Sports
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Star on the rise
Juliette Debrincat, one of Macedon Ranges up and coming junior tennis stars, achieved a great result in the Geelong Lawn TC Junior Summer Series tournament last week, emerging as the U14 Girls Singles’ champion. The tournament was played on grass over four days, with Juliette needing to be successful in each of her four singles…
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Hat trick, run spree
A hat trick to Malmsbury’s JD ‘Guns’ Singh (pictured) and a blazing 89 from Luke Whitehouse highlighted Saturday’s Jensen Shield clash at Blackwood. The match was switched there after the Friday deluge left the MCG under water. Deciding to bat on a wet wicket, the Berries lost batters at regular intervals to be dismissed for…
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Fight on for mental health
Scott Trezise admits he’s “a bit old to be making a debut” in boxing but he’s proving age is just a number. The 53-year-old is also stepping into the ring for a cause close to his heart: mental health awareness and support. His first professional fight on March 19 will help raise funds for Lachy’s…
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Logan stages a Big Show
An explosive 125 by opening batsman Tommy Logan highlighted Malmsbury’s successful return to cricket on Saturday. The club’s two senior sides recorded victories and Logan’s maiden century in the Jensen Shield match at Gisborne’s Sankey Reserve earned him ‘The Big Show’ tag. His highly entertaining knock, littered with boundaries, put the Berries on the way…
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In the Hall of Fame
The precision that Gisborne’s Stevie McGee displayed as an aircraft mechanic for about 40 years is in many ways reflected in the attributes that led to him being inducted into the AFL Masters National Hall of Fame. And at the age of 67, he’s not showing many signs of slowing down, with his enthusiasm for…
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GDCA victories
Gisborne District Cricket Association’s U15 and U17 teams won the finals of the Barwon-Central Highlands Championships in convincing style on Sunday, with both matches played in Ballarat. The U17s entered their game undefeated and posted an imposing 9/233 c.c. and dismissed Colac for 124. Winning the toss and electing to bat the game saw some…
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Ranges cricketers inspire
Harrison Sheahan and Lucas Cavigan represented the Macedon Ranges in the Cricket Victoria Under 17 Bendigo Summer Series on January 10-13. Harrison is a 16-year-old left-arm fast bower from Kyneton who played in the Cricket Victoria Under 17 Vic Country State team. Lucas is a 15-year-old batsman from Romsey was a part of the CV…
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GDCA teams do well
Gisborne District Cricket Association has just completed a successful week of junior male and female representative matches. The association sent an Under 17 and two Under 14 female teams to the Northern Rivers Junior Country Week for the first time. The U14As (pictured) defeated Goulburn Murray in the final, and the Under 17s fell just…
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‘Gem’ tops $100,000 mark
Paris Gem, purchased for $800 as a weanling, won easily at Mornington on Sunday to take her stake earnings to $100,793. Trainer Sue Naylor did a great job to have the seven-year-old mare primed to win the fillies and mares race over 1600m, as she was fresh from a 20 weeks’ spell. Naylor prepares the…
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Rock home in doubt
Hanging Rock Cricket Club may be forced to move from its long-held home at Hanging Rock Reserve if a draft masterplan released by the state government is implemented. Under the plan, released last week and now open for community consultation, the cricket, petanque and tennis clubs will be moved offsite to enable the relocation of…
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The new champions
In a dramatic day’s play, Ann Shipcott and Gordon Charles (pictured) emerged as Lancefield Bowling Club’s singles champions on Sunday. Remarkably, Charles had to wait for 29 years to emulate his first title, when he defeated Bern Shannon 25-10 in 1993. In contrast, Shipcott only took up bowls when she moved to Lancefield nine years…
