On Tuesday November 21, primary school swimmers from throughout the district competed at the Webber Shield.  

Competing schools included St Francis Catholic School, East Ayr State School, Home Hill State School, Clare State School, Giru State School, Brandon State School, St Colman’s Catholic School, Maidavale State School, Osborne State School, Jarvisfield State School and Burdekin Christian College.

The overall winner of the Webber Shield was East Ayr State School presented by Alyson Robinson.

The Max Tavasci Trophy for the highest average points was St Colman’s Catholic School.

Thank you to the Burdekin Swimming Club for assisting the Burdekin Sports Association with the running and set up of the carnival.

Thank you to Sage and Vicki from the Ayr Swimming Pool for their assistance also.

Contributed by Jarvisfield State School Principal Lisa Bello

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Age Champions

Age Boys

9yrs Lewis Bonato East Ayr State School

10yrs Harris Flanigan East Ayr State School

11yrs Nate Giddy East Ayr State School

12yrs Eli Wilkie Home Hill State School

Age Girls

9yrs Taylor Chapman St Colmans

10yrs Mia Wicks East Ayr State School

11yrs Arabella Sangiuliano Home Hill State School

12yrs Milla Chapman (Home Hill) & Asha Licciardello (St Francis)

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New Records

Boys 11yrs 50 Freestyle – Nate Giddy (St Francis) – 32.05

Girls 9yrs 50 Breaststroke – Taylor Chapman (St Colman’s) – 51.30

Boys 9yrs 50 Breaststroke – Lewis Bonato (EASS) – 49.92

Boys 9yrs 50 Backstroke – Lewis Bonato (EASS) – 46.48

Girls 9yrs 50 Butterfly – Taylor Chapman (EASS) – 44.47

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East Ayr State School won the Webber Shield presented by Alyson Robinson

St Colman’s Catholic School won the Max Tavasci Trophy presented by Max Tavasci

Age champions L-R Taylor Chapman, Lewis Bonato, Mia Wicks, Harris Flanigan, Arabella Sangiuliano, Nate Giddy, Milla Chapman and Eli Wilkie (Asha Licciardello not pictured)

Photos supplied

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Home Hill Cricket Association hosted Bowen Cricket last Sunday, November 26 for an inter-town representative match with bragging rights coming down to the final wicket.

Home Hill’s Andrew Cardillo, Alex Stillhard, Ross Parker, Simon Vickers and Darcy Walters did the damage with the ball while Hugh Smith, Ross Parker and Ayden Marano shone with the bat in hand.

The match reignited a rivalry between the two towns, with hopes for further representative fixtures involving towns like Bowen, Charters Towers and Ingham to continue into the future.

The Sunday fixture between Home Hill and Bowen saw the visitors win the toss and elect to bat.

Bowen’s top order got the work done early with high scorers Dylan Pettingill scoring 33 runs, Michael Pettiford scoring 31, Lachlan Altmann scoring 18, Mark Coventry scoring 13 and Daniel Borgh scoring 11, helping the team to a total of 153 all out after 38 overs.

Some fine bowling from Home Hill’s Andrew Cardillo saw him take four wickets for 37 runs from seven overs, supported by Alex Stillhard’s 2/27 from five, Darcy Walters’ 1/15 from five, Ross Parker’s 1/16 from five and Simon Vickers’ 1/27 from eight, with a run out helping clean up the visiting batsmen.

Chasing 154 runs for victory, Home Hill were off to a shaky start at 4/29 before the middle order steadied the ship thanks to Hugh Smith’s 48 not out, Ross Parker’s 34, Ayden Marano’s 18 and Andrew Cardillo’s 11.

Home Hill lost their ninth wicket with just four runs to make, the winning runs coming from fortuitous byes in the 38th over.

Bowen bowlers Dylan Pettingill (4/24), Seth McIntosh (3/17), Mark Coventry (1/12) and Lachlan Altmann (1/25) took the game right down to the wire, with Home Hill ultimately winning by one wicket.

