Sports
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Highlands bowls regional finals approach
The first two rounds of Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region mixed pairs championships were completed at the Kyneton and Kyneton Golf greens on Sunday. Gisborne duo Dot Evans and Ethan Higgins (s) won their two matches and progress to round 3 at Kyneton this Sunday. Higgins is fresh from his memorable 25-22 Champion of Champions regional…
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Exciting new era for Magpies
An exciting new era of football continues for Castlemaine Football Netball Club with the female football program going from strength to strength. Last week the club held its first joint development session between the junior and open age sections, with a big group of players being put through their paces by senior coach Tiahna Cochrane.…
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FIDA – come and try
Kyneton Football Netball Club established the FIDA side last year in 2021. FIDA provides Victorians with an intellectual impairment the opportunity to participate in Australian Rules Football. It plays an important role in our local community and consists of approximately 25 male and female players from various areas of the Macedon Ranges, some even travel…
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Masters still getting a kick out of footy
They are grey, they are bald and they say they’re too old, but Woodend-Hesket Masters still get a kick out of footy… so says their club song. Masters football is for men aged from 35 years old with an emphasis on “footy for fun”, with games in the Victorian AFL Masters League more social than…
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Higgins crowned Regional Champion bowler
Gisborne Bowling Club’s Ethan Higgins has been crowned Regional Champion after defeating Kyneton’s Craig Vincent in a thrilling Champion of Champions final at City Oval BC last Sunday. Both players traded shots in the early ends to get to 8-8 before Vincent eked out a two-shot lead. But Higgins came back and started to build…
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Lovin’ Laughs brings joy
Kyneton galloper Lovin’ Laughs broke through for his first city win by the narrowest of margins on Wednesday, much to the delight of trainer Mick Sell and connections. The victory at Sandown Hillside was the five-year-old gelding’s fourth from 18 starts. The first two were on debut by four lengths at Echuca and in the…
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Triples victors
The Kyneton bowls team of Jimmy Cooper, Terry Kelly and Mark Smoljo (s) were successful in the annual Lancefield Invitation Triples Tournament held on Sunday. Unbeaten after four games, they had to survive a five-ends play-off against the only other four-game winners, namely Gary Dickenson, Aaron Andrews, and Aaron Young (s), who were warmly welcomed…
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Bank bonanza for RDFNL
In a win-win outcome all round, the Riddell District Football Netball League has clinched a major new sponsorship deal with the Bendigo Bank, involving Community Bank outlets at Gisborne, Lancefield and Romsey, and other branches across the league’s wide area. “The RDFNL’s major focus is to reduce the cost for our clubs and participants and…
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Ganim hot, finals out
Veteran opener Chris Ganim (pictured) slammed a quick-fire century for Malmsbury on Saturday, but the club’s other two sides went down and seem certain to miss playing in finals. Ganim hit 18 fours and a six at the MCG in scoring 116 against Gisborne’s division 2 side, Justin Murphy provided good support with 32. Chasing…
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All Highlands men’s final
It will be an all Highlands men’s final with Kyneton’s Craig Vincent to play off against Gisborne’s Ethan Higgins for the Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region final of the Men’s Champion of Champions. These two bowlers blitzed their Ballarat counterparts at Sebastopol on Sunday to go through to the final. In the morning’s quarter final the…
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Winners at Kilmore
The first and last races at Kilmore on Thursday were won by gallopers trained in the Macedon Ranges. Grey galloper Mr Freeze broke the ice with a fast finishing victory at his ninth race start in the opening event over 1107m. Trained at Tylden by John Salanitri at the Hirsch Park complex at Tylden, Mr…
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Patience pays off
Master Bartholdi made it two wins from two starts for the Liam Howley stable with an impressive all the way win at Pakenham on Thursday evening. The four-year-old showed plenty of ability as a young horse, and transferring to the Kyneton trainer’s care has paid off for connections. After not racing for nearly 12 months,…