Sports
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Class ruck lifts Hawks
Bill West Big ruckman Tim Martin, a dual Michelsen Medal winner for Sandhurst, showed on Saturday he will be a huge asset to Woodend-Hesket’s push to reach the Riddell League finals this season. Martin won the Michelsen in 2013 and 2014, and was best afield for Banyule against Eltham in the 2022 grand final. He…
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Happy Hawks
Woodend-Hesket’s women’s team is pictured with Melbourne Football Club’s AFLW star Olivia Purcell after defeating Melton by 16 points at Gilbert Gordon Oval on Saturday. Coach Chris Broimley (at right) is pleased with the improvement being shown by his players each match.
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Mixed success for Magpies
The Castlemaine Magpies senior women’s football team put on another good show at the Camp Reserve on Friday night against Strathfieldsaye in damp conditions. Eillish Cumming proving most effective across the ground, kicking two goals for the Magpies, while Aisling Tupper and Eloise ‘Wyche’ Gretgrix kicked six and five goals respectively. The Magpies also celebrated…
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Redbacks ignite the fire
Bill West Romsey senior footballers are on a journey in 2023, with the chance to write their own story as they progress, according to coach Justin Sherman. “If this win doesn’t ignite the fire on where we’re going, nothing will,” Sherman declared after the Redbacks defeated reigning premiers Riddell by 23 points on Saturday. A…
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Lancefield victorious
Bill West They just came at the right time for Lancefield Football Netball Club – two come-from-behind narrow football wins on Saturday in the lead-up to the club launching its special ‘150 Years of Football’ history book later this month. There was jubilation among players, coaching staff and loyal supporters at Lancefield Park as the…
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What a finish!
At the end of a gruelling 2800 metres at Kyneton races on Friday, four runners went over the line almost together. Victory in the BM58 Handicap went to $7 chance Castrofrancaru, having had just one race start since finishing eighth at Mount Gambier on September 11 last year. Two weeks earlier he had won a…
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Confidence boost for Tigers
Kyneton senior footballers gained an important confidence boost by defeating lowly Maryborough by 156 points at the Showgrounds on Saturday. The visitors lacked the depth to apply sustained pressure, and the Tigers revelled in the freedom to display their collective skills. Kyneton’s Mitty John incurred an injury in the warm-up but Francis Randall was a…
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Kyneton triumph under lights
Following a massive opening round win over Romsey, Kyneton women’s team again showed their class under lights by toppling Woodend-Hesket by 81 points. In a ‘first’ for the Kyneton team, Shannon White chalked up a milestone 100 games and followed up with outstanding play in defence. Both sides had strong running games and were hard…
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Races at Kyneton on Friday
Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club’s final race meeting for the current season is scheduled for this Friday, May 5, at Kyneton. Freee admission applies for the eight-event program, with the first race at 1pm. The death of popular and successful jockey Dean Holland in a race fall last week rocked the racing industry, and…
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Bulldogs shake off Pies
The Castlemaine Magpies played host to Gisborne in Bendigo Football Netball League round two action at Camp Reserve last Saturday. The Magpies, led by new coach Brendan Shepherd, came into their first home match of the season off back of a win over fellow Magpies Maryborough at Princes Park in round one. The Bulldogs were…
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Dyer eyes off Darwin
Bill West Long-time Kyneton-based trainer Neil Dyer is already thinking seriously about an expedition north for the 2023 Darwin Cup and associated races. On Saturday, Dyer won the last event at Kyneton with six-year-old mare Svaneke, which he also part-owns. Svaneke was the only locally trained winner on the seven-event program conducted by Kyneton and…
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Timely win for Howley
Bill West Rhythmic Dragon has provided well-known trainer Liam Howley with his first winner since moving his team back to Macedon Lodge last week. Four-year-old Rhythmic Dragon broke through when he came from well back in the field in a 1590m Maiden at Wodonga on Friday. Ridden by Mitchell Aitken, the short-priced favourite settled back…