Sport

WHILE leaden skies, cool winds and forecast temperatures stuck stubbornly in the low teens belie the fact, spring approaches.

MININERA and District Football League followers will not know which team will grab the final spot in the race for the finals until the final round is run and won after round 15 of the home and away competition was completed on Saturday with three teams still in contention.

IT is finals season for some teams already with the Hamilton Kangaroos facing off in the Under-16 and Under-14 qualifying finals, while the women’s team battled it out for a spot in the Western Victoria Female Football League grand final at the weekend.

AFTER years of planning and campaigning, the first visible signs of the Melville Oval redevelopment took place with the football changerooms reduced to a pile of rubble.

WESTERN WAVES cricket region celebrated another great season on Sunday, announcing its men’s and women’s Team’s of the Year for 2022-23.

THOROUGHBRED racing returns to Casterton today, as the club is the beneficiary of a transferred meeting from Hamilton.

WITH less than a month until Hamilton Basketball Association finals get underway, the Women’s Division 1 games saw two teams flex their muscles with comfortable wins on Tuesday night.

TWO rounds remain to claim a Mininera and District Football League finals spot with only four teams assured of a place so far.

WHILE most athletes are enjoying their winter sports, Grampians cricketer, Grace Potter, is involved in the Cricket Victoria 2023-2024 Under-16 Female Vic Country Emerging Players squad after gaining selection off the back of strong performances for both Hamilton and Western Waves during the 2022-23 season.

DESPITE recording a 16-goal second term, Hamilton Kangaroos has fallen out of the Hampden Football netball League top five after losing to Warrnambool, 39-46, at Reid Oval on Saturday.

THE Hamilton and District Darts Association grand final was played at the Cally Wednesday night between two evenly matched sides, Bushrangers from Condah and Chuckers from the Commercial Hotel.

HAMILTON Kangaroos reached its nadir on Saturday when the side was thrashed by Warrnambool at Reid Oval in Hampden Football Netball League round 15 action, 5.5 (35) – 26.11 (167).