Tag Archives: sport

By Melissa Sheil NON-COMPETITIVE soccer for kids will soon kick off in the City of Swan. The Grasshoppers soccer program will begin in Ellenbrook and Swan View in the next few weeks, with aim of teaching children aged two to ...

By Charlie Smart DESPITE finishing the season in fourth position with only six wins, Hills Raiders U14s Division 4 boys, managed to knock it out of the park and win the grand final. They knew they had their work cut ...

By Rebecca Peppiatt GRIDIRON, otherwise known as American football, isn’t a sport you’d likely associate with the fairer sex. But Mundaring coach Mike Willems is trying to change all that with Western Australia’s first women-only club recently launched in Chidlow. ...

By Rebecca Peppiatt The Avon Descent kicks off today in Northam with the Bilya Festival from 5pm, marking the start of the iconic 124km race. Power boats and paddle craft  will hit the water for the annual white water event ...

WOMEN at the mixed gender Lesmurdie Mazenod Cricket Club (LMCC) are batting up and playing ball, with both the senior and junior club being led by female presidents for the first time. Claire Kelly is the new president of the ...

By Melissa Sheil AT 22-years-old, High Wycombe resident Tomika McCormick is breaking barriers in speed boat racing, being the youngest person and first female to win the state title – for two years in a row. Ms McCormick recently competed ...

By Brian Pallister AN icy northerly and another introduction of COVID-19 restrictions greeted the players and a sparse group of supporters at Percy Doyle oval for the game between Warwick Greenwood and Swan View last weekend. The Swans had the ...

By Charlie Smart THE stakes could not have been higher for the U12 Championship boys who faced off against similar positioned South West Slammers during Round 9 WABL on Sunday. Displaying some outstanding rebounding and fantastic defensive team work, Raiders ...

By Melissa Sheil ONE of Australia’s largest basketball carnivals for children with disabilities was held in Lesmurdie this week, with hundreds of students across Western Australia gearing up for a day of fun. Known as the Kalability All Stars Basketball ...

By Brian Pallister A WEEKEND of fine weather saw some big scores in Round 9 of Perth Hills footy. Chidlow Cougars star players Jackson Ryan and Josh Edwards proved too much for the Mt Helena Lions in the ruck, giving ...