The Burra Girls, reformed after many dominant seasons in the Kyneton competition, are clearly the benchmark team this season.

They showed little mercy against the enthusiastic Go Girls, winning 67 - 18.

Burra Girls: C. Black 16, T Henderson 25, J Barrard 14. Go Girls: D. Petkovic 4, M. Gruer 4.

Youthful exuberance as the Wildcats outplayed the mature, yet gritty, Owls 22 - 6.

The scoreboard belied a keenly fought contest and it would seem the Owls simply realised too late that to win one must put the big brown ball through the shiny orange hoop.

Wildcats: N. Rodgers 8, N. Powell 8. Owls: S. Maude 6.

Another young side fresh back from success representing Daylesford Springers in the Ballarat competition, and who are now called the T-Birds, showed surgical precision against the Health Services team the Quacks, winning 45 - 27.

T-Birds: Emma Harrison 10, B. Ford 8, M. Hartz 8. Quacks: K. Reilly 13.

Four teams of men played Wednesday night at the ARC in fun and fast "scratch matches" ahead of a formal winter season starting in the next couple of weeks.

More men or whole men's teams are invited to join to create a competition with at least six teams in the draw.

Training at the ARC for any interested senior players, women and men, is held on Fridays from 6pm to 7pm. $2 per session.

Details: Sam Camilleri on 5345 292 or Adrian Maude on 5348 4821.