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Clare King, Michelle Ericsson and Renae Parsons played for WA at the Hockey Australia Masters in Hobart.

Masters marvels PremiumParsons, King and Ericsson help WA sweep to national titles

Three Lower Great Southern Hockey Association players were in WA sides which became National Masters champions earlier this month.

Claire Middleton

Lake View batter Tim Healey during his team’s Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association A-grade match against Great Boulder at Wallace Park on Saturday.

CricketPremiumLake View cruise past Two Blues in second round

Lake View enjoyed their first win of the 2025-26 Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association season on Saturday.

Neale Harvey

North Kalgoorlie’s Thomas Howatson bowls during his team’s Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association A-grade match against Hananns at Ray Finlayson Sporting Complex on Saturday.

CricketPremiumNorths get the job done against Hannans

Michael Noble and recruit Thomas Howatson featured in a century partnership on Saturday for Norths.

Neale Harvey

Rhonda Worthington, pictured in 2015, with Alan Moyle, Jim Creedon, and Hugh Gallagher.

FootballPremiumFull-time role offered for 2026 GFL season

GFL is chasing a new senior operations manager.

Neale Harvey

Railways coach Rhett Pettit celebrates with his players after the 2024 Goldfields Football League grand final.

FootballPremiumMentor withstood tough initiation to lift two flags

Railways’ officials are on the lookout for a new senior coach in 2026.

Neale Harvey

Noeline Duncan with Marie Molloy and Shelly Grice in 2011.

ObituaryPremiumLife member was a tireless community worker

Well-known Goldfields community worker Noeline Duncan died on October 4, aged 92.

Neale Harvey

Mt Barker will have to contend with some key player omissions in their premiership defence.

Season preview PremiumPremiers Mt Barker up for title fight again despite big outs

Mt Barker’s balance book of gains and losses is firmly in the red as four key players will not be part of the side’s premiership defence when the Albany and Districts Cricket Association A-grade season starts.

Claire Middleton

Albany’s Jack North (left) was the overall junior champion at the Perth championships.

Strong results Albany Soapbox Club flies flag with championship wins

Young Albany soapbox drivers made a splash at the recent Ross Burton Championships in Perth, taking out a clean sweep across both junior and senior divisions. 

Megan Puls

Teams get ready to get back on the green after a productive off-season.

Scotty’s shotLower Great Southern Bowling League ready for new season

The Lower Great Southern Bowling League is gearing up for the 2025-26 season, with new players and greens in the line-up and some fierce competition expected.

Tim Scott

Andy Barnett, who represented Australia at the world championships, with 16-time world champion Mick Hill at the Stirling Club.

Eight-ballMick ‘The Machine’ Hill in the frame with tips and tricks

The Albany Eightball Association welcomed pool royalty on October 10 when Mick ‘The Machine’ Hill came to the Stirling Club to provide group coaching and play exhibition matches.

Claire Middleton

Railways captain Coen Marwick in action against Royals last season.

Season preview PremiumChance for young guns to step into star man Stanley’s shoes

Railways captain Coen Marwick was finding the positives despite losing import Joe Stanley who made such an impact on the side over the past two seasons.

Claire Middleton

Royals Cricket Club's Harry Grigson and Hayden Davies are looking forward to the new season.

Season previewPremiumRoyals’ promising side hoping to mount another title tilt

Royals are looking to mount a strong comeback in the new Albany and Districts Cricket Association A-grade competition, with a trio of returning faces key to early confidence ahead of Saturday’s season opener. 

Jacki Elezovich

Olympians’ Jacinta Yarran shoots during round six of the 2024-25 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Basketball Association division one women’s competition.

BasketballPremiumParticipation numbers up 20 per cent on last season

Domestic basketball in Kalgoorlie-Boulder has risen to 129 teams.

Neale Harvey

Jefferson Tsang on American Thighs before the $24,000 Joan Percy Memorial Handicap (1300m) at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club on June 22.

RacingPremiumGelding well-drawn for Leinster Cup

David Smith again has high hopes for Boab Boy in this Saturday’s Leinster Cup.

Neale Harvey

Mines Rovers coach Marc Johnstone and captain Jordan Delbridge hold the premiership cup after their team won the Goldfields Football League grand final against Boulder at Digger Daws Oval on September 20.

FootballPremiumDiorites’ premiership mentor steps down

Mines Rovers are on the hunt for a new senior coach for the 2026 GFL season.

Neale Harvey

Olympians’ Kaitlyn Harding and Jacinta Yarran celebrate after Olympians won the 2024-25 Goldfields Basketball Association division one women’s grand final.

BasketballPremiumOfficials dangle pay carrot for referees

Goldfields Basketball Association A-grade referees will be paid $60 a game.

Neale Harvey

Williams are chasing a third straight UGSCA A-grade premiership.

Season preview PremiumWilliams start the hunt for three premierships on the trot

Williams go into the 2025-26 Upper Great Southern Cricket Association season hoping to collect a third A-grade premiership on the trot.

Claire Middleton

Denmark's Nathaniel Wilkes goes to the basket.

Opening round PremiumMagpies grind past Raiders to open new season with a win

Denmark Magpies’ slick opening has guided them to a first-up win in the Albany Basketball Association men’s A-grade competition on Tuesday night.

Cameron Newbold

Manypeaks’ newly appointed captain Seb Stanton with English import Alby Berridge at the North Road nets.

Season preview PremiumNew skipper Stanton believes consistency the key for Peaks

Manypeaks will be hoping English wicketkeeper-batsman Alby Berridge will make an instant impression when they start their Albany and Districts Cricket Association season against Royals on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Collingwood Park's Jesse Spaanderman, Buddy Robinson, O'Shea Durack and Dylan Belward ahead of the new season.

Season preview PremiumSpaanderman aiming for finals with young talent to the fore

Collingwood Park’s young squad have a tough opener as the Albany and Districts A-grade season gets under way, as they face a round-one challenge against reigning premiers Mt Barker.

Claire Middleton

Denmark Cricket Club's Damien Schwarzbach, Lewis Culver and Campbell Robertson in the new playing colours.

Season preview PremiumSwarzbach and Otway back for Denmark in return to top grade

Denmark are aiming to make a seamless step up to the Albany and District Cricket Association’s top flight and have temped key players into their fold as they make their long-awaited return to the A-grade.

Claire Middleton

Albany Storm's Lindsay Dean gathers and goes.

Rugby 7sPremiumAlbany Storm take U14 cup as 1000 players join the scrummage

More than 1000 junior participants descended on the city for the AFGRI Albany 7s which attracted 77 teams aged from under-eight to under-15. 

Claire Middleton

Michael Mallard will join Boulder in the GFL next year.

FootballPremiumBig ruckman to complement Zach Barrett in Boulder line-up

Former West Perth big man Michael Mallard joins Boulder.

Neale Harvey

Sunrisers’ Aravind Chegonda and Bharath Goud Kasani.

CricketPremiumReigning champions chasing three-peat this summer

Sunrisers enjoyed a winning start to the 2025-26 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Cricket Association season against Goldrush on Saturday.

Neale Harvey