Sports
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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…
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GKU impress in first game
The first-ever Gisborne-Kyneton United women’s football match on Saturday resulted in a comprehensive 67-point victory at Gardiner Reserve. This match against last season’s EDFL second division runner-up Roxborough Park marked a key moment in the Macedon Ranges team’s journey. It provided a snapshot into how players from Gisborne and the new Kyneton Women’s Football Club…
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MCDFNL sides bounce into 2025
Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League kicked off its 2025 season with the first of matches on Saturday. Harcourt played host to Lexton at the den and were welcomed onto the ground by a guard of honour by the club’s Seconds. The Lions took a little while to warm up and get their sights in…
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Gisborne Premiers, despite late fright
Powerhouse Gisborne dominated much of the McIntyre Cup grand final against Sunbury United at the weekend, before a sudden burst of three wickets in the space of four runs from Fabian Fernando brought the contest alive. In the semi-final against Romsey, Gisborne captain-coach Jarryd Vernon made a brilliant unbeaten 217 and Matt Barake 81 ……
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Honour for West
Harcourt motorsport competitor Kevin West was proud to be awarded the Bevan Gibson Trophy (Sports Cars) at the recent Phillip Island Classic. West took out the award honour for demonstrating enthusiasm, commitment, sportmanship and presentation for the 2024 season. “It was a real honour to receive the award as it recognises sportsmanship, overall presentation and…
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National bronze for Jade
Castlemaine Cycling Club members Jade Maddern and Hope Harnetty travelled to Brisbane last week to compete in the 2025 AusCycling Track National Championships at the Anna Meares Velodrome March 26-30. Jade, 28, representing Victoria for the fourth consecutive year, competed in the Elite Men’s division in the 1000m Time Trial, Sprints, Keirin and Team Sprint.…
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Gisborne in box seat
A very professional display this afternoon (Saturday) has put hot favourite Gisborne right on top against Sunbury United in the McIntyre Firsts cricket grand final being played at Tony Clarke Reserve, Macedon. Gisborne will resume at 2/38 tomorrow (Sunday) requiring a further 84 runs to earn the premiership. United chose to bat in very overcast…
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Get the family into golf
Castlemaine Golf Club is hosting a free ‘Family Get into Golf Day’ on Sunday, April 6. The come and try day and will present a chance for the whole family to learn about golf. Try your hand in hitting the ball, join the putting competition, see if you can chip in on the 12th hole,…