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Eckard work pays off

NUMURKAH Youth Club Cricket Club held its annual awards ceremony to see out the 2022/23 cricket season last Sunday at Numurkah Showgrounds, recognising the efforts of senior and junior cricketers alike. A BBQ was held for the Numurkah cricketing...

Dominique Cosgriff

Bombers break drought

AFTER a sluggish start, Waaia stamped its authority over Tungamah, running away with a 45 point victory in Saturday’s Picola Football League grand final, securing its first trophy since 2005. The Bears burst out of the blocks, kicking six goals...

Dominique Cosgriff

Big night for Swans’ stars

IT was a night to remember for the Katunga Football Netball Club at the Picola and District Football Netball League vote count on Monday night, with eight award winners across the evening. Katunga’s Cameron Bishop tied for equal Runners-Up in the...

Dominique Cosgriff

Numurkah Leader

Bulldogs milestones honoured

IT was a big day for Strathmerton Football Netball Club on Saturday as two significant milestones were celebrated and a club legend remembered by a volunteer recognition award. Matty Shannon played his 200th senior game for the club on the weekend...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Back to back for Purple women

NATHALIA women’s football team has secured a second consecutive MBCM Northern Country Womens League premiership by downing Echuca on Sunday. The win was an amazing turnaround for the Purples as they had met Echuca twice during the regular season...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Whoops! He did it again

by “Rufus T. Firefly” NUMURKAH Golf Club captain Ron ‘Always’ Smith completed a rare, but not surprising, feat in doubling up and once again winning last Thursday’s mid-week competition. Scoring 39 stableford points, Ron was a clear winner...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Under 12s fly flag for Knights

NUMURKAH Knights soccer teams had mixed results at the weekend with the under 10s and open girls going down, while the under 12s were victorious. The under 10s played a great game, despite losing to Orrvale Heat 1-4. In a tight contest, the Knights...

Dominique Cosgriff

Numurkah Leader

Schmedje and Harper win fourball

by “The Shankster” HELEN “Smedge” Schmedje and Karen Harper won a marathon matchplay game of golf on Sunday, to take their second Saturday fourball title in ten years. The pair defeated Rosemary Rutledge and Jan Stevens in the final of the...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Exciting draw for Kinderoos

NUMURKAH Junior Soccer Club’s Kinderoos had to settle for a thrilling draw with the Dolena Dynamites after jumping out of the blocks with two early goals at the weekend. Callum Stockwin and Zac Egan broke through for scores in the first half for...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

MFNL & PDFNL Scoreboards: May 4 2022

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Almost perfect finish for top qualifiers

by “The Shankster” JEANETTE ‘Nutty’ Nelson and Shirley Wellman almost achieved a rare feat at Numurkah Golf Club on Saturday, falling just one shot short of winning both qualifying rounds in the Saturday fourball event. Taking second place...

Dominique Cosgriff

Numurkah Leader

Country kid goes abroad

‘It blows my mind that I can turn on ESPN and watch my son play’: Former Numurkah local signs with Kentucky JEREMY Edwards had hardly ever even kicked a Sherrin until his late teens. Now, the former Waaia footballer is kicking an NFL football in...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Trio of Town grand finalists

THREE Numurkah Golf Club teams will play off on Murray Bowls Division’s biggest stage after three of the four preliminary finalists won through to their respective grand finals. Both Friday pennant teams won last week and have earned their spot...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Juey maintains his consistency with the mallet

ROB Jurey has been close to the best each week in Numurkah Golf Croquet since the Christmas break, and he finally took home the chocolates last week. His score of 3/27 was just enough to edge out runner-up Heather Brown on 3/26, and there was only...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Blues get out of jail

NUMURKAH Youth Club Cricket Club staved off a winless but brave Shepparton United to dodge a bullet in Haisman Shield action at the weekend in a final-ball thriller. Had the Blues handed the Lions their first win of the Cricket Shepparton season...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Under 12s fire on all cylinders

NUMURKAH Youth Club Cricket Club’s under 12s’ third win for the season, which they notched against Mooroopna last Saturday, was their best yet this season. After losing the toss and bowling first, the Blues made a hot start with openers Charlie...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Former Blues skippers make their mark up north

AFTER taking their sporting talents up to Cairns, former Numurkah Blues football captain, Beau McKeown, and netball captain, Eilish Judd, have both been honoured at their new club’s presentation night. McKeown finished second in the South Cairns...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah’s best of the best

by Harrison Reid NUMURKAH has a rich footballing history. With four premierships in the 1930s, three in the ‘50s, four in the ‘60s and ‘70s, and back to back flags in 1999 and 2000, totalling 13 all up, the Blues have produced some of the best...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

The revered local footy legend who played 545 games - and did it his own way

THE care-free, laid back manner in which Dave ‘Dessy’ Jenkins went about his remarkably unparalleled football career would nearly give the learned sport scientists of 2021 an aneurysm. In the developing age of elite behaviours and preparation in...

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