A Grade stroke winner Lance Carracher with Romsey Golf Club president Anthony Lakey.
ROMSEYSaturday June 1 was day one of the Romsey Open played as a 4BBB. Very heavy rain from Friday afternoon through to midday Saturday had a number of players have second thoughts about taking to the course, however all those who took up the challenge found that the drizzle cut out after the second hole and conditions improved throughout the day. By mid-afternoon, the wet weather gear, umbrellas and jumpers had been put away and golfers enjoyed the balmy conditions. There was plenty of casual water on the fairways and on some of the greens so relief, through the green, was given. The day's results featured Rob and Tony Freeman winning the men's pairs with 37 points, Lorraine Robb and Burt Quigley winning the mixed pairs with 41 points from Beryl Cole and Dean vanDenHeuval with 34 points. John and Andrew Laing won the relative pairs event (a Romsey Golf Club shield event) with 43 points from Dave Richardson and Adrian Poulton with 41 points. NTPs went to Andrew Laing on the 1st and Chris Lingard on the 15th. Sunday June 2 was day two of the Romsey Open Day 2 that was played as a 24-hole stroke event. Misty rain met players as they registered and then lined up to enjoy an egg and bacon breakfast and catching up with people they may not have seen since The Romsey Open in June of last year. By 9.30am, the drizzle had moved on to light rain, assisted by steady winds from the south-west. The par 45 course was challenging enough without these tough conditions. Fortunately the rain lifted after a few holes but the occasional shower and gusting wind did roll across the park during the morning. The highlight of the first 12 holes was a hole-in-one by Dave Richardson from Romsey on the 110m par 3, 10th. By 12.15pm, all players were in the clubhouse enjoying a roast lunch, a quiet drink and a good chat with other players. Halfway clubhouse house leaders were - A GradeStroke - Lance Carracher from Euroa and Danny BellChambers from Lancefield with 47Handicap - Lance Carracher with (2 2/3) 44 1/3 from Phil Constable with (3 1/3) 44 2/3B GradeStroke - Anthony Freeman from Romsey with 54 ahead of Mal Mottram from Romsey with 56Handicap - Anthony Freeeman with (11 1/3) 42 2/3 and Mal Mottram (11 1/3) 44 2/3C GradeStroke - John Freestone from Romsey with 56 and Ian Reynolds from Goonawarra with 60Handicap - John Freestone with (12) 44, Ian Reynolds with (12 2/3) and Dave Richardson with (14 1/3) 47 1/3.The afternoon round got underway with drifting showers that moved to steady drizzle then clear, cold conditions. During the day, players were reinforced with cups of hot soup and other refreshments from the mobile kitchen staffed by RGC veterans Peter Scanlon and Bruce Robb. Many players were extremely happy to see these two as the wandered around the course. By 3.30pm, all competitors were back in the rooms and chewing their way through the warm savouries and the many homemade slices and other desserts. The day's results were - AM Handicap - Mal Mottram with (11 1/3) 44 2/3 PM Handicap - Mark Corradin from Euroa with (- 3) 42C GradeStroke - John Freestone with 119Handicap - Ian Reynolds with (24 2/3) 98 2/3B Grade Stroke - Anthony Freeman with 108Handicap - Graham Drummond from Northern with (22 2/3) 95 1/3A Grade Stroke - Lance Carracher with 94Handicap - Mick Prorock with (12) 89NTPs were John Loney from Melbourne Airport on the 1st, Ian Richardson from Euroa on the 8th, Mick Corcoran from Northern on the 9th and Dave Richardson on the 10th. - Anthony LakeyKYNETONWednesday May 29 was a stableford event. The winner was Mark Sciberras with 39 points. Scoring then dropped away with Paul Kristian the runner-up on a count-back with 33 points ahead of Frank Evans who also had 33 points. Karel Turang and John Dawson each had 32 points. Adrian Hanks had 31 points. David Bath, Noel Alldis, T Woods and Trevor Glanfield each collected a ball with 30 points. NTPs was John Dawson on the 4th and Mark Sciberras on he 9th. Saturday June 1 was a stroke round for the monthly medal and also the first round of the James Rennick Trophy. The long-awaited and much-welcomed overnight rain had changed playing conditions considerably for players. The medal winner from A Grade was Jesper Hansen with 80-10-70 from Neil Ford with 80-9-71 nett and Adrian Hanks with 79-8-71 nett. The B Grade winner was Noel Alldis with 85-13-72 nett from Brett Treloar who had 84-11-73 nett. Trevor Glanfield was the C Grade winner with 87-16-71 nett from Damien Summers who had 95-22-73 nett. Adrian Hanks had the best putting round with 27 for the day. Tuesday June 4 was also a stroke round for the medal, inclusive of the third Silver Spoon and Joan Kimberly Trophy and fourth BD Cup. Scores suggested that the ladies found the changed conditions difficult to adjust to. There was no run on the fairways and slower greens impacted on scoring for the round, Grace Parkinson won the medal with 94-19-75. She also won A Grade from Marg Scoble who had 77 nett. The B Grade winner was Virginia Dalton with 122-41-81 nett. NTPs were Marlene Richards