Sport

HISTORY is in the sights of Jayden Riddle, as he chases his first professional boxing belt when he takes on Bo Belbin tonight in Hobart.

COLERAINE has reappointed its 2022 football and netball senior coaches for the upcoming 2023 season with Ryan McClure and Casey Pye taking the reins respectively one again.

IN a unique round of wins, 13 of 14 results went to the home sides. As part of that, 31 of 37 team wins went to the home sides as well. Winning sides scored 908 shots to losing sides 622.

FOUR Hamilton Hurricanes junior basketball representative squads blew into Geelong on the weekend and came away with outstanding results, claiming 13 victories from the 17 games played across the age groups.

GRANGEBURN Bowling Club has a new life member after Owen Ross was presented with the honour during Friday night’s official opening of the club’s ‘A’ green.

IT was a rare opportunity for local youngsters to compete on the big stage, with students from five Hamilton schools travelling down to Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne for the School Sports Victoria (SSV) State Track and Field Championships last Wednesday.

THE Hamilton Racing Club’s wretched luck with the weather has continued with next Tuesday’s meeting transferred to Casterton.

DUNKELD cricketer, Vincent Huf, continues his journey along the cricket pathway with selection in the Victoria Country squad for the Australian Under-19 Championships to be held next month.

AT the conclusion of play on Wednesday, Melbourne Cup Day forcing games to be played a day later than usual, Portland replaced Hamilton at the top of the ladder in division one.

EVEN though golf is deemed a winter sport, this year has been exceptionally wet not just the Hamilton course, but places like Horsham who traditionally don’t have any issue.

LOCAL athletes took on the challenge of the annual 3 Bays Running Festival in Portland last weekend with great results across the board, claiming two first place finishes and a further podium placing.

The differences four shots can make when the competition is tight was shown in the Heywood versus Hamilton game.