Sports
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RL United’s success tale
Less than 12 months ago, the fledgling Romsey Lancefield United Basketball Club made a big step forward with six junior teams being accepted into the strong Sunbury Basketball Association competition. Now, such has been the level of interest and enthusiasm generated, at least 16 RL United teams will compete in the winter season. And there’s…
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All pink at WCC
Woodend Cricket Club has supported the McGrath Foundation since 2011, and on Saturday more than 70 guests enjoyed a high tea at Gilbert Gordon Oval, enabling the club to raise funds for breast cancer research. Pink Stumps Day included plenty of fun and games, live music, raffles, giveaways and auctions. Early indications reveal the club…
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Spirited matches battled out
Castlemaine District Cricket Association A Grade sides completed their round 11 two-day fixture on Saturday. A Reserve played one-day matches in round 16, B Grade contested round 12, the Women’s teams contested round 7, and C Grade (Under 16) wrapped up round eight two-day clashes. Highlights of the round were Barkers Creek B Grade batsman…
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Champs do battle
Ballarat Highlands Bowling Region Champion of Champions competition kicked off on Sunday, contested by men’s and women’s singles champions from all region clubs. This includes all clubs in the local Highlands Region. The first two knockout rounds of the finals took place at Central Wendouree, Kyneton, Webbcona and Woodend bowling clubs. Woodend returned as a…
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Macedon hang on
Underdogs Macedon showed plenty of resilience to stave off Gisborne’s desperate efforts to win their round 12 McIntyre 1sts match at Gardiner Reserve on Saturday. Rain was Macedon’s initial saviour, with more than half an hour’s play lost, then several of the the Cats’ younger batters “dug in” and at stumps the score was 9/169…
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Country Week record breaker
Records tumbled yesterday (Tuesday) when Gisborne District Cricket Association outclassed Wangaratta at Melbourne Country Week. GDCA vice-captain Marcus Stewart hit a superb unbeaten 152 (14 fours, four sixes) to become the highest GDCA scorer yet in Country Week competitions. The tally of 7/325 from 50 overs was a record as well for the GDCA, and…
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A Turner double
Husband and wife duo Wayne and Josie Turner won Kyneton Golf Bowling Club’s singles championships. Two well contested finals were played last Wednesday, and Wayne took his tally to nine singles titles — six at Kyneton Golf, two at Woodend, and one at Kyneton. The pinnacle was his Victorian singles crown in 2001. “I gave…
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Golf trio too good
Kyneton Golf Bowling Club was unbeaten in all three matches to take out Lancefield Bowling Club’s annual triples tournament. Pictured (from left) are Paul Tobin, Stephen Taylor and skipper Adrian Plowman after the presentations. Funeral directors TJ Scott & Son again sponsored the tournament, with Lancefield club president Jeff Smith praising John Scott for his…
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Gisborne White on top
Kyneton Cricket Club hosted the first round of the Central Highlands Wendy Gray Shield at the Showgrounds on Sunday. The Under 14 girls’ competition hosted teams from Castlemaine and Maryborough Associates, and the GDCA. The standout match between Gisborne White and Gisborne Green saw Green score 2/77 — Freya Dodd 21, Ruby Shinn Mahony 15…
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Romsey in a thriller
Chasing Gisborne’s sizeable 286, Romsey won a thrilling McIntyre Cup match on Saturday as Thomas Boyer hit a boundary with just four balls remaining. Boyer’s 66 not out from just 45 balls was just what the home side needed. Gisborne reduced Romsey to 9/260 with four overs remaining, and it was pace bowler Jamie Taylor…
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Woodend — One Day champs
Woodend Cricket Club convincingly won the inaugural McIntyre Cup One Day Cup on Sunday. Deciding to bat against home side Romsey in the 45 overs per side final, the Woodsmen compiled a healthy 9/200 c.c. Evergreen Warren Else top scored with 59 and gave the innings impetus after several other batters had made a start,…
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Podesta, Knight champs
Kyneton Bowling Club’s new singles champions were decided on Friday afternoon. Some qualify bowling was on display, with Greg Podesta — formerly with Kangaroo Flat — the new men’s champion in his first season with Kyneton. Denise Knight won her third Kyneton championship, equalling the record of opponent Christine Plowman. The men’s final brought together…