Sport

SOME of the biggest names in Australian bowling will descend on Portland Memorial Bowling Club this weekend for the club’s annual triples carnival.

TYRENDARRA worked extremely hard throughout the Western Victoria Female Football League encounter on Sunday in the clash against South Warrnambool; however, the class of a well drilled South Warrnambool outfit ran out comfortable winners 9.13 (67) to Tyrendarra 1.1 (7).

PORTLAND’S division one men’s soccer team enjoyed a successful return to action in round one of the South West Victorian Football Association’s 2024 season, as they defeated Port Fairy 3-2.

LOCAL junior cricketer Tighe Warburton has been making a name for himself throughout the past few years for his efforts primarily within Portland and the south west region of Victoria, but recently he has taken his talents international.

THE wait might have been a little longer than expected, but Portland’s soccer teams are set for their first round of action tomorrow when they travel to Port Fairy to take on the Plovers in round one of the South West Victoria Football Association’s 2024 season.

THE Portland Little Athletics Club has been recognised as among the best Little Athletics centres in Australia, with the club being recognised with the outer regional Centre of the Year Award at a presentation in Adelaide on Friday.

DARTMOOR got the job done on Saturday in round three of the South West District Football League against a building Westerns side, 13.5 (83) to 8.9 (57), at Alexandra Park.

DARTMOOR held off a strong Westerns outfit on Saturday to claim a 61-52 win in round three of the South West District Netball League competition.

DARTMOOR’S dominant second half of football saw them topple a tough Coleraine outfit in a hard-hitting South West District Football League match up, 9.6 (60) to 8.5 (53).

ANOTHER close game for Portland’s Open side against Terang-Mortlake in the Hampden Netball League has given them confidence heading into the annual Anzac Day clash against Hamilton on Thursday.

Tyrendarra has had another strong win in round two of the competition, defeating an improved Heywood side on Saturday night, 73-38.

FOR most sportspeople in the region, April signals the end of summer sports like cricket and tennis and the beginning of football, netball and...