Sports
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‘Visionary of the Year’
Mount Macedon Golf Club has been awarded Golf Australia’s March award for ‘Visionary of the Year’ in acknowledgment of the amazing work the club has been doing to promote gender equality. Mount Macedon’s progressive thinking, desire to grow its female membership and new ‘Get into Golf’ program has been a catalyst for the award. The…
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Tight medal count
The count to determine who would be the winner of Gisborne District Cricket Association’s prestigious Sullivan Medal for the best player in McIntyre Cup in the 2021-2022 season went right down the wire. In a tough season interrupted by COVID restrictions and washouts, it took 14 votes to win the medal in what was one…
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Midweek region champs
Gisborne Bowling Club’s division one midweek champions added the Ballarat Highlands Region title to their collection at Kyneton on Saturday. In a dedicated, methodical performance the Gisborne combination accounted for City Oval (representing Ballarat area) by 22 shots with all rinks up, this earning a trip to the state titles at Moama. It’s the same…
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Exciting development for KBA
The Victorian Junior Basketball League has endorsed Kyneton Basketball Association’s application to join the 2022/2023 season with teams entered across all age groups. The addition of the VJBL competition will complement what KBA has already in place at both a local domestic level as well as continuing to be part of the Bendigo Junior Basketball…
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Gisborne premiers
Gisborne chased down Romsey’s 8/144 c.c. to win the McIntyre Cup grand final with 10 balls to spare on Saturday. In a remarkable set of three finals, the Dragons only lost five wickets on their way to their fourth McIntyre Cup title, with skipper Jason Wilson winning the toss all three times and making the…
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Lancefield ‘6’ secures flag
The fairytale is now reality! Fourth-placed Lancefield has shocked the bowls world by winning successive finals matches against Romsey, Gisborne and Kyneton Golf to emerge as 2021-2022 Highlands division one premiers. The first time in history the Tigers have won successive pennants at this top level. The grand final on a fast green at Kyneton…
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It’s Golf v Lancefield
For the second week in a row, Lancefield division one bowlers have caused a major upset, this time eliminating Gisborne from the Highlands finals with a 20-shot victory. Now the Tigers have to face up to the formidable Kyneton Golf combination in this Saturday’s Highlands grand final on the Kyneton green. It promises to be…
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Magpie women off to a flyer
Castlemaine Football Netball Club’s new senior women footballers are celebrating this week after claiming the ‘atWork Australia Cup’ at Shepparton on Sunday. This was a significant day for the team as it was also the first time they had played together, 2022 being the first season CFNC has fielded a senior women’s side! The side…
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Hawks’ girls show enthusiasm
Having two very proficient junior girls’ football teams at Woodend was just a dream four years ago, but it’s now reality with plenty of optimism about the coming 2022 season. The Woodend Hawks Junior Football and Netball Club is still looking for more players to supplement the Under 15s and Under 19s sides, which train…
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Barkers Creek claims fifth premiership
Crowds across the region were treated to some top cricket action as Castlemaine District Cricket Association grand finals were battled out across all grades last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Highlights of the round were Hepburn A Reserve batsman Brayden Yanner’s 83 not out and Harcourt C Grade bowler Fraser McAinch’s 3-17. Results were: A Grade…
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Regional champions celebrate
Tethering on the brink of defeat, David Beardmore, Terry Kelly, Graham Edwards and Ethan Higgins (s) staged a remarkable comeback to win eight ends in succession and wrap up the Ballarat Highlands Region men’s fours championship. Representing Highlands, Gisborne’s Beardmore, Kelly and Higgins were pleased to welcome Kyneton Golf’s topliner Edwards into their ranks for…
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All the way
Having not raced since October 16, Irascible Miss effortlessly won for Kyneton trainer George Osborne at Kilmore on Thursday. Alana Kelly – pictured bringing the four-year-old mare back to scale – rated her perfectly in front to win by nearly two lengths in the 1200m bet365 Odds Drift Protector Maiden Plate. “It’s onwards and upward…