Sport

Swimming Sensation

A Local up-and-coming Adelaide Hills swimming superstar dominated the South Australian Age Long Course Swimming champions held on March 6 to 10 at the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre. Echunga resident Max Milton won a remarkable nine medals from 10...

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Jeff Pistola

09 Apr 2025

Sport

Hills Football League season commences

Hills Football League (HFL) fixtures will commence the 2025 program this Friday evening in what appears to be another season of intrigue and interest. As the HFL competition marks 58 years since its introduction in 1967, it will be a case of rival...

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Jeff Pistola

09 Apr 2025

Sport

Mavericks win David vs Goliath battle

In a night that had Mavs fans on the edge of their seats, the Eastern Mavericks men and women confronted the formidable Forestville Eagles in what proved to be a pair of blockbuster NBL1 Central Conference clashes last Saturday. In what is likely to...

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Jeff Pistola

09 Apr 2025

Sport

Four in a row for Hahndorf

Hahndorf have secured a fourth consecutive Hills Softball Association A-grade premiership following last weekend’s round of 2024-25 grand finals. Meeting the Strathalbyn Panthers for a third successive title match last Friday night, the Magpies...

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Jeff Pistola

02 Apr 2025

Sport

Stirling and Lobethal cricket premiers

Stirling Cricket Club topped of its 150 year celebrations in style with a dominant display in last Saturday’s Hills Cricket Association (HCA) A-grade grand final against Scott Creek Ironbank. In a grand final to remember , Lobethal reigned...

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Jeff Pistola

02 Apr 2025

Sport

Tennis Grand Finals

Uraidla claimed the Hills premier tennis crown after a 28-year drought last Saturday. After back-to-back Division 2 Hills Tennis Association championships, Uraidla’s strengthened squad topped the Division 1 ladder after the minor rounds. Their...

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Jeff Pistola

02 Apr 2025

Sport

Cricket grand finals decided

Scott Creek Ironbank and Lobethal have secured spots in their respective cricket grand finals, with minor premiers Langhorne Creek and Mt Lofty losing their Preliminary Final encounters. It has been a case of minor premiers not getting the job done...

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Jeff Pistola

26 Mar 2025

Sport

Hawks swoop in

The Adelaide Hills Hawks secured all nine premiership points on offer for the day against Mt Barker United at the Hawks Nest in Woodside and kept a clean sheet in all three matches. On a day that honoured the development work of John van der Veeken...

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Jeff Pistola

26 Mar 2025

Sport

Woodchester crowned champions

Woodchester Tennis Club captured the Onkaparinga Tennis Association senior premiership shield last Saturday with a hard fought victory against Kangarilla at Macclesfield. The process of reaching the grand final for Woodchester included defeating...

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Jeff Pistola

26 Mar 2025

Sport

Athletics success

At the recent Athletics SA State Championships held at SA Athletics Stadium, Hills Districts athletes had some outstanding results bringing home a total of 13 gold, 8 silver and 3 bronze medals. Gold medalists included Lexi Bruce (T/F38) – U/20...

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Jeff Pistola

19 Mar 2025

Sport

Minor Premiers defeated

Hahndorf will play the winner of either Langhorne Creek or Lobethal in the 2024/24 A&EHCA A-grade grand final following a hard fought victory from the Magpies last Saturday at Langhorne Creek Oval. In a low scoring struggle, it was the gutsy...

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Jeff Pistola

19 Mar 2025

Sport

Triple Treat - Cambrai Complete Torrens Valley Trifecta

One is good, two is pretty good, but three is even better ... that may have been the feeling on the Marne River Plains last Saturday night as the Cambrai Skunks completed a Torrens Valley Cricket Association A-grade premiership three-peat by...

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Jeff Pistola

19 Mar 2025

Sport

Maximum performance

Max Milton rode a wave of success during the 2025 SAPSASA Hills districts primary schools swimming carnival held on February 27 in Mt Barker. The Year 6 Stirling East Primary School student turned in several strong performances to have...

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Jeff Pistola

12 Mar 2025