Sports
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Chasing Cup double
Last year Neil Farley rode Friday At Five to victory in the 2024 Hanging Rock Cup, and will be looking for a repeat performance in the 2025 Cup at ‘The Rock’ this Sunday (Australia Day). Friday At Five is trained at Ballarat by Henry Dwyer, and at his latest start, easily won the Burrumbeet Cup…
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TAC heads to the Rock
The Transport Accident Commission will be at the Hanging Rock Cup this weekend to encourage safe travel home. TAC is launching a new ‘Ready’ campaign with Country Racing Victoria to highlight the risks associated with driving to and from races when alcohol is involved, reminding racegoers that they are only truly ‘ready’ once they have…
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Woodend’s great escape
Romsey was in the box seat at the halfway mark of the all-important McIntyre 1sts match on Saturday, yet a never-say-die Woodend managed to conjure up a nine runs victory. The one-day round was highlighted by three big centuries — 146 off 126 balls at Gisborne by Sunbury United opener Fabian Fernando, and 136 by…
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Second for Pickles
Stephen Pickles won his second Woodend Bowling Club singles championship in three seasons in an absorbing final against Gary Dryden last week. Both players produced a fine display, with the match in the balance throughout. In the semi-finals, Pickles defeated defending champion Norm Bickerdyke, and Dryden accounted for Mike Dornau. Fortunes fluctuated in the final,…
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Top sides tumble
The glorious uncertainty in Highlands pennant bowls came to the fore when top division one sides Kyneton and Kyneton Golf suffered unexpected defeats in round 13 on Saturday. Flag-favourite Kyneton went down by four shots in a thriller at Gisborne, and Kyneton Golf lost by 16 shots at Broadford. Third-placed Romsey easily gained the maximum…
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Breakaway club forms
In a shock move, the Kyneton women’s football team has announced its departure from the Kyneton Football Netball Club and has formed an independent club of its own. The players and coaches have formed an incorporated entity as the Kyneton Women’s Sports Club Inc. operating as the Kyneton Women’s Football Club. Representatives of the players…
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Taradale openers rack up 196-run partnership
Castlemaine District Cricket Association senior competition continued last Saturday on another scorching hot day. A Grade completed two-day contests in round nine and A Reserve played one-day matches in round 12. Highlights of the round were Taradale A Reserve openers Regan Williams (111) and Brock Fletcher’s (72) 196-run partnership against Newstead at Cricket Willow. Castlemaine…
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Gisborne district women beat Ballarat
The first-ever Gisborne District Cricket Association women’s representative side made an auspicious start by comfortably defeating Ballarat last Wednesday. Captained by Brianna Woodham (Gisborne CC) the women’s team is now looking forward to playing a Castlemaine association team in February. “A fantastic result” was how GDCA president Simon Overden summed up the outcome at Alfredton…
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Join the next gen academy
Macedon Ranges basketball players have a rare opportunity to learn from one of the best with a newly announced Lanard Copeland Next Gen Basketball Academy. Copeland is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player who moved to Australia in 1992 and joined the Melbourne Tigers. Copeland’s legacy in this country has been secured with…
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Rep games for GDCA women
Leading players in the Gisborne Association’s women’s cricket competition are making a further step forward with inaugural matches against their Ballarat and Castlemaine counterparts. Gisborne Cricket Club’s top all-rounder Brianna Woodham will captain the GDCA women’s side in the match against Ballarat on Wednesday evening. Wallan’s Megan Farrell is vice-captain in this historic match to…
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CDCA sides return to the pitch
Castlemaine District Cricket Association senior sides returned to the pitch on Saturday and contested two-day matches in steamy conditions. A Grade played round nine and A Reserve played one-day matches in round 11. Highlights of the round were Taradale A Reserve batsman Brock Fletcher’s 110 not out against North Castlemaine and Muckleford A Reserve bowler…
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Woodend survives tough encounter
Woodend’s McIntyre Cup 1sts team had to pull out all stops to score an important victory against finals contender Sunbury United on Saturday. The tenth round GDCA match of the day ebbed and flowed with the Woodsmen enhancing their prospects of playing finals. Woodend head coach Josh Eastley said it was a good team performance…