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2020: 50m Prone Pennant – Section A Round 6: Leongatha 581.026 defeated by Shepparton 593.036 194.009 Daniel Croatto 194.008 Jack Sargant 193.009 Christopher Sargant 191.007 Kenneth Hart Ladder 24 Shepparton 20 Glenelg A 16 Frankston A 8 Leongatha 4 Kyneton A 0 Geelong They

The teams and players who contested the annual President’s and Secretary’s challenge recently at Wonthaggi Croquet Club.

FOUR members from the Wonthaggi Croquet Club travelled to Mornington for a doubles’ tournament on Saturday, March 14. This was a one-day event split into two sections with semi-finals and a final to decide the ultimate winner. Sue Cartwright and Brian Wheeler partnered up

It might not have been the way they wanted to win it but following the intervention of the coronavirus outbreak, members of the Leongatha Town A Grade Division 1 team celebrated their premiership success last Saturday. They are, back, Jack Hume, Andrew Lloyd and James Lloyd, middle, Sachith Naotunnage, Amila Ratnaike, Darcy Hume, Adam Trotto, Damian Burge and Deeshan Umagiliyage and front, Sahan Perera, Madura Madusanka and Matthew Davies.

ON Wednesday, March 18, the Committee of Management of the Leongatha and District Cricket Association made the difficult decision to cancel last weekend’s cricket grand finals. And the teams placed highest on the ladder at the end of the home and away season, still

Mirboo North and District Junior Tennis A Grade Premiers were Fish Creek. Team members were (not in order) Will Sands-Morris, Amber Zuidema, Olivia Vuillermin, Phoebe Tracy, Ryan Lavarda and Issy Callcott.

THE Mirboo North and District Junior Tennis Grand Finals were played over the weekend at Mirboo North. Special protocols were in place to minimise player and spectator interaction. Thank you to all for following our guidelines from Tennis Victoria. The tennis itself was played

Among the significant people behind the upgrade at Dalyston, from left, Dalyston Football and Netball Club president Andy Thomas, Deputy Mayor Cr Geoff Ellis, former president of Dalyston Recreation Reserve committee Max Williams, reserve caretaker Graeme Pigdon, Mayor Cr Brett Tessari, reserve secretary Hans Kamphuis, and reserve president Kelvin Simpson. Mm121220

THE new social and change rooms at the Dalyston Recreation Reserve were officially opened on Sunday afternoon. Guests kept their ‘social distance’ from one another while sharing memories of times gone by while checking out TS Constructions’ build. “You’ve all been invited for a

Squibbly Dibbly, ridden by Caitlin King, took out first place in the Ray White Phillip Island Maidens. Mm351120

SUNSHINE and fine racing capped off another great season for the Woolamai and District Racing Club with the final meet on Sunday. The Phillip Island Health Hub Race Day featured six races, with $5 from every ticket going towards the Health Hub. Stagecraft, trained

Phillip Island’s Codie Jeffery goes deep at the first-ever wave pool event run in Australia in Melbourne at the weekend, but due to the coronavirus restrictions, without spectators. Photo Credit: Elley Harrison and Surfing Victoria.

SURFING Victoria made history last weekend with the first wave-pool event in Australia – the 2020 Melbourne Pool Party presented by URBNSURF. And Phillip Island was well represented with local surfers making it through to the finals, both men and women. Bringing together more

Jed Beaton has continued to show great form, riding to another tantalisingly close-to-podium, with another fourth place recently.

WONTHAGGI’S acclaimed motocross export Jed Beaton has continued his early season form, putting down two great results in the European Motocross World MX2 Championship. Though Jed has had his fair share of injuries in the past, he has been displaying great discipline – finishing

In A Grade Division 1, Town’s Darcy Hume made 29 runs against Club. Mm201120

• A Grade, Division 1 A ‘TITANIC endeavour’ was the description of many fans who watched on as Nerrena and Outtrim Moyarra Kongwak battled it out for a place in the grand final. Picture perfect conditions started the day at Scorpion Park, with Nerrena

Ladbrokes Stony Creek Cup winner Don’t Doubt Dory team celebrate their win, including trainer Julien Welsh, owners M McNaughton, J Van Bree, R Welsh and E Welsh and jockey Carleen Hefel. Sb791020

NO-ONE can doubt that Stony Creek Racing Club can hold a fantastic race event. The racetrack was green and soft on Sunday for the running of the $85,000 Ladbrokes Stony Creek Cup. A huge crowd cheered Don’t Doubt Dory, a three-year-old gelding owned by

Wonthaggi premiers, from left, back, Noah Humphrey, Harry West, Jai Williamson, Hamish Brosnan, Silas O’Halloran, Joel Brann (coach); and front, Matrix Chisholm, Jarvis Harvey, Stewart Beaumont (c), Bailey Harvey, Fraser West (c), Hayden Fincher, and Hunter Tiziani.

WONTHAGGI took home the cup on Sunday afternoon after making 9/112 against Korumburra’s 8/110 in a thrilling under 16s grand final. The under 16s game at Scorpion Park made for interesting viewing right down to the wire. And, of course, thanks must go to

Leongatha took out Division 1 in the South Gippsland Bowls Division Midweek Pennant finals.

THE culmination of 14 home and away games, plus semi-finals and preliminary finals, was played out on March 3 on the Korumburra greens in the three grand finals for the South Gippsland Bowls Division Midweek Pennant finals. Good but chilly weather saw the many

At last year’s event, Wonthaggi Mother’s Day Classic coordinator Caroline Donohue with Russ Matthews at the finish line. N372019

THE Women in Super Mother’s Day Classic returns to Wonthaggi this year for the eighth annual walk and fun run. The event raises awareness and funds for life-changing breast cancer research, with up to 100 events held across Australia on Mother’s Day on Sunday,