Sport

A ton of fun for Downie

SEAN Downie scored his first century of the season in the first of the Cricket Shepparton “Love The Game” A grade T20 matches last Thursday. Batting through the entire innings, Downie recorded a magnificent 120 off 58 deliveries to steer his...

Numurkah Leader

02 Dec 2019

Sport

Gary’s first ace

by “Archie Bunker” ON what started out as a nice day for golf until the winds picked up, Garry Hosie had a day he will remember for the rest of his life, scoring a hole-in-one on the seventh. Garry was having a somewhat ordinary round, and had...

Numurkah Leader

02 Dec 2019

Tennis

Two life sentences for Luddo

Two life sentences ALREADY well known as a life member and huge contributor to the Numurkah Golf and Bowls Club, David Ludington added another feather to his cap on Saturday evening, when the same honour was bestowed on him by the Numurkah Lawn...

Numurkah Leader

26 Nov 2019

Cricket

Tons of runs in Numurkah’s lower grades

THERE were tons of reasons to celebrate in the Numurkah club rooms after the B and C grade cricket matches finished on Saturday, with young Kody Jackson scoring his first century for the Blues in B grade and the evergreen Tyson Woods bringing up...

Numurkah Leader

26 Nov 2019

Tennis

Warriors harvest the combine

THE GM1 Numurkah Warriors just keep on knocking down whatever opposition is put before them and they did so yet again on Saturday, defeating the combined Echuca/Rochester tennis side, 9/75 to 1/39. The Warriors’ only blemish for the day came when...

Numurkah Leader

19 Nov 2019

Cricket

MVCA Hall of Fame ... Stokes stoked

LOCAL cricketing legend Denis Stokes has become just the Murray Valley Cricket Association’s second Hall of Fame Legend, being elevated to Legend status at the association’s fifth Hall of Fame dinner on Saturday evening. Master of ceremonies...

Numurkah Leader

19 Nov 2019

Cricket

Blues lose first game of the season

NUMURKAH succumbed to its first loss of the season in its Haisman Shield premiership defence when it hosted Mooroopna on Saturday, going down by 42 runs. After last Saturday’s washout, all games were reduced to a one day match. Mooroopna won the...

Numurkah Leader

12 Nov 2019

Numurkah Leader

Ronny shoots his age

by “Rufus T. Firefly” RON Smith, men’s captain of Numurkah Golf Club, achieved many a golfer’s dream last Thursday by having his gross stroke score equate with that of his age in years. Scoring 72 strokes “off the beater” meant Ron...

Numurkah Leader

05 Nov 2019

Sport

Cleeland and Foster Waaia’s best

KEY defenders took out the Waaia Football Netball Club’s senior football and netball awards when the club counted its votes on Friday night. Twenty year-old Mitch Cleeland won the Tom Thornton Medal, and Milly Foster was rewarded for a stellar...

Numurkah Leader

29 Oct 2019

Cricket

Numurkah bombs Waaia

NUMURKAH secured its third bonus point for the season, in its win against Waaia in their Haisman Shield A grade cricket match on Saturday, helped along with a five wicket haul from Mitch Grandell. The Blues travelled out to Waaia to play the Bombers...

Numurkah Leader

29 Oct 2019

Sport

Seniors kick up their putters

THE Victorian Seniors Festival was celebrated in fine style in Numurkah last week, with more than 80 players on the golf course on both Thursday and Friday last week for the annual two day seniors classic event. Local golfer Helen Schmedje won the...

Numurkah Leader

22 Oct 2019

Sport

Casey’s turn to top field

CASEY Gamble has been runner-up at the Numurkah Golf Club’s annual tournament several times now, but on Sunday he finally went one step better to win the men’s scratch event with a three over par round of 75 shots. Dylan Poole finished just one...

Numurkah Leader

15 Oct 2019

Sport

Hicks, Ward and Kellow take out top awards

NATHALIA held its 2019 football/netball presentation last Friday night and in a closely fought out contest, vice captain, Alex Hicks won the seniors best and fairest with 116 votes, just six votes clear of Bailey Bell, on 110. Reserves best and...

Numurkah Leader

15 Oct 2019

Cricket

Another notch in Gledhill’s belt at NYCCC

AFTER reaching the incredible milestone of 200 senior games of cricket for the Numurkah Youth Club Cricket Club last season, the club took Liam Gledhill’s recognition as a legend of the club one step further on Saturday, by awarding him a life...

Numurkah Leader

08 Oct 2019

Football

Dedicated clubmen rewarded with life membership

CHRIS O’Dwyer described himself as fortunate to be able to present life membership of the Numurkah Football Netball Club to Shane Miller, and was then astounded to also be presented with the same honour. Paul Arnel described Chris as a long...

Numurkah Leader

08 Oct 2019

Sport

Mother and son in it for life

Mother and son in it for life STRATHMERTON Football Netball Club recognised two club stalwarts with life membership of the club when it held its 2019 vote count and presentations last week. In a unique twist, the mother/son duo of Leanne and Tim...

Numurkah Leader

01 Oct 2019

Football

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Can the Purples keep the streak alive?

NATHALIA created history at Finley Recreation Reserve on Saturday, when it won its fifth consecutive Murray football league senior premiership against a gritty Tongala side. The 45 point win to the Purples saw them take out their 10th flag in 15...

Numurkah Leader

24 Sep 2019

Sport

Girl power powers Katunga

THERE were some emotional scenes when Katunga Football Netball Club life member Rachael Howden invited two more women to join her as life members of the club. Peta Russo and Kellie Salter were described as two very hard members of the club...

Numurkah Leader

24 Sep 2019

Football

Blues pipped at post

NUMURKAH snatched defeat from the jaws of victory on Sunday, going down by the narrowest of margins to Tongala in the Murray football league preliminary final. Numurkah started strongly, with the ruck tandem of Mitch Price and Michael Griffiths...

Numurkah Leader

20 Sep 2019