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Back row: Darcy Walters, Andrew Wallwork, Simon Vickers, Alex Stillhard, Ross Parker, Isaac Cardillo, Alex Romeo and Greg Flanagan. Front row: Hugh Smith, Ayden Marano, Andrew Cardillo. Photo credit: Sam Gillespie

Ross Parker took 1/16 from five overs for Home Hill

Hugh Smith scored 48 runs not out

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Tuesday November 14 Ladies Social

R Moore, K Page and S Stidston defeated I Cislowski, B Cornford and D Cutting

K Stuckler, H Jorgensen and P Power defeated D Soper, B Schultz and I Wilson

Wednesday November 15 Mixed Social

J Murry, J Hall and L Stidston defeated A Jones, M Chapman and R Hall

R Aplin, P Marsden and M Power defeated B Walson, S Darwen and C Berkerly

Red, Joe and Col defeated Green Mick and Henry

H Horan and W Coonan defeated T Battagia  and R Soper

Wednesday November 15 Night Mixed Social

1st place - Les Andersen, Joe Grabbi and Heather Jorgensen

2nd place - Katharina Stuckler, and Ross McLaughlin, with a consolation prize to Bill Walker.

Thursday November 16 Ladies Competition

Parkside Triples

R Moore, K Page and I Wilson defeated M Nixon, S Stidston (sub) and D Cutting

I Cislowski, D Lindridge and P Power defeated T Achille, D Soper and H Jorgensen.

Winners will play off on Thursday 23rd 8am.

Saturday November 18 Mixed Social Bowls

R Hall, L Stidston and M Power defeated V Edwards, S Darwen and C Olditch

C Berkerly, J Grabbi and T Klopper defeated J Murry, M Chapman and R Soper

J Papale, B Hewson and P Power defeated M Murison, J Hall and S Stidston

Merle, A Jones and Dot defeated P Vass, W Coonan and H Hazel

Sunday November 19 Club Mixed Pairs Finals

Winners S Darwen and M Parravicini defeated D Soper and R Soper

Contributed by Michael Parravicini

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Clubs from around Queensland travelled to Burdekin BMX Club over the weekend for the Burdekin Open.

The same event five years ago had seven competitors which grew to a massive 48 last weekend.

200 riders travelled from Atherton, Cairns, Dysart, Mackay and districts, Maryborough, Moranbah, Proserpine, Rockhampton, Sarina, and Townsville, enjoying what the region has to offer throughout the weekend.

33 out of 36 riders aged over 8 years came away with personal bests.

“I just want to thank our committee and members,” said Burdekin BMX Club President Lisa Purssell.

“We pulled together and what a team we have,”

Feature Results

13 years Burdekin Cup

Deon Mcintosh 2nd

Keatan Jarvis 8th

William Wiseman

Cruiser 30+ Men

Bradley Mcintosh 2nd

Ben Mills 7th

Semi finals

Brad Callcott

Eric Besterman

Motos

Shaun Goldsworthy

David Sartori

Cruiser 30+ Women

Rhonda Callcott

8 Boys

James Besterman 2nd

Jamie Goldsworthy 3rd

Toby Hatheral 7th

Odin Gort

Oscar Hayllor

8 Girls

Caley Callcott 3rd

9 Boys

Harrison Sartori

Oliver Woods

10 Boys

Cooper Stokes 2nd

10 Girls

Isabelle Besterman

Zandrea Swart

11 Boys

Cody Bryen 5th

Rhiley Brennan

Adrian Abreu

11 Girls

Holly Mcintosh 3rd

12 Boys

Gabriel Hatheral 5th

Jake Sartori 6th  

12 Girls

Annelsie Calligaro 2nd

13 Boys

Deon McIntosh 2nd

Keatan Jarvis 8th

William Wiseman

14 Boys

Boden O'Keeffe 4th

16 Girls

Ryley Sartori 3rd

Callie Mills

16 Boys

Mayson Oats 3rd

17-24 Men

Kyle Hanlon 3rd

45-49 Men

Darryl Kelly 2nd

8-10 Cruiser Boys

Cooper Stokes 3rd

13-14 Cruiser Boys

Deon Mcintosh 2nd

Sprockets and Minis Under 8s

Mackenzie Sartori

Liandri Swart

Dylan Callcott

Connor Gort

Sebastian Belke

Tayte Ellston

Isla Brown

Eliza Hayllor

Paityn Stokes

Malakye Bull

Louis Henderson

Andi Brown

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Photos supplied: Burdekin BMX Club

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15 players turned up to do battle on the fantastic new green on Thursday November 16.

