Sport

AFTER years of hard work Brock Hallett is finally reaping the rewards of his sprintcar success, racing in a fulltime capacity across the nation.

IT’S been a rough couple of months for Portland’s South Coast Raceway, with the South Coast Drag Racing Association having been forced to cancel some of their marquee events due to the inclement weather the region experienced.

THE RSL Memorial Bowling Club’s Ladies Singles Championship not only produced an intriguing game between Kim Overall and Robyn McCabe but also produced a result that was one for the record books.

YOUNG Portland cricketer Tighe Warburton finished up his journey with Western Waves’ under-16 representative team last week, with the team participating in a total of seven matches in the Youth Premier League across almost three weeks.

A BIG year of growth for the Portland Netball Association was capped off with some hard-fought grand finals on Monday to bring an end to the season.

“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.