Players will take to the lawns, swinging their mallets on Friday as the Albany Croquet Club celebrates 100 years
Amy Towers
Albany jockeys Tash Faithfull and Casey Hunter finished with winning doubles last Thurday at the Albany Racing Club.
After almost two days on the water, Obsession and her crew took line honours in the 2026 Fremantle to Albany yacht race, coming home in a thrilling finish ahead of Sirene early on Sunday morning
Jacki Elezovich
Frankland River’s Ella Lange captained WA’s under-16 side to the CommBank Emerging Matildas Championships title – the first time the State team has triumphed in the national age-group competition
Claire Middleton
Dozens of teams from across WA gathered at Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre last week for Binar Futures basketball competition, combining sport with health and community connection.
Jordan Clark has long had the wood over West Coast - and now he’s got a Glendinning-Allan Medal to add to his superb record against Fremantle’s cross-town rivals. SEE THE FULL MEDAL VOTING
Chris Robinson
Australian Olympic middle-distance runner Peter Bol will be the guest speaker at the Wellington and Reeves Albany Sportsperson of the Year Awards, which take place at Retravision Stadium next week.
Bryce Jackson and Teague Wyllie are set to make interstate moves after losing their contracts with WA.
Josh Kempton
Star jockey Mark Zahra’s booking for Smooth Chino has sparked a betting plunge in Saturday’s $5 million Quokka at Ascot.
Ernie Manning
Young Great Southern cricketers Dash Germinario, Oliver Douglas and Tess Badger travelled to Perth last week after they were selected to play in the WA Country Cricket talent series.
Ines, skippered by Alistair Knowlden, claimed the Princess Royal Sailing Club’s Tintac Trophy, overhauling Sicarious in a cracking handicap-start harbour course race on Saturday.
Des Beeck
Albany Gold won their first men’s Lower Great Southern Bowling League division one pennant for almost a decade when they beat Emu Point Red in the grand final on Saturday.
It’s going to be the biggest day of their lives for Albany trainer Indianna Weinert and her superstar Smooth Chino as they get set to contest the Quokka, which takes centre stage at Ascot on Saturday.
The Fremantle to Albany yacht race will return to the Great Southern this weekend, with the fleet setting out from Fremantle on Friday morning, and set to face strong winds in their run down the coast.
Star Albany sprinter Rope Them In will chase the riches of Saturday’s $5m The BYD Quokka (1200m), and trainer Steve Wolfe is adamant his galloper goes in as a live winning chance.
Cameron Newbold
Tough galloper Outspoken Lad claimed the Narrogin and Esperance cup double after a dominant display at Narrogin Race and Pace on Sunday for Karnup co-trainers Daniel and Ben Pearce.
Hannah Whitehead
The Denmark Mountain Bike Club hosted the opening round of the 2026 WA State Downhill Series on March 28, flying in the face of cyclone Narelle and providing a super test for the 97-strong field.
The opening round of the new Ongerup Football Association had commanding wins for both Jerramungup and Boxwood Hill, with reigning premiers Gnowangerup trounced.
Hundreds from across the State stormed the Narrogin track for the town’s biggest racing meet on Saturday to witness the rescheduled 2026 Narrogin Cup.
Perrin Quartermaine, the backbone of the Towns’ A-grade side, was named the club’s cricketer of the year at its presentation night in Narrogin on March 27.
The 2026 Lower South West Football season kicked off in style with two cracking games and a commanding performance early.
Serian Lockwood-Jones
The courts were buzzing in Katanning as local talent went head-to-head in the annual club championships with three weeks of tight contests wrapping up on March 29.
Great Southern hockey guns Jethro Wright, Ben Blechynden and Bella Post are in Tasmania with WA teams contesting the 2026 Hockey Australia under-16 national championships.
Railways secured a top-two finish and a finals double chance heading into the final round of the 2026 Great Southern Football League Women’s season, after a convincing win over Denmark-Walpole on Friday.
