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Nagambie Womens Golf

Results Wednesday 19th April

We had 10 players for a round of Stableford. e winner of A,B & C Grades was Annette Mills with 34 pts. e 9 hole Winner was also Annette with 17pts. Balls down the line for 18 went to Annette 34pts, Irene Keogh 31pts and Karyn ompson 28pts on a C/B from Moz Fowler.

Balls down the line for 9 went to Annette 17pts, Irene 16pts and Maureen King 14 pts.

Only 1 N/P winner and that was Annette on the 8th.

Results Wednesday 26th April

Once again we had 10 players for a round of Par e winner of A & B Grades was Annette Mills with -3 e winner of C Grade was Kylie Carmichael with [] Balls down the line for 18 went to Kylie [] and Jane Bow

+1 Balls down the line for 9 went to Jane +1 and Karyn ompson -1 on a C/B from Kylie.

N/P on the 3rd was Irene Keogh and on the 16th Karyn ompson.

Chicken Run Results 27th April ere were 17 players for a Stableford round. e winner with 20pts was David Sudholz.

N/P on the 13th was Lindsay Hall and on the 16th David Sudholz.

Nagambie Mens Golf

April 24th ere were 17 players for a Stableford round. e winner with 20pts was David Sudholz. e nearest the pins were hard to get at with only two of four going o , Je Mills nessed his ball onto the 13th and Dean Brown knocking o the 16th, next week will be the 3rd and nal round of the 2023 championships, on o ce duty is D. Brown and in the bar T. Baldwin.

N/P on the 13th was Lindsay Hall and on the 16th David Sudholz.

A spike in form has Michael Nolan winning the Sunday stroke event and 2nd round of the club championship and propelled him to a comfortable lead in the A grade net championship, an 83-11-72 was enough for Nolan to hang on to win a count back from Tim Baldwin 82-10-72. Nolan's round consisted of solid driving from the tee and putting away puts when required a 5 shot lead in the A grade with one round to play suggests he is the one to beat. ird on the day with a gritty 91-18-73 was Phil Hageman, showing no signs of letting up when it comes to the B grade championship Hageman's vice like grip on B grade is where all the smart money is for him to win his second B grade in 3 years. C grade is being controlled by a cra y Greg Whiteman but a hunting pack has mustered behind to make things a little nervous for a runaway round one leader, Whiteman is four clear of Graeme Keogh, Alby Seenan and Gary Bow as a grandstand nish awaits. e scratch championship has had a change in leader with Jeremy Ezard advancing ahead of Michael Roberts with one round to play, Ezard will take a 5 shot lead into the nal round in an attempt to win his 11th title.

May 1st e 3rd and nal round of the 2023 Nagambie golf club championships was a big day with a big eld turning out, the course was in splendid condition and a free sausage sizzle was o ered a er the round. But the day belonged to Jeremy Ezard winning his 11th club champion title and doing it in style by also winning the stroke competition for the day a 71-1-70 was too good winning by 3 shots and claiming the championship by 10. Runner up went to the gallant Michael Roberts throwing everything into his round including two eagles, a 3 shot hole out on the par ve 4th and a two shot hole out on the par four 10th, Roberts nished his round with 76-3-73. ird place was a rampant Gary Bow trying to chase down the C grade championship leader only to fail in his quest by one stroke Bow recorded a 91-18-73. e respective leaders of each grade from the previous week all held on for victory a er the nal round, A grade went the way of Michael Nolan with a three round net total 222. B grade had a runaway winner leading from the outset and never looked like being challenged, Phil Hageman with the lowest net of any grade for the championship 220. C grade saw Greg Whitman hang on and win a er being hunted down by the trailing pack with the lead possibly changing multiple times throughout the round, Whiteman held his nerve for a hard fought victory and 233 total.

