The Parkes Boars Junior Rugby Union Club hosts the inaugural Parkes Rugby Seven’s Tournament for U13s, U15s and U17s this weekend. Twenty-five teams from all over will compete at Northparkes and Pioneer Ovals. For more information visit http://www.parkesboars.com/sevens
Locals Benefit From Sports Grants
Six local schools and sporting groups will benefit from more than $12,000 in funding from the second round of the 2016 Northparkes Sports Grants. CMOC – Northparkes Mine has partnered with the Parkes Sports Council to financially assist local groups to improve facilities and programs.
Trundle Central School will receive the majority of funds in this round, with $6,500 allocated to build a new netball and tennis court. Other recipients include: Parkes Pony Club $770 for a guest instructor, Parkes Hockey Masters Women $1,257 for representative uniforms, Parkes Little Athletics $1,574 for scissor jump mats, Parkes Railway
Bowling Club $1,050 for new scoreboards and Parkes PCYC $1,400 for new matting and airfloor.
Northparkes’ Community and External Relations Officer Elysha Loiterton said this was the fourth year of the successful partnership program. “We recognize how vital sport is to our local community – supporting the grants
program is one way we can contribute to some of the teams and clubs which do such a great job in keeping Parkes healthy and happy,” Elysha said. Sports Grants Committee Chairman Alan Gersbach said that this round saw a good
selection of projects submitted, and most received some funding from Northparkes.
A total of $15,000 will be available in the next round of funding, with applications opening in January next year.
Grand Win For Spacecats!
The Parkes Spacecats scored a narrow one-point victory in extra time in the Group XI league tag grand final in Dubbo on Sunday. Playing on Dubbo CYMS’ homeground, it was a golden goal to Claire Barber that sealed the 13-12 win in the competition’s second year.
Two tries by Sally Dwyer and Ella-J Harris and two conversions by Claire Barber saw Parkes lead 12-10 at half time.
Parkes held tight through a second half stalemate, with CYMS kicking a penalty for the only two points of the half, levelling the score at 12-12 at full time.
The desperation of two periods of extra time saw the game become very physical, but the Spacecats held tight to their structure and made a lot of forward metres. Claire Barber found herself in front of the posts and surefooted the ball over for the one point field goal to win the match for Parkes. While admitting to being “terrified” in the lead up to the game, coach Michael Dumesny said that a quality final training session made him confident the girls would put
on a good display.
“They showed up in the right frame of mind on Sunday, so I knew they had it in them,” Michael said. “The difference was that we stood up to the task of the extra time pressure – we were on top of it.” Michael said Sally Dwyer was strong throughout the game, but on Sunday it was difficult to single out the best player from an outstanding team performance.
“Now that we’ve got the win, we’ll be able to really celebrate at presentation on Saturday!”
By Cindy Nutley
Parkes Golf Open
Parkes will welcome representatives from all across the state as they converge on the town this weekend to compete in the annual SCT Parkes Open Golf Tournament. The tournament will host 156 players from 40 clubs, with over a third of players off handicaps of eight or less – making it the strongest field in the event’s 42 year history.
Parkes Golf Club Captain and Tournament Director, Paul Thomas said the strength and ability of the players has forced officials to change the A Grade field from its normal 10 handicap to the lower limit of eight. “The calibre of players attending this year’s event is outstanding. We are really looking forward to seeing some of the State’s and Western area’s premier golfers in action.
“While country players have dominated the event over its 42 years, there will be some tough competition from the metropolitan clubs,” Paul said. Mudgee golfer Mark Hale will start as the favourite, slightly ahead of Duntryleague’s
Robert Payne and another Mudgee aspirant, Andrew Best.
Since 1981, the SCT Logistics Parkes Open entrants have competed for the Fred Funnell Memorial trophy, whilst the Keith Clarke Memorial trophy is presented to the leading scratch player in the veterans division. This year the Club will once again honour the late John “Gidgie” Leister with players from all grades competing for the John Leister Memorial Trophy for the best handicap score over the initial 18 holes.
