Bunker Shots
AFTER all the golf missed over the last two months it was great to see the fairways once again filled with smiling golfers. Some golfers found out how rusty they were after the round, and some played the game as it should be with great scores.
St Andrew’s fields five senior teams
ST Andrew’s will again display why it is a powerhouse of the Hamilton and District Cricket Association in 2020-21, fielding five teams across the four grades.
Local shooters return to competition
SATURDAY was a highly anticipated day for shooters around the district as the Hamilton Clay Target Club (HCTC) held its first competition shoot since July.
Hamilton’s first title defence of the decade
IT will be the first time in more than 10 years that the Hamilton Cricket Club goes into a Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade season as reigning premier, moving the Blues from the hunter to the hunted.
WETTENHALL EXCELLING IN MULTIPLE SPORTS
ANDY Wettenhall was set to pull on the Hamilton Kangaroos guernsey for the first time in April, but coronavirus forced him to postpone it for at least 12 months.
Parklander candour
COMPETITION deprived golfers returned to the Parklands course last Friday, each determined to be on their mettle for the much-anticipated resumption of golfing hostilities.
Pumas hunt redemption after heartache
AFTER the heartache of not being able to fight for the Dundas cup last season, the Pumas will be looking for redemption as the new year kicks off.
CUED UP FOR CHAMPS
HAMILTON is set for a one-of-a-kind event next year with the 2021 Blackball National Championships set to bring more than 300 of Australia’s best players to the region.
HDCA season pushed back four weeks
THE Hamilton and District Cricket Association’s 2020-21 season is set to be one like no other, with all games across all grades set to be one-day contests.
Turf talk
WHILE race days have been quieter with no crowds recently, it’s been as busy as usual at this time of the year at other courses in the region.
WORLD CUP BOUND
HAMILTON export, Melissa Tapper, could be back in the green and gold uniform by the end of the year after being selected to represent Australia at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Cup in China in November.
Community sport resumes after restrictions ease
THE wait is over with many community sporting clubs and associations set to resume events this week following the announcement of regional Victoria moving to the third step of the VOCID-19 roadmap from midnight last night.