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Horses on the final straight during the $22,000 Kalgoorlie Miner Handicap (1400m) at Esperance Bay Turf Club on January 3.

RacingPremiumNew season gets under way on November 22

November 22 start for Esperance racing season.

Neale Harvey

Boulder's Scott Worthington celebrates with Dustin Walters after kicking a goal during the Goldfields Football League grand final against Mines Rovers at Digger Daws Oval on September 20.

FootballPremiumFavourite son to lead Tigers in 2026

Scott Worthington was this week named as Boulder’s new player-coach.

Neale Harvey

Goldfields cricketing legend Michael O’Shaughnessy at Great Boulder Cricket Club in 2002.

ObituaryPremiumRegion mourns death of much-loved figure

Michael (Fox) O’Shaughnessy, who died this week, was a legendary figure in Goldfields cricket.

Neale Harvey

Mt Barker's Bella Post, seen here holding off North Albany's Fenella O'Neill, is in the Outbacks team for the Gryphon Cup.

Young guns PremiumSuper seven picked for prestigious Gryphon Cup tournament

Seven Lower Great Southern juniors will get a taste of international hockey after being selected to take part in the prestigious KSMB Gryphon Cup in Perth next month.

Claire Middleton

Eight-ball players Nathan Rangi, Courtney Pyle, Emma Penn, Callum Woods and Paul Tonkinson.

Eight-BallMeyer pockets win in first tournament of the summer season

Geoff Meyer took the honours as the Albany Eight-Ball Association ran their first trophy event of the summer season.

Claire Middleton

Albany's Kate Henderson in the pack.

Season finalAlbany Roller Derby season comes to thrilling end

Albany Roller Derby wrapped up its 2025 season in front of a sold-out crowd of more than 300 spectators on October 18, delivering two high-intensity games in a display of skill and teamwork.

Jacki Elezovich

Leonora Blazers are ready to debut in the Goldfields Basketball Association on Friday.

BasketballPremiumLeonora teams making history

Leonora Blazers debut on Friday night in the Goldfields Basketball Association B-grade competition.

Neale Harvey

Lake View’s Jarrod Lucas made 61 runs off 45 balls.

CricketPremiumLucas knock underpins Lake View win

Lake View and North Kalgoorlie have each opened the season with back-to-back wins.

Neale Harvey

Narelle Bernhardt with fellow Kalgoorlie Amateur Swimming Club life member Bill McKenzie.

SwimmingPremiumBernhardt rewarded for years of dedication to local swimmers

Narelle Bernhardt was last weekend honoured with Kalgoorlie Amateur Swimming Club life membership.

Neale Harvey

Lisa Staples on the Pamela Oram-trained Dancing Jack at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club on May 25.

RacingPremiumGelding holds on in close finish

Pamela Oram-trained Dancing Jack won Saturday’s Leinster Cup.

Neale Harvey

Lake Grace’s Kalan Joyce on his way to an unbeaten 27.

Opening round PremiumLake Grace on fire in strong first-up win over Cuballing

Kalan Joyce was the star of the show, with a five-wicket haul and an unbeaten knock of 27 to give Lake Grace victory over Cuballing in round one of the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association A-grade season.

Claire Middleton

Members of the LGSTA squad at a training session before heading to the D’Arcy Slater and Women in Tennis Foundation cups.

TennisPremiumJunior talent aiming to serve up repeat sweep in Bunbury

A squad of 12 boys and six girls from the Lower Great Southern Tennis Association will be aiming to defend their titles when the biggest regional tournament in WA hits the courts of Bunbury next week.

Claire Middleton

ADCA under-14s player Tess Badger, 14, on the North Road pitch ahead of women and girls week matches.

going pinkADCA in pink for the weekend for women and girls week

The Albany and Districts Cricket Association is painting it pink this weekend in honour of Cricket Australia’s women and girls week. 

Jacki Elezovich

Sonics Grey's Malcolm van Burgel on his way to a 30-point haul.

Round two PremiumVan Burgel’s 30-point haul gives Sonics Grey second victory

Sonics Grey bounced back from their opening defeat to club rivals Blue with a 16-point victory over Raiders in round two of the Albany Basketball Association’s A-grade competition.

Claire Middleton

Katanning Wanderers were one of four teams to record a win in the first two rounds of GSCA T20s.

T20 start PremiumT20 victories shared in exciting start to new GSCA season

The new Great Southern Cricket Association season got underway with four teams claiming victories in two rounds of Twenty20 games on Saturday.

Cameron Newbold

Jockey Lucy Fiore, trainer Peter Fernie and owner Andrew Inglis after Sentimental Hero won the $150,000 Swan Draught Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m) at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club on October 4.

RacingPremiumKBRC finale once again dominated by Fernie

Peter Fernie ended a superb 2025 campaign last Sunday with five winners.

Neale Harvey

Goldrush’s Josh Chapman.

CricketPremiumGoldush unbeaten after notching-up second victory

Josh Chapman excelled with the bat for Goldrush on Saturday in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Cricket Association competition.

Neale Harvey

The under-17 girls nervously watch the grand final penalty shoot-out at junior country week.

Country weekPremiumPenalty heartbreak at country week for Albany’s U17 girls

Albany teams entered all 10 of the Football West junior country week competitions, reaching one final and collecting two bronze medals.

Claire Middleton

Billy McRae, who has been picked for the Australia under-17 side, in action for the Perth Wildcats Academy.

Rising star PremiumMcRae picked to make national under-17 debut in Oceania Cup

Basketball young gun Billy McRae will don the green and gold for the first time and has taken another step towards a career on the court in the process.

Claire Middleton

Jonah Wewer watches the ball in the new start to the tennis season.

Courts filled PremiumTennis club serves up sizzling social as season opener

The Albany tennis club started its new season on Saturday with high hopes for a watershed year in terms of facilities and members.

Claire Middleton

Boulder coach Kye Bradley talks to his players at three-quarter time of the Goldfields Football League match against Railways at Sir Richard Moore Oval on August 16.

FootballPremiumBoulder seeking new coach for 2026 GFL season

Kye Bradley is returning to Geraldton after one season as Boulder coach.

Neale Harvey

Kambalda coach Stan Ward during round 17 of the 2022 Goldfields Football League competition.

FootballPremiumThird-tenure coach committed to building playing stocks

Stan Ward returns in 2026 for a third stint as Kambalda’s senior coach.

Neale Harvey

Olympians’ Jaydan Doel during his team’s Goldfields Basketball Association A-grade men’s game against CBC on Friday.

BasketballDefending premiers enjoy solid first-up victory

Olympians outclassed CBC in last Friday night’s A-grade men’s season-opener.

Neale Harvey

Boulder’s Guy Laughlin during the Goldfields Football League grand final against Mines Rovers at Digger Daws Oval on September 20.

FootballVictorian recruit snares Viskovich Medal

Guy Laughlin claimed the Viskovich Medal from Dustin Walters as Boulder’s fairest-and-best player in the Goldfields Football League in 2025.

Neale Harvey