Sports
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Gisborne gets that winning feeling
Gisborne senior footballers proved too strong for Kangaroo Flat at Gardiner Reserve on Saturday, scoring their fifth win for the season. The Bulldogs tuned up for this Saturday’s match at Kyneton with a 14.19 (103) to 8.12 (60) victory. Sitting in sixth position on the ladder, it is still possible for Gisborne to make the…
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Kyneton untroubled
If Kyneton women’s football players were feeling nervous for their first finals outing, they certainly didn’t show it. The players ran out in front of a boisterous home crowd on Saturday, with a squad of junior Tigers taking part in the warm-up with the players. It was an exciting atmosphere and the undefeated hot favourites…
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TAC slogan in the limelight
The TAC Road Safety Round at the weekend saw a positive and provoking slogan on display to a massive audience. The slogan was created by an injured Lancefield netballer and was on display at Marvel Stadium on Friday night. Kira Baldwin’s ‘MY LIFE IS IN YOUR HANDS, YOUR PHONE SHOULDN’T BE’ received exposure to a…
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Tigers looking for new coach
Kyneton Football Netball Club will have a new senior football coach in season 2024. This follows a mutual decision made earlier this week between the club and former AFL superstar Paul Chapman (pictured) that he would step down as senior coach, effectively immediately. Kyneton play Maryborough tomorrow (Saturday) and Darren Chambers will be the interim…
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Ultra achievements
Greg Wilson has claimed two M70 Australian age group records and the title of Open Race Male Champion at the Australian 24 Hour Track Invitational Open in the ACT. The Kyneton ultramarathon runner set a new M70 100-mile record at 21:47:42 (previously 22:32:30) and M70 24H record at 175.034km (previously 170.395km). “It was only three…
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Inspired, ready for the finals
Unbeaten during the home and away season, Kyneton’s women footballers go into the finals as red hot favourites. The Tigers turned on a master class at the Showgrounds on Saturday to defeat Romsey by 100 points. It was an extra special occasion as the club was hosting its first ever Indigenous Round on club grounds.…
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Wild fluctuations at Riddell
This was what the electronic scoreboard showed at half-time in the Riddell League’s match of the day on Saturday. In an astonishing first half, a very young and slick moving Romsey shocked last season’s premiers Riddell, threatening to bring the Bombers’ five-game winning streak to an end. These two neighbouring clubs have a long-term rivalry,…
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Second win for ‘Hurricane’
When Macedon Ranges-based trainer Liam Howley produced New York Hurricane to win at his seventh start last November, he predicted more wins would be in store. This eventuated at Bendigo races last Thursday, when the three-year-old finished strongly to win the Big Screen Company BM64 Handicap over 1500 metres. The Bendigo track was rated a…
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Scoring goals for our girls
Girls took to the field and courts en-mass these school holidays to learn their favourite sports from some talented and well-known coaches. Among the instructors were former Castlemaine premiership player and current Richmond AFLW recruit, Shelby Knoll; Essendon VFLW player and Castlemaine local, Tia Davidge; and Suncorp Super netballer with the Adelaide Thunderbirds and Collingwood…
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Tigers battle Cats and mud
With wet and muddy conditions, the unbeaten Kyneton women’s team was not taking anything for granted against Macedon on Saturday evening. Slow to start, the Tigers could not get their renowned fast running pace and uncontested play going in the first half. A score of 0.5 to the Cats’ 0.1 at half-time triggered the coach…
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Bowden’s 250th!
Matt Bowden’s 250th game for Lancefield was a cause for celebrations on Saturday. Bowden (pictured in action) captained the Tigers multiple times in his career, with his club loyalty a shining example across the board. Through a challenging time for the club, he turned down offers from rival clubs who were keen to add him…
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Last-goal victory in match of the round
Billed as the match of the round in the Bendigo League on Saturday, the Gisborne versus Castlemaine A-grade netball encounter lived up to the advance promotion. Weather conditions may have been far from ideal at Gardiner Reserve, but the prospect of second playing third had plenty to offer. Close throughout, scores were tied 28-28 deep…