Sports
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Double at Ballarat
Winners are continuing to flow from the Hirsch Park training establishment at Tylden. Last Tuesday, the Salanitri brothers saddled up two lightly raced galllopers for narrow wins at Ballarat. Both three-year-old filly Carolina Sunrise and Sir Juggernaut gave connections and supporters plenty to think about, but each ended up making late runs and hitting the…
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Tigers host practise match
Lancefield senior footballers held their first practise at home to North Sunshine last Sunday evening. Tigers’ new non-playing coach Tim Bannan is pictured addressing his players at the quarter-time break. The coach was generally pleased with the first-term performance with the Tigers monopolising the ball but wasting some opportunities to put a big lead on…
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Helping hand from VicForests
Woodend Golf Club is very appreciative of help provided by VicForests personnel in clearing up massive stumps left over from the June 21 storms. While the club members cleaned up much of the extreme damage, managing the huge stumps was beyond their club’s capacity. “We are very grateful to have staff from VicForests out on…
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Come and try FIDA football
Sports Focus has partnered with the Bendigo FIDA Suns to deliver a free Come and Try FIDA Football session in Castlemaine. FIDA Football is Australian Rules football for people with intellectual disabilities and has teams across Victoria, including Bendigo and Kyneton. The Kyneton FIDA Tigers are a newly established team who came together in 2021…
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Back-to-back premierships!
Kyneton District Tennis Club is going from strength to strength, recently taking out the Macedon Ranges Tennis Association Saturday Open pennant for the second season in a row. It was a hotly contested Grand Final played between the Kyneton team and this season’s minor premiers, Lancefield Yellow. Spectators braved the wind and cold to watch…
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Impressive winner
Bill West Liam Howley produced a lightly raced three-year-old for an impressive win at Geelong on Friday. Ridden by Harry Coffey, Fiftysevenyears was sent out as a $3.30 chance after finishing third at his previous start at Bendigo on March 9. The Street Boss – Belle Chanteeler galloper has his only previous start as a…
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Jemma bound for Nationals
Talented Castlemaine swimmer Jemma Cole is set to compete at the National Open Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast next month. The 18-year-old was selected to swim at the Nationals back in 2020 in Perth, but COVID quashed those plans. As restrictions began to ease, the Castlemaine Amateur Swimming Club member was able to train…
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Romsey’s hard fight to glory
Bill WestIn one of the best Gisborne District Cricket Association grand finals for many years, Romsey fought tooth and nail to overcome Sunbury United in a tense and absorbing McIntyre Cup grand final spread over Saturday and Sunday. Celebrations in Romsey are likely to be extended, with the club capturing its first McIntyre Cup/A-grade flag…
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New kit for kicks
Kyneton District Soccer Club has unveiled a new uniform for the 2023 season. The new jersey features a striking cyan blue and claret red design representing the club’s commitment to excellence on and off the field. The preview event was attended by players and parents who came together to celebrate the exciting new season at…
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Kyneton tops in midweek bowls
Kyneton turned the tables on Gisborne in the Highlands division one midweek pennant grand final last Tuesday. The Kyneton Golf green was in great order for the finals to the midweek pennant season. Unbeaten Gisborne was reigning premiers and had hoped to include outstanding club champion Ethan Higgins, but important work commitments took precedence. In…
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Mighty Macedon!
Bill West Macedon led from go to whoa against Diggers Rest to clinch the Highlands bowls division two pennant on Saturday. In windy conditions at Kyneton, Macedon established an early lead with multiple numbers to the Ian Guymer and Bernie Halpin rinks. Diggers Rest, finishing on top of the ladder, had lost to Macedon by…
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‘The Rock’ premiers
Bill West In a high-drama Jensen Shield grand final, Hanging Rock cricketers overcame Rupertswood via a courageous unbeaten ninth-wicket partnership of 47 runs. It’s the highest level Gisborne District Cricket Association premiership won by ‘The Rock’ in the modern era. Largely dominated by bowlers, the grand final was played over the weekend on the Lancefield…