Sports
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Castlemaine wins battle of the Pies
It was a massive weekend of football and netball action at the Camp Reserve as the Castlemaine Football Netball Club hosted Maryborough in the Stephen Brown Memorial round. Stephen Brown and his family have had a significant impact on the Castlemaine club and on the young people of Maryborough where he taught for many years.…
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World best for Greg
Kyneton ultramarathon runner Greg Wilson claimed a World Best Performance title at the Southern Sydney Six hour Ultra last week. Greg set a new M70 6 Hour world best performance at 63.8km beating Paul Aillery’s 60.994km recorded last year. He also bet his own six hour personal best and secured fifth place in the event…
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Gisborne by 204 points
A famine then a feast a week apart: Gisborne senior footballers lost to South Bendigo by 68 points on June 10. Then the Bulldogs won by a massive 204 points against BFNL wooden spoon favourite Maryborough at Gardiner Reserve on Saturday. Maryborough was totally outclassed, but Gisborne’s confidence booster can only be assessed when they…
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Magic Edition’s brave win
A positive front-running ride by Christine Puls paid off aboard Maldon-trained galloper Magic Edition on Saturday. Having a wide barrier draw in the 1200m 0-58 Handicap at Donald may have deterred some punters, although the four-year-old mare was beaten by less than a length at Horsham at her previous run. Co-trainers Brian and Ash McKnight…
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Tylden impressive
Tylden is a village in a location readily accessible from the much larger centres of Woodend, Kyneton and Trentham. And Tylden is also the name of a well-bred racehorse who notched up her second win last week. Owned by Hirsch Racing and trained by John Salanitri at the Hirsch Park training complex at Tylden, the…
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Big week for Magpies
It was a big week for the Castlemaine Magpies as they farewelled their mate Dallas Keogh-Frankling on Friday in a memorial service at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Castlemaine. Members of the Castlemaine FNC, Kyneton FNC, Harcourt Cricket Club and other clubs formed a guard of honour as his cortege left for the Harcourt Cemetery.…
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Tigers face a crucial test
Having won comfortably against Kangaroo Flat on Saturday, Kyneton senior footballers know they are in for a tough encounter against fourth-placed Strathfieldsaye this weekend. After a sluggish start to the season, the Tigers are back in finals contention, buoyed by narrow victories against Gisborne (two points) and Eaglehawk (one point). The catch-cry of Kyneton supporters…
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Join the FIDA team
Kyneton Football Netball Club’s FIDA team is on the lookout for new players. Team manager Debby Fraumano said anyone with a mental or physical disability could join the team. “It’s a great way to get fit that doesn’t cost money and is really good way to learn some new skills,” Debby said. The team trains…
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Wayward Gisborne yet to win at home
Reigning premiers Gisborne restricted unbeaten Sandhurst to just nine goals on Saturday, but still failed to secure their first win at Gardiner Reserve this season. The wayward Bulldogs had plenty of the ball, but failed to convert enough. A scrappy first half saw Gisborne creating opportunities, but points instead of goals materialised. It doesn’t help…
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Magpies bravely play on for Dallas
In the wake of last Saturday’s tragic loss of Castlemaine Under 18 footballer Dallas Keogh-Frankling, the Magpies left the decision about when to return to the field to its young players. The club announced Friday that its players had told them the best thing for them was to return to football and netball in honour…
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‘Magic’ Manuel does the trick
‘Magic’ is the term of endearment applied to elusive Kyneton forward Cam Manuel, and he was a hero with a winning after-the-siren goal against Eaglehawk on Saturday. Manuel kicked five goals, and the last was the most important, giving the courageous Tigers a never-say-die victory to keep their finals hopes alive. Facing Eaglehawk at Canterbury…
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Veterans cricketers on tour
Two players from the Sunbury Macedon Veterans Cricket Club have been selected to represent Australian Over 60s teams on tour in the United Kingdom and Canada. Dale Thornton will travel to the UK for an Ashes series of matches against England during July and August; Peter Dudderidge is captain of the Aussie team heading for…