Golf
Lakeside men
ADAM Kelly (18) was the star on Sunday winning with an against par score score of +4 from runner up Colin Free (15) with a score of+3.
Adam’s score of 87 off the stick was one to remember and he played very consistent golf.
The ball comp winner was David Williams (19) 0, who won a ball on a count back from Sam Guastalegname (23).
Nearest the pin on hole no three was Daniel Thompson.
Clarrie Crow won two balls on the 16th.
Stableford will be played this Sunday.
Lakeside ladies
STABLEFORD was the game played this week, with the evergreen Pam Street leading the field home with a well compiled 32 points.
Runner up was Ruth McAlister on 30 points.
Mandy Ackland and Tricia Witney were the ball comp winners.
Ruth collected the NTP on No. 3, while Judy Brawn had a fine shot on No. 18 to win the prize on that hole.
Ladies closing day is next Wednesday, with our annual Pink Day.
This will be a novelty event, with plenty of fun guaranteed for golfers and non-golfers alike.
Assembly is 9.30 for 10am hit-off, and golfers are asked to wear a splash of pink.
The invitation is extended to men as well — and that includes wearing pink of course!
Cuppa and afternoon tea will commence from 1.30pm onwards.
For those not wishing to play golf, they can come along later for afternoon tea.
Funds raised from the day will go to Women Touched by Cancer.
Club closing day will be Sunday, September 11 with a three person ambrose.
Assembly is at noon for a 12.30 hit-off, with a meal tea to follow presentations.
Congratulations to the NDGA Ladies team on winning Division 3 Country Teams event in Melbourne recently.
Well done to Lakeside member Lois Carnie who went as a caddy, and also had a win in her match at The National Long Island course.
Nyah West
A VERY pleasant social day was held last Sunday with a good attendance of golfers who enjoyed the Norma Reid Memorial three person mixed ambrose with visitors from Murray Downs and Tooleybuc playing.
Bob Reid, daughter Jenny and son-in-law David participated in the round and were joined by extended family at the end of play in the clubhouse for a very enjoyable afternoon tea.
The winners were the dynamic team of Judy Wood (captain), Gary Farley and Michael Watson with a scratch score of 71 nett 59.66, whilst the runners up were the Edna Milne, Andrew Flanagan and Doc Mike Moynihan trio with their 73 nett 60.33.
Nearest the pins went to Michael on the second and 12th, whilst Marg Lauer took home the 15th hole trophy.
A couple of additional highlights from the day’s play came with Andrew Flanagan scoring an eagle on the 279 metre, par 4, 9th hole, when his drive landed just a metre from the pin, whilst at the other end of the ability scale, the club welcomed three newcomers to the sport when Raj, Ram and Ranou from the Nyah West IGA Xpress ventured out for their first ever game of golf, and they all enjoyed the experience whilst showing good potential.
This Sunday, the ladies will play stroke for their September monthly medal, whilst the men likewise will contest their monthly medal playing against par.
All members are urged to attend as well as anyone else from the district who would like to come and have an enjoyable social exercise outing on a very well presented golf course.
Lalbert
ON Sunday, a three person Ambrose event was held.
The winning team comprised of Dean Alexander, Sara Alexander and Zac O’Meara with a score of 74-14 ½-59 ½.
The runners up was the team of Peter Harley, Ben Doolan and Wes Bennett on 75-14 1/3-60 2/3. No NTP reported.
The club had five representatives at the Balranald Tournament last Sunday, a day enjoyed by all.
A thank you to the Balranald Club for their hospitality and presentation of their course.
This Sunday is the annual G and J McFarlane Tournament, “Maca’s Day”, a two person Ambrose (any combination) event with an 11.30am assembly for a noon hit-off, with a sausage sizzle available from 11am.
Bowls
Racecourse
SUNDAY’S social bowls was won by Neil Roberts, Bob Napier and Kieran Foott with three wins.
Monday night’s euchre was won by Val Parsons, Vera Runciman, Roy Jones and Jim Smith. The raffle winner was Roy Jones.
