoria State Championships in Ballarat last weekend.

THE last teams remaining in the Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade competition will not only have to defeat their opponents in their respective semi-finals, but also the forecast heatwave that is due to hit the region today, to earn a spot in next weekend’s grand final.

THE final round of the Hamilton Basketball Association regular season was played this week with round 13 games giving teams the last chance to qualify for the playoffs.

WITH the second round of the men’s championships complete, Wayne Riddle leads the Open/A grade section with 152, four shots clear of Graham Rentsch and Liam Powell 156, with Stuart McAdam in fourth spot on 157, Jason Chandler and John Hill on 159, and Mal Groves one shot further back on 160.

THREE local athletes are b preparing for the Australian Underage Athletics Championships in Adelaide next month after qualifying at the recent state championships in Melbourne.

AFTER being promoted to the Hamilton and District Cricket BC grade midway through the 2023-24 season, Macarthur has earned a place in the C grade finals despite losing its last game of the home and away season.

COLLEGE’S dream of winning the Dundas Cup across three straight seasons came to an end in a dramatic last round of the Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade regular season on Saturday, as the reigning premiers missed out on a spot in the finals after Gorae-Portland came from behind to claim fourth spot.

THE Hamilton Basketball Association sent teams to the Colac Classic junior basketball tournament last weekend, as the junior squad season starts to wind down.