Sport

THE top two teams on the Glenelg Region Hockey Men’s Division One premiership ladder, Rams and Jakabytes, couldn’t be separated on Sunday, playing out a tense 1-1 draw at Brian Roberts Field.

CASTERTON’S Alyssa Humphries has capped an incredible 12-month period with a third placed finish in the annual Una Paisley Medal vote count for the best player in the Cricket Victoria Premier Cricket Women’s competition.

HAMILTON Kangaroos will need to quickly pick itself up, dust off and be ready for the challenge that Warrnambool poses at Pedrina Park in round six of the Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) season today.

PENSHURST stalwart, Tim McGregor, celebrated game number 300 on Saturday against SMW Rovers with a best-on-ground performance in round five of the Mininera and District Football League, as the Bombers cruised to a six-goal victory at Mininera Recreation Reserve on Saturday, 15.15 (105) to 10.9 (69).

HAMILTON Kangaroos remain third on the HFNL Open netball ladder despite suffering its first loss for the 2023 season against ladder leaders South Warrnambool at its new home of Pedrina Park, 39-62.

THERE is light at the end of the tunnel in the Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) for Hamilton Kangaroos despite being beaten by 65 points by South Warrnambool at Melville Oval on Saturday, 8.7 (55) to 18.12 (120).

AS the days shorten, the air gets heavier and the golf scores aren’t quite what we wish for, how wonderful to have the weather we had this past weekend.

ALL athletes have a goal they strive for when they start their journey in their chosen sport, and for local swimmer Dominic Hoggard, that goal is to make the Australian Paralympic Team in the future.

JAYDEN Riddle impressed in his most recent bout last weekend, claiming a hard-fought light welterweight draw against Adem Spaull.

STRONG fields, improving track conditions, familiar names and the forecast of lovely sunny conditions sets the scene for a great day of racing at the 2023 Casterton Cup meeting today.

MANY older readers will have memories (either fond or otherwise) of a hit song from 1988 by UK artist Yazz, ‘The only way is up’, which may well be the theme song for the Hamilton Kangaroos as they battle ladder leaders South Warrnambool at Melville Oval today.

PENSHURST travels to Mininera Recreation Reserve, knowing that it must defeat SMW Rovers to stay within touching distance of the top five today.