There were 26 players for Aussie Croquet on Saturday, 6 March. One of the newer players John Farah had his first win of three games, well done. The other players with three wins were John Browne, Bob Murray, Kevin Rubie, Barry White and Jill Rubie. Big win on the day was 14 – 6 John Browne. Close Games were:

• John Allegri and Harley Stewart 14 Cheryl Toohey and Neville Spry 13
• Joan Littlejohn and Jill Rubie 14 John Cole and Lyn Simmonds 12

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GOLF CROQUET
There were 25 players for Golf Croquet on a very chilly morning on Tuesday, 23 Febuary. The winners of 3 games were John MacCullagh and Kevin Rubie. Big wins 9 – 4 went to Neville Spry and Kevin Rubie, Elvy Quirk and Tony Thomson. Close games on the day were:
• Bruce Field and John Allegri 7 Colleen Liebich and Sally Perry 6
• John Farah and Fvelyn Mahlo 7 Jeff Liebich and Robin Pols 6
• Bob Murray and Ray Burridge 7 Merv Langfield and Tony Thomson 6
• Barry White and John Job 7 Robin Pols and Libby Smart 6
• John MacCullagh 7 Evelyn Mahlo and Bruce Field 6
• Elvy Quirk and Bob Murray 7 Jill Rubie and Merv Langfield 6
• Lyn Simmonds and Jeff Liebich 7 John Littlejohn and John Allegri 6

AUSSIE CROQUET
There were 27 players for Aussie Croquet on a beautiful Saturday morning. A visiting player from Scone, Tom Harrison had a good day winning three games. Four other players to win three games were Ray Burridge, John Cole, Bob Murray and Neville Spry. Big wins of 14 – 8 went to Neville Spry, Ray Burridge and Sandy Hepburn and 14 – 9 to Tom Harrison and Ray Burridge. Close games on the day were:
• Barry White and Geoff Coles 14 Harley Stewart and Libby Smart 13
• Colleen Liebich 14 John Job 13
• Marie Spry and Robin Pols 14 John Farah and Harley Stewart 13

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Anyone who knows sport realises that a number of things have to go your way to successfully defend the mountain top and local top grade basketball side, Misfits, look set to do it again.

In a dominant display against new side Maybe Babies, Misfits lead by crafty number 7 Blair Thomas with 27 points won 82-20 at Forbes High School last week. With the competition only just beginning it is still early days and while Misfits have chemistry and history on their side there is enough talent in the Maybe Babies line up for a competitive tilt at the title.

Other solid performers for Misfits included Tom Bruning, Alex Boyd and Grant King who’s size and height under the basket proved a handful for Maybe Babies forwards Mark Stirling and Ben Mulley.

With the competition only a few rounds old, Misfits sit atop the leaderboard unbeaten with Flint Tropics, who even at this early stage look to be a real shout for the title and Misfits’ biggest threat.

Maybe Babies were gallant with strong efforts from Grant Hodge and Adam Maynard while Ben Mulley hustled all night in a beaten side. Despite the loss though, the signs are there this side will cause some problems especially with such a speedy back court of Matthew Corliss and Adam Molloy.

As for Misfits though it remains one week at a time as they attempt to climb the mountain for the second year in succession.

Misfits Shannon Crowley said that the new competition with six teams meant there were no “easy games”.

“Maybe Babies fought for every possession and hassled us all game,” he said.

“On any night the result could’ve been different but we are just glad we have picked up the W.”

By Dane Millerd