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Royals' Adelaide Crossing was important in the elimination final win.

Finals winPremiumLions progress after elimination final win over Sharks

Royals kept their season alive and ended Albany’s after prevailing in a low-scoring Great Southern Football League Women’s elimination final on Saturday night at Retravision Stadium.

Jacki Elezovich

Albany Athletics Club president Carl Heslop.

Run offPremiumElleker Festival cancelled, club facing burnout, high costs

Albany Athletics Club has cancelled its iconic Elleker Running Festival this year, after the event saw a huge spike in costs.

Claire Middleton

MAIN PIC: Sonics celebrate winning back-to-back ABA men's A-grade premierships. TOP RIGHT: David Arthur Jr dribbles. BOTTOM RIGHT: North Albany's Beauden East scored 19 points.

Title glory PremiumSonics thrilling overtime win secures another men’s title

Sonics claimed back-to-back titles in the Albany Basketball Association men’s A-grade competition, snatching title glory to end North Albany’s bid for a fairytale finish in a thrilling overtime result.

Melissa Sheil

Denmark-Walpole's Indi Coates-Ahomiro gets clear of Mt Barker's Paris Wallinger.

Finals upsetPremiumMagpies stun reigning premiers to book grand final ticket

Denmark-Walpole are the first team through to the Great Southern Football League Women’s grand final after upsetting reigning premiers Mt Barker in Friday night’s qualifying final at Sounness Park.

Jacki Elezovich

God Has Drifted won a second race this campaign for jockey Jason Whiting in Albany on Thursday.

Races wrap PremiumRising galloper God Has Drifted chalks up second victory

Promising type God Has Drifted claimed a second career win, destroying his rivals to salute at Albany Racing Club on Thursday.

Cameron Newbold

North Kalgoorlie players celebrate their win after the 2024-25 Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association B-grade grand final.

CricketPremiumLate-season revival earns Norths B-grade flag

North Kalgoorlie held off Great Boulder by two wickets in the Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association B-grade grand final on Saturday.

Neale Harvey

Great Boulder players celebrate their win after the 2024-25 Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association A-grade grand final.

CricketPremiumGreat Boulder emphatic winners in EGCA A-grade grand final

Two Blues break grand final hoodoo against Hannans.

Neale Harvey

Jasmine Cobain, Amy Mitchell, Chloe Barden and Edith De Jonge after their gold medal win in the under 10 girls freestyle relay at the Country Pennants competition in Mandurah on March 2.

Swimming for goldPremiumMt Barker swimmers break country records

Mt Barker Amateur Swimming Club secured a joint second place at the 2025 Belt Up Country Pennants competition in Mandurah over the March long weekend, putting on a strong showing for the Great Southern. 

Jacki Elezovich

Harper Hole, Aria Patterson, and Ella Bruse.

AthleticsPremiumGoldfields youngsters shine on big stage

Nine youngsters carried the region’s hopes.

Neale Harvey

Hannans captain Matt Ralph.

CricketPremiumRalph pins faith in teammates for decider

Hannans take on Great Boulder in today’s 2024-25 Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association A-grade grand final at Wallace Park.

Neale Harvey

Tyrell Dewar, of the Eagles, kicks the ball during the round-two AFL match between Brisbane Lions and West Coast Eagles at the Gabba last Sunday.

FootballPremiumDiorites duo prominent in last weekend’s AFL round

Tyrell Dewar and Robert Hansen Jr were solid performers for West Coast and North Melbourne last weekend.

Neale Harvey

Eastern Goldfields Clay Target Club’s Murray Kamo.

Clay targetsPremiumDual success for Kingsley Smith

Sights now set on this weekend’s annual skeet carnival.

Neale Harvey

North Albany and Barking Owls will start favourites in the men's and women's A-grade grand finals on Friday night.

Grand finals PremiumTitles on the line in men and women’s A-grade grand finals

North Albany will chase their first men’s A-grade title while Barking Owls will look to add more women’s A-grade silverware when the Albany Basketball Association grand finals are played on Friday night.

Cameron Newbold

Manypeaks celebrate winning the ADCA under-17 premiership.

Title glory PremiumManypeaks’ red-hot bowling delivers under-17s premiership

Manypeaks have claimed the Albany and Districts Cricket Association under-17s premiership in devastating fashion, crushing flag fancies Collingwood Park in Sunday’s grand final.

Jacki Elezovich

CBC’s Sam Morrow was named most valuable player for the 2024-25 men’s division one season. He is pictured with Goldfields Basketball Association president Rob Tagliaferri.

BasketballPremiumGBA’s leading players honoured

Sam Morrow and Chloe Zorzi were named the division one most valuable players for the 2024-25 Goldfields Basketball Association season.

Neale Harvey

Great Boulder’s Bevan Bennell.

CricketPremiumBennell complements medal win with both batting awards

Bennell caps off medal victory with two batting trophies.

Neale Harvey

Trevor Tasker has joined the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club board as racing is set to return.

RacingPremiumRefurbished track given green light

Racing will return to the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club on April 5.

Neale Harvey

Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association chair Andrew Zafer, Steve Casey and Hannans’ Glenn Virgo.

CricketPremiumSteve Casey honoured at medal count

Long-time Hannans scorer Steve Casey was honoured as the Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association’s newest life member on Sunday.

Neale Harvey

Saints’ Jordan Clements and Olympians’ Lance Bacher during the 2024-25 Goldfields Basketball Association men’s division one grand final.

BasketballPremiumTwo additions to women’s squad

The Giants’ women’s squad are seeking a maiden NBL1 finals berth in 2025.

Neale Harvey

Wandering player Lewis Parsons won three major A-grade awards for an outstanding 2024-25 season.

Triple treat PremiumTriple treat for Lewis Parsons in UGSCA A-grade awards

Wandering all-rounder Lewis Parsons has been recognised for an outstanding 2024-25 season, picking up three major awards including the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association A-grade cricketer of the year.

Hannah Whitehead

Emu Point Red have finished on top of the division one ladder.

Scotty’s shotFamiliar first division finals host for men’s pennant

The men’s Lower Great Southern Bowling Leagues home and away pennant season has concluded with reigning first division pennant holders Emu Point Red again finishing on top of the ladder.

Tim Scott

Sicarius comes into Emu Point well in front to take home the win in both the combined and division two competitions.

flying finishSwift Sicarius takes double win in harbour race

Sicarius and skipper Mark McRae crossed the line first in last Saturday’s Emu Point-Green Island harbour race to take home the win for the Princess Royal Sailing Club division two competition. 

Des Beeck

Jockey Kyra Yuill and trainer Josh Brown.

RacingPremiumBrown treble underpins KBRC opener

Josh Brown trained three winners at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club season-opening meeting at Esperance last Friday.

Neale Harvey

Glen McEwan is taking part in the 2025 Hawaiian Ride For Youth.

CyclingPremiumBusiness owner’s daughter a big motivation for annual trek

Local business owner Glen McEwan is tackling the Hawaiian Ride For Youth from Albany to Perth.

Neale Harvey