Sports
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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’.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…