Sports notes

Kyabram Astros 11 d Mooroopna Purple 3.

Kyabram Flames 12 d Saints Gem 9. Best on court: Isla C; incentive: Addison McG.

Kyabram Meteors 5 lost to St Luke's Sparrows 6. Best on court: Frankie A; incentive: Ayla S.

Kyabram Lunars 2 lost to Grahamvale Pearls 4. Best on court: Alana C; incentive: Ruby P.

11-and-under

Kyabram Stars 4 lost to Grahamvale Crystals 16. Best on court: Milla G; incentive: Isla D.

Kyabram Comets 2 lost to Kyabram Rockets 10. Best on court: Zara G; incentive: Ruby N. Best on court: Milly S; incentive: Layla B.

13-and-under primary

Kyabram Gold 23 d Tatura Blizzard 11. Best on court: Mia T; incentive: Chloe G.

Kyabram Green 8 lost to Kyabram Suns 26. Best on court: Lexi D; incentive: Kyah J. Best on court: Ella M; incentive: Ella F.

13-and-under secondary

Kyabram Diamonds 14 lost to Echuca 30. Best on court: Luana H; incentive: Ivy C-L.

Kyabram Emeralds 24 d Saints Garnet 14. Best on court: Iris C; incentive: Jedda B.

Kyabram Opals 13 lost to Euroa4 39. Best on court: Chloe W; incentive: Georgia McI.

Parkland Golf Club

Midweek

Tuesday, July 1 was a stableford event with a field of 34 women participating.

A-grade saw Heather Sleeth (19) take the honours finishing her day with 35 points, while Kathy Bell (19) was runner-up with 34 points after a countback from Ina Hogeboom on the same score.

Chris Kelly was the winner in B-grade with 36 points and it being the best score achieved for the day also took home the Ky Pizza and Pasta award. Dot Atkinson (27) with 35 points was runner-up.

Lyn Eels (37) also had a good day carding 35 points to win C-grade closely followed by Bev Howard (34) with 34 points as runner-up.

Ball recipients for the day included Mary Elliott 34, Ina Hogeboom 34, Denise Hee 33, Di Bruhn 32 and Bev McLay 32 after a c/b by three others

Nearest the pin on the first was won by Sonia Verlinden while Kyra Clark won the jackpot for nearest on the 18th with her second shot.

Weekend

Bev Howard and Steve Piggott starred in the sunshine at Parkland for the stroke event on Saturday.

Bev put in a handicap breaker winning the women’s C-grade and the medal for July.

Bev carded 84-34-50, while Lyn Bailey was runner-up with 89-34-55.

Trudie Plumb won A-grade with 73-20-53.

The consistent Dot Atkinson was successful in B-grade with 77-26-51.

Steve Piggott was the medal winner for the men with a 67-14-53 after a countback from Kayne Burt.

Steve’s win included the B-grade trophy.

Les Mitchell was runner-up with 72-17-55.

Scott McLennan won A-grade with 64-8-56.

Kayne Burt won C-grade with 75-22-53.

Vaughan Moss was runner-up with 73-18-55.

Mel Lusher was third with 78-21-57.

Ball winners Nola Arnold, Geraldine Prendergast, Susie Bennett, Kerrie McCormick, Brenton Sheppard, Rick Wash, Phil Plumb, Paul McInnes, Vin Sleeth and Mark Percy.

Nearest the pins went to Kerri McCormick on the ninth, Ian Elders on the 18th, while Russell McLay won the first for the jackpot sponsored by Oz Signs and Designs.

Tales of high scores were evident in Wednesday’s stroke event.

Nines were common, also 12s got a mention.

Such was the south wind’s capability.

Golfers were trying for the sponsored trophies supported by the Nankivell family on the occasion of the Barry Nankivell Memorial event.

Representing the family was Barry’s daughter Sheryle who presented the trophies.

The best round of the day went to Vin Sleeth who was presented with the Memorial trophy.

Vin was the B-grade winner with 72-17-55.

Runner-up was Steve Piggott on 70-14-56, while Les Mitchell was third with 74-17-57.

A-grade went to Paul Newman with 65-8-57 after a countback from David Kuiper on 69-12-57.

Third went to Campbell Patterson with 70-11-59.

Life member Bill Clark won C-grade with 85-29-56.

Runner-up was Alan Davidson 80-24-56.

Third went to Vaughan Moss 75-18-57.

Ball winners were Max Jenkins, Mel Lusher, Ken Richards, Bob Smith, Mal Baker and Peter Price.

Nearest the pins went to Ken Richards on the first, Bob Troy on the ninth for the vouchers from Ky Pizza and Pasta. Paul Newman was nearest on the 15th courtesy of Clive Coventry Funerals. Will Harrison was nearest on the 18th for the Brett Cox Electrical voucher.

MEMBERSHIP: If you are thinking of joining the club a half-yearly membership is available at reasonable rates. Please contact the club for further information.

BINGO : The rolling jackpot this week will be $1,100 in 57 calls. The bonus jackpot is worth $ 1,550 in 53 calls. The star flyer for this week will be $850.

SOCIAL: The members’ draw is back. So if you are still at the clubhouse at 4.30pm of a Saturday and your ticket comes up you will be in the money this week for $150.