Rinks 2, 3 and 4 on the east/west direction were used for two games of pairs and one game of triples.  

Rink 2 saw Joe and Henry defeat Terry and Stephen 26 to 9, 13 ends to 5.

On rink 3, Des and Glen were too good for Karl/Margaret and Mick 27 to 8, 15 ends to 3.

In the triples match on Rink 4, Tony B, Alex and Trevor beat Peter, Curly and Tony E, 22 to 14, 12 ends to 6.

The winning Rink was rink 3 - well played Des and Glen – while the winner of the raffle was Tony Eadie.

The naming of the green has had to be postponed until a later date to be advised due to lack of teams of four nominating.  

Anyone wanting to attend Karl's 100th birthday celebrations please ring the club phone and get your names in for the catering purposes.

Contributed by Stephen Doig

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Rink 3 winners Des and Glen. Photo credit: Stephen Doig

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Kyle Wilkie and Kye Quinlan top scored in the Challenger Blasters with a partnership of 21 runs and Jamie Goldsworthy and Morgan Burrell were next best with 13. Kye was the only bowler to get a wicket this game with 11 run outs filling the scoresheet. Tait Parker and Levi Trail hit a four each when batting and were the “Players of the Week Award” winners this time.

There were four runouts in the Under 13s last week with Nate Elphinstone, Tyler Schultz, Mark Wilkie and Marshall Parker all getting one each. Marshall also top scored with 17 runs and Mark second on 12 runs who also bowled well with figures of 2 for 6. Parker Oar finished with 2 for 6 as well, but Xavier Cross snared 3 for 11 and took the honours for the best bowler.  

Our combined Under 17 team travelled to Townsville on Saturday afternoon to play the unbeaten ladder leaders Wests. We lost the toss and was sent into the field first. Salvatore Cardillo got the breakthrough early when he clean bowled their opener in the third over for 9 runs. It wasn’t until the 12th over that Leo Olditch got the other opener caught in the deep when Wests were 48. We thought we might have been in with a chance when Corey Heidke took a catch at Mid On to dismiss their fourth just after drinks and they were only scoring at just over 3 an over. We fell away a bit in the middle overs and let the batters get the upper hand, John Southwell took a wicket in the 32nd and we got a couple in the 40th but Wests ended their 40 overs at 7 for 268.  

Wests showed why they are unbeaten in the Under 17 competition when their bowlers dominated our upper and middle order batters with smart field placements and accurate pace bowling. That left the spinners to clean up the tail which they did by the 27th over. Chase Harrington top scored for us this week with a very patient 26, Salvatore Cardillo was looking threatening until he was runout on 12 off 11 balls.  Thomas Cardillo scored 11 which included a six when he got a rare bad delivery from the Wests’ bowler.  

Contributed by Scott Heidke

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Tait Parker and Levi Trail. Photo supplied

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The high adrenaline action of the Queensland Solo Championships is returning to Brandon’s Pioneer Park Speedway this weekend.

Friday, November 24 will see 500cc under 21 and 125cc under 16 classes battle it out before 500cc senior and 250cc junior divisions battle it out on Saturday.

Local rider Ky Mitchell will be returning to the speedway after taking out the Australian 125cc Champion in Tamworth last weekend.

Other locals Robert Gottardi and Jacob Samwell will take to the track as well as riders from Townsville, Brisbane, Proserpine and across the state.

The Queensland Solo Championships will also be supported by stock bikes, sidecars and 50cc racers.

With plenty of action on all weekend, Pioneer Park Speedway Owner George Ward is looking forward to a massive crowd of locals coming through to enjoy the spectacle.

“It’s about time it came to north Queensland, it’s been a while, and Pioneer Park’s one of the best tracks in Australia,” he said.

“It puts a massive input into the region.”

Gates open at 4:00pm on Friday and 3:30pm Saturday.

Find Pioneer Park Speedway on Facebook for more information.

WHAT: Queensland Solo Championships

WHEN: Friday, November 24 and Saturday, November 25

WHERE: Pioneer Park Speedway, Brandon

TICKETS: Available at the gate

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North Queensland speedway racer Josh Grajczonek will be in action in the Senior Solos on Saturday. Photo supplied

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Guardian Pharmacy and Crowned Mongrels took to Barry Richards Field on the weekend, with Crowned Mongrels winning the toss and electing to bat.