The ladies have a bowls meeting on Wednesday at 10am. Ladies a plate please.
The Murray Valley will be holding the Division Mixed Pairs at our club on Sunday, but there will still be social bowls as well.
Murray Valley State mixed pairs
THIS Sunday will see the start of the Murray Valley State events, with mixed pairs played at the Racecourse Bowls Club starting at 9.30am.
All player are to be there by 9am.
Players can order lunch at the club, but must order it before they start their first match.
Section 1. G Walker/ M Burgman v G Clifford/ C Clifford. F Jacka/ L Critten have the bye.
Section 2. D Condy/ L Condy v C Scott/ N Scott. I McNair/ V McNair have the bye.
Section 3. B Irvine/ J Husson v W Clark/ M Hagley. P Furnell/ T Furnell have the bye.
Section 4. Z Jolliffe/ H Mitchell v N Smith/ L Aiello. H Whitford/ N Weir v R Weaver/ D Weaver.
Monday is the closing date for the 60 and Over Singles for the men and ladies.
The closing date for the Murray Valley State Pairs for the men and ladies is on Monday, September 12.
Murray Valley Bowls Division will hold a meeting at Tooleybuc on Monday, September 12 at 7.30pm for all club delegates.
Lake Boga
RESULTS of Saturday Pelican Jackpot:
Winners were Tony Marsili, Graeme Edwards and Graeme Smith but they couldn’t beat the record.
Runners-up were Ken Hamill and Ralph and Jenny Simpson.
Raffle winners were — meat, Joe Sappapuo and Shirley Swan, cake, Doug Fisher, fruit Elva Carty and wine Ken Hamill
The jackpot did not go off.
A draw for $75 was made and the winners were Ken Hamill, Ralph and Jenny Simpson.
The next jackpot is on Saturday week and will be $132. Call the club on 5037 2301 before 12.30 to enter. All are welcome.
Wednesday social winners were John McCormack, Ian Ross and Marg Bradley
On duty next week is John Pye.
President Rodney has advised that pennant practice starts this Friday from 4pm.
A reminder our opening day sponsored by Max Parsons is on next Saturday, $400 prize money, mixed fours 12.30 start.
Please note the earlier starting time. Members, a plate for afternoon tea please.
Names to Ken Hamill on 0408 591 256.
Also everybody is invited to our casserole tea after the game at $10 per head for male members and visitors, lady members a casserole.
Evenings entertainment to be provided by Jeanette Young.
Call Shirley Swan on 0427 372 000 to book, all welcome.
Swan Hill
WE start off on a sad note this week, our condolences go out to Beverly and the family for the loss of Jimmy Roberts last week.
Jim was friends with everyone, a great club member and will be sadly missed by all.
Friday Frolicks jackpot took a hit last week, winners were K Kendell, J Husson and B Hill.
Saturday’s social bowls winners were A Hill, B Waldron, P Woolmore, while runners up were G Clark, L Wolfe and R Waldron.
The Saturday jackpot went off with winners J Husson, E Grey and J Sibley.
Congratulations to R and J Wilson, G Edwards, G Smith for coming runners up in the Greenwood fours at Kerang last Sunday.
There was no bowls Wednesday.
The sheet for the ladies club championship is now on the board and all ladies are urged to put their names up and have a go.
The Swan Hill Star Day is on Tuesday, September 13 at 10am, teams of four with ladies or mixed sides, single and team entries are welcome, BYO lunch, entries to the club 5032 1772 or Bill King 5032 4083.
Don’t forget the Bowling Arm Tournament on September 10, single and team entries welcome.
Badminton
Senior
THE penultimate night’s play in badminton 2016 was a cracker, with three close contests.
Family Goals and Date Rowls played the B2 match-up.
Barry Date and Mark Rowlands gave Date Rowls the best of starts, when they posted a 13 point win over Vaughn Catton and Steve Taylor.
The Family side returned fire, with mother-son duo, Linda Taylor and Nick Higginbottom too strong for youngsters Chloe Date and Megan Rowlands.
