Sports
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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…
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533 entries for Lancefield Gift
This Saturday promises to be a momentous occasion with athletes and supporters from near and far coming to the Macedon Ranges for the running of the Community Bank Lancefield Gift meeting, carrying a total of $28,100 in prize money. The seven-member local organising committee headed by Gina Morgan is elated that the revived Lancefield Gift…
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Riders converge at Kyneton
Kyneton turned on perfect weather on the weekend for the annual Kyneton Pony Club Combined Training Day, Supercross and Horse Trials. Riders came from all over Victoria including local club Macedon right through to Horsham and Yarra Glen. Kyneton Pony Club rider Kiara Vallance had a successful competition on horse Symponico, placing 3rd in the…
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Bowlers on target in CDCA
Castlemaine District Cricket Association A Grade sides began day one of the round six two-day fixture last Saturday. A Reserve played one-day matches in round five and B Grade contested one-day matches in round four. The Women’s sides enjoyed a week’s rest and will return to the field this Friday evening. C Grade (Under 16)…
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First defeat for Romsey
Romsey’s unbeaten run in McIntyre Cup 1sts this season came to a halt on Saturday, being bowled out for 201 by giant killers Rupertswood. So far this season Rupertswood has showed tremendous tenacity to defeat reigning premiers Gisborne and now last season’s runners-up. In the first two-day fixture this season, the Redbacks must have been…
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Barefoot bowls begins
Barefoot bowls has numerous benefits, and the first stanza this summer at Trentham Bowling Club took place on Friday evening. A mixture of regulars and newcomers, young and not so young, gathered in a very convivial atmosphere, and more are expected to join the throng as the ‘Come along and enjoy yourself’ message spreads about…