Sports
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Gisborne Women’s Triples win
The Gisborne team of Helena Cyrulo, Dorothy Evans and skipper Teresa Wylie won the final of the Women’s Triples of the Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region at the weekend. They defeated the other Gisborne team of L Ball, M Ivory and V Noble (skipper) and will go onto play in the State Championships next year representing…
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Golf does it again
Surely Kyneton Golf is destined to defend its division one Highlands bowls premiership this season. On Saturday, Golf won by ONE SHOT for the second time in three matches. This time it was on the tricky Broadford green, where some highly rated sides have trouble. Two of Golf’s three fours were beaten, and the remarkable…
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Woodend-Hesket’s new life member
Woodend-Hesket Football Netball Club’s head trainer Glenn Palmer has been unanimously elected as the club’s latest life member.
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Kyneton’s Ron Cole named volunteer of the year
Kyneton District Soccer Club’s Ron Cole has been named Football Victoria’s Male Volunteer of the Year for 2023. The award recognises individuals who have selflessly dedicated their time and efforts to not only grow and develop the sport – but breathe life into communities. The award was presented at Football Victoria’s Community Awards luncheon. Cole…
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Kisha on the way up
Nothing seems to be too big a hurdle for 17-year-old Kisha Monleon to tackle, and lawn bowls may well be the sport where she really makes her mark.
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Kate’s feat of endurance
Woodend ultra-marathon runner Kate MacMunn has completed the Great Southern Endurance Run as the fastest female in the 100 mile (162km) event.
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Victorian student champs
Two Sacred Heart College students will represent their school and Victoria at the Australian All Schools Championships in Perth this weekend. The year nine students, Hailey Stubbs and Sarah Fitzpatrick, competed at the Victorian All Schools Championships at Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park earlier this month. Hailey won the U16 Hammer (45.20m) and Sarah came…
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Club mourns an all-time legend
The Macedon Cricket Club community is in mourning following the death late last week of John Ewels, a remarkable man and one of its all-time legends.
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Lancefield’s coach coup
Lancefield Football Netball Club has secured a coup for women footballers in the district.
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Cricket wipe-out
Heavy rain wrecked Saturday’s Gisborne District Cricket Association matches, with the only one able to be completed being the Jensen 1sts encounter between Malmsbury and Hanging Rock.
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Rain impacts two-day fixture in CDCA
Rain affected play in a number of matches across the Castlemaine District Cricket Association last weekend.
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Gisborne in the box seat
The eagerly awaited cricket battle between unbeaten McIntyre Cup sides Gisborne and Romsey is heavily weighted in favour of the Dragons after last Saturday’s play at Gardiner Reserve.