12+ hour, 22+ min ago (199+ words) Tornadoes are dominating the Bunbury Basketball Association women's competition, claiming the top two spots after thrilling clashes on Friday. Tornadoes Black and Red dominated the Bulls and Eaton Eagles, respectively, to claim the first and second spots on the ladder on Friday night. Bulls had a solid first quarter with a 10-3 run over Blacks, but the Blacks came back stronger in the quarter to finish the first half 29-15. From there on, Blacks maintained a dominant run, finishing the game 89-34 and taking the top spot on the league ladder. The absence of Bulls' top scorer Courtney Bayliss proved detrimental to the team, while Zaya Black (22 points) and Ngaire Parish (21 points) led the Blacks. Bulls are now fourth on the ladder after winning two games and losing three. Tornadoes Red defeated Eaton Eagles by a 16-points margin. Jean Coyle (26 points) and Grace…...

13+ hour, 22+ min ago (296+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Apprentice Natika Riordan made good on her debut at the south-coast track by booting home two winners at Saturday's opening meeting at Esperance Bay Turf Club Riordan, who is indentured to Neville Parnham at Ascot and debuted at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club in April, continued a solid start to her riding career with success aboard Dothraki ($5) and First Law ($16), for trainers David Page and Jonathon Jachmann, respectively Her double underpinned a six-event card that yielded a mixed bag, with rival trainers Paul Tapper, Gary Burger, Campbell McCallum and Josh Brown also with a win apiece Riordan, who has three years to run of her apprenticeship, said the early stages of her career had drawn major…...

13+ hour, 22+ min ago (340+ words) Round six of the Geraldton softball season belonged to Marlins in women's division one, with the side claiming two important wins that lifted them right back into the spotlight." Round six of the Geraldton softball season belonged to Marlins in women's division one, with the side claiming two important wins that lifted them right back into the spotlight Their 15-14 triumph against Rams on Friday had the crowd buzzing, and they backed it up with an 8-1 victory over Suiside later in the night to underline their growing confidence and firepower Taryn Purcell was central to both results with her reliable pitching and heavy bat, while Miley Gould, Zoe Purcell and Karla Amos all played key roles across a pair of strong team performances Martians also picked up their first win of the year in the same grade, beating Pi's Panthers 8-6 in…...

1+ day, 10+ min ago (520+ words) Fremantle's draftees have been urged to take inspiration from young star Murphy Reid as they attempt to achieve their footy dreams after the AFL Rising Star winner became one of the Dockers' most exciting players in his debut season. Adam Sweid, Tobyn Murray, Leon Kickett, Ryda Luke and Toby Whan took part in their first training session on Monday morning and got a small taste of what their lives are about to become. A trimmed down and fit looking Reid stood out with his running and skills during the session, just as he stood out on the field throughout 2025. Dockers footy boss Joe Brierty said they should all look at what Reid achieved and understand that their dreams are achievable. "Go after it. Murphy Reid showed in his first year what he could do," Brierty said. "Everyone's development pathway looks…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago (611+ words) Pressure is mounting on veteran opener Usman Khawaja to hold his place for the second Ashes Test after Travis Head's heroics in Perth at the weekend. Calls are growing for Head to be pushed up to open the batting on a more permanent basis after stunning the cricket world with a remarkable 69-ball century that hauled Australia to an unlikely victory inside two days at Optus Stadium. It came with Khawaja ineligible to open the batting in either innings because he had spent too much time off the field battling back spasms. It is expected Khawaja " who will turn 39 during the third match of the series " will be able to overcome the injury in time for the match starting December 4, despite being in severe pain after play on Saturday night. The nature of back spasms mean he should be fine…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago (429+ words) Ben began his journalism career with Community News in 2017, before shifting to sport for PerthNow Local News in 2021 and eventually joining The West in a full-time capacity in 2022. A long-suffering Blackburn Rovers fan and avid follower of numerous sporting leagues including the NFL, NBA and AFL, his other interests include rock music, The Simpsons and spending too long writing bios....

3+ day, 19+ hour ago (591+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Standing in my kitchen, a cup of coffee in one hand A moment so clear in my mind, even though it happened 18 years ago It was Boxing Day 2007, and I was standing in a pair of shorts and a t-shirt transfixed to the TV having retired at the start of the year Shoulder to shoulder stood the Australian test cricket team The national anthem blared, my long-term teammates, minus Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath, sang "Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and free" From my kitchen I sang the words Not with the same gusto as I did when I was joined by 90,000 fans and my mates at the MCG, but…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago (267+ words) West Coast have snapped up South Fremantle midfielder Fred Rodriguez with the first pick in the rookie draft after he was unlucky to not be picked on Thursday night. Rodriguez had an impressive draft year, captaining WA and earning Under-18 All-Australian honours but was overlooked in the national draft. However, the Eagles have taken the tough Bulldogs midfielder as a rookie continuing to add to their strong draft stocks which includes four Victorians and Next Generation Academy product Tylah Williams. Rodriguez had a strong colts season for South Fremantle, averaging 25.3 disposals, 5.5 tackles and a goal in eight games. He then performed well at the National Draft Combine with a terrific 2km time trial result, running it in 6 minutes, 20 seconds to finish seventh overall. Eagles list boss Matt Clarke said the club was thrilled to bring in such a highly credentialed young…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago (416+ words) Ben began his journalism career with Community News in 2017, before shifting to sport for PerthNow Local News in 2021 and eventually joining The West in a full-time capacity in 2022. A long-suffering Blackburn Rovers fan and avid follower of numerous sporting leagues including the NFL, NBA and AFL, his other interests include rock music, The Simpsons and spending too long writing bios....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago (283+ words) Mitchell Woodcock is a sports reporter at The West Australian and Sunday Times who covers a variety of sports including AFL, WAFL, netball, tennis and hockey. Raised in Perth, Mitchell started as a reporter in Bunbury before becoming the Bunbury Herald-South Western Times sports reporter over a five-year span. Fred Rodriguez has gone from feeling "empty" after being overlooked at the national draft to determined to show clubs what they missed out on after landing at West Coast The Eagles recruited the South Fremantle midfielder with pick 1 in the rookie draft on Friday to add to their already substantial haul this week Rodriguez was unlucky to not be picked up in the national draft after a stellar year, in which he made his league debut for eventual WAFL premiers South Fremantle as well as captained WA, was named their MVP…...