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ROUND six of the Portland Touch Association’s 2022-23 season saw some very high scoring matches, with multiple players scoring hat-tricks in the same game. Round seven of the competition is in full swing tonight.

PORTLAND Colts kick-started their 2022-23 season in the Portland and District Cricket Association with a win over South Portland at Cavalier Park, chasing down their target of 92 with five wickets and more than 12 overs in hand.

THE Portland Y-Tri Club has been running triathlons since the 1980s but is calling on the community to keep the club alive and kicking for future generations.

THE Heywood Golf Club will host one of their biggest events of the year this week with their annual Spring Tournament kicking off tomorrow.

THE Heywood Basketball Association had some thrilling action on show on Wednesday night with the men’s competition seeing two of the three games decided in three points or less.

HEATHMERE’S Southern 500 Speedway is ready to get up and running, with tomorrow to see the first of a number of events set to take place over the coming months, with the feature event being the 360 Allstars Sprintcars.

THE Surry District Tennis Association has seen another remarkably close A grade match, in round four on Saturday, with Lawn Purple defeating Tyrendarra by the absolute slimmest of margins, claiming a 3-34 to 3-33 win in their match at Tyrendarra.

PORTLAND Tigers have extended their perfect start to the 2022-23 Portland and District Cricket Association season to three consecutive wins, defeating Tyrendarra by six wickets with four balls to spare in their Twenty20 at Flinders Park on Saturday.

WITH Portland basketballers heading into their Country Basketball League match against Millicent on Saturday night after a thumping win over the same opponent just seven days prior, many would’ve been expecting a similar result this time around.

PORTLAND Gymnastics Club hosted its annual invitational over the weekend, attracting participants from across the western region of Victoria and parts of South Australia to compete in a number of different categories and age groups, with the event described as a fantastic success.

IT was a very high-scoring round of Portland Basketball Association’s division one competition when teams took the floor on Wednesday night, with teams cracking 50, 60 and even 70-point final scores.

AFTER a tough loss, the last thing any side wants to see is the same team at the opposite end of the court the next time they take the court.