Sports
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Superb 196 by opener
A masterful unbeaten 196 from just 151 deliveries by Gisborne’s quality opener Mick Allen highlighted the McIntyre Cup one-day round on Saturday. Allen hit eight sixes and 22 fours against Rupertswood at Gardiner Reserve as the Dragons compiled a formidable 3/291 c.c. from 45 overs. Surely one of the most outstanding innings of all time…
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Irish jockey’s first win here
Irish jockey Robbie Downey rode his first winner in Australia when he brought an 11-year-old local galloper home with a withering burst at the Woodend Cup race meeting at Kyneton on Saturday. Unplaced at his previous three outings on the picnic circuit, the George Osborne-trained Kazoom came from well back in the 1850m L. and…
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Winning combination
Kyneton Croquet players are becoming more adventurous in going out to test their abilities in regional competitions. Two pairs made the trip to Geelong last Saturday to compete in the Eastern Park Croquet Club Doubles Tournament against players from five other clubs. Damien Hadfield is the current Kyneton Croquet Club singles champion and has competed…
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Topweight too good
Topweight Strategic Phil, ridden a masterly race by Will Gordon, won the 2022 bet365 Hanging Rock Cup on Australia Day. Trained at Mornington by breeder David Brideoake, Strategic Phil has now won seven races and over $320,000 in prizemoney. From barrier one, the topweight was always travelling well after Tylden-trained galloper Abadeyaat set a fast…
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Chapman snaps up the win
Kyneton trainer Danielle Chapman is pictured with Lonagan Milham at Hanging Rock races on Australia Day. Chapman’s four-year-old mare Snappy Li’l Thing, a $800 bargain buy, led throughout to win the Lonagan Milham Maiden Plate by over four lengths. Ridden by Michael Poy, Smart Li’l Thing ($8.50) was having her sixth start. “She didn’t handle…
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Champions named
Kyneton Bowling Club co-hosted the Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region Women’s Champion of Champions contest, along with Daylesford Bowling Club. The Kyneton green ran extremely well given the week’s rains; a compliment to the club’s greens volunteers, whereas the Daylesford green was slow given its effect from heavy rains before the tournament. Lancefield’s Ann Shipcott is…
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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…