THE Bendigo Blaze inline hockey club has marked the end of season one for 2015 with home league finals in three grades and a presentation evening.
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Finals were played in C-grade (under-11), B-grade (12-17 years) and A-grade (18 and over) divisions.
The Lollies2Go team came up trumps in C-grade with a 4-1 win over the Rollers.
B-grade was played over two weeks, with all three competing teams playing four matches.
The Mr Rental Renegades soundly won the division after taking out three of their four games, with excellent contributions from Jaxon Rivett and Charlie Davis-Tope.
Rollers finished narrowly behind them in second and the Dominos Dynamite were in third place.
In A-grade, the talented Rental Renegades also dominated the play, winning three of their four games to claim the season title.
Rollers came in second and Dominos Dynamite once again placed third.
About 90 people turned out to the club awards night, which was held at the Bendigo Basketball Stadium Bistro last Thursday evening.
It was a celebration of a great season that saw many volunteers stepping up to take on coaching, refereeing and other officiating roles.
Award winners on the night were:
C-Grade MVP Rollers: D. Filocamo. Most improved player: Cloe Fell.
C-grade MVP Lollies2Go: Hannah Smith. Most improved player: Tom Bull and Tyson Anderson.
B-grade MVP Mr Rental Renegades: Charlie Davis-Tope. Most improved player: Will Fitzpatrick.
B-grade MVP Rollers: Wade Lynch. Most improved player: Nigel Hicks.
B-grade MVP Dominos Dynamite: Emily Davis-Tope. Most improved player: Tilli Fitzpatrick.
A-grade MVP Mr Rental Renegades: Callum Janssen.
A-grade MVP Rollers: Chris Bradley.
A-grade MVP Dominos Dynamite: Ben Janssen.
Bendigo Blaze had four inline hockey teams take part in the Victorian State Titles this month.
The squad of Luke Thackray, Colin Turback, Callum Janssen, Ben Janssen, Darran Johnson, Joseph Davies, Mark Schuettpeltz, Jayden Davis-Tope and Bayley Janssen went through undefeated to win the B-grade division.
The club also has an adult social league, where players 18 and over can learn to play inline hockey on Thursdays from 6.30-8pm at The Zone.
The club provides gear and it offers a fun and enjoyable environment for new adult players.