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Westerns fight their way in 6 September 2010
WESTERNS fought their way into the South West District Football League senior grand final on Saturday on the back of an emotional, slog-out win over Tyrendarra at Heathmere.
Koenig selected to
development squad 3 September 2010
HEYWOOD junior golfer, Devin Koenig has been selected to be a member of the Victorian Golf Association under-14 state development squad 2010-11.
CLASSIC COMBO
…Pratt and Moore win maiden rally event 3 September 2010
PORTLAND on-road rally team Michael Pratt and Michael Moore broke the ice in their rally driving careers last weekend, winning the 2010 Ballarat Winter Classic Rally.
Deadly nomination
for Lovett-Murray 1 September 2010
ESSENDON footballer Nathan Lovett-Murray has been rewarded for bringing up his 100th game of AFL football this season with a nomination in the Outstanding Achievement in AFL category in the 2010 Deadly Awards.
Two teams achievable 1 September 2010
PORTLAND is well on its way to achieving a goal of entering two teams in the Hamilton District Cricket Association women’s competition.
PIES HOLD ON 1 September 2010
HAMILTON won through to next weekend's under-18 semi-finals after beating Casterton by 10 points in an exciting clash Sunday elimination clash at Island Park.
Lions respond 30 August 2010
THE Heywood Football Netball Club has finally broken its silence and responded to the tirade from disgruntled former senior coach Brad Sinclair over the past fortnight with a statement released to the media yesterday.
Darras back in form 30 August 2010
TYRENDARRA kept its season alive with a dominant victory over Cavendish in the South West District Football League first semi final at Dartmoor yesterday.
Country gold 27 August 2010
PORTLAND Soccer Club players Dylan Murray and Cody Chapman helped to lead the Western Border Soccer Association under-15 boys’ side to become South Australian Country Champions in Renmark on Sunday.
Still searching
…PDCA to continue without president 27 August 2010
THE Portland and District Cricket Association is still searching for a president after another unsuccessful meeting on Wednesday night.
Junior grand finals scores 25 August 2010
Coleraine wins under-14 flag 25 August 2010
COLERAINE is the 2010 Casterton-Coleraine Junior Football Association under-14 premier after beating a plucky Tigers outfit by 20 points in a thrilling grand final at Silvester Oval on Sunday.
Field of dreams
…Heathmere victorious for first ever under-16 premiership 25 August 2010
HANLON Park became the field of dreams for a group of young footballers on Sunday afternoon when the Heathmere Junior Football Club, perennially the whipping boys of the Portland Junior Football Association, won its first ever under-16 grand final.
CATS SHOCK SOUTH 25 August 2010
CASTERTON knocked South Gambier off its perch as Western Border Football League minor premier when it downed the flag favourite by eight points at Blue Lake Sports Park on Saturday.
Tigers take winning form into finals 23 August 2010
PORTLAND will go into its elimination final on Saturday on the back of a win, albeit not a convincing one, after accounting for wooden spooners Imperials at Hanlon Park in round 18 of the Western Border Football League on Saturday.
The boys who refused to give up 20 August 2010
TWO years ago the Heathmere Junior Football Club was considering the future of its under-16 side.
Sinclair leaving Lions 18 August 2010
BRAD Sinclair will coach his last game at the Heywood Football Club this Saturday at Vansittart Park.
Millicent’s high-powered last quarter seals the points
SAINTS POWER HOME 18 August 2010
MILLICENT showed why it is in second place on the Western Border Football League ladder when it outplayed Casterton in the last quarter of their clash at Island Park at the weekend to record a comfortable 52-point victory, 13.18 (96) to 6.8 (44).
McCrae joins goal kicking elite 16 August 2010
DARTMOOR full forward Jason McCrae joined an elite group of footballers on Saturday when he kicked his 100th goal of the home and away season in round 18 of the South West District Football League.
Maiden victory
…Peter Hol takes out Gorae West Classic 11 August 2010
PORTLAND Cycling Club rider Peter Hol claimed his maiden road race win on Saturday when he sprinted away from the lead bunch to win the 2010 Gorae West Classic.
CATS' THRILLER 11 August 2010
CASTERTON scored its best win of the season when it won a thriller against East Gambier by six points at Island Park last Saturday.
Big cats deliver 9 August 2010
FOR the second time this season Portland and Heywood have put on a cracking display for spectators, with Portland taking the upper hand this time to retain the Portland-Heywood Challenge Cup at Hanlon Park in round 16 of the Western Border Football League.
National champion
…Penny Mather helps Victoria to under-21 gold medal 6 August 2010
PORTLAND hockey star Penny Mather can add national champion to her growing resume after her Victorian under-21 women’s team stunned the hockey world in Brisbane on Saturday.
Not welcome any more 6 August 2010
A TWELVE-year-old footballer was told he is no longer welcome to play football at his former club last week and he and his mother do not understand why.
