May 05 2013
20 players, representing the Walla Walla, Wodonga, Wagga Wagga, Albury and Young croquet clubs competed for the 3WAY Challenge Shield in glorious Autumn weather. Once again it was a tight tussle with some brilliant clearing and hoop running. Albury Croquet Club proved that they are the club to beat, successfully defending their title. Young were …
Mar 25 2013
A full field of 24 players from Maitland, Macquarie City, Toronto, Jambaroo, Blue Mountains, Wollongong, Young, Deniliquin, Dubbo and Horsham enjoyed four days of golf croquet at Wagga Wagga last weekend. Players encountered rain on the first day of the doubles, but showed determination to finish all games but one allocated for that day. Fortunately …
Feb 26 2013
Ever since the Wagga Wagga Croquet Club was re-located to the Bolton Park / Robertson Oval precinct in the 1950s there has been endless talk of upgrading Robertson Oval. This has finally been completed and the lights switched on for the first time this evening. Below is footage of the lights switched on for the …
Nov 24 2012
On Monday evening, 19th November, twenty members and partners attended the Wagga Wagga Croquet Club for a working bee. All the shrubs and plants along the north/east boundary were cut down to allow for the fence to be relocated around the extra land that the Wagga Wagga City Council have allocated for the Club‘s third …
Nov 10 2012
Tjanna Lai and Jim Nicholls took full advantage of the reduced numbers playing in the 2nd Annual Gateball Club Championship. With Josh Willscher away and defending champion Will Antill sleeping in, Tjanna’s experience and Jim’s accurate hitting proved to be too good a combination against regular association players Ruth Wilson & Robyn Willis and Peter & Wendy …
May 07 2012
Teams from Wodonga, Walla Walla, Albury and Young travelled to Wagga Wagga early May for the inaugural Inter Club Challenge. Weather was perfect, and the day culminated with the Albury Club of Brenda Bruhn, Max Eyres, Rob Watson and Michael Matthews winning the Challenge with the Wagga Club second. Everyone enjoyed the day immensely and …
Apr 23 2012
Last weekend Wagga Wagga Croquet Club played host to the first Riverina Gateball Championship. Three teams participated coming from Canberra, the Blue Mountains and Melbourne as well as a local team from The Riverina Anglican College in Wagga. The tournament consisted of a team event held on Saturday and a doubles event held on Sunday. …
Jan 26 2012
As part of the 2012 Australian Day Awards ceremony, life member Nola Scott was inducted into Wagga Wagga Sporting Hall of Fame as a Local Legend. Nola joined the Wagga Wagga Croquet club in 1984. Nola was a self taught player, learning the game through books. She qualified as a Level 1 Coach in …
Dec 20 2011
Club member Jim Nicholls has been nominated to represent Australia in the 2012 World Championships in May 2012. The championships, held every 2-3 years, will be hosted by Australia in Jim’s hometown of Adelaide. Jim will have a full programme leading into the World’s with state represention in the NSW State team in Perth in March. Visit …
Nov 26 2011
This inaugural gateball championship was extremely successful with all participants thoroughly enjoying the day. The competition was played as doubles, with each pairing having an experienced gateball player and a novice. With 6 pairs in total, a round robin was played between 2 groups of 3 pairs, with the top 2 pairs from each …
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