Sport - The Hunter River Times

Hole in One

BY ALEX TIGANI

Four-time Muswellbrook A-Grade champion Brady Benkovic has had another eventful year across many courses in NSW.

Sevens numbers continue to spring for Singleton

BY ALEX TIGANI

The Singleton Bulls’ 2023 season already looks to be a successful one at junior level if current rugby sevens’ participation is anything to go by.

Memorable month for McEwan

BY ALEX TIGANI

October was a month that Scone’s McEwan Dawson will never forget.

Bartholomew commences coaching chapter with Cairns legend

BY ALEX TIGANI

Muswellbrook Ram Adam Bartholomew will commence another memorable chapter with his club in 2023.

Celebrating our Ladies

BY ALEX TIGANI

Singleton’s finest female golfing talents have played off for titles since the club first moved to Howe Park in 1927.

Singleton Roosters return to training

BY ALEX TIGANI

Incoming Singleton Roosters coach Tim Hare has confirmed his playing squad will return to training on Tuesday, November 8.

Legends gather for Gala night

BY ALEX TIGANI

The Singleton Golf Club held its Gala Night on Friday evening.

Club Cup victory to savour for Shanelle

BY ALEX TIGANI

Shanelle Thomas could not help but smile when she won this year’s Club Cup.

Simon shines at Speedbowl

Locals have made tracks to the podium after another great day of racing at the Lake Liddell Speedbowl on the weekend.

Sentimental items find a home for the next 50 years

BY ALEX TIGANI

Hole 9 of the Singleton Golf Club is Not For Sale nor will it be for the next 50 years if all goes to plan.

Rumbel qualifies for Brisbane

BY ALEX TIGANI

The lockdown era has well and truly come to an end for junior athletics talents in the Muswellbrook and Singleton area.

Centenary celebrations begin

BY ALEX TIGANI

The Singleton Golf Club’s centenary celebrations are in full swing this month.

Singleton duo recognised by Northern League

BY ALEX TIGANI

Singleton Striker Hayden Nicol capped off his fourth season as captain when named in the Northern League One team of the year on Friday.

Taj goes back-to-back

BY ALEX TIGANI

Nick Carey was not the only former Singleton Golf Club junior champion with a smile on Sunday night.

Gilroy saves best result for Mount Panorama

BY JEM ANSHAW

Despite struggling to see through massive spray and a foggy windscreen, Ryan Gilroy has kept his eyes forward for his best result yet in the Toyota 86 series at Bathurst.

Top ten finish for Rylan

BY JEM ANSHAW

Rylan Gray got to put his race craft to the test at the recent Excel Nationals event in Queensland.

Roger remains Singleton’s golfing great

BY ALEX TIGANI

The Singleton Golf Club’s biggest names will be returning to town this month to celebrate the club’s centenary.

Sunday night lights

BY ALEX TIGANI

If you had a phone torch at 7pm on Sunday, chances are you were shining it on the 17th green.

An emotional title for James

BY ALEX TIGANI

If there was ever a year that Brendan James was going to secure the B-Grade title of the Singleton Golf Club championships, it was going to be in 2022.

Carey claims championship title

BY ALEX TIGANI

To win a Singleton Golf Club championship at A-Grade, B-Grade or junior level is a magnificent achievement.

President Hixon prepares for season 2023

BY ALEX TIGANI

Dylan Hixon describes the Singleton Roosters as his home away from home.

Masters Glory for NSW

BY ALEX TIGANI

After six years as the Singleton Roosters’ hard working senior club president, Nadene McBride had every right to take a break from AFL after the closing of her club’s AGM on Thursday, September 15.

Pickers prevail in Presidents Cup final

BY ALEX TIGANI

The Maitland Pickers celebrated a memorable Presidents Cup victory last month before a vocal crowd at Parramatta’s CommBank Stadium.

Success at the Nest

The Muswellbrook Eagles Football Club finished their 2022 season in style with their Friday and Saturday All Age Men’s teams competing for glory in their respective grand finals.

A title for the Strikers

BY ALEX TIGANI

The Singleton Strikers also celebrated a title in 2022.

King to represent historic line-up

BY ALEX TIGANI

Josh King has been selected in the 2022 Australian Men’s Prime Minister’s XIII squad to face Papua New Guinea this weekend.

Top 20 finish for Garvie

BY ALEX TIGANI

Andrew Garvie has returned home from Western Australia with a top 20 finish at national level.

Research continues for centenary

BY ALEX TIGANI

Niblicks, mashies, cleeks and lofters may no longer be in the modern-day golfer’s vocabulary.

A lifetime of golf for Les

BY ALEX TIGANI

Every year Les Bennett receives a phone call on December 12. “Happy birthday Les,” Singleton golfer Bob Vitnell declares.

The Singleton Golf Club’s annual general meeting will be taking place at the Mechanics Institute on Thursday, October 20. This will mark the club’s 100th anniversary after the first AGM was held at the same venue on the same date in 1922 (which was a Friday).