Coming events: Saturday men’s and women’s stroke. Captain v President 12-12.30pm.

Original clubhouse 37th anniversary. Table Trophy (Best Net Score). Eclectic No. 4.

Tuesday: Women’s stroke. Count putts 9.30am-10am.

Wednesday: Men’s Ambrose. Team of Two 9.30am-10am.

Valley View Golf Club

Midweek

Strong wind had a big impact on scores in the stroke and medal round at Valley View on Wednesday. Kyabram Bakery was our generous sponsor for the day.

When Jenni Bauerle was announced as the A-grade winner, she was quite surprised to realise that her score of 95-15-80 could be the winning score.

Equally surprised was runner-up Helen Emery with 100-18-82.

Helen Armstrong was nearest the pin and Jenni Bauerle was the scratch winner.

Scores were better in B-grade with a countback required to decide the winner.

Von Morris won the countback with 102–26-76 from Gill Thorsen, 103- 27-76, to take the win and best scratch score. Wendy Cox was nearest the pin.

Helen Armstrong had the least putts with 26.

Von Morris was congratulated for winning her first Monthly Medal.

Weekend

Five consecutive front nine pars have proved instrumental in taking Paul Kuiper to his eighth Valley View Monthly Medal at the weekend.

Paul shot a three over 39 on the front, with the five-hole stretch spanning the fourth through eight holes, on his way to a medal-winning round of 86-16-70.

That score gave him a one-shot medal win from A-grade runner-up Miles Gould (81-10-71) and B-grade winner Geoff Strachan (93-22-71).

Paul backed up his win with a gracious (in the “Collingwood” sense of the word) winner’s speech.

The “Good Kuiper” in brother Ash (76-4-72) and Nigel Dow (86-14-72) finished a further shot back and led the ball comp winners, while Gavon Armstrong took home the B-grade runner-up trophy with a round of 99-25-74.

A round of 100-27-73 was good enough to give Gill Thorsen a two-shot win in the ladies’ comp from runner-up Wendy Cox with 101-26-75.

The balance of the ball comp balls went to Tony Williams (nett 75), John Burrows (75), Paul Dickens (76), Kevin Bauerle (77), Kelly Cheong (77) and Mick Gallivan (77).

Ash Kuiper capped a solid day at the office taking home the A-grade nearest the pin ball on the 12th and the ball for overall best gross score.

Geoff Strachn (B-grade) and Helen Emery (in a countback from Tracey Wade) were also best gross score ball winners, while Kelly Cheong (A-grade 3rd), Alan Hausler (B-grade 3rd), Gavon Armstrong (B-grade 12th), Tracey Wade (3rd) and Grame Harrison (15th) were the other nearest the pin trophy winners.

An apology to last week’s sponsors Andrew and Melissa Porch at Kyabram Hire and Batteries (who we neglected to thank in last week’s column) for the very generous sponsorship of last week’s stableford and mystery partner four-ball stableford events. Their support ensured the success of the day.

Some better weather this Tuesday saw enough golfers turn out for two grades with Kevin Bauerle taking out A-grade with 35 points from Glenn Laity with 33 points.

Geoff Squires won a countback from Jeff Carnie in B-grade to take the winner’s trophy with 33 points.

Balls went to John Burrows, Robin Quinn and David Collins (each with 32 points) along with Doug Crowe and Mick Coyne with 31 points.

David Collins (3rd ) and Kevin Bauerle (12th ) won the A-grade NTP trophies, the B-grade NTPs stayed with the club and the voucher on the 15th was won by Mick Pell.

On a sad note to finish, we lost long time member and former club president Barry Prideaux who passed away last week and our sincerest condolences go out to Cheryl and the Prideaux family on their loss.

I understand that a service to celebrate Barry’s life will be held at Tocumwal Golf Club this Friday at 2pm.

— Scoop

Merrigum Golf Club

No fog for Merrigum golfers this week, however, once again no player was able to equal, let alone better, their handicap in Saturday’s par event.

Minus two was the best anyone could do, with three players managing that score.

Hence a countback was required to sort the winner from the also-rans.

It seems that whoever is driving the karma bus has hit the accelerator and finally caught up with Simon Doherty.

For the second week in a row he has been relegated to the bridesmaid position, with Bruce Brown this time having the satisfaction of beating the one-time luckiest golfer in the club in a countback.

Bruce has been remarkably consistent for quite a few months now, with his iron shots in particular being deadly accurate.

To maintain his form for the time he has is something all golfers strive for, but few achieve.

Simon did get some consolation by winning two nearest the pins though, the jackpot 12th with a great shot to within half a metre, but then he missed the putt, and the 14th.

As previously mentioned, there was a third player involved in the countback and that was Craig Doherty, who had to settle for a ball in the ball competition.

He had a slow start to his round, but rattled off four pluses over the closing holes to almost snatch the day’s honours.

The only thing that stopped him winning was that he started on the back nine, which meant his hard-earned pluses were on the front nine, not where you want them in a countback.

Mark Poulton took nearest the pin on the sixth with a very good shot, while James Campbell won the chook shed challenge with +2.

Next Saturday’s event is stroke.