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GFL coach Bill Hansen.

FootballPremiumSpots up for grabs on 2026 GFL Commission

GFL’s annual general meeting is on January 21.

Neale Harvey

Hannans’ Graham Kennedy will captain the Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association’s A-section team at country week.

CricketPremiumIrish all-rounder entrusted with captaincy

Irish international Graham Kennedy has been named EGCA’s A-section captain.

Neale Harvey

Jarrod Garlett in action for Carlton in 2018.

FootballPremiumFormer AFL player recruited to Railways

Railways’ off-season recruiting has snared the club Jarrod Garlett.

Neale Harvey

Shane McCrorie.

Muay ThaiPremiumMcCrorie headlining Pacific MMA card

Shane McCrorie returns to action on Saturday night in front of a home crowd.

Neale Harvey

Leonora Blazers’ Denzel Humphries.

BasketballPremiumBlazers make up ground on ladder leaders

Olympians retained top spot, despite a loss to CBC.

Neale Harvey

Hannans batter Patrick Gorman during his team’s Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association A-grade match against North Kalgoorlie at Ray Finlayson Sporting Complex on Saturday.

CricketPremiumRival clubs to clash twice this weekend

Hannans take on Lake View under lights this Friday.

Neale Harvey

Lake View’s Jackson Brown.

CricketPremiumViewers grab seventh win against Great Boulder

Lake View remain two games clear in the Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association’s B-grade standings.

Neale Harvey

New GNFL president Grant Russell.

FootballPremiumRussell returns for second stint as GNFL president

The Great Northern Football League will have a new man at the helm for season 2026 and beyond, with Grant Russell re-elected for his second stint as president. 

James Gardiner

Arlie Dehne, Tilly Tamati-Fitzpatrick, Sophie Tonkin, Peridot Stainforth and Lily O’Shea at the annual inter-club carnival at Kambalda Amateur Swimming Club on Saturday.

SwimmingPremiumNickel town plays host to wealth of regional talent

Kambalda went head-to-head last Saturday with their counterparts from Kalgoorlie and Esperance.

Neale Harvey

Kurt Mead for Rams.

SoftballPremiumBlaze and Rams to lock horns as battle for second heats up

Round nine of Geraldton’s softball competition promises a tight battle between Blaze and Rams as Martians face a tough battle against the ladder leaders

Derek Goforth

The Tarcoola Park Tennis Club's Match Play program players and coaches.

TennisPremiumTournament sparks interest in Tennis among Geraldton juniors

Tarcoola Park Tennis Club wraps up its Match Play program, which saw an uptick in junior participation rates.

Rebecca Ruthven

Hawks' Levi Owen delivered a masterclass.

BasketballPremiumLively clashes light up courts in round nine

There was plenty of spark on courts in round nine as Geraldton’s basketballers faced off in the penultimate round before Christmas break.

Derek Goforth & Rebecca Ruthven

Tia Hatch at the crease.

CricketPremiumFamiliar faces return for Wanderers-Sporties clash

Wanderers and Sporties are set to regain some troops as they prepare to go head to head in a much-anticipated battle for top spot.

Victor Tanti

Eden Gray receives his winner’s pennant from PRSC sailing director Stephen Brown.

young talentStar young skipper Eden Gray takes Flying Fifteens victory

Princess Royal Sailing Club’s star young skipper Eden Gray put his ability on full display again last Saturday, sailing exceptionally aboard Flying Flounder to win the Flying Fifteen’s harbour course race. 

Des Beeck

Frank Bate and Jacob Greenwood just missed out on a sub-30min. ride.

Cycling report Bascombe and Gardiner take first event of time-trial treble

Albany Cycle Club opened its 2026 season with the first of three events at the popular Elleker circuit. 

David Beckwith

Workers Club Young Guns’ Shane Holden in action in 2023.

Eight ballPremiumCountry Club striving to go one better

Cobras have opened the season in consistent form.

Neale Harvey

Leonora Blazers’ coach Rene Reddingius during his team’s Goldfields Basketball Association B-grade match against Saints B2 on October 24.

BasketballPremiumLeonora teams keen to rebound from player shortages

GBA president Rob Taglieferri said Leonora’s participation was good for the competition, and the region.

Neale Harvey

Sunrisers batter Nabin Magar is bowled during his team’s Kalgoorlie-Boulder Cricket Association match against St George at Shepherdson Park on Saturday.

CricketPremiumConsistent batting highlights team’s latest win

Goldrush, St George and Golden City each have five wins in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Cricket Association competition this season.

Neale Harvey

Albany all-rounder Nathan Crudeli was man of the match in Perth’s one-day title win.

Title triumphPremiumMan-of-the-match Crudeli helps Perth secure one-day title

Star Albany all-rounder Nathan Crudeli was the star of the show as Perth won a third one-day crown in the WA Premier Cricket first grade competition.

Claire Middleton

Raiders' Thomas Phillips goes to the basket under pressure from Railways' Drew Willcocks.

Basketball wrap PremiumWillcocks roars as Tigers dispatch Raiders in men’s A-grade

Railways Tigers earned a comfortable victory over Raiders in the Albany Basketball Association men’s A-grade on Tuesday evening, but there is still no stopping ladder leaders Sonics Blue.

Claire Middleton

Ginger Gleeson won gold in the 800m. Great Southern athletes won medals at the Australian Athletics All Schools Championships.

National glory PremiumGleeful Gleeson takes 800m gold in national schools champs

Ginger Gleeson won 800m gold at the Australian Athletics All Schools Championship in Melbourne at the weekend, adding the national title to the State crown she claimed last month.

Claire Middleton

Josh Matthews with his seven-wicket ball. Matthews took 7-2 for Kojonup against Kendenup.

Star show PremiumMatthews’ blitz includes a hat-trick in seven-wicket haul

Kojonup Cougars’ Josh Matthews took seven wickets for just two runs as he blitzed his way through the Kendenup batting line-up in an extraordinary Great Southern Cricket Association contest on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Goldfields Giants’ travelling party who last week visited Ho Chi Minh City.

BasketballPremiumLocal tournament could evolve from overseas links

Vietnamese national teams on local radar.

Neale Harvey

Sporties' Shyanne Thomas-Mirrielees.

CricketPremiumExpected victories as Sporties and Wanderers stay on top

Round eight in the Young Motors Women’s T20 Cricket League was played on the weekend with results unfolding as expected, with Sporties and Wanderers remaining on the winners’ list.

Victor Tanti & Rebecca Ruthven