Sports
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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…
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Country Week action for GDCA juniors
Last week saw Gisborne District Cricket Association’s junior players participating in country week cricket. Eight teams of both girls and boys played from Under 12s to Under 15s playing against teams from the Barwon, Central Highlands and Northern Rivers regions. One of the highlights of the week was the Under 14 girls teams who played…
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Highlands bowlers so, so close ….
Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region men’s team turned in a strong performance in the State Region Sides Championships over the weekend. Kyneton bowlers Anthony Mathison and John O’Donnell were involved in a dramatic last end finish in their third match, which made the difference on reaching the finals or missing out. The championships were organised by…
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Perfect conditions for Castlemaine cyclists
Monday December 30 saw the third day of the Victorian Christmas Carnival Track Racing hosted by Castlemaine Cycling Club, with close to 160 entries clear skies and perfect conditions the stage was set for a big day of action-packed racing. The juniors got the day rolling at 10am with the schedule loaded with feature and…
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Close finishes at ‘The Rock’
Six different jockeys and trainers were successful at the 2025 New Year’s Day races held at Hanging Rock. Close finishes were generally the order of the day. Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club was extremely pleased with the sizeable crowd, again illustrating the drawcard capacity of time-honoured ‘Racing at The Rock’. The local club is…
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Last to first win for Barnage
Kyneton-trained galloper Barnage was slowly away in a sprint race at Yarra Glen on Thursday, but still found a way to win. Veteran jockey John Keating did not panic and stuck to the rails, taking a narrow split on the inside in the finishing stages to win by half a length from favourite Mystery Blonde.…
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‘The Rock’ on again
Pleasant mild conditions are applicable for today’s New Year’s Day race meeting at Hanging Rock. The program begins with the first race, a BM58 Handicap over 1600 metres, at 1.30pm. Small fields are the order of the day, with nine runners in the BM52 Handicap over 1800m at 4.05pm making it the day’s largest field. …
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Triples champions
A Kyneton Bowling Club team has won a dramatic Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region triples championship final. Earlier this month the trio of Glen Gascoyne, Graham Edwards and Greg Podesta (skipper) — all newcomers to Kyneton this season — won the final with a single shot on the first extra end after scores were tied 16-16…