Sports
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Double for Gisborne netballers
Gisborne netballers came home from the Queen Elizabeth Oval with two premierships on Saturday. Capping off a successful season, Gisborne B-graders totally outplayed Strathfieldsaye to win the grand final 53-26. Shooter Rylee Connell was in dynamic form, and scored heavily, with the ‘Dogs always in control. The Gisborne team comprised Rylee Connell, Taylah Ranieri, Monty…
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Harcourt pride! From heartbreak to triumph, Lions roar to victory
After an incredibly challenging start to the year, the Harcourt community is celebrating after its senior footballers claimed premiership honours in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League Grand Final at Princes Park, Maryborough on Saturday. The club was proud to have both Senior and Under 12s football sides in the big one. While the…
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Hawks in Grand Final blowout
Woodend-Hesket A-grade netballers continue to be the record setters, outclassing Wallan 59-34 in Saturday’s 2026 season grand final. The winning margin of 25 goals was by far the biggest in the five Riddell League grand finals played at Romsey. Premierships in the other four grades were all decided by single figure margins. Sunny conditions prevailed…
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Giants hang on to claim flag
Leading by 29 points at three-quarter-time in a low-scoring U19.5s football grand final, Gisborne Giants were fully extended by a desperate Woodend-Hesket on Saturday. The young Hawks, coached by Jeremey Pennefather, came from fourth on the ladder to challenge the ladder leaders, who only lost one match in the home and away season — going…
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Carlisle will miss the GF
The saga of Wallan star Jake Carlisle jumping the fence early in the Riddell League semi-final against Kyneton resulted in a third tribunal hearing last night. The final outcome was that the former Essendon and St Kilda player was ‘outed’ for two weeks on the misconduct charge, which became the subject of an RDFNL appeal…
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Magpie magic! Castlemaine claims five from five
Castlemaine Football Netball Club’s Senior Women’s football team has claimed legendary status after securing their fifth consecutive premiership in the AFL Central Vic Women’s League. The Magpies faced off against top-of-the-table Golden Square in rain-soaked conditions under lights at the Queen Elizabeth Oval on Friday evening. The sides had faced off four times during the…
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Historic club calls for players
Just two years after claiming a Castlemaine District Cricket Association A Grade premiership, the Castlemaine United Cricket Club is battling for numbers to fill squads for the 2026-2027 season and is urging new players to join the fold. Founded in 1881, the club is based at Castlemaine’s Camp Reserve and has a long and proud…
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Riddell bombs out of premiership race
Football premiers in 2024 and 2025, Riddell squandered a golden opportunity to win their way into the 2026 grand final when they could only manage a meagre four points against Wallan in the last quarter of the preliminary final on Saturday. At three-quarter-time, there were two goals the difference in an absorbing contest at Romsey,…
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Agonising finish — Tigers bow out
Oh, so close. Kyneton senior footballers bowed out of the 2026 Riddell League finals in a desperate last term finish that saw Wallan snatch victory by three points on Sunday. The Tigers put themselves in a great position to advance to the preliminary final when they opened up a lead of 21 points with a…
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Hawks into grand final
Chasing four premierships in succession, Woodend-Hesket A-grade netballers reached the RDFNL grand final by defeating Riddell 55-41 in Saturday’s semi-final. The Ty Coppinger-coached Hawks had to work hard to overcome the Bombers, drawing away in the last quarter in the clash between these two keen rivals at Kyneton Showgrounds. With an array of quality young…
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Five championship wins to Kyneton
After the season’s end, Kyneton District Soccer Club secured five junior teams at the top of the ladder claiming them FV Greater Bendigo League Champions. This is the premier winning spot in soccer that shows a teams consistency in skill and game play over the whole season. KDSC president Ron Cole said the coaches and…
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Record score stuns ‘Dogs
Seemingly set to play in the Bendigo League’s 2026 qualifying final, Gisborne senior footballers were unceremoniously pushed into an elimination final due to reigning premier Eaglehawk kicking an astonishing all-time record league score on Saturday. The impending bad news for Gisborne players, officials and supporters at Gardiner Reserve became more apparent as progress scores began…