Sports
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Last chance match
Kyneton Showgrounds is the venue for the Riddell League Rookie Me women’s football preliminary final tomorrow afternoon (Saturday, August 10). Last season, Kyneton Tigers went through the season undefeated to gain a historic premiership victory, but tomorrow’s match is the last chance for either Kyneton or Woodend-Hesket to earn a place in the 2024 grand…
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Stark contrast in key matches
What an extraordinary contrast in Riddell League football matches affecting the final five on Saturday! Coming off its best win of the season over reigning premier Diggers Rest, Kyneton struggled to beat cellar-dweller Lancefield by four points to keep finals hopes alive. The drawcard Riddell versus Romsey match was a fizzer as far as a…
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Kyneton Rangers fight
Kyneton’s Barkly Square saw a stunning winter’s day on Sunday with the low-hanging sun providing some reprieve from the previous weeks’ wet pitches. The women’s Div 1 team met Shepparton South for the last game of the day at Barkly Square, and with a Shepp South’s defender drawing two yellow cards to a red card,…
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Backup at the Olympics
Malmsbury chiropractor Lisa Don is heading to the Paris Olympics to support Ballarat high jumper Yual Reath. Lisa flies out on August 4 and will stay there for a week. She has been treating Yual for about three years after first meeting his coach Paul Cleary. “I’m an Olympic tragic and I’m just so excited…
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Romsey busy on and off the field
Romsey Football Netball Club is extremely busy on and off the field, with various activities inter-related with the club’s 150th year. The annual Sponsors’ Day on Saturday gave the club an opportunity to say thank-you to the generous group of individuals who support the Redbacks. Australian Paralympics representative Patrick French came along and spoke about…
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Hawks lead in netball
Wet conditions were encountered at many of Riddell League round 15 netball matches on Saturday. Reigning premier and ladder-leader Woodend-Hesket fielded its strongest team for six weeks and proved too strong for Romsey, winning 58-38 to virtually wrap up top place. Romsey’s Hope Hamilton scored 24 goals in her 400th game, with Sarah Duff, Ty…
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Saints march over Bulldogs
Trentham triumphed over the Avoca Bulldogs in a spirited encounter at the Trentham Reserve last Saturday in round 15 of the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League season. With three rounds to go in the home and away season, Trentham remains in third spot on the ladder. The dominant performance firming up their status as a…
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Overdue win at Murtoa
Consistent Macedon Ranges galloper Fiftysevenyears broke through for his second career win when he raced at Murtoa on Saturday. The win for the four-year-old came after he had notched up six placings in his last nine outings. Ridden patiently by Jack Hill in a Restricted 58 Handicap over 2050 metres, Fiftysevenyears started as a $4.40…
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Kyneton back in contention
“Our season is not over yet … It would be nice to get a win over one of the big three.” These prophetic words from Kyneton coach Ethan Foreman translated into reality as the inspired Tigers led throughout to topple reigning RDFNL premiers Diggers Rest by 19 points on Saturday. The Kyneton Tigers were freshened…
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Riddell now a Premier League
Riddell District Football Netball League is being elevated to Premier League level. Member clubs have been verbally informed of the decision by AFL Victoria. “One positive is that it will make it a lot easier for clubs to recruit really good players, and to retain them,” the league’s operations manager, Grace Bibby, said yesterday. League…
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History-making win for Magpies
Castlemaine FNC is flying high after a history-making weekend for the Magpie seniors as they achieved the club’s first ever win at Tannery Lane against Strathfieldsaye. The Magpies made a strong start in the opening term kicking four goals in the slippery conditions and holding third-placed Storm to three. Castlemaine led by four points at…
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Gisborne pulls out all stops
Gisborne senior footballers had to pull out all stops to keep a resolute Golden Square at bay on Saturday. Earlier in the season the Bulldogs won by eight goals but this time the match was at Square’s home ground in Wade Street. Coming off a runaway margin of 127 points against Golden Square, Gisborne soon…