1977
Parkland golfer Ross McGann won himself a new pair of golf shoes, from Hazel’s Shoe Bar, after scoring a hole-in-one.
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The October achievement may have forced a re-think for the long time sponsor, who has a standing arrangement with Merrigum, Valley View and Parkland club to provide a new pair of shoes for anyone who can score a hole in one during an organised competition.
McGann scored his ace just days after Don Tonkin achieved the same feat. A month earlier Wal Healy scored a hole in one, while earlier in the year Harold Thomas did the same and two players did the same at Valley View.
The same weekend as the hole-in-one Phil Downe scored a two under the card 69 in his round at Valley View.
In other golf news Norrie Tranter was returned to the president’s role at Parkland Golf Club’s annual general meeting.
— Greg Kirkman won Kyabram Football Club’s best and fairest award, accepting the Ron McRae Memorial and Hillstock trophies as his reward.
Chris Salter was named a life member of the club, receiving the award from club president Harry Castles.
Ray Smith was crowned Tongala Football Club’s Under-18 best and fairest, winning the award from Trevor Hine, Brendan Laity and Barry Nexhip.
Smith and Nexhip would go on to become premierships stars for the Blues during the early 1980s.
Stewart Leaf won the inaugural Helen Sharp Trophy as Lancaster Football Club’s best and fairest. He had a large impact on the evening, having coached the reserves team to its first premiership in several decades. Col Thompson won the reserves best and fairest, while Noel Reddrop was the best clubman for 1977.
— Kyabram was a stage finish for the Sun Tour Cycling Classic. Laurie Venn won the stage and was honored by Kyabram Mayor Vic Kuhle before receiving a kiss from Miss Sun Showgirl Kaylene Powell.
Terry Stacey was leading the tour after the Kyabram stage.
— Carolyn Hubble and Michael Scown held aloft the RSL Shield after Haslem St won the title ahead of Dawes Rd, St Augustine’s College and Tongala.
— Tongala fast bowler Shane Foster took a hat trick against Stanhope in Kyabram District Cricket Association’s A-grade competition.
He finished with figures of 6-27 from 15 overs and Tongala eventually won the match when Maurie Varcoe top-scored with 32 in the run chase.
Kyabram’s John Calley took 6-29 for Kyabram in its win against Tatura, while Alan “Lackie’’ Ranson continued the domination of bat over ball with figures of 5-14 in Cooma’s win against Lancaster.
1988
Young Kyabram opener Matt McMaster-Smith struck 16 boundaries on his way to 102, the 19-year-old dropped when he was in the 60s on the way to his second KDCA century.
Tony Anderson scored 31 for Fire Brigade as his team struggled against the Churches bowling attack of Steve Burchett and Glen Spicer.
Sixteen-year-old Matt Evans top-scored for Stanhope in its match with Cooma, scoring 55 in a near three-hour stay at the crease. He was involved in a late innings partnership with Rob Auld, who hit a lively 22.
Cooma’s Tony Kilmartin took 5-58 from 20 overs and Russ Barrett 3-36.
Ron Cunningham, Phil Coble and Lindsay McKenzie all scored 20-plus to support Russ Napier (47) as Lancaster-Wyuna scored 194 against Girgarre.
Andrew Morris took 4-45 for Girgarre and Fred Andrews 3-34.
— Steve Kirwan was named Kyabram Football Club’s best and fairest winner, ahead of Murray Varcoe and Mark Fitzsimmons was named the club’s most improved.
Mark Hall was named the recipient of the Joan Allen Memorial best clubman award, while Malcolm Cox was the reserves best and fairest ahead of Shane Walsh and David Powell took the Under-18 award, ahead of Rod Emery.
— Keith Whitford and Maurice Gorman were presented with awards at the Kyabram District Football League presentation evening.
League president Gorman received the VCFL service medallion and secretary Whitford was made a life member of the league.
Whitford, who debuted for Murchison in the senior Goulburn Valley competition as a 14-year-old, was a member of the club’s 1964 and 1966 premiership team and also won three club best and fairest awards.
Gorman played 300 games for Merrigum and was made a life member of that club in 1981. He was elected president of the league in 1985, having been on the executive since 1977.
1996
John Varcoe was named best and fairest at Lancaster Football Club’s presentation evening, while Col Goode won the reserves award amd Joel Fanning was the Under-17 champion player.
Jayne Heiberg (A-grade), Lindy Hall (B-grade) and Kellie Dixon were the netball best and fairest winners.
— Kyabram’s Mick Rosser took six wickets for Kyabram in its dominatrion of Rushworth, while Scott Hansen claimed four scalps for Stanhope in its win against Tatura.
Rosser took 6-13 and Hansen 4-24, while Fire Brigade’s Daniel Kent was his team’s best batsmen with 45.
— Barb Kellow and Maurie Hateley were named the 50 years and over champions of Parkland Golf Club.
Kathy Bell and Annette Pell were other dominant players in golf, winning the A-division stableford event in the annual tournament.
— David Lucas was named best and fairest of Kyabram Football Club, polled 153 votes to win the award from on-baller Peter White.
Skipper Tony (Rusty) McDonnell was third and Brad Campbell fourth, while the 1995 winner Benny Gugliotti was fifth.
Peter Lear won the reserves award from Matt Tyrrell, no surprise considering Lear won the league’s Abikhair Medal.
Chris Atkins won the Under-18 best and fairest title ahead of Daniel Kent.
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