Improved effort from Sandford 4 August 2010
SANDFORD and Cavendish always play close, hard-fought contests and last Saturday’s game was no exception.
CATS OVERPOWERED 4 August 2010
NORTH Gambier overpowered Casterton to record a resounding 77-point victory at Vansittart Park at the weekend.
DOGS ON TOP 28 July 2010
HAMILTON Imperial supporters have something to look forward to in 2011 because it seems the club has turned around its misfortunes of the first 13 rounds of the Western Border Football League season.
Tigers turn it on
Third quarter helps team to ninth win 26 July 2010
A SEVEN-goal third quarter has helped Portland maintain its spot in the Western Border Football League top five after defeating North Gambier at Hanlon Park on Saturday in round 14.
Lions fall short 26 July 2010
HEYWOOD could not quite get over the line against Millicent in round 14 of the Western Border Football League on Saturday, with the Lions going down by 26 points.
Optimism rewarded 23 July 2010
WITH the pending weather forecast of rain and wind the Portland Junior Motorcycle Club remained optimistic and were rewarded with the highest number of riders to enter for a local race meet in Portland in a long time last Sunday.
Darras down Sandford 21 July 2010
SANDFORD had trouble with the pace and aerial dominance of Tyrendarra in their South West District Football League clash at the weekend.
WEST SCRAPE HOME 21 July 2010
CASTERTON played its best brand of football for months only to go down by 21 points to West Gambier in their Western Border Football League clash at Island Park last Saturday.
Final Auskick clinic 21 July 2010
THE last session of the Casterton Auskick clinic was held last Sunday in wet and muddy conditions and children and parents played some great footy together.
Gunning for the ton 16 July 2010
KICKING 100 goals in a season is every forwards dream in football and three players in either the Western Border or the South West District are in the mix to reach that milestone this year.
Fourth for Victoria Country 14 July 2010
NICOLA Handreck captained Victoria Country to a fourth placing at the Basketball Australia National Under-16 Championships in Queensland last week.
SAN FRANSISCO BOUND
Dergholm teenage softball player ready to spread her wings 14 July 2010
DERGHOLM teenager Sarah Palderman has been selected as part of the nationally recognised Aussie Sparks Softball program, flying to Taiwan and the United States to train with the country’s best coaches.
Gold for Portland netballers 14 July 2010
PORTLAND netballers Clare Outtram and Tiarna Rolph have won gold with the South East Netball Academy under-15 side at the South Australian Regional Championships.
Murrell plays in carnival 14 July 2010
PROMISING Casterton junior football player Toby Murrell has returned from his first representative football carnival a lot wiser and a lot better prepared to play senior football in years to come.
Sandford valiant in defeat 7 July 2010
SANDFORD struggled against the might of Westerns in the first half of their South West District Football League clash at Alexandra Park last weekend.
Village reserves overwhelmed 7 July 2010
SANDFORD reserves had a hard day in front of them when it took on Westerns on a wet and heavy Alexandra Park
PIES TOO QUICK 7 July 2010
HAMILTON put a dampener on Casterton's reunion weekend by unleashing a devastating 12-goal second half to completely outplay the Cats in Saturday's round of Western Border football.
Swans fly home 5 July 2010
DARTMOOR stormed home with a massive final quarter to defeat Heathmere at Heathmere in round 12 of the South West District Football League on Saturday.
Riders enjoy track 2 July 2010
THE Portland Junior Motorcycle Club held another grass track event on Sunday with a long, fast track being popular with riders.
Fence us in
…Local Harness industry in jeopardy 2 July 2010
THE Portland District Light Harness Club is disappointed with a decision by the Glenelg Shire Council not to allocate funding to replace the running rail at its Yarraman Park training facility, saying the decision could force local trainers out of the sport.
Sandford reserves struggle 30 June 2010
SANDFORD reserves made a frantic start to Saturday’s game against Dartmoor and there was hope that the form of past weeks would see the side push the home team all the way.
MAROONS 1ST LOSS 30 June 2010
WESTERNS did what no other team has been able to do so far in the South West District Football League this season and that is defeat Coleraine.
Another Cat in WBNA team 30 June 2010
CASTERTON netballer Abbey Shannon was selected as the emergency defender in the 15 and under Western Border Netball Association team.
Aiming for gold 30 June 2010
NICOLA Handreck sets off for the biggest week of her basketball career to date this week as she prepares to lead Victoria Country to gold at the Australian National Basketball Championships in Logan, Queensland.
Match abandoned
…Incident leads to early end to Meres/Saints clash 28 June 2010
AN incident between Branxholme-Wallacedale player Paul Ormsby and South West District Umpires Association member Bobby Chandler resulted in the match between Heathmere and the Saints to be called off on Saturday in the South West District Football Netball League at the Heathmere Recreation Reserve.
TURF WAR 26 June 2010
HOCKEY in Hamilton is far below state playing standards due a lack of synthetic fields, according to Glenelg Region Hockey Association players.
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