Sport

Twenty-three horses and riders tackled the WA Endurance Riders Association Denmark ride on Saturday, May 4. The ride base was on private property on Mt Lindesay Road and riders tackled distances ranging from 12-80km on local roads and forest tracks.

This past weekend, Kaniva Leeor United (KLU) hosted the Leeor Premiership reunion of the 1974 A Grade team. The event, held during KLU’s home game against Pimpinio, drew a large crowd of supporters, including former players and officials from the victorious 1974 team.

Ben Arandt and Will Barnes, with Australian team mate Kurtis Fisher, have won the Coupe de France national division grand-final. The trio play for the Les Loups Paimers-Vernajoul X11 Wolves and have enjoyed a successful season, with Barnes and Fisher backing up their Leeton Greens Group 20 premiership, with this latest win.

Tom Lilburne. On Friday night the Cutters hosted Griffith Blacks for their first home game of the season. Cutters were determined to maintain their undefeated streak at home, which currently stands at four years ... In the pouring rain, the stoic women congregated for Ladies Night ...

Wallabies’ backrower and former Yamba Buccaneers junior Jed Holloway played his 100th game for the NSW Waratahs in a Super Rugby Pacific clash against arch rivals the ACT Brumbies in atrocious conditions at Allianz Stadium in Sydney ... Watched on by Buccaneers supporters in the crowd, Holloway set up a try as torrential rain fell, and despite a hardfought effort, the Brumbies defeated the Waratahs 29-21.

It was a big day at Sea Lake on Saturday with Nullawil meeting the Tigers on their home turf, in the much-anticipated grand final replay. The former Tyrrell and Mallee Football League rivals met in a Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers vs Nullawil grand final in both the seniors and reserves.

Tomorrow’s North-Central’s round 5 match of the day between the league’s two most recent additions, Sea Lake-Nandaly and Nullawil, reunites the two former Tyrrell League rivals 50 years after an epic 1974 grand final encounter. It is also the rematch of last season’s grand finalists.

At last commonsense has prevailed. Southern Downs Regional Council has listened to community concern over the decision to not extend the management agreement for the operation of the Allora Pool with current operator Andrew Fidge at the end of the 2024 season.

Counting family, friends and players, over 100 people gathered at St Brigid’s Church last Saturday for the third Maldon Petanque Club tournament. Following two last-minute scratchings, 22 teams of three players took to the pistes to play five games apiece.

A 73-year-old Iluka man who says he became "stuck in paradise" during Covid lockdowns has gained a new lease on life by training at Bodyrock Fitness which recently led to him setting an Australian Powerlifting record in his first competition. When they could escape Victoria following the first Covid lockdown, Grant "Riley" Oppy and his wife hit the road travelling around Australia...

The 2024 Adelaide Equestrian Festival has again lived up to the hype, with record-breaking crowds and some of the finest displays of horsemanship in the country on show ... David Middleton had an event to remember, winning the International CCI5* on his homebred WEC In The Money after winning the event at Gawler 24 years ago.

Cudgewa inflicted maximum damage on Corryong in a 178-point rout on Saturday to sit alone on top of the ladder with a very healthy percentage. The Blues flew the blocks with a nine-goal first term, cruised through the second quarter and then piled on another nine goals in each of the last two quarters for a huge win.

Narrandera Knights junior representative basketball teams enjoyed great success at last weekend’s Western Junior League finals series in Griffith. For a small association, Narrandera was well represented with six of the seven 2024 teams qualifying for finals where the U12 girls and U16 girls progressed to grand final matches.

Round 2 of WHA hockey saw NDSC – Hockey Division come away with good results on a warmish autumn day on the grass at Anzac Park, Warracknabeal. Nhill played against all Dimboola teams, winning two and drawing one.

Michelle Daw. Lessons learned on the footy field that can be applied for success in all facets of life are being shared by high-achieving former footy player and coach Michael Wanganeen. Now chair of Nharangga Aboriginal Progress Association, Michael has released a book that draws on the lessons he learned through his illustrious football career, his trajectory from farmhand to agency manager, and the education he undertook to grow his skills and knowledge.

Sporting clubs have a unique platform to drive cultural change in our communities and on the weekend, four local sporting clubs showed their commitment to creating an Australia where all women and children can live in safety, free from violence and abuse ... The observation of 36 seconds of silence had a powerful impact ...

A united passion to ensure the welfare of thoroughbred horses by educating and training a skilled workforce is at the heart of a new Thoroughbred Breeders Association (TBA) online learning platform. TBA Learning ... was initiated in response to a desire to improve horse welfare, but the end result offers so much more.

An exciting night of bowls to finish off the season with the winners for the Summer competition Gina’s Babies on 21 and the runners up Cool Cats on 18. Congratulations to both teams. The team names will be added to the Lyn Wright Night Bowls Championship Shield.

Recreational fishers are reminded that the annual trout fishing spawning stream rules commenced yesterday in the Snowy region’s two declared spawning streams.

Manager of cluBarham’s Golf and Sports Club Sienna Voglis will represent Australia in this year’s Women’s PGA Cup in Oregon in October. Sienna is one of five women on the Australian team after two days of qualifying at Sandhurst Club.

It is one of the most iconic sporting events in Australia which isn’t for the faint hearted. A gruelling test of ability and endurance over 228km, more than 300 of the country’s best cyclists competed in the 2024 Squadron Energy Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic on April 27 and 28, the 63rd edition of the second oldest road race in Australia.

The Clifton Benchrest Shooting Club Inc. Shotgun was held on Sunday 14th. One of the best days for shooting so far this year for shotgun. Again, some good scores were achieved.