Sports
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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…
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Sluggish start proves costly
An uncharacteristic first quarter that yielded Gisborne just four points on Good Friday proved to be too big a hurdle to overcome. A revitalised South Bendigo led throughout, and drew clear in the last quarter to eventually win by 27 points. It was hard for Bulldogs supporters to equate their opening round victory by 160…
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National champs
Alex Gray from Woodend, Sam Haslett from Lancefield and Sonny Maxwell from Gisborne took home gold at the under 18 Foot Locker National Junior Basketball Championships over 10 days in Brisbane. The boys represented Victoria Country and battled it out against the other states and territories over the gruelling campaign. After losing the initial round…
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Bombers going well
Riddell A-grade netballers have started the 2025 season well, and have their sights set on making a strong bid for the title when finals arrive. The inclusion of vastly experienced goal shooter Bec Colwell paid off against Wallan on Saturday. The Bombers scored a 50-39 victory, with Colwell throwing 45 goals. Fionnuala McKeagney-Stubbs, Colwell and…
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Lions pounce on Magpies
Harcourt ran out convincing winners in their round two clash at Campbells Creek on Saturday. The Creek Magpies side were fresh from the pre-season and a first round bye, whereas the Lions had kicked off the year with a strong 108-point win over Lexton at home. The Lions pounced on the Magpies from the first…
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MRBA juniors claim championships
The Macedon Ranges Basketball Association Under 12 girls won their grand final at the Basketball Victoria Junior Country Championships in Bendigo on the weekend. The MRBA Under 12 Boys put in a tremendous performance across the weekend and were narrowly defeated in a heart-stopping Division 5 Semi Final, going down by just one point to…
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Kristy’s really keen on FIDA
It may be a relatively new role for well-known local Kristy Torney this season, but being manager of the Kyneton FIDA team is already proving a positive, with plenty of fun and enjoyment on and off the field. Kristy has a lengthy background in sport as a player and volunteer, and Kyneton Football Netball Club…
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Magpies face down Dragons
The Castlemaine Magpies made the trek to the Queen Elizabeth Oval on Saturday to tackle the Sandhurst Dragons. The Magpies had recruited well in the off-season with second-year coach Michael Hartley welcoming a number of new faces to the senior side including Josh Eyre (Essendon/Collingwood), Patrik Balta (Richmond VFL) Jake Stein (Gold Coast/GWS) Coby Perry…
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GKU holds Kangaroos down
Gisborne-Kyneton United claimed victory against Sunbury Kangaroos on the weekend in round two of the EDFL women’s competition. The siren had both teams coming out of the blocks hard, and GKU’s defence worked tirelessly to ensure the Kangaroos didn’t get a head start in the match. GKU welcomed back key defenders Stephanie Brancatisano, Charlie Bracey…
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Bulldogs’ blitz
Gisborne is one of the really strong contenders for the 2025 senior football premiership in the Bendigo League. Runner-up in a thrilling 2024 grand final by four points against Sandhurst still haunts some Bulldogs’ fans, but thrashing Kangaroo Flat in the season’s opening round on Saturday restored a ton of confidence. Resolute senior coach Rob…
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The top cricketers
It was no surprise to see Gisborne cricketers Riley Vernon and Brianna Woodburn take out the top individual awards in the GDCA for 2024-25 season. The 24-year-old Vernon joins his older brother and Dragons’ captain-coach, Jarryd Vernon, as a McIntyre Cup Sullivan Medal winner. And the 25-year-old Woodburn went through the women’s season being dismissed…
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Tigers cut Giants down to size
Kyneton senior footballers beat newcomer Gisborne Giants by 110 points as the Riddell League’s new season began in ideal conditions on Saturday, but the Tigers are not getting carried away. There was a large crowd at the multi-million-dollar Macedon Ranges Sporting Complex on Saturday for this historic match, but Kyneton playing coach Ethan Foreman is…