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Racecourse injects youth

IN their first year of lawn bowls, three 15-year-old girls are relishing the opportunity of playing finals in Saturday pennant. Miami Bailey, Ashley Rogers and Hailey Cornish play in Division 4 for the Racecourse 6 team, winning their first final —...

Boys fly to great win

Under 12 Boys (Division 2)Swan Hill Flyers 54 def Wangaratta Warriors (3) 11Charlie Blake 10, Archie O’Toole 10Swan Hill Flyers 63 def Warrnambool Seahawks 19Bryce Anderson 20, Archie O’Toole 18Swan Hill Flyers 61 def Wodonga Wolves (2) 2Bryce...

Ski down memory lane

THE Lake Boga Waterski Club is going back to their golden years on the water with a vintage ski day on Sunday. Head of the social committee, Deanne Heil, is encouraging people to dust off the old cobwebs on their boats, and rock up in their old...

Roos get major facelift

BALRANALD Football and Netball Club will kick off the 2020 season off with refurbished function room facilities. Club committee member Ian Bridgewood said the club received $221,000 in funding to complete the works. The grant was handed to the club by...

A CALL TO SPORT

SPORTS lovers from across the region have the opportunity to serve, kick, bowl, shoot, hit and pose at Sunday’s inaugural sports come and try day at Ken Harrison Reserve. Across three-and-a-half hours and 10 sporting organisations — tennis, AFL...

Let the good times roll

SWAN Hill Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (SHLTCC) is opening its doors to the community on March 14 by holding a reunion style event in the hopes of enticing more people to play tennis. Formed in 1910 with one asphalt court, the club has grown into the...

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Champions of the courts to be crowned

SWAN Hill Lawn Tennis Club senior singles club championship finals will be played this Saturday morning at 10am. Last Saturday morning saw three semi-finals played in what can only be described as ideal conditions. In the ladies draw, club stalwart...

Baumgurtel returns to the winner’s circle

Murray Downs Men’sSunday, February 23 - Single StablefordON Sunday in A-grade, Sean Baumgurtel (6) made a return to the winner’s circle by shooting a good score of 35 points, holding out Daniel Cruickshank (6) by one point. In B-grade, it was...

Reel in a classic

Football-netball club fishingcompetitionTHIS great event will be happening in two weeks. The planning is going to schedule and it should be the usual big event. You will be fed well, watered well and have a bloody good time if you come out here for...

Plenty at stake

THE final round of the Swan Hill and District Cricket Association A-grade season is upon us with plenty at stake across all three games. It’s a case of first versus second, third versus fourth and fifth versus sixth, and nobody’s position is safe. The...

Racecourse 1 to tackle Swan Hill 1

MURRAY MALLEE REGIONAL FINALSTHE final round of the Murray Mallee Regional finals were played at the Swan Hill Bowls Club. Congratulations to Lisa Critten (Lake Boga) on winning the double -- the Champion of Champion singles on February 16, and the...

Woorinen Wanderers win Wednesday

RacecourseNotesWELL done to our Saturday pennant team 3 on making the grand final, and our midweek team 1 and team 3, who will play in the grand final next Tuesday. The winners of jackpot bowls were Bryan Bice, Rob Rust and Leo Clarke with two wins...

Condy’s Commonwealth dream

A THREE-year plan is coming to fruition for Lisa Condy after earning selection for the Australian Blind Bowls Association team. The Lake Boga bowler will play in the Trans-Tasman against New Zealand from May 16 to 24 at Port Macquarie, where she will...

Juniors have a smashing good time

THE third round of the teams competitions was played on Saturday with some outstanding results on display. Premier League had team Barty having a big win over luckless team Federer, five sets, 31 games to zero sets, 13 games. Dusty Burns (Barty) and...

Bright footballing futures

NINE AFL footballers from across the region have made the Bendigo Pioneers’ under 18 final list cuts for the 2020 NAB League season. Three Central Murray Football Netball League players made the Pioneers’ final boys squad of 45 players, while six...

BASKETBALL RESULTS - Round 15 (February 17-20)

BASKETBALL RESULTS - Round 15 (February 17-20)OPEN COMPETITIONMenOG Dogs 50 (J Bishop) def Moula Chooks 18 (R Brennan)Brick layers 50 (J Seears) def Bulldogs 47 (M Wattie) WomenSaints 35 (J Wardle) def Wanners 32 (K McCoy)BOYS COMPETITIONUnder 10...

Anglers strike gold

Golden Perch, also known as yellowbelly or callop in South Australia, are a favourite catch for anglers during the warmer months of the year. Over recent weeks, these fish have been biting quite well in many of our local waters on a variety of...