Sport
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Maryborough Rovers FNC awarded WorkSafe Victoria grant
The Maryborough Rovers Football Netball Club has scored a $2000 cheque from WorkSafe Victoria for keeping its netballers safe.
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MDTA top teams score big wins
Four of the five Maryborough District Tennis Association A grade teams came up trumps in the latest round of cross-over games against the Ararat league, with Moonambel falling just short of making it a clean sweep for the local sides.
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LES CHAPMAN WINS ROTHACKER MEDAL
Les Chapman added Victorian harness racing’s highest individual honour to his CV when he was crowned the 2009 Gordon Rothacker Medallist at Tabcorp Park, Melton on Saturday night. The tireless Maryborough Harness Racing Club secretary-manager and owner-trainer, became the first winner of the prestigious Frank Ryan Secretary of the Year (twice) to also claim the […]
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Jamie Elliott and Scott Sellers in charge of Rovers.
Jamie Elliott and Scott Sellers have been appointed joint coaches of the Maryborough Rovers Football Netball Club for season 2010. For the last couple of seasons, Jamie has been coach of Castlemaine in the Bendigo Football League and last season, Scott played with the ‘Maine under Jamie and had a solid season. Club secretary, Gary […]
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Cricket all weekend
It is going to be hot weekend for the Maryborough and District Cricket Association A grade competition with teams playing Saturday-Sunday matches. With very hot conditions forecast, it will be a trying time for all local cricketers. Maryborough meets Laanecoorie Dunolly at Princes Park and the home team will start a warm favourite. Two of […]
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GARRY’S ON TARGET
Fourteen – year – old Garry Sluce’s golfing career has continued to blossom in recent months. The Maryborough Education Centre student has been a member of the under 14 Victorian Development Squad for two years. Garry’s present handicap of 4.6, is the lowest for his age in the squad. The young Maryborough Golf Club member […]
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MKM GETS UP
MKM batted well to overtake Colts Phelans’ total of 8/181 in A grade of the Maryborough and District Cricket Association on Saturday at the Ron Sinclair Oval. Colts opener, Aaron Balzan batted well to be the mainstay of the innings and accumulated 63 runs in a top knock. Ben Hoban managed 24 in an opening […]
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Talbot defeats Avoca
Talbot Gold proved too good at home against the previously undefeated Avoca Red to win 85 shots to 55 in the fifth round of the Midlands Bowls Association pennant competition on Saturday. Not only did the Yabbies win overall but they claim the maximum 12 points. Col OÕHalloran, Ray Prentice, Gomer Pryor and Rod Johnson […]
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KARLSRUHE’S CUP
Blistering sprint after patient drive by Jodi Quinlan lands the money for Karlsruhe. Avenel gelding, Karlsruhe, crept past $200,000 in earnings when he stormed over his rivals to win Monday afternoon’s $25,000 Central Goldfields Shire Maryborough Gold Cup. The $16,875 the David Aiken trained seven-year-old collected for comfortably disposing of an even field in the […]
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MKM and Colts Phelans clash
It is round five of the Maryborough and District Cricket A grade competition tomorrow and it is also the fifth one day game of the season. A number of two day games will be contested after this weekend’s matches. MKM is home to Colts Phelans in what is expected to be a tight tussle and […]
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MKM CRASHES FOR 52
After winning its first three games of the season, MKM was bundled out for just 52 runs at Clunes on Saturday in round four of the Maryborough and District Cricket Association A grade competition. The Mill top order, which had been in tremendous early season form until Saturday, failed and only Marty Noonan was able […]
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Saints Black too strong for Bullets
Sts Black defeated Bullets in a closely contested open men’s match in the Maryborough Highland Society Basketball Association last week. Bullets shot accurately with B. Krol, Chris Maruca and Kurt Teague all shooting strong three pointer shots. Strong defence kept Bullets in the match. Sts Blacks’ Jibb Iglesias and Brock Gray played strong offence with […]