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Pumas hunt redemption after heartache

AFTER the heartache of not being able to fight for the Dundas cup last season, the Pumas will be looking for redemption as the new year kicks off.

CUED UP FOR CHAMPS

HAMILTON is set for a one-of-a-kind event next year with the 2021 Blackball National Championships set to bring more than 300 of Australia’s best players to the region.

HDCA season pushed back four weeks

THE Hamilton and District Cricket Association’s 2020-21 season is set to be one like no other, with all games across all grades set to be one-day contests.

Turf talk

WHILE race days have been quieter with no crowds recently, it’s been as busy as usual at this time of the year at other courses in the region.

WORLD CUP BOUND

HAMILTON export, Melissa Tapper, could be back in the green and gold uniform by the end of the year after being selected to represent Australia at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Cup in China in November.

Community sport resumes after restrictions ease

THE wait is over with many community sporting clubs and associations set to resume events this week following the announcement of regional Victoria moving to the third step of the VOCID-19 roadmap from midnight last night.

Wins spread evenly at Hamilton

DESPITE plenty of rain in the days preceding Monday’s Hamilton thoroughbred meeting, the track raced in great order for the eight races.

Big fields at Hamilton

STRONG fields are the order of the day for Thoroughbred Racing at Hamilton on Monday.

STATUS QUO

THERE will be no changes to the player points tally for any of the south-west clubs after AFL Western District released the totals for the 2021 season.

Archers targeting return date this month

WHILE golf and bowls could be two of the first sports to resume some normality, archery events could also be among the first group...

Melville Oval upgrades unaffected by COVID-19

THE coronavirus has impacted many sectors, but the Southern Grampians Shire expects the planned Melville Oval precinct upgrades to go ahead as scheduled. With many...

CRICKET MERGER APPROVED FOR 2020-21

WANDO Vale Cricket Club (WVCC) hosted its annual general meeting last week with a decision to amalgamate the club with Casterton Cricket Club to...

Wozza wonders wee ones

The school holidays continued at the Greater Hamilton Library on April 17, with Wozza and the Animals of the Magical Mountains rolling into town,...

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