Canfield sinks longest putt

NEW players have joined the ranks at ladies’ golf on Wednesdays at Inglewood.

Last week’s play saw members enjoy the pleasant company, weather and course conditions.

Winners tied were Carol Canfield 6125-36 and Pam Kelly 57-21-36 playing solid golf. Winner of the longest putt on the fourth was Carol Canfield who is showing nice touch around the scrapes.

Sunday competition saw softer conditions after up to 25mm of much-needed rain was recorded in a few gauges since Thursday. Players also negotiated a passing squall on course to add a little more spice into the day’s proceedings.

Rob Stranger was unable to repeat his previous week’s superb eagle on the par five 16th but continues to light up the club’s ‘birdie board’ with another fine effort on the eighth.

Nathan Joyner managed conditions best on the day overall and continued his steady improvement in recent weeks with 33 points. Nathan also took the nearest the pin on the ninth which the course had not given away in over a month.

Wedderburn

Saturday’s golf at Wedderburn saw a small field of eight players take on the fairways as a few members are away or otherwise busy on farm work.

John Donaldson took out the opposition with a 78 off the stick and a net 62 very impressive.

Runner-up two strokes behind was Owen Bailey with an 80 and net 71.

This Saturday is the first round of the club championship starting at 12.30pm. Annual dues are to be paid before tee-off.

Boort

Despite cool and showery conditions, nine intrepid members took part in Saturday’s stroke event.

Returning to form reminiscent of his younger days, Rob Johnston blew the opposition away with a wonderful 78 off the stick and nett 66, four clear of the in-form Graeme Ball.

Rounding out the ball competition a further shot back were Tim Lanyon and Andrew Kane.

In the nearest the pins, Kevin took out two of them, while Tim and Andrew claimed one each.

The monthly Lanyon Fencing award for May also concluded and with Stuart Tweddle not playing and Kevin Linehan unable to pick up any points for the day, it was Rob’s extra six points from the day that helped him take out the award on seven points.

This week will see the start of the club championships with the best three scores counting over four consecutive weeks.

PYRAMID HILL

The early morning rain had an impact on the number of players with a small field of seven on Sunday.

Winner: Wayne Maxted (36 points) Runner-up: Ted Carmody (34 points) Wayne and Ted played their second round of singles knockout with Wayne progressing to the next round.

LADDER: Sea Lake Nandaly 20, Donald 20, Charlton 16, Boort 12, Birchip Watchem 12, St Anraud 8, Nullawil 4, Wycheproof Narraport 4, Wedderburn 0. UNDER 17

- Wedderburn: R. Whyman. Birchip Watchem: C. Boyle 8, J. Woods 6, S. Hogan 4, H. Cook 3, C. Frank, R. Hogan 2, C. Lee, J. Daniel 1. BEST - Wedderburn: N. Crow-Williams, B. Hartnell, W. Cunningham, T. Blair,. Birchip Watchem: R. Hogan, C. Frank, C. Boyle, N. Dean.

Ladder: Boort 20, Birchip Watchem 20, St Arnaud 20, Wycheproof NArraport 12, Sea Lake Nandaly 10, Nullawil 6, Donald 4, Charlton 4, Wedderburn 0.

Central Victoria

GOALS - East Loddon: J. Addlem 3, L. James, M. Hocking. Marong: Z. Conroy 4, K. McCaig 3, Z. Justice 2, H. Roberts, D. Tannock, S. Taylor, Z. Rowe, H. Bourke.

BEST - East Loddon: C. Tuohey, J. Addlem, M. Hocking, M. Hancock, J. Rasmussen. Marong: K. Harris, D. Tannock, L. Hale, H. Bourke, J. Bird, Z. Justice.

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GOALS - Bridgewater: S. Hewett-Scull, O. Taylor, details incomplete. Inglewood: L. Harris 8, T. Murphy 3, Z. Joyner 2, D. Kennedy, J. Luckman, J. Wendels, M. Gray, K. McClellan.

BEST - Bridgewater: W. Salau, C. Orton, L. Lonsdale, W. Hope, R. Smith. Inglewood: T. Murphy, C. Hackett, G. Nevins, J. Wendels, L. Harris, R. Aggenbach.

In front of goal: 26 (8) Lachlan Harris (Inglewood), 19 (4) Zachary Conroy (Marong), 13 (1) Mason Hocking (East Loddon), 12 (2) Zac Justice (Marong), 12 (1) Zachary Rowe (Marong), 10 (3) Kobe McCaig (Marong), 9 (1) Spencer Taylor (Marong), 8 (1) Lachlan James (East Loddon), 8 (0) Lochie Hale (Marong), 8 (0) Lewis Stubbs (Pyramid Hill),8 (3) Tyler Murphy (Inglewood).

