Sports
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Veteran cricketers exceed expectations
Competing for the first time in the Victorian A Grade Over 50s competition, the Sunbury Macedon Ranges veterans’ team exceeded expectations by being runners-up in the strong competition. The final between unbeaten Sunbury Macedon Ranges and Ringwood North (third) was a thriller played at Gardiner Reserve, Gisborne, late in February. The local side had never…
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Perseverance pays off …
Bill West Long-time Kyneton trainer Neil Dyer and some very patient connections of Oliver Bullet were rewarded on Friday when outsider Oliver Bullet broke through for his first win. “It’s taken him 17 starts but it seems the penny has finally dropped,” the trainer said after the five-year-old finished strongly to win the Harvey Norman…
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Tia selected!
Castlemaine Football Netball Club Senior Women’s premiership player Tia Davidge has been selected to play for Essendon in the Victorian Football League Women’s competition in 2023! The on-baller is thrilled to take the next step in her football career and pull on the boots on for the Bombers side. CFNC president Caleb Kuhle said the…
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Meet Mee and Mee!
Bill West A magical round where almost everything went right enabled Carole and Wayne Mee to become Dalhousie District Golf Association’s new mixed 4BBB stableford champions, with a very impressive tally of 50 points. Last season Dalhousie scrapped the event through lack of interest, but this time 25 pairs entered and tackled the testing Lancefield…
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Castlemaine claims Country Week
Castlemaine District Cricket Association’s U14 Girls squad has claimed the Central Highlands region Country Week title. The Castlemaine girls were among four squads that contested the series from February 12-19 at venues in Kyneton and Maryborough. The competition saw the girls come up against teams from Gisborne District, Maryborough and Grampians Cricket Associations. On the…
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Macedon women claim premiership
Macedon won the grand final in the GDCA’s Kookaburra Women’s League on Sunday, defeating ladder-leaders Lancefield Black. The victorious side comprised Emily Wilkinson (c), Amy Miles, Millie Harrison, Hannah and Amber Smajila, Elisa Patterson-Lade, Lola and Emma Coppin, Kym Riley, Charli Large and Natasha Lilford. Coach – Tim Berzins. With a real grand final atmosphere,…
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Tigers, Golf take bowls semi-finals
Bill West Lancefield advanced straight into the Highlands division one pennant grand final with a hard-fought 10-shot semi-final victory over Romsey, and fourth-placed Kyneton Golf advanced to the preliminary final with a substantial victory against Gisborne. This was the wrap up from Saturday’s semi-finals, played in fine condition apart from some very light drizzle well…
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More girls to save soccer
More girls aged between 15 and 17 years are needed to ensure Gisborne Soccer Club fields an Under 17s team this coming season. Last season the U17s were runners-up in the local competition, but due to some players moving overseas and having other commitments, the club urgently needs to recruit some new comers. “Women’s soccer…
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Mount Macedon on top
Bill West Mount Macedon Golf Club is elated to have won Golf Australia’s Visionary of the Year award for 2022. The award celebrates and rewards those doing terrific work to achieve gender equality in golf, and inspires others to follow. “This award is fantastic recognition for a small regional-based club and shows what can be…
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Charity golf day success
More than $1600 was raised for cancer research through a Relay For Life charity golf day on Sunday. Romsey Golf Club hosted the day, and the team ‘Class Above’ lived up to its name. Comprising Andrew Clement, Dean Kohler, John Boyce and Pat Chisholm, the team took out the ambrose event with a score of…
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Close finishes in top games
Bill West Certain McIntyre Cup finals participants were involved in crackerjack finishes in the second last home and away round of matches on Saturday. Unbeaten Gisborne’s multi-talented skipper Jarryd Vernon hit a magnificent 118 (four sixes, 15 fours) at Gardiner Reserve as his side scrambled home against Bacchus Marsh. And Romsey’s bowlers and fieldsmen did…
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Tennis enhancement for Riddells Creek
“We want to encourage everyone to come and play on our fabulous courts,” Riddells Creek Tennis Club president Fiona Walker said after a further significant upgrade was finalised over the holiday period. The completion was just in time for the Australian Open in Melbourne, with the profile of tennis at a very high level. For…