Sports
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Footy, netball favourites
Premierships expectations for 2024 soared in Gisborne Football Netball Club ranks on Saturday as the club’s number one footy and netball sides rocketed straight into Bendigo League grand finals. There’s a strong feeling around Gardiner Reserve that the club’s history-making dual football and netball triumphs from 2023 can be repeated. Bendigo-based clubs must be becoming…
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Magpies soar to treble!
Castlemaine Football Netball Club’s senior women’s football side has achieved the elusive ‘three-peat’ claiming their third consecutive premiership victory in the AFL Central Vic Women’s League. The Magpies once again lifted the premiership cup after a decisive 31-point victory over Golden Square in drizzly conditions at the Queen Elizabeth Oval on Friday night. Both sides…
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Kyneton’s flag bid
Kyneton Under 19.5 footballers are a premiership chance, after surviving a tight preliminary final against Macedon on Saturday. The young Tigers, coached by David Nolte, were buoyed by playing the final at the Kyneton Showgrounds. They were also able to field their strongest side for the season, having been decimated by injuries at one stage.…
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Macedon’s brave campaign ends
The strong football finals campaign by Macedon senior footballers came to an end in the preliminary final against Wallan on Saturday. After decisive victories over the more fancied Romsey and Diggers Rest, the Cats’ players and supporters dared to dream at half-time at Kyneton Showgrounds. Scores were tied at 3.4 apiece, and a grand final…
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Riddell in box seat
Last Saturday, Riddell senior footballers enhanced their reputation as hot favourites for the 2024 premiership by advancing straight to the grand final. While coach Aaron Bray has never coached in a grand final before, he is very comfortable that the Bombers can deliver the goods. Wild, wet and windy conditions put a whole new perspective…
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Kyneton U19.5s set for big game
Kyneton Under 19.5s footballers will field their strongest side for the season in the Riddell League’s preliminary final tomorrow (Saturday). The young Tigers play the talented Macedon Cats, reigning premiers who have been too good for Kyneton so far this season. “We’ve finally got some depth, and are ready to turn in a good performance…
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Tigers going well
Kyneton Under 19.5 footballers are still in the finals. They combined well to defeat Wallan by 35 points at Gilbert Gordon Oval on Sunday morning. Angus Nolte, with plenty of senior experience this season, was one of the Tigers’ stars, finishing with three goals. The game was wide open at half time, but the Tigers…
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Mountain bike riders ready
Castlemaine Secondary College and the Castlemaine Rocky Riders Mountain Bike Club are excited to be joining forces to host stage four of the Victorian Schools Mountain Bike Series this Saturday September 7. The five race series includes events at Dromana, the You Yangs near Geelong, Listerfield and Spring Gully in Bendigo. This is the first…
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State selection for Ava
Woodend’s Ava Ryan has been selected by School Sports Victoria to represent the state in the U12 girls soccer team at the upcoming National Championships in Western Australia in October. The 12-year-old St Ambrose Parish Primary School student attended a regional and two state trials before being offered a position in the team, along with…
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Magpies swoop into finals
The future is bright for Castlemaine Football Netball Club with three of its young sides taking the next step in their respective finals campaigns last weekend. The Magpie Under 18s hit the Queen Elizabeth Oval on Sunday in the elimination final showdown against Kangaroo Flat in what was the club’s first Bendigo Football Netball League…
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Cooke’s 7 gets Cats home
Macedon’s 2017 Bowen Medallist and premiership player Jason Cooke turned in one of his vintage performances to be instrumental in Macedon dominating Diggers Rest in the second half of their knockout Riddell League final on Sunday. Captain Cooke kicked seven goals in an unstoppable display, as Diggers Rest wilted from leading by 13 points at…
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Rangers’ women to semi-finals
The long road trip to Moama for the Kyneton Rangers women’s Div 2 team was not in vain, as they battled out their opponents, Strathfieldsaye Colts. As the Moama winds howled across the pitch causing havoc, and at times reaching 40km/h, the women did their best to keep the third opponent at bay across the…