Sport

VEGAS Prince is one of the best performing horses in the local region at the moment, trained by Robert Barker, he has been in stellar form in Hamilton recently.

Thursday marks a special day for the Hamilton Golf Club and its members, as the club celebrates its 125th birthday.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos were no match for the Warrnambool Blues on Saturday, as they went down by 27 points in the Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) clash at Melville Oval in wet conditions.

HAWKESDALE-MACARTHUR has won local bragging rights over the Bombers with a six-point win at Penshurst on Saturday.

THE Hamilton Boomers went back-to-back in the Football Integration Development Association (FIDA) Western Victoria conference grand final, smashing the Wimmera Whippets, 13.5 (83) to 5.5 (35) at Stawell’s North Park on Sunday.

THE Hamilton Boomers will be out to go back-to-back when they face off against the Wimmera Whippets in the Football Integration Development Association (FIDA) Western Victoria conference grand final tomorrow.

VICTORIA’S recent lockdown and current restrictions has forced the Hamilton Football Club 40-year premiership reunion to be postponed.

THE local region will see a number of different sports resume over the weekend and into next week with soccer, women’s football, hockey and basketball all back, however the South West District Football Netball League (SWDFNL) will wait at least another week.

GERARD FitzGerald will be stepping down as Hamilton Kangaroos senior coach at the end of the 2021 season. Photo: BLAIR BURNS.

COMMUNITY football and netball games are set to return without crowds this weekend, in a shift from earlier season attitudes.

AS the south-west comes out of a fifth lockdown, community sport continues to be hit hard.

AS Milly Tapper prepares for her upcoming women’s team event in Tokyo on Sunday, the 31-year-old has moved on from her mixed doubles defeat on Saturday.