Sports

  • Clubhouse rebuild begins

    Clubhouse rebuild begins

    Last Tuesday was a very special day at Gisborne Golf Club with a ceremonial ‘Turning of the Sod’ held to mark the start of building the new clubhouse. It was April 17 last year when a devastating night fire triggered by an electrical fault destroyed the long-time clubhouse, which had housed so many special memories…

  • Bombers hand out a lesson

    Bombers hand out a lesson

    “They’re the benchmark …. They’ve just given us a football lesson,” was how Kyneton Football Netball Club president Guy Nelson summed up Riddell senior footballers doubling Kyneton’s score at the Showgrounds on Saturday. The fourth round drawcard match between the two unbeaten teams left the Bombers feeling pleased with the way they are travelling, and…

  • GKU in fierce battle

    GKU in fierce battle

    In a thrilling top-of-the-ladder clash, Gisborne-Kyneton United edged out Taylors Lakes by just seven points in a fiercely contested match that went down to the wire. The lead changed multiple times throughout the day as both sides brought their best football in a high pressure, highly contested game. The match was ultimately decided in the…

  • Magpies fall to Bloods

    Magpies fall to Bloods

    The Castlemaine Magpies played host to South Bendigo at the Camp Reserve on Saturday and were overrun by their visitors. The Magpie Seniors came into the match flying high off the back of consecutive wins over Golden Square and Kangaroo Flat. The Bloods had also bagged a couple of wins and were keen to secure…

  • United delivers masterclass

    United delivers masterclass

    Gisborne-Kyneton United put on an absolute clinic last Saturday, steamrolling East Sunbury with an incredible 23-goal performance — featuring 10 individual goal scorers. Their midfield continued to impress, showcasing a seamless blend of both teams’ top talents who worked beautifully together to deliver into the forward line. Todorovic, Ainslie, Macumber and Hateley were among GKU’s…

  • Magpie footballers win four from four

    Magpie footballers win four from four

    The Castlemaine Magpies made the trek to Dower Park on Saturday to tackle Kangaroo Flat and recorded their second win of the year. The win places Castlemaine in fourth spot on the Bendigo Football Netball League ladder. Flat got the jump on the Magpies early with goals to Nicholas Keogh 2 and Jake Hywood, before…

  • Maldon and Trentham emerge victorious

    Maldon and Trentham emerge victorious

    Maldon played host to Campbells Creek in round three of the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League competition on Saturday. In a tight first term the Dons got two goals on the board and held Creek to a solitary point to lead by 13 points at the first break. Creek stepped up in second pegging…

  • Kyneton ready for Bombers

    Kyneton ready for Bombers

    After three rounds Kyneton senior footballers are on top of the Riddell League ladder, and this Saturday face an acid test against reigning premiers Riddell. The drawcard match should attract a large crowd to the Showgrounds, with Kyneton coming off a 66-point victory over a tenacious Lancefield in the Anzac Day ‘Battle of the Tigers’.…

  • Kyneton run over Hawks

    Kyneton run over Hawks

    A blistering nine-goal burst in the second term put a fired-up Kyneton in the box seat against Woodend-Hesket on Good Friday. The Tigers went to half-time with a lead of 32 points, then shut down the game in the third term, before running away to win by 60 points after seven goals to four in…

  • 250th game

    250th game

    “I’m proud to be a one club player,” Alisha Turner told the Express on the eve of playing her 250th game for the Kyneton Tigers. A real stalwart of the club, Turner has played in all grades across around 20 years on the courts. She’s often been a team captain and coach, and this season…

  • Kyneton Tigers claim championships

    Kyneton Tigers claim championships

    Kyneton Basketball Association ended the 2025 junior country championships with two division three titles. The U16 boys and the U12 boys took out the titles being undefeated in both divisions. The U16 boys who dominated their division in February in Melton and The U12 boys who with a 9-0 win loss record competed in Bendigo…

  • Magpies triumph over Bulldogs in blockbuster

    Magpies triumph over Bulldogs in blockbuster

    Castlemaine Football Netball Club hosted a massive Good Friday fixture of football and netball action at the Camp Reserve on Friday against Golden Square. It was a day for debuts with Chaz Holman and Rhys Smith making their seniors debuts and Hannah Cochrane making her debut alongside older sisters Tiahna and Ella in the senior…