on the 9th, Vicki Nettleton on the 17th and Beth Murray on the 18th. Robyn MacRae had the best putting round with 32 putts. Saturday is the second round of the James Rennick Trophy and will be for a stroke. Ladies will play stroke on Tuesday for the first round of the Min Ferris Memorial Trophy.TRENTHAMScores were good in the midweek stableford considering the steady rain that persisted and surprisingly only eight players pulled out midstream. Lindsay Perrin won A Grade with 35, Ray Marks did the best in B Grade with 36 and Carol Bot, Kevin Sheedy and Chris Hansen were all on 34. NTPs were P Martin, R Wilson, P Axton and C Wilson. The heavy rain on Friday night kept a lot of players at home but they would have found it hard to topple the medal winner, Allan Schroder with 82-17-65 and runner-up Dan Nugent with 77-10-67. The closest to them were John Hudson with 88-17-71, Ron Dunbar with 86-14-72 and Mick. Kaufman 78-6-72. NTPs were D Doty, A Schroder and G Varley (2). Kerrin Hynes won the playoff for the previous monthly medal. This Saturday is the second round of the KO and par while the women have stableford. - Dogleg
Kyneton enjoyed a great win over Castlemaine in the Under 16s.
Under 16A Kyneton District versus CastlemaineKyneton hosted Castlemaine at Barkly Square on Saturday on a very wet first day of winter. The Rangers began well with Lachlan McKenzie opening the scoring after 10 minutes. Castlemaine drew level midway through the half, but Kyneton took control with goals two goals to Shaun Dukic, one to Ben Plant and another to McKenzie to give the boys a strong 5-1 lead into half-time. The second half began with Kyneton on top with goals to both James Kennedy and Mitch Lee in the first 10 minutes. Castlemaine was still fighting and added another soon after. Kyneton then dominated with another goal to Ben and one to Luke Knight, before Castlemaine drew one back through a penalty. McKenzie added another to the total to complete his hat-trick, followed by another to Ben. Castlemaine put another in the back of the net before Ben finished the game with two quick goals in the last minutes of the game to lead his team off the park with a 13-4 victory.Division Six
Light United versus Kyneton DistrictKyneton continued its good form with a strong 3-1 victory over Light United. Justin McDermott scored his first goal for the club and Luke Knight scored once again to make the half-time score 2-0. Luke Brien added a third as Rangers youngsters, Ben Plant, Shaun Dukic and Rhys Sartori, benched up their teammates with solid performances. Light scored a late penalty for consolation as Rangers went on their winning way.This week - catch up roundMetro league six - Kyneton versus Brunswick Zebras at home from 12pm on Sunday.
Kyneton persisted with a strong win against Kangaroo Flat in a flawless display in A Reserve.
The Kyneton Football Netball Club enjoyed a successful day on the netball courts against Kangaroo Flat on the weekend.UNDER 17sThe girls didn't have ideal weather conditions on Saturday with the weather starting clear but then pelting down with rain once the girls took the court. They faced the second-placed Kangaroo Flat side which has only lost one game for the season. The girls came out strong with one of their best first quarters yet. The girls were drenched when they came off at quarter-time but were only three goals down. Jess Mangan and her sister Rachelle teamed up in goals for the day, with Zoe out for the day with basketball. Jess and Rachelle were both on, shooting accurately and putting on some great holds. Katelin Turner had a brilliant game again providing that hard driving link up and down the court and had some 'freak' intercepts. Lauren Page was in action from the moment she stepped on the court, passing in some magic passes to the goaling Mangan sisters. Miky Fleming and Jenna Davies are both improving in the WD position, both starting to obtain intercepts and putting on some hard drives to bring the ball down court from defence. Brooke Mangan and Mads Kelly are really starting to work each other out in the defence ring, both put on a lot of pressure to the Kangaroo Flat goalers to keep them from shooting from far out in the ring. They maintained that pressure all day. As the game went on, the girls were clinging on to that glimpse of hope of their first win for the season. They were down by seven goals at half-time and were down by eight at three-quarter-time. The girls went on in last quarter pumped up to fight back with some hard-earned intercepts but unfortunately it was their passing that let them down. They finally lost by 15 goals. The girls should be very proud of their effort with this game, a few passing errors to work on, but they are definitely getting closer to snapping that first win. The Electric Wave Incentive Award went to Rachelle Mangan for her brilliant front holds, accurate shooting and improvement of her movement around the ring.B RESERVEThe girls have finally settled and are starting to have some success. They took away their second win for the season on Saturday and there is no doubt that this is in part