Dynamites And U11s Rep Team Grand Final Winners
Congratulations to all the Division 1 and Division 2 junior netball players who played the grand finals. It was great to see everyone improve throughout the season and displaying outstanding sportsmanship. Thank you to all the coaches, parents and helpers for your time and assistance. Thanks also goes to all our umpires, and a special thanks to Alana Ryan, Mikeely Bermingham, Jordyn Chapple and Jack McGrath who umpired the grand final
matches. Special thanks to Jenny Ryan and Samantha Riley, the Saturday junior netball co-ordinators, for all their time and effort.
The final results are:
Division 1: Dynamites 40 def Aveyers 23
Division 2: U11s Rep Team 31 def Diamontes 10
Congratulations to all the junior players who were nominated for the Kelly Swetland Award. This award is a memorial award to recognise the junior player who has made a significant contribution to the Parkes Netball
association. Jordyn Chapple, Mikeely Bermingham, Brooke Norman, Jollie Norman, Katie Macdonald and Samantha Riley were nominated with Jordyn the winner.
By Lisa Nutley
Spacecats In Grand Final!
The Spacecats scored a vital 24 – 10 win over the Forbes Magpies on Sunday to secure a place in the Group XI Grand Final. It was a happy Father’s Day for the Spacecats as the last team to fly the Parkes banner high and proud as their drive for a spot in the final proved to be greater than rivals Forbes.
Forbes started the clock with a great kick and Parkes making great ground through five sets of hands to allow Demi Winter to put the first points on the board. Next points came from a successful penalty by Claire Barber to take Parkes’ lead to 6.
Forbes came back five and a half minutes before the break to level the scores, but was soon answered by Parkes scoring with under a minute remaining of the first half. In the second half Forbes scored the first points, but Captain Hannah Kelly put in a great kick that Forbes knocked on 5 metres from the try line. Spacecats made the most of the Magpies error and Shayna Male broke through the Forbes defence with Claire adding the extras to put Spacecats in an 18 – 10 lead.
A Magpies penalty allowed the Parkes tally to go up by another 4, and Claire, with another awesome strike took Parkes to 24. This last 6.5 minutes was the most physical a non contact sport can get with the Spacecats playing well until the sound of the full time bell.
Congratulations to 1.Claire Barber, 2.Brittney Ryan, 3.Sarah McAneney, 4.Hannah Kelly, 6.Ella-J Harris, 7.Sally Dwyer, 8.Demi Winter, 9.Katie Caldwell, 10.Sami Afele, 11.Emma Bayley, 12.Sam Cox, 13.Codie Wakefield, 14.Louise McAneney, 15.Nat Gardiner, 16.Emeline Lavaka, 17.Shayna Male, 20.Brittany Dumesny and Michael, Rock, Tim and Ricky.
Group XI Grand Final is on Sunday at Caltex Park in Dubbo. We need all the support we can get to cheer us on.
By Kim Ryan
Alana’s Hard Work Pays Off
Alana Ryan was officially presented with her National C Badge, which she was tested for in May 2016. Alana has worked very hard and shown great commitment to her umpiring over the last few years, and was given very positive comments by State umpire coaches at the NSW State Age Championships in July. Since receiving her badge, Alana has continued to improve her umpiring and has started to help coach the younger aspiring umpires.
Parkes and District Netball Association would like to congratulate Alana on this wonderful achievement, and wishes her all the best in her umpiring in years to come.
Busy Time For Golfers
As last weekend’s golf was washed out, the rest of the month promises to be very busy starting with the Bob Smith Memorial Golf Day tomorrow for men and women, while the rescheduled Pybar Handicap Challenge final will take place on Sunday.
