Sport

AFTER a break of five weeks, the run to the finals commenced on Tuesday. 

TRAINING and riding doubles highlighted a great day’s racing at Hamilton on Tuesday. Beau Mertens and Dean Holland notched riding doubles, while high profile trainers, Lindsey Smith, and father and son combination, Tony and Calvin McEvoy, also chalked up doubles.

IT was a hard night at the office for all at Hamilton’s Western Speedway last Saturday, but in spite of the heat, 41 street stock drivers turned on the action.

LOCAL, Poppy Austin has continued to reach great heights in her cross-country endeavours after finishing in the top 10 at the 2023 Australian Cross Country Selection Trials in Canberra last weekend.

AFTER College posted a score of 210 last week in the Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade competition, Grampians will be looking to bat the 75 overs and hope the score takes care of itself at Dunkeld Turf this afternoon.

IT was a day to remember for Tarrington’s Matthew Pickett, claiming a hat-trick and hitting a half century, as his team fell just short against Byaduk at Christie Oval in Hamilton and District Cricket Association D grade action on Saturday.

HOW do you organise a major club championship (men's pairs) when the temperature is predicted to reach 40 degrees?

THANKS to a brilliant century from Macarthur’s Ollie Wortley, the Demons posted a very healthy total of 272 off their 75 overs against St Andrew’s in a Hamilton and District Cricket Association’s (HDCA) A grade round 11 clash on Saturday.

WORLD champion carriage driver, Boyd Exell made the trip down to the south-west for a carriage driving clinic at Warrayure which was organised by local carriage driver, Elizabeth Lawrence, and attracted drivers from all over the country.

IT was a day to remember for Ecklin South’s Margaret Lee, scooping the pool to win both the Hamilton Trotters Cup and Hamilton Pacing Cup on Sunday.

THOROUGHBRED racing returns to Hamilton on Tuesday, the club’s final summer meeting before track renovations take place.

HAMILTON and District Cricket Association’s (HDCA) representative future is in good hands with the youngest Hurricanes performing well at the annual Portland Under-13 Country Week carnival this week.