Sport

“I THINK a lot of other sports as options is why there aren’t a lot of girls playing cricket and sometimes they might think, ‘oh cricket that’s so boring’, but I think sports like basketball can be boring, so we’ve all got our thing. I think if other girls came and had a go, they’d realise it can be quite fun – I used to think cricket was boring but now I love it,” Macey Williamson.

PORTLAND got the job done in their final game of 2022 in the Country Basketball League women’s division, with an impressive 81-61 win over Terang in Terang on Sunday.

COMING into the second day of the clash between Portland Colts and South Portland at Henty Park on Saturday, it looked as though the Demons had the upper hand, with just over 100 runs needed with nine wickets in hand and 80 overs to bat. But Colts put paid to that assessment immediately…

PORTLANDER Kiran Sonti had the experience of a lifetime last week when he met Australian swimming icon Emma McKeon for a one-on-one training session in the pool.

THE Portland BMX Club celebrated a big year on Sunday, hosting their presentations and annual general meeting with riders Lukas Jones and Atley Sutton winning Rider of the Year.

THERE was plenty happening at the Portland Bowling Club and Portland RSL Memorial Bowling Club last week with plenty of representative and local competition.

PORTLAND go-kart driver Ewan Anderson raked in the awards at the Victorian Country Series Karting presentations in Melbourne on the weekend alongside some other local award winners.

PORTLAND was not at its best in their Country Basketball League women’s match against Warrnambool on Saturday, going down 86-61 in what was a disappointing outcome for the side.

SOUTH Portland will be a very good chance to earn their first win of the season next week after an excellent day one performance against Portland Colts in their Portland and District Cricket Association clash on Saturday at Henty Park.

PORTLAND Basketball Association’s spring 2022 season came to its conclusion on Sunday, with the grand finalists from all nine senior grades competing at Portland Basketball Stadium for their respective premierships.

IF the waters of Portland Bay could talk, wouldn’t they have millions of stories – but it’s fair to say Bill Fellows could just about match them.

THE efforts of the Heywood Golf Club have raised over $6000 for mental health researchers, Black Dog Institute, as well as plenty of awareness surrounding mental health and suicide in memory of late member Jarrod Barclay.