Sport

THE Portland Table Tennis Association has seen a surge in membership over the past few months, with two inclusions into their ranks being brothers Bryce and Devin Koenig.

A SIGNED coaster at the Gordon Hotel back in the late 90s has led to a two-and-a-half-decade commitment to the Westerns Football Netball Club, with Tammy Jones celebrating her 300th game milestone on the netball courts on Saturday.

PORTLAND District Karting Club member Beau Chambers’ age may still be in the single digits, but what certainly isn’t is the speeds he’s hitting on his way around the go-kart track.

PORTLAND’S senior footballers had victory in the palm of their hand on Saturday but were ultimately left shattered as they went down to a Cobden goal in the final seconds of their Hampden Football League clash, with the final score 15.10 (100) to 14.13 (97).

A GROUP of local darts players have demonstrated their strength in the region after their team, Bushrangers, claimed the Hamilton and District Darts Association championship.

THE Hockey South West season paused on Saturday to give players an opportunity to compete in an 11-a-side game, compared to the usual format of five-a-side.

THE South West District Football League’s season is approaching its crescendo, with tomorrow’s round 15 action being the second last time that all eight teams will be in action this year.

WHILE their division one side may have had a week off, there was still plenty of soccer action at home for Portland in the South West Victoria Football Association.

TYRENDARRA’S Western Victoria Female Football League season came to a close on Sunday when they went down to Hamilton Kangaroos in the elimination final in Cavendish.

THE top five sides are set in stone for the 2023 South West District Football League season, with the bottom three sides all now mathematically eliminated from finals contention.

WHILE local sportspeople have been in the midst of their 2023 winter seasons, and the upcoming 2023-24 summer of cricket has been a distant thought, one Portland product has been continuing to play the great game over in the UK.

FIVE of Portland’s brightest young talents in football are gearing up to take on the best the state has to offer in September, as they’ve been selected to the Greater Western Victoria Rebels’ under-15 V-Line Cup squads.