High scores of 34 runs from 28 balls to Bryce Stockdale, 18 from 27 to Joel Hanson, 18 from 32 to opener Callan Sunderland and 17 from 17 not out to Alex Stillhard helped the batting side to 8/160 from their 25 overs.

Lee Watts and Ross Parker took two wickets each for Guardian Pharmacy with Joey Southwell, Kane Batchelor, Matthew Gardner and Kent Batchelor each taking one.

In reply, Hugh Smith scored 46 runs from 45 balls, Mark Nicolaides 19 from 19 and Ross Parker 19 from 23 had Guardian Pharmacy on their way, but they fell short of the target in their 25 overs, finishing on 8/145.

Crowned Mongrels bowlers Bryce Stockdale, Callan Sunderland and Jaidyn Lambie-Fabbro took two wickets each with Liam Cannavan and Jay Leckenby taking one each.

Guardian Pharmacy will take on Peto’s Marine this weekend.

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The Burdekin’s superstar speedway racer Ky Mitchell has returned from Tamworth as an Australian Speedway Champion.

The 11-year-old has added to his already impressive trophy cabinet, winning the under 16 125cc solo championship at Tamworth’s Oakburn Park Speedway before combining with South Burnett rider Corey Van Elswyk to win the under 16 125cc teams championship.

Excited to have raced against the best in Australia, Ky said he feels “on top of the world” after his wins.

Ky was one of 16 of the best riders aged 9-16 from around Australia who were chosen by Motorcycling Australia to compete in the championship.

He raced in five heats and scored 13 points, allowing him to go into the finals in second gate pick and coming away with the win.

Ky thanked Terry Keyse who helped him build his skills and confidence from the beginning.

Regular practices at Pioneer Park Speedway and many trips away to compete and gain experience helped him prepare for the championship.

The win will give Ky the opportunity to choose to travel to Sweden in 2024 to compete at the SGP4 World Titles.

Before then, he is excited to race in front of family and friends when he returns to Pioneer Park Speedway to compete in the 2023 Queensland Solo Championships this weekend.

Ky and his family would like to thank all their sponsors for their support this year.

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Ky Mitchell won the under 16 125cc solo championship at Tamworth last weekend. Photo supplied: NQ Speedway Riders & Supporters Club Inc.

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Three boxers from Home Hill’s Rock Solid Boxing Club have travelled to Hobart, Tasmania, representing the Burdekin and the state at the Australian Amateur Boxing League Titles.

Jerry Southwell, Callan Taiters and Kane Lowis have weighed in this morning, Thursday, October 23, with competition to get underway across the next three nights.

Rock Solid Boxing Club Trainer Scott McLean said four Australian titles and 15 Queensland titles have come out of the club in its 14-year history.

“This is a big one this year because we’re taking three guys from such a small club,” he said.

“They’ve been training hard, they’re fit, they’re ready to go.”

From pulling trucks and flipping tyres to repeated sprints up Mount Inkerman, Jerry Southwell, Callan Taiters and Kane Lowis have been training hard ahead of this week’s Australian Amateur Boxing League Titles.

The three boxers are competing in Hobart, Tasmania from Thursday to Saturday and while Rock Solid Boxing Club Trainer Scott McLean would love to see their hard work rewarded with national titles, he’s proud of their efforts no matter the result.

“If we were to come away with three Australian titles down there, it’d be huge, but I’m not too worried about the results,” he said.

“As long as their performances are at their best, that’s all we really care about.”

Rock Solid Boxing Club has had a storied history, with state, national and Golden Glove titles coming out of the club.

18-year-old Kane is responsible for a number of those, with two state titles and one Golden Gloves title to his name.

Kane has been boxing for five years and competing in senior divisions since he was 16 with this being his first Australian titles, although he was selected last year and was unable to attend.

“It’s been a long training camp, but it’s been good,” he said.

“We’ve been training hard, lots of running, lots of sparring, I’m feeling fit, feeling ready.”

Kane said he loves the feeling of the fight and the satisfaction of the training, saying nerves don’t consume him as much as they did earlier in his career.