The following week, the annual SCT Logistics Parkes Open Tournament takes place and on Saturday, 24th September the men get to play the washed out Telescope Tyres & Batteries September Monthly Medals sponsored by Tony Williams Chartered Accountants. The Ladies will play a 4 Ball Multiplier for Kay Jones trophies on the same weekend, and rounding out September, commencing on Monday 26th, is the Atlas Copco Australia Parkes Veterans Week of Golf.
Members are reminded of the Special General Meeting starting at 5.30pm tomorrow for the election of a new Club President after the unfortunate resignation of Ross Smith from the position. Members are urged to attend to celebrate the appointment of a new President.
The Club will conduct a Rules Night, in conjunction with Golf NSW, on Wednesday, 14th September at 6.30pm to discuss rules that affect the every day golfer. Bookings are required.
Tomorrow the men and women will contest an 18 hole 2Ball Medley Stableford with 9 and 18 hole individual events to be run in conjunction. The day will be in honor of the late R.L. (Bob) Smith with Michael Smith and family members sponsoring the day. The Pybar Handicap Challenge is on Sunday at 9am. The match committee have ruled that players who accepted for last weekend will have the first opportunity to play, but they must confirm to the Club Captain on 0427 624 683 by 5pm today.
By Paul Thomas
Cherrie Wins Her Maiden Championship
Cherrie Phillips won her maiden singles Ladies Club Championship, sponsored by Ron Dunfords Pharmacy, at the Parkes Golf Club last Sunday. Cherrie, who led after the first three rounds, was forced into a playoff with defending
titleholder, Lynne Guise, after both players finished the 72 hole championship locked together on 366. Lynne forced the playoff when she closed with a solid 92, after Cherrie was leading going into the final 18 holes by three shots.
During the playoff both ladies finished level on 1 over par in the accumulative play after recording bogey 4’s on the Par 3, 1st hole and then both fired pars on the Par 5, 2nd Hole and on the difficult Par 4, 9th hole. They were being forced into a sudden death situation and with Cherrie crowned as the 2016 Ladies Champion when she parred the Par 3, 1st hole with Lynne managing a bogey 4.
In the minor grades Colleen Flynn took out the B Grade after finishing six shots clear of Leone Stevenson, while in C Grade junior Kasey Fay-Rice was a close three shot victor over Liz Matthews. One of the clubs most popular events, the annual Pybar Handicap Challenge, will be held this Sunday with the final 19 players facing the starters gun at 9am.
The field of 19 players have been the best performers during the six preliminary rounds. Despite the withdrawal of hot favourite Robert Cheney, the field still has plenty of chances. There are a couple of players who could spring a surprise, including Chris Goodie,Troy Thomson and junior Lachlan Buesnell who finished runner up to Smith last year.
The full field for Sunday’s final is Brian L. Hogan, Victor Gaidzionis, Laurie Wakefield, Tony Hendry, Cameron Butler, Colin Barker, Ian Phipps, Lachlan Buesnell, Troy Thomson, David Stevenson, Mitch McGlashan, Garry Phipps, Ross Smith, Matt Lawryk, Peter Magill, Mick Dellaca, Joey Van Opynen, Robert Hey and Chris Goodie with the reserves being Michael Smith and Bernie McCabe.
By Paul Thomas
Netball News
Congratulations to all our teams who made it through to the semi-finals. This week will be the grand final for both Division 1 and Division 2 teams at 10am. We will have a presentation with a BBQ after the grand final matches.
Results Semi Finals
Division 1
Avenyers 58 def U12s Rep Team 7
Dynamites 54 def Super Stars 28
Division 2
U11s Rep Team 36 def Rockettes 2
Diamontes 33 def Sparkes 11
Grand Finals Draw
Division 1 – 10:00am
Court 2: Avenyers v Dynamies (Umpires: Alana Ryan and Mikeely Bermingham)
Division 2 – 10:00am
Court 4: U11s Rep Team v Diamontes (Umpires: Jack McGrath and Jordyn Chapple)
By Lisa Nutley
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