Sports
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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…
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Club seeks director
Kyneton Football Netball Club is seeking a new senior women’s football director as it embarks on a new era for senior women’s football at the club for 2025 and beyond. Newly elected president Guy Nelson said the club had fielded junior, youth and senior football teams for many years. “We’ve had considerable success and remain…
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Christmas cricket at the MCG
Malmsbury and Taradale cricket clubs will face off in a 20/20 match in a joint fundraising effort this afternoon. There will be a raffle for hampers full of local goodies, a Santa visit, barbecue, drinks, Big Hit and Highest Catch competitions, and, of course, the game itself. The event will be held from 5pm at…
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Hot conditions for CDCA
Castlemaine District Cricket Association members braved scorching conditions to battle out their final round of competition before the festive season last weekend. While it was hot, the weather was definitely kinder, enabling A Grade to complete their rain-affected two-day fixture for round eight. A Reserve contested one-day matches in round 10, B Grade played one-day…
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Browne blazes 106 n.o.
Barbados has produced some great cricketers over generations, and Alex Browne lived up to his reputation as a big hitter with a blistering match-winning century for Macedon on Saturday. Browne slammed an unbeaten 106 runs from 51 deliveries in the Twenty/20 McIntyre Cup 1sts fixture against Broadford. His innings, which included 12 fours and two…
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Kyneton too strong
Kyneton’s unbeaten run in Highlands division one pennant bowls continued on Saturday, with a nine-shot overall margin against arch rival Kyneton Golf. There were a couple of big margins in a fluctuating afternoon — the home side’s top recruit Greg Podesta won by 26 shots, while Golf’s Peter Linehan finished 22 shots up. Kyneton seemingly…