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Corowa A Grade’s commanding win

A grade travelled to Barnawartha on Saturday with a commanding win over last placed Barnawartha/Chiltern.

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Corowa and Howlong Golf notes

Corowa Golf Club Federation Classic round 1 results January 25. Ladies results: The winners with 46 pts - Linda McGrath and Bernie McLean. Runner-up with 40 pts -Jeannette Aylward and Trish Lethbridge. Ball Rundown: Louise Holden and Florence Hudson...

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Bowls notes

Corowa Civic Bowls Club Men’s Pairs Final The men’s final was played last week between John White and Ian Bilney against Col Hendren and Frank Martin. John and Ian got away to a good lead, then Col and Frank settled down and came away with...

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Success at Geelong annual regatta

A small contingent from Rutherglen Lake Rowing Club competed at the Geelong Rowing Associations annual regatta on the Barwon River. In one of the first races on the program, Caitlin Somerville had a convincing win in her heat of the D Grade single...

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James on target for Olympic spot

Local sharp-shooter James Willett has positioned himself to win back-to-back Olympic selection in men’s trap after the first two of four nomination events for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Despite finishing the lowest qualifier for the final...

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Hockey club unite for cancer support

Our sporting clubs are a shining example of community spirit, and the CR United Hockey Club is no exception! The club and their supporters recently raised just over $3,100 for the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust at their Club Day and...

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Corowa Anglers Club catches!

Over the weekend Corowa Anglers Club released 8040 cod and 6525 yellow belly fingerlings into the Murray just out of Corowa. Keeping the river stocked for future fishing over the years. This release was incorporated with the Corowa Anglers monthly...

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North East Regional Tennis Association

Section 1 Wangaratta Hardcourt have the bragging rights over cross-town rivals Wangaratta Lawn after they dismantled the Lawn side on Saturday to record a comfortable victory. Hardcourt pounced early winning the first 2 sets to set the ball rolling...

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Corowa Golf notes

Monday 13 January Ladies Niners Welcome back everyone and may 2020 be a year of personal bests in golf! Niners had a good turnout with 9 ladies showing up to get back in the swing of things despite the smoke haze and wind. Congrats to Leonie on your...

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Howlong Golf notes

Tuesday 14 Januray Ladies Stableford Winner – K Bingham 38 pts Runner up – R Wright 35 pts NTP – K Lowe (5th). Men’s Stableford A Grade winner – E Fah 40 pts Runner up – G Curtis 39 pts Place getters – G Dundas 39, Z O’Collins 39, G...

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Bowls notes

Corowa Civic Bowls Club Men’s Single Championship Congratulations to Col Hendren on winning the Men’s Singles Championship. Col defeated Ian Lewis in a very entertaining game. Ian had a good lead after 11 ends, but Col fought back and suddenly...

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Wahgunyah rowers win state championship

Wahgunyah Rowing Club topped off a successful Rutherglen regatta with a win by Bryce Stones and Joel Tyrrell in the male open pair Victorian Sprint Championship on Sunday. The highlights of Saturday were Lachy Seymour and Mitch Doyle having a win in...

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Cats netball coaches and tryouts

The Cats had a fantastic 2019 with A, B, C and U18 all playing in finals. 2020 is shaping up to be another exciting year and the club look forward to seeing all past and new players for another fantastic and successful year. The Cats are very...

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Cats announce coaches

The Rutherglen Cats Football Club are very excited to announce the appointment of Steve Owen as the Assistant Coach and Director of Coaching for 2020. Steve played for North Ballarat in the TAC Cup before being drafted to Geelong in the AFL. After...

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Corowa Cricket enjoys big hits

Corowa Cricket Club scored strong wins in all three grades thanks to the help of some great batting innings from Matt Grantham (71 – A grade), Jeremy Carr (78 – B grade) and Angus McFarland (88 C grade). Corowa A grade travelled to Baranduda for...

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2020 MRA Rutherglen Regatta

After months of preparing for the MRA regatta and the uncertainty of the fire and smoke situation in the area, the 154th MRA regatta went ahead as planned over the weekend. The MRA Committee consisting of Rutherglen Lake, Wahgunyah, Corowa and...

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Sensational golf classic

The eighth annual Marcus Fraser Classic last weekend with two big fields on both days was spoken in glowing terms by chief organiser Shaun Whitechurch. “It was sensational,” he said. “Everything was great. There were 450-plus golfers. The...

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Corowa & Howlong Golf results

Corowa golf Thursday 9 January A great day for golf on what can only be described as a wonderfully turned out course. The course is a credit to Trent and all of his greens crew. To turn out the course in the condition it is in with the way the...

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