Sport

THE Portland Kyokushin Karate Club hosted its 10th annual Portland Open Border Challenge over the weekend, with contestants travelling from far and wide to take part in a day with plenty of action.

COLERAINE claimed a strong victory over Dartmoor off the back of a big first half, taking it out 9.8 (62) to 4.5 (29), in round 11 of the South West District Football League.

PORTLAND was unable to earn a repeat of their Hampden Football League Anzac Day heroics on Saturday, going down to rivals Hamilton Kangaroos 13.14 (92) to 5.10 (40).

DARTMOOR has demonstrated they are once again top contenders for the flag in the South West District Netball League A grade competition, taking care of Coleraine in trying conditions on Saturday, 40-31.

PORTLAND’S Zavier Payne has only been umpiring for a couple of years but that isn’t stopping the young boundary umpire from reaching new heights after he was selected to officiate the under-17 interleague game last weekend between the Hampden FNL and Ballarat FNL.

THE Portland Kyokushin Karate Club will host the 10th iteration of the Portland Open Border Challenge at the Portland Secondary College gym tomorrow, in what is expected to be an exciting day of action.

PORTLAND Football Netball Club has unveiled its new Indigenous design football jumpers and netball dresses ahead of Hampden’s Indigenous round which kicks off tomorrow as a part of NAIDOC week.

WITH the Portland and Hamilton District Cricket Association amalgamation given the green light in the past month, there’s been plenty of discussion around how each Portland club, along with the association as a whole, will be affected by the change.

COMMITTING to sport across the winter is sometimes a tough ask in south west Victoria but two local cross-code players are enjoying the challenge of backing up a game of netball every Saturday with a game of football on Sunday.

ANY football player debut is an important day for both the player and the club, but last Saturday Heathmere Football Netball Club celebrated a debut that was far more special than most.

FORMER Portland footballer Daniel Jackson added another feather to his cap over the weekend, representing North Queensland in their match against South Queensland, with North taking out a win 11.12 (78) to 9.8 (62).

HEYWOOD-based basketballer Tyleah Barr hasn’t let injury prevent her ascension in the Big V Warrnambool Mermaids program, with the youngster slotting two free throws in their underdog victory against Mildura on Saturday to seal the game.