Sports
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Pickles new champ
New member Stephen Pickles has certainly made an impact at Woodend Bowling Club this season, taking out the singles championship. He defeated reigning champ Norm Bickerdyke who was attempting to win his fifth successive title. The final on the club’s grass green was played in sunny conditions last week. The earlier semi-finals had resulted in…
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Tylden stable firing
Bill West A winning double at Benalla followed by a winner at Yarra Valley last week signalled good things to come for Tylden-based Salanitri Racing and the Hirsch Park training complex in 2023. John Salanitri has been training for prominent businessman and owner-breeder for more than two decades, and the move to Tylden from Caulfield…
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Golf extravaganza!
There’s a golfing bonanza at the Lancefield course this Sunday, with a guaranteed payout of $100 on 18 different holes, plus the chance to win $500 and a full golf club membership for 12 months for a specific hole-in-one. This goes with the two-person Ambrose event over the approved par 3 course, and golfers from…
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Worthy winners
Lancefield Bowling Club’s singles champions were decided on Saturday. Bev Holmes captured her 10th women’s singles title at Tigerland, and is now just one behind legendary champ Doreen Linehan’s record of 11 on the honour board. It was inevitable that Aaron Young would emerge as a Lancefield champion, such is his unflappable talents in any…
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Back from the brink
Bill West There were two astonishing highlights from Saturday’s round of McIntyre Cup cricket, one being Gisborne skipper Jarryd Vernon’s master class 178 (10 sixes, 18 fours) against Woodend. The other was Romsey’s remarkable back from the brink rescue mission from a shaky 5/22 against Wallan, with skipper Ben Way making an unbeaten 134 and…
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Best of the GDCA on show
Head down to Gisborne’s Gardiner Reserve on Wednesday January 25 for a a very special ‘Best of the GDCA’ flood relief fundraiser. The event is aimed at raising much-needed funds for the repair of facilities at the Malmsbury Cricket Ground, which was badly damaged during last October’s heavy rains and flooding. The twilight match will…
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Carnival draws huge turnout
Castlemaine Cycling Club had an amazing turnout for its two-day Christmas Carnival on December 29 and 30, with more than 150 riders competing each day. As part of this year’s event, the club was able to run two events in memoriam to past members – this included the Johnathan Kuhle Memorial Race for both Under…
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Romsey down as runs flow
Bill West Gisborne District Cricket Association’s 10th round of McIntyre Cup matches on Saturday produced one upset, with Diggers Rest/Bulla toppling third-placed Romsey in a contest where 449 runs were scored, with three half centuries. The resumption in perfect conditions after the Christmas – New Year break also saw several master class batting performances at…
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Tight games in grand finals
Kyneton Basketball Association finished out a successful 2022 with its domestic and Bendigo competitions taking a well-earned break. Grand finals were played out in the U16/18 spring divisions. The boys had a tight game all the way with the Mavs getting in front with six seconds to play to hold on for the win. The…
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Christmas comes to Parkrun
Christmas weekend in Castlemaine saw not one, but two parkrun events held, and both were very well attended by a plethora of visitors from near and far. The perfect weather encouraged a total of 106 participants to attend event #335 on Christmas Eve and a further 58 to start their Christmas Day enjoying some exercise,…
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The power of a football
A few decades ago, on the streets of St Kilda, a young man popped up with an alternative to what was being offered to those seeking solace from the ‘dark side’. That young man was Peter Cullen AM – the founder of Reclink, and the alternative he offered – to addiction of any kind –…
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Amanda bitten by bowls bug
The first Ballarat Highlands Bowls Division women’s novice singles champion admits she “has been bitten by the bowls bug”. A veteran state basketballer at the highest level, Amanda Rayner took out the novice final with a 21-7 victory against Romsey’s Elizabeth Taylor. Rayner only took up bowls due to the void in sports events following…