“When it gets hard, a lot of people want to quit, a lot of people don’t have what it takes to commit to a sport like this, it’s a lot of hard work,” he said.

“Even if you don’t win the fight, just pushing through and being there and giving it your all, it’s an amazing feeling.

“The more experience you have, you just learn to harness the nerves and use them to the best of your ability.”

Callan and Jerry may be earlier in their careers but are equally prepared to give national titles a red hot crack after taking out their respective divisions at Golden Gloves and being selected to represent Queensland.

Callan, 15 years old, has only been boxing for the last five months.

“It’s crazy to think that I’ve gotten here so fast, but it’s good to put the hard work in,” he said.

“I think I just love the fighting part, but the training part’s always worth it.

“You feel good afterwards and while you’re in the ring.”

13-year-old Jerry, who has been boxing for three years, said consistency got him this far at such a young age.

“Just showing up every day and putting in the work,” he said.

“I love the feeling of getting out of the ring, win or loss; it feels amazing.”

Scott said the three boys exemplify the culture of the club and the community.

“I’m always proud of all my boxers,” he said.

“We have a real bond in the whole club and there’s a culture in the club that’s been carried on.

“Everywhere I’ve taken these boys, their manners, their respect, their sportsmanship has been second to none.

“It’s not all about the boxing, it’s so much more about what we can do for these kids in the community and making them champion people.”

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Local boxers Jerry Southwell, Callan Taiters and Kane Lowis are in Hobart competing for Australian Titles. Photo credit: Sam Gillespie

Jerry Southwell, Rock Solid Boxing Club Trainer Scott McLean, Callan Taiters and Kane Lowis. Photo credit: Sam Gillespie

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The Ayr Surf Club was the host for the annual North Barrier Branch Surf Rescue Championships over the weekend where competitors from across the region came together to test their lifesaving skills.

The Ayr SLSC had 11 members showcasing their lifesaving knowledge and rescue skills and put in a great day of competition with some amazing results for the local crew:

Champion Lifesaver Events:

U12 Female: 1st Milla Chapman, 2nd Emma Jones, 3rd Charlotte Lawry & 4th Emilee Wassmuth

U13 Female: 2nd Briella Wassmuth

U13 Male: 1st Zachary Dale, 2nd Parker Bonato

U14 Female: 1st Isa Chapman, 3rd Bella Lawry

U15 Female: 2nd Ryley Sartori

Masters Male: 1st Ben Lawry

The junior members of the club will return to Alva Beach this coming Sunday for their second Club Champion Points Day and continue training in preparation for Branch Titles in December.

Contributed by Kellie Lawry

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Ryley Sartori, U15 Tube Race

U14 Tube Race Start - Bella Lawry and Isla Chapman

Some U13s & U14s celebrating after completing their water events - (L-R) Isla Chapman (Ayr), Isobelle Gibride (Arcadian), Briella Wassmuth (Ayr), Macy Stone (Arcadian), Bella Lawry (Ayr)

The Ayr Team

Briella Wassmuth practicing patient assessment on Charlotte Lawry

Charlotte Lawry - U12 Live Patient Assessment

Isla Chapman - U14 CPR Assessment

Ryley Sartori - U15 Live Patient Assessment

Bella Lawry - U14 Live Patient Assessment

Emma Jones - U12 Board Race

Thursday, November 9 saw 19 players ready to do battle.

Three games of triples were the way to go.

Hugh had to go early and so Trevor took up the mantle after the smoko break.

Rink 3 saw a one-sided match with Jimmy, Des and Stephen defeating Dino, John and Hugh/Trevor 38 to 5.

On Rink 4, Judy, Gary and Glen outplayed Joe, David and Wayne 29 to 16.

Rink 5 saw a much closer match with the team of Tony B, Mick and Tony E holding on to win vs Paul, Alex and Henry 15 to 12.

The lucky Rink went to Rink 4 and Alex won the weekly raffle.

During last week, the club’s garden shed received a coat of much needed paint with the paint supplied by Gurgos Inspiration Paint.

On Saturday afternoon five club members climbed onto the float for the Harvest Festival parade.: Wayne and Stephen from Bowls and Sheila and Rosealee from the exercise and craft groups with the float being towed by Alex on his refurbished 1958 tractor.  

