Sport

THE second half of the Far Western Bowls Association Midweek Pennant season got underway on Tuesday with round eight fixtures played.

DAY two of round six Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade games will be played today with three games still to finish the first innings from the weather-affected first day, and three games expected to gain a result after play wasn’t interrupted last Saturday.

A FIELD of men participated in the 36-hole open stroke championship and Graham Rentsch returned the best scratch score for this event to win the major trophy.

A SECOND AFLW premiership beckons for Cavendish export, Emma Kearney, who will lead the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos into tomorrow night’s season decider against Brisbane.

PARKLANDS Golf Club held its Annual General Meeting last Monday night, and new president, Marie Cook, was voted in.

THE Hamilton Hurricanes hosted Colac in round eight Country Basketball League (CBL) action on Saturday night, going down by 13 points in their final home game of the season.

ROUND six of the Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade competition saw vastly different results across the district, as the weather gods tried their best to wreck the day, as three big centuries were struck and then two bowlers grabbed five wicket hauls to even the scales between bat and ball.

PENSHURST export, Jess Rentsch, has capped off a strong debut AFLW season with the West Coast Eagles, collecting the club’s Best Emerging Player Award.

THE Penshurst and District Racing Club suffered the disappointment of having the final two races of its 2024 Cup meeting abandoned when senior jockeys voted the track unsafe for racing after the running of race six.

TWO Hamilton based Taekwondo athletes have represented Victoria at the recent national championships and the Pan Pacific Masters Games on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane respectively.

THE Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) has announced its side to face Horsham in the Festival of Cricket opening game at Monivae Turf today.

WESTERN Speedway roars back into action tonight to kick off the 2024-25 speedway season.