This week: Pyramid Hill v Marong at Pyramid Hill. Inglewood v East Loddon at Inglewood. Bridgewater bye

Steady final term gains four points

EXPERIENCE and steadiness has seen Wedderburn hold off a determined Birchip Watchem in the North Central A Grade clash of the round.

Victory was vital for the Redbacks to stay close to current top ladder teams.

Both teams played a fast-flowing style in the opening quarter with Wedderburn just four goals up. That same edge continued in the second quarter with Olivia Lockhart in the centre and goalkeeper Ella Turnbull intercepting the Bulls to send Wedderburn back to the hoop.

The Bulls turned the tables in the third quarter, outscoring the home side 18-12 before cool heads of Wedderburn regained the momentum and a win that now puts a two-game buffer between fourth and fifth spots on the ladder.

North Central

14 AND UNDER A

Charlton 4, 5, 8, 9, (9) lost to Sea Lake Nandaly 7, 16, 23, 29, (29). Wedderburn 3, 7, 8, 8, (8) lost to Birchip Watchem 6, 14, 29, 39, (39). Wycheproof Narraport 2, 3, 5, 9, (9) lost to Nullawil 10, 23, 32, 37, (37). Donald

NETBALL | SPORT

Panthers prowl senior top spots

BRIDGEWATER kept pace with Marong for the first quarter before the visiting Panthers broke away in their clash on Saturday. Marong is quickly challenging Maiden Gully for the dominant mantle in senior grades.

The Panthers are now heading the B and C Grade ladders while breathing down the necks of Maiden Gully in A Grade and C Reserve.

The reigning Eagles had a convincing win over Calivil on Saturday, rarely troubled for the afternoon.

And Pyramid Hill bounced back with a 29-goal victory over Inglewood that gave a boost to its percentage, the lowest of the top four sides.

Mitiamo had the biggest win of the round, downing Bears Lagoon Serpentine by 59 goals.

Loddon Valley

13 AND UNDER Bridgewater 4, 14, 21, 22, (22) d 1, 3, 3, 7, (7). Bears Lagoon 5, 11, 15, 16, (16) d Mitiamo 0, 3, 4, 5, (5). Calivil 12, 24, 42, 61, (61) d Maiden Gully 4, 7, 10, 11, (11). Pyramid Hill 1, 2, 4, 12, (12) lost to Inglewood 1, 5, 14, 16, (16).

15 AND UNDER

Pyramid Hill 8, 15, 22, 27, (27) drew Inglewood 11, 16, 21, 27, (27). Bridgewater 6, 17, 26, 37, (37) d Marong 5, 11, 21, 28, (28).

Lagoon Serpentine 16, 24, 45, 61, (61)

Mitiamo 1, 1, 2, 2, (2). Calivil 19, 25, 34, 46, (46) d Maiden Gully 6, 14, 19, 28, (28).

Seniors

GOALS - Donald: S. Dunstan rest, B. Grant, H. Geddes, C. Lynch. St Arnaud: W. Bertalli, J. Tillig, S. Male.

BEST - Donald: S. Dunstan, C. Lynch, T. Grant, H. Geddes, R. Hards, J. Potter. St Arnaud: B. Organ, J. Male, M. Egan, N. Birthisel, D. Gifford, M. Birthisel.

GOALS - Wedderburn: D. Benaim 3, M. McEwen, J. Rosengren 2, T. Campbell, C. Lowry, S. Barnes. Birchip Watchem: N. Gordon 6, D. Castellano 3, T. Batarilo, N. Rippon, L. Sirett 2, D. Batarilo, L. Foott.

BEST - Wedderburn: J. Rosengren, M. McEwen, A. Postle, D. Benaim, L. Holt, J. Guan. Birchip Watchem: M. Rippon, J. Reid, N. Rippon, J. Randall, D. Hinkley, L. Ryan.

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GOALS - Charlton: C. Gavaghan, N. Thompson 2, R. Thiesz. Sea Lake Nandaly: W. Simpson 6, B. Mcinnes 5, J. McMahon, M. Elliott, W. Donnan 2, A. Mertz, J. Summerhayes, B. Weir T. Cox.

BEST - Charlton: S. Woods, K. Clifford, C. Gavaghan, J. Cowling, R. Woods, J. Thompson. Sea Lake Nandaly: W. Donnan, K. Donnan, W. Simpson, M. Elliott, R. O’Sullivan, A. Mertz.

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GOALS - Wycheproof Narraport: J. Coatsworth, G. Hommelhoff, C. Green 2, J. Bateson. Nullawil: A. Oberdorfer 4, M. Farmer, A. Thomson 3, M. Quigley, D. Smith 2, P. Kelly, A. Casey.

BEST - Wycheproof Narraport: J. Walsh, J. McHutchison, G. Hommelhoff, K. Hommelhoff, J. Coatsworth, L. Van Schaik. Nullawil: J. Humphreys, P. Kelly, J. Casey, D. Putt, D. Watts, M. Farmer.