Sports
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Tiger women ready for finals
The Tigers are ready to take on Mildura in the semi finals in Kyneton this coming Saturday.
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Horse trials return to Kyneton
Kyneton Pony Club held its first Horse Trials event since 2019 at Rollinson Reserve on November 11-12. The weather was sunny and warm and attracted more than 240 entries from across the state, including riders from Swan Hill to Colac and Healesville. Earlier this year the committee set a very ambitious goal to upgrade the…
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Mixed fortunes in CDCA
Castlemaine District Cricket Association senior sides contested one day matches in round six action last Saturday.
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Spilt catches prove costly
The McIntyre Cup 1sts two-day match between Woodend and Sunbury Kangaroos on Saturday produced a really tight finish, with the visitors scraping home in pursuit of 242.
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Runaway Redbacks
Romsey pennant bowlers accounted for arch-rivals Lancefield by 31 shots on Saturday, the biggest margin in division one. There is a close battle for Highlands ladder supremacy after the completion of six rounds, with Kilmore a surprise leader, just two shots ahead of Romsey, with Gisborne, Kyneton Golf and Kyneton hot on their heels. Kilmore…
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Setting up run chases
Two-day cricket encounters returned in McIntyre and Johnstone Shield 1sts and 2nds on Saturday, with Romsey and Woodend batters setting up formidable run chases on their home grounds. Unbeaten reigning premier Romsey and an improving Woodend have sights firmly set on McIntyre 1sts finals spots at the end of the season. At home to Macedon,…
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Kyneton Cup to Harmysian
Tough galloper Harmysian finished strongly to defeat favourite Red Sun Sensation and local hope Station One in the 2023 bet365 Kyneton Cup last Wednesday. Harmysian was having his third start after being off the scene through injury for almost a year, and carried his stake earnings over the $300,000 mark. The seven-year-old gave young Mornington…
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Station One after second Kyneton Cup
Station One will be trying to win his second successive Kyneton Cup tomorrow (Wednesday). On October 24 the local galloper prepared by Liam Howley ran seventh, beaten by 4.6 lengths, in the Seymour Cup over 1600m after leading. It was the five-year-old gelding’s first outing from a spell, and former New South Wales jockey Winona…
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Outsider ready for the Cup
Macedon Ranges trained galloper Virtuous Circle will run as one of the real outsiders in the 2023 Melbourne Cup tomorrow. The Liam Howley stable which prepares its team at Macedon Lodge and Kyneton, is hoping for a good showing from the New Zealand bred four-year-old in the ‘Race that stops a Nation’. “Looking better than…
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Competition heats up in CDCA
Castlemaine District Cricket Association senior sides contest one-day matches in round four of the 2023-2024 season last Saturday. B Grade played a one-day fixture in round three, C Grade (Under 16s) wrapped up day two of round two and the Women’s sides returned for round two competition on Friday evening. Highlights of the round were…
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Now for two-day games
Gisborne and Romsey are the only undefeated sides after the first five rounds of one-day McIntyre Cup 1sts fixtures. Now the GDCA tempo is about to change with two-day encounters beginning this Saturday. Matches are: Romsey v Macedon, Woodend v Sunbury Kangaroos, Rupertswood v Gisborne, Diggers Rest/Bulla v Sunbury United. Current ladder: Gisborne 30 points,…
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Inspiration for Sunbury FC book
Research is continuing on a book recording the history of Sunbury Football Club.