Nearest the pin prizes went to the pin seeker David Sudholz on the 3rd, the veteran Alby Seenan on the 8th the crashing and bashing Ben Cassar on the 13th and the man who always has a story to tell Gary Bow on the 16th. Next week the big events continue at the Nagambie golf club the 2022 edition rescheduled Goulburn Cup sponsored by the Nagambie Rowing club will be held, it is an open event entries can be forwarded to David Love 0419 672 442 or Ronda Richards 0408 349 505, assembly is 9.30am shotgun start 10.00am.

Nagambie Lakes Sailing Club

On Sunday 21st May all Sailing Club Members are invited to a Club Social Picnic Lunch, on the shore of the lake at the Sailing Club House, located at the large boatshed on the peninsula at the Regatta Centre, 69 Loddings Lane. From 12.30pm, the Club Committee will host a Sausage Sizzle. Club members are asked to BYO a salad or sweet to share, own drinks and chair. Alcohol is permitted with a meal, but not if participating in water activity. e Committee and Crew will provide members with an update on the Club’s progress with restoration of the club yacht, plans for sailing events and for developing the Club Boat Shed and Club House.

A donation of $2 is requested for the Nagambie Lakes Community House funds.

Please RSVP to: bevgsoz@gmail.com

Avenel Bowls Club

Two long time servants of the Avenel Bowls Club were awarded Life Membership at the club’s Closing Day celebrations last Sunday.

Jenny and Spud Furletti together have contributed almost 60 years’ service to the club.

Spud has held many administ rative positions in that time including seven years as president, along with roles as vice president, treasurer, tournament director, match committee, bar manager and a massive twenty-seven years as club delegate, a role still holds. Many of these roles were held concurrently.

In 2015, Spud took over the role of Greenkeeper and has worked for many hours almost daily to provide one of the best greens in the Goulburn Valley.

Spud’s devotion to the club has not only been in the administration of the club. His bowling prowess and individual skills has contributed greatly to the success of the team and club. He is held in the highest esteem by all members of the club and across the Goulburn Valley playing area.

Jenny served as President and Vice President of the Ladies Committee when Ladies were Associate members. She has been an active member of the match committee for seventeen years and delegate for four years.

Seven times Jenny has won the title of Ladies Singles Champion and together Jenny and Spud have won the Mixed Pairs Club Championship three times.

Jenny’s bowling expertise led her to play Skip for many years and her ability to pass on her knowledge to new bowlers has been invaluable in creating the next generation of skilled bowlers.

But the role she is best renowned for is her expertise as catering manager, a role she has held for een years. Without Jenny’s forward thinking forward thinking and planning Avenel Bowls Club would not have the outstanding reputation for catering that we currently enjoy.

Congratulations and thank you to both Jenny and Spud for your many years of dedication, generosity and hard work that has contributed to the success and growth of the Avenel Bowls Club.

Pictured below – Jenny and Spud Furletti

Nagambie Football Netball Club

Round 3 seen us invite the Merrigum football and Netball club over to Nagambie in what was a fantastic day all round. Again the sun was shining and our loyal supporters rolled in the gate to watch our local talent take the court and eld. With no under 11’s or 13’s netball and no under 18’s football we had a bit of time on our hands in the morning that was lled in doing a few odd jobs around the place, a big thankyou to those who were around early to lend a hand.

Football

e reserves game kicked o our day on the football eld and Merrigum boys were a little short sta ed on arrival, so o home went Darby and Gill on their BMX bikes to get their boots and shorts to ll in for the day. Its an absolute credit to these 2 young men rstly for putting their hands up to play for an opposition club to ensure that everyone got a game of footy and secondly the e ort that the boys put in on the eld. Both boys would have been in the best player on the ground. We said last week that we would return to the training track and address some issues we had in last weeks loss and get ourselves back on the winners list, and that we did. We were a little inaccurate in front of goal but still managed to get the job done by 78 points. Jazz Shepherd kicked 8 in a best on ground performance while being well supported by Muggsy and the new recruit big gun from the north end of town Taylor “TEX” Corboy.

