Sports
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Soccer season starts with a bang
What a fantastic way to kick off the season! The Kyneton Soccer Club Season Launch and Open Day on Saturday was a great success, with players, families and community members coming together to celebrate the start of another exciting year. It was wonderful to see so many new and familiar faces, plenty of energy on…
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Runners to converge for Castlemaine Gift
The annual Castlemaine Gift returns to the Camp Reserve on Sunday February 22. The meeting will feature a full day of professional, handicap running that lasts for about seven hours of non-stop action. The day starts at 10am with the heats of the Junior Castlemaine Gift for boys and girls aged from five to 13…
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Kyneton’s Anthony Mathison takes Highland’s area title
Anthony McCabe Kyneton’s Anthony Mathison took out this season’s Highlands playing area Singles title in a strong performance of draw bowling over Diggers Rest’s Devendra Shukla played at Woodend Bowling Club on Sunday. Mathison started strongly, scoring 3 on the first end, gaining the momentum that saw him taking 4 shots on both the 13th…
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GDCA look to rebound
Gisborne District Cricket Association’s women’s side play Ballarat association on Wednesday evening. The match is at Maddingly Park, Bacchus Marsh, from 6.30pm. Gisborne will be looking to bounce back after losing by 29 runs to Castlemaine at Newstead last week. A brilliant 80 from just 46 balls by Tia Davidge was a match highlight, instrumental…
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Local favourite misses out
In the feature event at Saturday’s Woodend Cup held at the Kyneton racecourse, the locally trained mare Luvya Mumma was sent out as an odds-on favourite and looked a likely winner in the home straight, before missing out in an extremely close photo-finish. The winner was five-year-old gelding Sea Strike, from the expanding Ben Brisbourne…
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Time running out for Kyneton women
The Kyneton Women’s Football Club has less than a month to save their 2026 season after AFL Victoria upheld an appeal to block the club from competing in any affiliated league. KWFC was formed in late 2024 after more than 30 players walked away from the Kyneton Football Netball Club amid claims of inequitable treatment…
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Gisborne one-day champs
Gisborne turned in a sterling performance with bat and ball to score a decisive victory in the One-Day Final played at Gilbert Gordon Oval on Sunday. The Dragons defeated last season’s inaugural champion Woodend with seven overs left, and six wickets in hand. Man of the Match was Gisborne captain-coach Jarryd Vernon, who captured two…
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Dyer’s third Cup — course record
Long-time Kyneton trainer Neil Dyer won his third Hanging Rock Cup on Australia Day (Monday). Highly promising four-year-old His Finest Hour, ridden by Irish jockey Cian MacRedmond, came with a withering burst to win the 1800m feature event in course record time. Both Dyer and MacRedmond are confident His Finest Hour will be well suited…
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Season launch and club open day
Kyneton District Soccer Club is getting ready for its biggest season yet and is inviting the whole community to go along to its 2026 Season Launch and Club Open Day. The free event will be held on Saturday February 7 from 11am to 2pm at Barkly Square, Kyneton, and everyone is welcome – whether you’re…
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Shield final for Under 17s
Last week was a successful one for Gisborne District Cricket Association Under 17s players, as they combined well to win their way into the final of the Kirton Shield in Central Highlands Region. The GDCA representative lineup won all three matches, and played at three different venues. After defeating Maryborough easily in the opening match,…
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Early start for cricket
The Gisborne District Cricket Association hierarchy has ruled that all matches tomorrow (Saturday) will start at 11am. This move has been made in the light of forecasts for extremely hot temperatures right across the GDCA area. A drinks break will take place every half hour. Water is to be carried by the square leg umpire…
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Spotlight on tennis
The Australian Open is in full swing, and many tennis enthusiasts from the Express circulation area are paying plenty of attention to what is taking place at the extremely busy Melbourne Park. Macedon Tennis Club’s coach, Ashleigh Woda, has been instrumental in plenty of young local players visiting the centre over the past couple of…