Kane snags honours at tournament

BOORT champion Andrew Kane has taken out the 27-hole feature event at the club’s annual tournament.

Kane hit 36-69-105 for A Grade honours in the scratch event.

Shayne Morris won the nett section with 35-69-104, Michael Stringer the 18-hole nett returning Michael Stringer 73-4-69 and Wedderburn club champion Byron Bird the nine-hole nett with 38-3-35.

Twenty-two players contested the day with the highlight being 84 year-old Kara-Kara life member, Vince Grant from Wycheproof, shooting 83 off the stick to beat his age and take out the B Grade scratch event 40-83-123.

Grant Tooth won the 27-hole nett with 34-74-108, 18-hole nett Tony Holt 87-15-72 and nine-hole nett Clinton Olive 407.5=32.5.

Nearest the pins: Michael Stringer, Chris Loeliger, Byron Bird, Tim Lanyon.

Teams: James Loeliger, Vince Grant and Shayne Morris.

Nineteen pairs of men battled it out across two grades in the

North Central sets finals venues

NORTH Central league football, netball and hockey grand finals will be played at Boort.

Venues for the 2023 series were announced to clubs this week.

The first week of finals will be at Sea Lake with the second semi-finals at Wycheproof.

Preliminary finals will be played at St Arnaud’s Lord Nelson Park.

The grand finals on September 16 could feature several Boort sides with reserves and junior footballers and senior grade netballers sitting high on ladders.

men’s fourball on Friday with some hot scores recorded by the winners.

A Grade: Sam Newth and Greg Reynoldson 44 from James Ritchie and David Mann 41. B

Grade: Grant Tooth and Scott Rollinson 47 from Ted Carmody and Wayne Maxted 45.

Best nine out: Malcolm Goldsworthy and Steven Toose 22. In: John Kennedy Tony Mullins 24.

Nearest the pins: Ted Carmondy, Steve Toose, Tony Mullins and Bob Arnold.

Ladies’ four-ball best-ball stableford - A Grade: Wendy Laffin and Di Roberts 41.

Runners-up: Mandy Maleand and Heather Hogan 39 on threeway countback from Julie Wilson and Meryl Cameron Glenda O’Neill and Di Johnston.

B Grade: Sally Keeble and Pat Smith 39. Runners-up: Dot Beattie and Marie Ring 38.

Nearest the pins: Wendy Laffin, Glenda Bird, Ruth McAlister.

Teams: Meryl Cameron, Julie Wilson, Mandy Male and Heather Hogan.

To round off tournament week, a mixed foursomes event took place with 12 pairs enjoying the sunny conditions on Sunday. The highlight of the day was Kate and Andrew Hood taking out the Weaver Cup for best nett score of the day, a trophy donated by Kate’s grandparents Nancy and

Marhsall takes out Jim Hoban Memorial Day trophy

PYRAMID Hill’s annual Jim Hoban Memorial Day was played on Sunday by a large field of competitors on the course in good weather conditions.

Jed Stewart continued his excellent form from the championships and won the day with 37 points.

Runner up with 36 points was Maree Ring.

The Jim Hoban Memorial Day (count your putts) winner was Sue Marshall with an excellent score of just 22 putts

The club’s tournament runs from August 11 to 13.

Tarnagulla

Ambrose pairs were played at

Tarnagulla last Saturday with the father-son combination of Ron and Peter Sanderson taking out honours.

Runners-up were Dave Shay and Mick Radich.

Longest drive for the day was Garry Harwood and nearest the pin Tim Mortlock

Wedderburn

Wedderburn’s annual tournament started on Tuesday with a women’s four-ball best-ball stableford.

Play continues tomorrow with the men’s four-ball while Saturday will be the men’s and women’s 27-hole stroke and Sunday a three-person ambrose.

Bruce Weaver. Scratch: Karen Allison and Craig Allison 82. Nett and Weaver Cup: Kate Hood and Andrew Hood 69 from Hamish Lanyon and Damien Lanyon 67, Maree Cullen and POug Cullen 71.