Our senior boys were challenged early by a gallant Merrigum team who put pressure on the mids and forwards. Our inaccurate kicking allowed them to stay in the game for a period until we nally corrected it and kicked away. 59 scoring shots for the day and a total score over 200 points is a credit to the team, although we missed more goals than we kicked we still gave ourselves the opportunity to kick them with the ball in the forward half for majority of the game. Again out young brigade lead from the front with our better players Moose, Reilly and Dingo who kicked 9.

A good crowd seen the women’s team rolled out at home for the rst time on Sunday a ernoon against a strong Shep united team. e girls stuck with them playing some good footy in the rst half and then United started to get on top. A couple of injuries shortened our playing list and United ended up running over the top of us. It was an enjoyable game to watch with a lot of people in the crowd commenting on how well the girls are playing, so stick at it the wheel will turn and we will soon be on the winners list.

Better Players Bree, Eli and Emily

Netball

No games for our U11’s or U13’s last round. We hope they enjoyed the weekend o .

UNDER 17’s

Another win for the 17's. e girls started strong with the new combination of Milly at GK, Katie GD and Laci in WD working really well together. Some great play down court, giving our goalers lots of opportunity. In the second half with di erent combinations the girls were pushed by Merrigum but worked hard to hold onto their lead. Today's Club Incentive went to Milly Kelly and the Fiona Boyer incentive to Laci Hepburn for their strong defensive work.

C GRADE

With the celebration of Katie Miller’s 150 Games, our girls were pumped! We ran out our rst quarter hard and the girls worked beautifully together. Megan Galvin played her rst game, and did not disappoint! We felt we nally had some nice ow through the Centre into our shooters who played e ortlessly together! Merrigum were just too strong for us on the day. Fantastic e ort from our Laker Girls and we look forward to getting back to training and building even more con dence within the group to take on Dookie in our next round. Best on - Evie Merri eld & Botanic House incentive Megan Galvin.

B GRADE

On the back of two very close losses & our full squad of 10, the girls were keen to get our rst win on the board, and they didn’t disappoint.

Securing the lead from the very rst goal, the girls were not going to let this one slip. Very handy having 3 fresh sets of legs to utilise in the second half! Round 3 and the girls are really starting to gel as a team! A big con dence booster with a 25 goal win! More great netball to come from this great bunch of girls! Best on: Kara Clydesdale and Botanic House incentive Keely Googin. Well done girls.

A GRADE e Nagambie Football Netball club would like to thank all of our sponsors and volunteers. is week we would like to recognise one of the volunteers who is the backbone of our Netball Department.

3 from 3 - our A grade girls couldn’t ask for a better start to the season. Especially against the quality of teams we have faced in these rst few rounds. Our match up with Merrigum was one we knew we would have to ght out for the full 4 quarters. Lots of positives to take from this game, especially pleasing to see new players and new combinations building in con dence each week. Our relentless defensive pressure was a huge highlight today, along with the smooth transition from our defence end into attack. e e ort from every player out on court was undeniable, another really pleasing team e ort. Club incentive went to Rachel Beames for her work rate & constant pressure causing slower ball movement, to give our ring defence a better look at the incoming ball. Great to have you back in Rach - much earlier than anticipated, love the commitment. e Corner Nook incentive went to another defender today Keely Woosnam teaming beautifully with Kelsey in the ring to create lots of turnover for the team.

Katie Sullivan e Nagambie football and netball club are very proud of our e orts in helping people that are doing it a bit tough for one reason or another. is week we were able to donate out ra e takings of $675 to the Perry Family who are currently at the Royal Childrens Hospital with Lori. Lori is one of our junior netballers who’s family have been involved in the club in plenty of di erent rolls over the years. We wish Lori all the best with her treatment and will see you again soon out on the netball court playing the game you love. We would also like to send a very special thankyou to Dave Comi, Dave was the winner of our Ipod shu e and kindly donated the winnings to the Perry Family. at’s a big thumbs up mate!!

Katie has done a power of work in Nagambie netball not only this year but for many before. People like Katie are hard to come by in sporting clubs, so we would like to thank her for her time and e ort. ankyou Katie.

We have the week o this week so rest up and get yourself up and about for when to travel to Dookie in a fortnight.

GO LAKERS