Sport

GLENTHOMPSON-DUNKELD must defeat Great Western today at Glenthompson Recreation Reserve in round 11 of the Mininera and District Football League or face dropping out of the top five with only five rounds remaining in the season.

WITH six rounds remaining in the Mininera and District Netball Association 2023 home and away season, there is still six teams with a realistic chance of playing finals.

HAMILTON KANGAROOS host archrivals Portland at Melville Oval today in the last game to be played at the venue until sometime next year due to the start of redevelopment works at the oval in the next couple of weeks taking the home side from hosting games there for the rest this season.

A lifelong love of waterskiing is what drives the members of Raptor Racing to better themselves as they strive for podium finishes in their chosen sport.

HEYWOOD’S senior football side has received a massive boost with former AFL player Nathan Lovett-Murray signing on for the rest of the 2023 South West District Football League season.

AFTER consultation with AFL Western District and member clubs in both the South West District Football Netball League (SWDFNL) and the Greater South West Junior Football League (GSWJFL), both organisations have agreed to amalgamate to create a fully executed senior and junior football and netball competition in 2024.

LAWN bowls was once the domain of the elderly sportsperson that was taken up after the playing careers of many participants was concluded in other sports, not any more as two Dunkeld bowlers have earned the right to compete on the national stage.

The Bowling Arm Brigade was at it again, last week it was Rob Henstridge who destroyed the opposition, and this week Keith Dunn has taken over, bowling with deadly accuracy and with a bit of help with team mates Peter Clapham and John Crane won the social bowls on Saturday with three wins and 15 shots up.

A QUEST to be the best netballer she can possibly be has led to Danielle Van Kalken’s return to the Hamilton Kangaroos in a move which has benefitted both the player and the team.

ATTACKING, free flowing hockey was the order of the day at Brian Roberts Field, Pedrina Park on Sunday as a total of 24 goals were scored in the three men’s division one games in round eight of the Glenelg Region Hockey Association.

FOUR members of the Western District Umpires Association (WDUA) were selected to officiate the interleague games between Hampden FNL and Ballarat FNL today at Mars Stadium, Ballarat.

HAMILTON Kangaroos FNC policy of promoting youth into its senior football teams will pay dividends today as seven locals take the field at Mars Stadium for Hampden Football Netball League in both Under-23 and Under-17 Interleague matches against Ballarat FNL.