Sports
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Superior Bombers land premiership
Riddell took out the 2022 football premiership in comprehensive style on Sunday, fighting back from a 28-point first term deficit to overhaul Diggers Rest.
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Magpie women win ultimate prize
The Castlemaine Football Netball Club’s inaugural Senior Women’s Football team completed the ultimate fairytale claiming victory in the Central Victoria Football League Women’s Premiership at the Queen Elizabeth Oval in Bendigo on Friday night. The local side put on a show in front of a packed crowd kicking 5.8 (38) to defeat Golden Square 2.7…
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Bulldogs chase six flags
Gisborne Football Netball Club has six teams in Bendigo League grand finals at the Queen Elizabeth Oval this Saturday. To have all three football teams and three netball sides with premiership chances is a remarkable performance by the southern-most club in the BFNL. Gisborne A-grade netballers went down 52-49 to Kangaroo Flat in the preliminary…
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Gisborne women seal title
Gisborne Soccer Club is celebrating league success after their senior women clinched the State League 4 West Championship with a 3-0 win over Point Cook at Dixon Field on August 27. Needing a win in their final game to secure the title, Gisborne dominated the early stages of the match and took the lead in…
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Saints stay in contention
The Sainter Undeterred by a narrow loss to Harcourt, Trentham senior footballers showed plenty of intensity and spirit to defeat Navarre on Saturday and stay in the MCDFNL finals race. The Saints knew their season was on the line and for three quarters it was an intense, low-scoring battle. Navarre had kicked a huge score…
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Extra time called
Gisborne netballers were involved in two astonishing Bendigo League knockout semi-finals on Sunday. Both went to extra time, and the Bulldogs finished up with a 50/50 outcome – the A-graders surviving with a pressure packed victory over Castlemaine, while the B-graders succumbed to South Bendigo. The A-grade semi-final was a see-sawing affair, with the in-form…
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Two-goal defeat
Chasing their first premiership since 2006, Gisborne senior footballers were defeated by two goals by a battle-hardened Strathfieldsaye in the Bendigo League’s second semi-final on Saturday. Now Gisborne’s task is to rebound in the preliminary final against Golden Square in the preliminary final and earn another crack at the Storm (Strathfieldsaye). Bulldogs coach Rob Waters…
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Hawks netballers in grand final
Bill West A 31-27 victory over ladder-leader Macedon has catapulted Woodend-Hesket into the Riddell League A-grade netball grand final. It’s a case of dare to dream for the Hawks who are playing in their first-ever finals series, with playing coach Meg Grbac keen to keep a lid on premiership expectations in the lead-up to Sunday,…
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Bombers’ 10 goal blitz
Bill West A pulsating scoring avalanche of 10 goals in the second quarter from a fired-up Riddell effectively decided the Riddell League’s qualifying final at Romsey on Saturday. The Bombers ran riot, dominating clearances and finding holes in the Wallan defence to virtually score at will and open up a lead of 38 points at…
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Cricket not far away
The sun was shining, no sign of any rain, and some of Lancefield’s keenest cricketers were enjoying themselves at the club’s first practise session on Sunday morning. The Tigers’ have two men’s sides, one in Jensen Shield (first round on Saturday, October 8) and Club Grade (Saturday, October 15). There are also expected to be…
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Saints’ reunion, now for finals
The Sainter Celebrations were off the charts for the anniversary of the formation of Trentham Football Club 130 years ago, and also the 1992 senior and reserves premiership 30-year reunion. After the final home and away round six of Trentham’s 10 football and netball teams have made the finals. Good luck to all involved. On…
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Impressive victory
Bill West Kyneton trainer Liam Howley has high hopes Virtuous Circle will make his presence felt in some feature races later this year. “He’s had a faultless preparation so far and we’re hoping he’s now set up for a big spring,” Howley said after the three-year-old colt came from well back to win the $150,000…