Sport

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.

THE 2023 Spring season for the Portland Basketball Association’s top-level competition got underway on Wednesday evening, with five games of action across the men’s and women’s division.

TWO Portland junior motocross riders have put together exceptional performances at the elite level of the sport over the past couple of months, with one competitor now having a state title to his name.

PORTLAND Football Netball Club’s search for a new senior football coach is over, with former assistant co-coach Lochie Huppatz set to return to the club after spending 2023 interstate.

ALL Saints Parish School’s students have enjoyed several weeks of basketball action during their Physical Education classes, with Canadian basketball import Cassandra Brown showcasing the sport to the next generation of athletes.

CAVENDISH has cemented themselves as serious premiership contenders after a win against second-placed Dartmoor on Saturday, 49-43.

HEYWOOD was able to take out victory in a tussle with Heathmere in the Greater South West Junior Football League’s under-14 mixed division, coming away with a 5.5 (35) to 1.6 (12) victory.

PORTLAND’S under-17 soccer side has gone from strength to strength in the 2023 South West Victorian Football Association season, as after a 4-2 win over Corangamite on Sunday they remain in third spot with five wins, a draw and only one loss from seven fixtures.

PORTLAND Motocross Club’s annual Dwayne’s Day in the Dirt event was a roaring success on the weekend, with the club hosting a record number of competitors on the grass track near Cape Bridgewater.

IT was a lopsided weekend of football in the South West District Football League, with the smallest margin of victory recorded across the four matches being 64 points.