Barking Owls confirmed their status as the most dominant side of the last five years, trouncing Railways Tigers to win another Albany Basketball Association women’s A-grade premiership on Friday night.
Melissa Sheil
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 has cancelled its iconic Elleker Running Festival this year, after the event saw a huge spike in costs.
Claire Middleton
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.
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.
Promising type God Has Drifted claimed a second career win, destroying his rivals to salute at Albany Racing Club on Thursday.
Cameron Newbold
West Coast defender Brady Hough admits it’s going to be tough to cover the loss of Jeremy McGovern, but is confident the club has the depth to ‘fill the void’ left by the All-Australian.
Samantha Rogers
Andrew McQualter says he may deploy Oscar Allen in defence for next week’s daunting road trip to face GWS, as the Eagles look to breathe life into their co-captain & cover the expected loss of Jeremy McGovern.
Mitchell Woodcock
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.
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.
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.
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
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 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
You can say it’s just another game, but if you’ve been part of a derby - as a player or a fan - you know it means more than that, writes Jeremy McGovern.
Jeremy McGovern
Sonics’ slick ball handling and offensive power was on full display as they roared past a sloppy Barking Owls in the men’s A-grade preliminary final on Tuesday night.
Four teams remain in the hunt for this year’s Great Southern Football League Women’s premiership, as Royals and Albany put their seasons on the line on Saturday.
Williams claimed back-to-back Upper Great Southern Cricket Association A-grade premierships after beating rivals Wandering in a tense finish on Saturday.
Cameron Newbold and Hannah Whitehead
Albany’s Tom Edwards has lived out a childhood dream, running out on the MCG to make his AFL debut for club he has supported since growing up Essendon in front of his proud family on Saturday.
Star Englishman and Railways vice-captain Joe Stanley was recognised as the stand-out player in the Albany and Districts Cricket Association at its annual awards ceremony on March 15.
Reigning premiers Denmark had their hopes of winning back-to-back titles extinguished on Tuesday night, losing the Albany Basketball Association women’s A-grade preliminary finals to Railways in a shock upset.
The Albany basketball community flocked to Retravision Stadium on Friday night to celebrate the Albany Basketball Association’s 70th year and its annual award night.
Georgia Campion
Three-time premiership captain Jeremy Wood said adding another winning chapter to Mt Barker’s grand final history was a special moment for Saturday’s entire playing group.
Railways captain Coen Marwick says class and experience shone through in Saturday’s A-grade grand final but his young group will learn plenty from the heavy defeat.