Taylor’s experience in clutch matches boosted her side to a three point lead overall.
Barry and Chloe Date put the Rowls back in front with a four point win over Catton and Linda Taylor, and Mark and Megan Rowlands gained a further two points in their win over Steve Taylor and Higginbottom, so that the Rowls went into the final two sets with a three point margin.
Catton and Higginbottom retrieved the Family’s hopes in the second last of the sets with a 17 point victory.
By this stage the pressure was telling on all players, with Barry Date’s loss a rare occurrence for the season.
However on the other court, Mark Rowlands put on a clinic in long drop shots, and Chloe Date’s net play brought her several crucial winning points, as the Rowls pair out-played the Taylors to the tune of a 40-26 win.
With the points score tied on 207 apiece, Date Rowls got over the line by four sets to two, to post the closest finish for the association since the adoption of the four player format several years ago.
The B1 edition was a second cracker, with the sides level on sets, and a mere five point margin to Raging Rackets over Unfit Bits.
Peter Stanton and Adam Williamson got the Rackets off to a flyer, with a crushing 24 point victory, and it looked likely that the raging favourite for the title was on track for an easy win.
However no-one told Josh Scott and Brendan Gibbs they had no hope, and their win by 17 points kept Unfit Bits in the contest.
Stanton and Glen Whitelaw won the third for the Rackets, but were pushed to the limit by Ryan Rowlands and Scott, who did a great job to keep the more experienced pair to a one point margin.
Gibbs continued to dominate, pairing up with Jake Fedele to boost Unfit Bits to the lead with a 12 point win.
Stanton completed a very strong performance when he and Lauren Faliszewski regained the lead for the Rackets, and although Fedele and Scott won the final set by five points for Unfit Bits, the team fell five points short overall.
In A grade, Avengers proved it’s possible to come from lower on the ladder when it dominated the final two sets to win by 31 points over a gallant Sixers team.
Trevor Rowlands and Matt Heffer got Sixers away with a six point win over Colin Free, who had a conspicuous green strapping on a dodgy calf strain, and Barry Dow, who, unusually, looked a bit off the pace.
Nengah Sudiarsa and Rory Toyib brought Avengers back within two, when they beat Andrew Sartori and Michael Martin.
The middle two sets were a true arm wrestle. Avengers’ Dow and Sudiarsa won by two points from Rowlands and Sartori, and Sixers struck back with Heffer and Martin scoring a one point win over Free and Toyib.
With the match firmly on the line, Avengers drew on all its experience.
Dow and Toyib, and Free and Sudiarsa, all held their composure to record a pair of 40-24 wins when it counted, and Avengers will progress to the grand final next week.
Grand final draw is:
A grade. What’s Our Name v Avengers
B grade. Raging Rackets v Date Rowls
Junior
FLAMING Gophers proved too strong for Blue Mirage, winning all but one set. Gemma Saul and Blayne Martin were undefeated for the winners.
Zoe Magnusson was best for Mirage. Hot Chocolate posted an 18 point win over Green Coats. Ben Sartori won his three for Hot Chocolate, and Nick McDowall and newcomer Breanna Dickson both won a pair.
Jasmine Stacey won two for Green Coats in a closely contested match.
In the Beginners group, first timer, Lilly Noles, won all her sets to finish top of the group.
Hayley Dickson dropped one set for second place, and Asher Stewart came third.
In the closest set, Dickson and Stewart beat Jake McDowall and Luca Delmenico by two points.
Next Tuesday is the final night for the junior competition.
All players are advised that there will be presentations at the end of play — about 7pm.
Netball
Night Netball
Sunrise Pumas (Troy Blair) 25 d Scrambled Legs 5 ( Jordan Pickles)
Jugs & Thugs 23 (Julian Bishop) d The Big Rigs 14 (Jack)
The Opposition 23 d M M Seals 13
Moula 36 ( Renee Booth) d Randoms 15 (Sara Blackmore)
All Blacks won on forfeit v St Marys
Murray Downs 42 (Sharni O’Connor) d Bombers 17 (Julia Pino).