Contributed by Stephen Doig

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Lucky Rink Winners Gary, Judy and Glen

Caption 2: The club’s garden shed was recently repainted

Photos supplied: Stephen Doig

After a rain delayed start, 16 bowlers took to the green and played bowls until lunch time.  A delicious lunch was served, we watched the Melbourne Cup race and then continued our game of bowls.  

Winners for the day were:

1st place - Wayne Coonan, Isabel Cislowski and Katharine Stuckler

2nd place - Heather Jorgensen and Robyn McAllister

Wednesday night 8th November

1st place - Margaret McLaughlin, Lyn Storrie, Robyn McAllister

2nd place - Mick Murison, Norm Storrie, Bill Walker

Saturday Social Bowls

Triples Winners

B.Hewson,  M.Chapman,  H.Hazel defeated J.Hall,  M.Murison, W.Coonan

Jim, Sandra, Joe Cary defeated Val, Alan, Dot

Pairs Winner

P.Vass,  R.Soper defeated D.Soper, A.Gaven

Sunday Competition

Semi Finals Club Mixed Pairs

S.Darwin, M.Parravicini defeated D.Burt, D.Lindridge

Contributed by Michael Parravicini

Ayr Junior Golf held its last day of the season last Saturday, with a fun morning where players chose a friend, parent, brother or uncle to play with. The mix-up pairs played a two person Ambrose with their chosen partner. All in the name of fun!

Afterwards there was a lunch served and the club’s annual end of year presentations and certificates were handed out, rewarding the juniors for all their hard work and dedication throughout the year.

On behalf of the Ayr Junior Golf Club, we would like to thank the Ayr Anzac Social Golf Club for their continued support of the juniors, and also our thanks to both Evelyn Webb and Callan Oar for all their hard work behind the scenes throughout the year.

2023 Award Results

Putting Champion Award

3 holes - Hunter Oar

6 holes - Gabe Hatherell

9 holes - Byron Sutcliffe

Most Monthly Medals

3 holes - Ivy Land

6 holes - Parker Oar

9 holes - joint winners, Oscar Mahoney, Byron Sutcliffe and Wendall Jennings

Most Improved Golf, in their first year of playing - Kyle Wilkie

Most Improved Golfer Overall - Lyla Land

Golfer of the Year - Nett winner - Oscar Mahoney

Golfer of the Year - Gross winner - Amaya Mahoney

Junior golf has now finished for the year, with it starting up again in March, where the club will have some come and try mornings.

Contributed by Laura Mahoney

On Sunday, the final of the Monthly Medal was played in conjunction with the Cannavan Memorial.

Thanks went to the Cannavan family who have sponsored this Honour Board event for the last 50 years. Three generations of the Cannavan family are still playing.

The men’s winner was Eric Barbagallo who had an exceptional game to score 65 nett and 72 off the stick. Runner up was Guy LeBlowitz with 68 nett. Not to be out done by her husband, Megan Barbagallo won the ladies with 71 nett from runner up Bev Macdonald with 74 nett. Megan and Eric also won the finals of the monthly medal with Ross Wilkie taking out the B Grade final.

The pin shots on 4/13 went to Eric Barbagallo, James Johnson and Ruth Cooper (in the hole). On 9/18 the pins shots went to Doug McCubben (in the hole) and Mary Chatfield (in the hole). This Sunday is the Club pennants final.

Wednesday’s golf was a Mystery Stableford sponsored by Ayr Anzac Club. Thanks for your support throughout the year. The winners were Bev Macdonald and Judy Elton with a combined score of 69 points. Runners up were Judi Sheahan and Ann Naughton with 65 points. Pin shots went to Ruth Cooper on 4/13 and David Hay on 9/18. The chip shot on 7/16 went to Bev Macdonald (in the hole).

33 players turned out for the Friday Club. Least putts went to Guy LeBlowitz on a count back with 13. Pin shots went to Tim Branch, Merv Soper and Megan Barbagallo. The daily winner was Merv Soper. The lucky ticket went to Gordon Schultz but the money didn’t go off so has jackpotted to $300 this week.

Contributed by Bev MacDonald

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Eric Barbagallo, Murray, Liam, Jan and Chris Cannavan and Megan Barbagallo