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The golf balls had eyes; Contestants sink 5 holes-in-one at Gazette Santa fundraiser
Contestants sink 5 holes-in-one at Gazette Santa fundraiser
The Haverhill Gazette kicked of the annual Gazette Santa Fund last week with the 40th Annual Hole-In-One Contest sponsored by the Murphys Garrison Golf Center, 660 Hilldale Ave. in Haverhill.
Over the course of the four-day event —the first time the contest lasted four days — golfers of all ages battled the cold and blew through bucket after bucket of balls as they attempted to sink a hole-in-one from 120 yards.
While engaging in friendly competition, the golfers raised more than $4,800 for the Santa Fund, which helps local needy families and children buy toys, clothing and food during the holiday season.
On the first day of the event, Wednesday, Oct. 14, Jim Grant had the only hole-in-one. But he didn't stand alone for long. Thursday evening, Peter Farley, Tyler Nauffts and Tim DeRoche each sunk a hole-in-one within nearly an hour of each other. Although Friday didn't see a single hole-in-one, Walter Srybny came back on Saturday to nab the final hole-in-one.
Volunteers over the course of the event included players and coaches from the Varsity and Junior Varsity Haverhill High School Golf Team and members and advisers from the Whittier Vo-Tech and Haverhill High School Key Clubs.
The Gazette would also like to thank Mary and Ted Murphy for their generosity and support over the past 40 years.
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Local women flock to over-30 league
Carolyn Peters of Haverhill reaches up to catch a line-drive and makes it look easy during a softball game in the Dirt The Skirt league for women over 30. The league plays at the Pines Recreation Area in Groveland.
What the mind wants, the body sometimes can't provide. Especially as the body ages.
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It is with this thought in mind that Dirt the Skirt, a softball league for women over 30, was founded last year.
"Once you hit 30, the body begins to sort of break down," says Christine Sullivan Higgins of Haverhill, president and founder of DTS, who adds that several similar leagues in the area allow players under 30 to play. "It's a different game when you're not 30 or over. We want to give women the opportunity to play against an equivalent peer group." -
Young golfers square off in Garrison Junior Tour
The Garrison Par 3 golf course on Hilldale Avenue in Haverhill is sponsoring its own Junior Tour this summer for boys and girls 8 to 14 years old.
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Friends remember Bradford's Gene Goodreault
For when the one great scorer comes to mark against your name, he writes ...
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Not that you won or lost, but how you played the game.
Grantland Rice
Nov. 1, 1880 - July 13, 1954
Wednesday, July 14, the sad news of the passing of the legendary Gene Goodreault reached Haverhill. He succumbed to illness at age 91 in Orinda, Calif. At that moment, it seemed the humidity became heavier and the gray sky appeared darker and more ominous. - Sports shorts
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