Sports
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Major raffle bonanza
“All I can say is this guy stood by us in really hard times,” was how Kyneton Football Netball Club president Hayden Evans described the first prize winner in the club’s major raffle for 2022. The winner was staunch clubman and on-field leader Harrison Huntley, with the first prize being worth nearly $160,000 all up.…
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O’Sullivan makes AFL draft combine
Kyneton’s Jack O’Sullivan is one of just 67 players invited to this year’s NAB AFL Draft Combine. The midfielder/small forward played all of his junior football with the Kyneton Tigers and is the youngest of four brothers (Max played VFL for Richmond, Tommy played VFL for Port Melbourne, Ned currently plays for the Kyneton Tigers…
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Long trip pays off
Bill West Almighty Will was the flag bearer for Liam Howley Racing when the Macedon Ranges thoroughbred enterprise began several years ago. The Kyneton-based trainer, with a large modern complex at Pipers Creek, describes six-year-old Almighty Will as “tough, consistent and much-loved”. After running second at Pakenham on July 28, Almighty Will gave Howley his…
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Bonanza for Riddell
Bill West Riddell was the BIG winner in the last home and away football round on Saturday, catapulting from second to top spot with a dramatic surge in percentage as Diggers Rest stumbled. “I don’t think there is any team that wouldn’t want the first week of finals off to sit back, freshen up, and…
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A Lancefield first under lights
The first ever female football match under lights was played at Lancefield on a cold Friday night. The Lancefield Under 15 girls made the finals with a 13.15 to 1.1 victory over Melton South. District MP Mary-Anne Thomas gave a pre-match pep talk to inspire the young Tigers, and along with Macedon Ranges mayor Jennifer…
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Gallopers put best feet forward
Bill West With horses’ birthdays today, gallopers trained at Kyneton and Tylden got in and notched up their first wins just days earlier. Perhaps they were looking for even extra attention on their birthday from their delighted trainers and connections! Kyneton’s Marita Lawson does not have a large stable, and her career record shows 15…
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Basketballers’ state selection
Aspiring local athletes, Arabella Dietz, Lenny Maxwell and Adrian Kiliva, are super excited to have been selected into the School Sports Victoria, 12 years and Under Basketball Vic State Teams. The trio will compete in School Sports Australia Combined Basketball Championships, which will be held in Bendigo from August 13-19. Many past School Sports Victoria…
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Searching across Tigers’ 150 years
Bill West Lancefield Football Netball Club will celebrate its 150th anniversary next year, and the hunt is on to collect a wealth of information and photographs adding to the Tigers’ illustrious history. The intent is to put together a comprehensive pictorial history to mark the milestone, and a call has gone to anyone who can…
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Magin kicks 9 – Tigers in hunt
Kyneton senior footballers stayed in contention for a finals berth by defeating Kangaroo Flat by 63 points at the Showgrounds on Saturday. Rhys Magin, one of the club’s legendary players, kicked nine goals in a brilliant display and sits second on the league’s goalkicking list behind Golden Square’s Joel Brett with 59 for the season.…
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Saints survive a tough test
Trentham senior footballers applied themselves diligently to defeat the visiting Natte Bealiba by 21 points on Saturday. The round 12 top-of-the-table clash was much sterner than most of the contests the Saints have faced this season, and they remain on top of the MCFNL ladder. Conditions became wetter and muddier as the match progressed, and…
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Big game at Gisborne
After winning by a massive 172 points against Maryborough on Saturday, Bendigo League football ladder-leader Gisborne now face up to Strathfieldsaye at Gardiner Reserve in the match of the round. On May 7 the Bulldogs beat the Storm by six points, and these two sides are favoured to meet in the 2022 grand final. Strathfieldsaye…
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Rain, hail and thunder
The Kyneton women’s football team braved rain, hail and thunder to score a runaway victory over North Bendigo on Sunday. It was the final match in the Transport Accident Commission round, which promoted road safety. The wearing of blue armbands at weekend matches helped get the message across, in the hope of reducing the future…