Sports
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Redbacks have work to do
Overall Romsey played just 50 minutes of solid football to defeat Western Rams by 66 points on Saturday, coach Paul Kennedy said after the match. While the coach, and Redbacks’ supporters, could be pleased with the second half, they were not thrilled with what they saw in the first half as the Rams showed plenty…
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‘Most courageous’ winners
The presentation of ‘most courageous’ medals culminated ANZAC Day football and netball at Macedon’s Tony Clarke Reserve. Sally Brennan presented the McDougall Medal to Anica Scherer, and the Grumont Medal presented by Ross Grumont went to big ruckman Sean Egan. The medals honour members of two local families who valiantly served their country. The two…
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Gisborne supreme
Gisborne senior footballers reigned supreme at Gardiner Reserve on Saturday, demolishing Castlemaine by a mammoth 223 points. After the Magpies’ 52-point victory over Maryborough in the previous round, the talented Bulldogs were prepared for some strong opposition. To Castlemaine’s credit, players battled hard and kept up their efforts in the face of a scoring blitz…
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Kyneton juniors challenge the best
A team of young Kyneton CFA brigade members recently took on, and defeated, the Chief Officer’s Chargers in one of the most popular events of the CFA/VFBV State Firefighter Championships. Under 17 team members, Nic Hanna, Sam Foster, Royce Sharp and Spencer Zan, competed in the Chief Officer’s Challenge in front a huge crowd at…
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Falcons gear up for season 2022
Mount Alexander’s dedicated women’s footy club is gearing up to play even more matches in 2022 following the withdrawal of a Bendigo women’s team on the eve of AFL Central Victoria’s 2022 season. The Mt Alexander Falcons are now set to play eight games after being approached by AFL Central Victoria to take on the…
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Top finish for Lambert
Christy Lambert has finished first in the women’s field and third overall in the 2022 Coburg 24 Hour Carnival. The April 9-10 weekend was the Romsey athlete’s first taste of a 24-hour marathon. Having not competed since 2Bays in January, Lambert was keen to take on the gruelling challenge. “Early in the race I thought…
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Champion effort
Castlemaine Cycling Club stalwart Emma Waldron has blitzed the competition at the 2022 AusCycling Masters Track National Championships at the Anna Meares Velodrome in Brisbane, picking up a raft of medals. The local mum has produced some fantastic rides in recent Castlemaine, Bendigo and state competitions and competed as an independent entrant in the Masters…
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Bombers – by two points
Good Friday football is here to stay in the Riddell League if last Friday’s match between Riddell and Woodend-Hesket is any indication. In perfect conditions in front of a bumper crowd, both teams provided a tremendous display of football and signalled to the rest of the competition that they are likely to be in the…
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Tayla’s 200th – at last!
Loyal, talented and long-term netballer Tayla Durham played her 200th game for the Kyneton club on Saturday, with plaudits from all quarters. The celebration had been delayed and finally cancelled from the 2021 season, and fellow netballers and supporters finally saw Tayla run through the ‘200’ banner and receive her awards. An exquisite goaler for…
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Rampant Bulldogs
Six goals apiece in the first quarter at the Showgrounds on Saturday indicated the Kyneton versus Gisborne senior match would be a high-scoring, closely fought affair. Then a dramatic change came over the match, with the Bulldogs systematically taking control in most positions, snuffling out the Tigers’ forward advances, and ramming home 15-7 to 1.5…
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Triple bronze success
Castlemaine Cycling Club’s Jade Maddern won two bronze medals last week representing Victoria at the 2022 Australian National Track Championships at the Anna Meares Velodrome in Brisbane. Jade and Vic teammates Sam Gallagher and Ned Pollard started fast in the Elite Men’s Team Sprint, with Jade finishing it off to take the bronze medal in…
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Hailey wins silver
Kyneton teen Hailey Stubbs has come away with a silver medal and seventh placing at the Athletics Australia National Championships in Sydney. Representing Victoria, the 13-year-old Sacred Heart College student was thrilled to win the silver in the Under 15 Girls Hammer Throw and a seventh in the Under 17 Girls Hammer Throw – an…