due to the return of Karlie Plowman to netball who is appearing to be the saving grace for this team. The team missed a number of players and had to fight with what they had and give it their all. The first quarter was used to find their feet and condition themselves to allow for the rain, puddles and slippery ball. They were down by one at the end of the quarter. In the second quarter, Katelin Turner came into the game to give some much-needed flow through the mid court, allowing Kyneton to go into the half-time break six goals up. Katelin continues to prove that she is capable and ready for senior netball. In the third quarter, Kyneton made some small errors and was a little adventurous shooting from too far out and not following the shots but still managed to hold onto the lead to go into the final quarter three goals up. Loryn Savoia really impressed throughout the entire game, especially in the last quarter, causing deflections, intercepting and turning over numerous balls giving the girls extra scoring opportunities. Her defensive pressure was fantastic and she gave 100 per cent for the entire game. Kyneton finished off the game defeating Kangaroo Flat by three goals. The Stratford Hair Incentive Award went to Loryn.It's great to see this team working well and getting the much deserved results. Let's hope this is the pattern for the remainder of the season.B GRADESaturday was one that Kyneton had been speculating over as the side sat in equal third position on 20 points, even with Kangaroo Flat. Despite the weather, the Flat girls came out with the pedal to the metal, out-scoring Kyneton 10-16 in the first quarter. Kyneton needed to make some changes and the girls were asked to "want it more". With that in mind, they managed to win the second quarter and reduce Flat's lead to two at half-time. Kyneton was outscored in the second half, out-played and finally defeated by 10 points. Charlene Dowling was awarded the BJB Hair Award for the game. She wanted the ball, she put up the best defence she could and she continues to have faith in her ability to jump high enough to make a difference. Her efforts should be and were recognised for the day. Kyneton had a strong team in B Grade and has what it takes to be successful this year. They just need to continually learn from each game and develop as the year goes on to hopefully keep themselves in the top four and give themselves the best opportunity to still be in it come finals.A RESERVEThe senior girls were keen to take on a slightly unpredictable Flat after a week off and a good training run through the week. The girls had a blistering first quarter with the defenders forming an absolute brick wall that had the ball rebounding into attack over and over again, giving them a 10-goal lead at the first change. The second quarter, with no changes made, saw Kyneton drop intensity and give away three goals for the quarter. A change in wings with Lexie Clark into attack and Liana Tunzi into defence instantly gave a boost and a return to control. Rachael Marshall and Jess Seddon continued their smothering pressure and Tegan Beckerley added to the intercepts and brilliant defensive play from her centre position. Michelle Fletcher and Hayley Page combined well in goals, gaining the overall ascendancy, shooting above 80 per cent in accuracy and working hard for the balls that were turned over. They ran out winners by 14 goals. The best on court was tough to pick with none of the girls having an off day. Tegan was edged out slightly by the hunger of defender Jess, who gets the Naturally Hair Award. This win has them third on the ladder. They face an undefeated Golden Square this week that will give them a great indication of where they are at and test this strong side.
(Back) Isobel Todd, Paige Hinneberg, Kyle May and Jackson Murphy, (front) Lewis Dacre, Sam Turner, Shannon Sierocinski and Connor Barron.
Kyneton and District Tennis Club recently held its Junior Club Championships in wonderful weather. Many of the juniors had already had a full morning of tennis playing in the Macedon Ranges Tennis Association but showed great spirit to play on for a few more hours at the club. There was a mixture of doubles, singles and then a round robin followed eagerly by a late lunch.The club thanked Wendy Ellis who organised the day for the juniors. Wendy has been at the helm of junior tennis in Kyneton for many years and club president Simon Meadows thanked her at presentation time for this wonderful commitment.Thanks also to Jane and Steve Turner who have taken over the reigns to run the junior activity, with the great support of other parents and team leaders.Congratulations to all the juniors who participated on the day and best of luck for the remainder of the winter season.Junior Club Championship results - Boys - winner - Kyle May - runner-up - Jackson MurphyGirls - winner - Paige Hinneberg - runner-up - Isobel ToddConsolation winner - Lewis DacreDoubles winners - Jackson Murphy and Sam TurnerThe RT Edgar Kyneton and District Tennis Club continues to grow, with a range of events and options to cater for all interests.
