Parklander Candour
TO paraphrase a memorable quote from E. B. White’s children’s classic, Charlotte’s Web, “We are all gratified to learn that after weeks of unremitting effort and patience on the part of our volunteer workforce we have something to show for it”.
Maroons clip Eagles’ wings in season opener
CASTERTON District has drawn a line in the sand with an opening round four-wicket victory in the Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade competition against reigning premier, College, at College Turf on Saturday.
HOMETOWN HEROS
IT was a successful start to the junior squad basketball season, with five Hamilton teams winning their respective age group grand finals in the Hamilton Basketball Association Junior Tournament at the weekend
Miller and Le Roy named CBL coaches
WITH the countdown on until Hamilton’s Country Basketball League (CBL) return, Scott Miller and Dean Le Roy have been confirmed as joint coaches for the men’s team.
Coleraine claims Australian championships
COLERAINE is still celebrating the successful staging of the Australian Rope Quoits Championships at the Coleraine Mechanics Hall that saw the local club claim both the men’s and ladies team titles last weekend.
Cricket returns
AFTER a winter full of planning, the Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade competition begins a new era today with five new teams starting their A grade journey in round one of the 2023-24 summer.
Maroons and McClure part ways
LESS than a month after winning the South West District Football Netball League senior premiership, Coleraine Football Netball Club and senior coach, Ryan McClure, have parted ways.
Squads assemble for season opener
THE Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) will once again open the junior squad season, with Hamilton’s annual junior basketball tournament set to get underway tomorrow morning.
Merryful and Mutch win through to region final
THE Far Western Bowls mixed pairs finals were played at Dartmoor on Sunday, with the sectional day played at Grangeburn.
GRAMPIANS LOOK TO GO ONE BETTER
GRAMPIANS enters the Hamilton and District Cricket Association 2023/24 A Grade season looking to go one better than last summer, when the side finished runner up to College
PARKLANDER CANDOUR
GOLF is a sport where the focus is usually on individual performance, yet it affords the opportunity for an enjoyable afternoon of socialising with friends or family
HAMMERS UNVEIL ENGLISH IMPORT FOR SUMMER
HAMILTON NORTH cricket club has unveiled its English import player for the 2023/24 Hamilton and District Cricket Association season, as Oscar Newell had his first look at an Australian ground at Monivae College on Monday.


















