Sports
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Falcons ready to soar
The Mt Alexander Falcons, Castlemaine’s trailblazing football team, are gearing up for another exciting season of footy, and they want you to join them! The Falcons are a football club like no other, created by and for women and gender-diverse people. Unlike traditional male-focused clubs, the Falcons place these communities at the heart of everything…
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Clash of the season
Before the current McIntyre 1sts cricket season began, few could predict the Woodend versus Gisborne match could be labelled as ‘Clash of the Season’. Gisborne opening batter Riley Vernon hit up a match-winning 167 for the Dragons on Saturday, and Woodend captain Marcus Stewart scored 121 to ensure his side comfortably accounted for Romsey to…
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Batsmen clock up runs in CDCA
Castlemaine District Cricket Association A Grade sides began day one of two-day clashes in round seven action last Saturday. A Reserve contested one-day matches in round seven. B Grade smashed out one-day matches in round six and C Grade (Under 16) began day one of their two-day clashes in round four. The Women’s comp enjoyed…
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Highlanders victorious
The Central Highlands Under 18 boys cricket team claimed a victory in Kerang on Sunday, where they took on the Mallee Murray Suns in the second round of the Victorian Country Dukes Shield for season 2024 2025. Winning the toss, the Suns chose to bat in blustery conditions. The Highlands’ opening pace bowlers of Connor…
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Advancing to Nats
Outstanding performances have been turned in by three Sacred Heart College, Kyneton, students at the recent Victorian All-Schools State Track and Field Championships. Against really tough opposition, steeplechaser Sarah Fitzpatrick, distance runner Tyler Fynch and hammer thrower Hayley Stubbs represented SHC and themselves with distinction. Competition at Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park extended over four…
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Battle for croquet finals
With still one week left in Division 1/2 of the Northern District Croquet Association’s spring pennant competition, the Quarry Hill Rosellas (Chris Eiffert and Bernie Lacey) have put the championship beyond doubt. This week they had what appears to be a resounding 6-0 games win over the QH Kookaburras (Gayle Deary and John Murdoch), but…
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High hopes for Gift
After an absence of about 60 years, the Lancefield Gift is well and truly back as a major athletics fixture in Victoria. This was the overwhelming conclusion after the very successful Community Bank Lancefield Gift meeting was staged on Sunday. The 1980 Stawell Gift winner John Dinan predicted that Lancefield could eventually become the second…
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Must be a ‘ring-in’
Back in 1964, Gerald Walsh won the Lancefield Gift by three metres in a brilliant time of 11.9 seconds, and his performance led to unfounded claims that “he must be a ring-in”. So much so, that his winner’s prize money was held up for a week before he was finally paid. On Sunday, 87-year-old Gerald…
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Runaway victory
A Kyneton Bowling Club team has scored a runaway victory by 16 shots in the final of the Ballarat-Highlands Region men’s fours championship. While they had a struggle to win their semi-final against quality opponents from the Ballarat area, it was a different story in the final. Playing before a home crowd on a sunny…
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International visitors welcomed
The large crowd at the 2024 Kyneton Cup meeting included a number of enthusiastic international visitors. Representatives of the Japan Racing Association included Yoshifumi, general manager of the JRA’s Sydney office, and Takaishi Tanaka, the general supervisor of Chukyo Racecourse. Members of the Chinese Racing Alliance were also pleased to be able to attend the…
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Pan Pacific medals
Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors from Maroccolo Academy in Kyneton took on the IBJJF Pan Pacific championship at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre late last month. The event is considered the most prestigious competition in the Australian circuit and brings competitors from all over the Pan Pacific region to compete. Six students of Maroccolo Academy competed in the…
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Big rink wins vital in bowls
Substantial wins by individual rinks propelled Gisborne and Kyneton to comfortable victories in round seven of Highlands division one pennant bowls on Saturday. Conditions were ideal weather wise, and the only upset in the top grade was third-placed Romsey losing by six shots at home to surprise packet Diggers Rest. The Redbacks clearly missed the…