Sports
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Kangas set big run chase
The in-form Vernon brothers piled on the runs again at Gardiner Reserve on Saturday, with Gisborne setting fourth-placed Sunbury Kangaroos a formidable target of 343 for an upset victory.
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Rescue mission! Centuries save Woodend
Woodend’s hopes of making the McIntyre Cup finals hung by a thread after the loss of four quick wickets on Saturday.
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Showdown for Kyneton, Golf
Highlands division one ladder-leader Kyneton stumbled at the wrong time on Saturday, going down by five shots at Broadford.
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Action packed weekend in CDCA
Castlemaine United Blue B Grade batsman Leon McShanag made an impressive 82 against Taradale at Wesley Hill. Photo: Max Lesser.
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Station One all the way
Macedon Ranges trained galloper Station One jumped out of the widest barrier quickly, surged to the front, and was never headed in the 2024 Massey Ferguson Woodend Cup on Saturday. The five-year-old has now won four Country Cups, including three this season. Trainer Liam Howley said it was a last minute decision to run the…
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Sammy bound for World Cup
Harcourt teen and Bendigo BMX Club talent Sammy O’Grady has made the trek across the Tasman to Rotorua in New Zealand where he will contest first two rounds of the 2024 UCI World Cup BMX series this weekend.
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Guessing game on bowls spots
Division one Highlands pennant bowls saw the top four sides chalk up victories, but speculation continues over which teams will eventually gain the double chance with three rounds remaining before the semi-finals.
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Centuries flow – run chase on
The sun shone and runs flowed freely in three of the four McIntyre Cup 1sts matches on Saturday
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Locals chase Woodend Cup
The 2024 Massey Ferguson Woodend Cup is the feature event on a 10-event race card at Kyneton this Saturday, February 3. And three Macedon Ranges-trained gallopers are in the Cup field. Topweight Station One, from the Liam Howley stable, will be out to take his record to four Cup wins, having previously won the 2022…
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Rangers take centre stage
Kyneton District Soccer Club players were given centre stage at the double header at AAMI Park last Thursday.
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Hectic finish to Cup
A flying finish saw favourite Friday At Five storm home to overhaul rank outsider Jefferson in the 2024 bet365 Hanging Rock Cup on Australia Day.
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Easy for top sides
Gisborne, with skipper Jarryd Vernon scoring a second successive century, and Romsey still remain unbeaten in McIntyre 1sts cricket with the countdown on to semi-finals time.