Nearest the pins: Glenda Bird,

Mandy Male, Gary Thorne, Kate and Andrew Hood.

Nearest the pins (overall) - Ted Carmody 4.32 metres on the first, Steven Toose 2.52 metres on the ninth and Byron Bird 0.92 metres on the 15th.

Loddon Valley

Eyes on finishing in top three

MITIAMO has confirmed its conviction of pressing for a top three A Grade finish by breaking clear of Newbridge after a tight opening term on Saturday.

Amelia Ludeman in the centre was again key, creating play to setting up the 25-goal win.

Only two goals had separated the fourth and fifth placed sides at the first break.

The Superoos sit half a game behind Marong and their opponent this Saturday, Pyramid

Another close call for Pies

BOORT has held off a strong attacking Donald to win Saturday’s A Grade clash by four goals.

The Pies’ defence was challenged for a second week running as opponents start to work out how to play the side sitting on top of the ladder undefeated.

Wycheproof Narraport came close a fortnight ago and the Royals had their tilt at Boort Park in Saturday’s round.

Boort is missing the speedy mid-court presence of Jo Isaac who is currently overseas but Grace Hosking and Sophie Perryman helped cover the absence and worked the Pies to a matchwinning position.

However, a real test may come this Saturday when the Pies take on arch-rival Wedderburn in the the Loddon Derby at Donaldson Park.

The Pies will need to settle from the beginning against a rival that has gradually regrouped this season without several of its 2022 premiership stars.

51, (51) d Wycheproof

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13, 23, 38, 48, (48) d Sea Lake

9, 15, 20, 28, (28). Boort 11, 21,

Courts lighting up in $50,000 upgrade project

LIGHTS have been switched on at Bridgewater’s netball and tennis courts in a $50,000 project that has seen an upgrade to lighting at the recreation reserve.

Reserve committee president Bryan Ryan said the project had been achieved with installation of court lighting.

“For the past five years we have upgraded the internal and external lighting at the Bridgewater Recreation Reserve to LED lighting.

“We have now achieved this with new lighting being installed on the tennis/netball courts, and the installation of the final three LED lights on the oval.

“This has been a $50000 project for 10 new LED lights. The internal lighting was upgraded to LED lighting with a grant from the Federal Government.

“We started with a grant from the Loddon Shire for the installation of two light towers and lights about five years ago on the southern side of the oval, then followed with the purchase of six new lights for the existing towers on the southern side of the oval.

“Then this year has seen the purchase of four new lights for the courts,” he said.

North Central Hockey

Wycheproof Narraport 1-1, St Arnaud d Charlton 3-1. Ladder: St Arnaud 93, Wycheproof Narraport 79, Charlton 67, Birchip Watchem 60, Donald 43, Sea Lake Nandaly 37, Wedderburn 10, Boort 0.

Under 15: Boort d Donald 4-0, Birchip Watchem d Wycheproof Narraport 3-0, St Arnaud d Charlton 3-2.

Ladder: St Arnaud 89, Birchip Watchem 80, Sea Lake Nandaly 73, Boort 48, Donald 47, Charlton 42, Wedderburn 10, Wycheproof Narraport 9.

Women: Boort d Donald 6-2, Birchip Watchem lost to Wycheproof Narraport 2-3, St Arnaud lost to Charlton 2-8. Ladder: Charlton 93, Wycheproof Narraport 93, Birchip Watchem 60, St Arnaud 52, Boort 36, Sea Lake Nandaly 33, Wedderburn 20, Donald 0.

Men: Boort d Donald 2-1, Birchip Watchem lost to Wycheproof Narraport 17, St Arnaud d Charlton 13-0.

Ladder: Wycheproof Narraport 89, St Arnaud 88, Boort 80, Donald 38, Sea Lake Nandaly 26, Charlton 22, Birchip Watchem 4.