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Blues Downie Eagles

IN their first meeting since last season’s grand final, a hard fought 67 runs from Numurkah’s opening batsman Shaun Downie, proved to be the catalyst, helping steer his side to a four wicket victory over Katandra in their Haisman Shield A grade...

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Waaia gets home in a thriller

WAAIA pulled off one of the great wins of the season, when it defeated Kyabram by four wickets on the last ball of the day in its Haisman Shield A grade cricket match at Kyabram on Saturday. Requiring nine runs to win off the last over and scores...

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Second title at Wunghnu for Larkin

Doug Larkin took out the Wunghnu Bowls Club’s singles championship for 2019/20, scoring a nail biting 25-24 victory over Andrew Henderson. It is the second time the club’s president has taken out the blue ribbon event, having won the title back...

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Close, but no win for Waaia

WAAIA hosted Old Students on Saturday in their Haisman Shield one day match and lost by four wickets in a tight match, with only 10 balls remaining. Batting first, Waaia was in trouble early when Sam Trower was out for a duck, and when Rory Knight...

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Blues make cricket T20 semi

NUMURKAH has made its way into the ‘Love The Game’ A grade T20 semi final after blasting past Kyabram last Thursday evening and winning by seven wickets, with just over five overs remaining. The Blues hosted Kyabram and were sent into field...

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First one of many for Golf champs

TWO first time winners have taken out the Numurkah Golf Club’s bowls club championships, although neither is a stranger to having won many championship titles. It is the first time both Mark Jones and Linda Isted will have their name on the...

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Northerners chase down Blues

NUMURKAH succumbed to a fast finishing Northerners at the showgrounds on Thursday evening in the second round of the “Love The Game” A grade T20 competition, losing by four wickets. Batting first, Shaun Downie and Matt Price again combined well...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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