Sports
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“We love the game and we want to play footy”
Whether you’re a seasoned player or lacing up the boots for the first time, Gisborne Football Netball Club is calling all girls and women who are keen to join their club for the 2026 footy season. The club stands apart from others in the region as the only one to offer a full range of…
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Cannons and Rockies into CBL final
The Castlemaine Cannons and the Macedon Ranges Rockies are set to face off in the Country Basketball League North West grand final showdown this Saturday evening December 6 after each side won their respective semi-finals. Castlemaine hosted the at the Mildura Heat in their semi-final clash at the War Memorial Stadium at Wesley Hill last…
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Sharp contrast for top teams
Kyneton and Kyneton Golf both won their Highlands division one bowls matches in contrasting circumstances in cold conditions on Saturday. Reigning premier Kyneton totally outplayed Romsey in a replay of last season’s grand final, while Golf surprisingly struggled at home to Diggers Rest — finally winning by ONE shot! Unpredictable heavy rain had an impact…
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Huge day of athletics for Lancefield
The Community Bank Lancefield Gift is set to return to Lancefield Park on Saturday, promising an exciting day of athletics, featuring some of Australia’s best runners and the spectacle of the Highland Games. With $6000 in prize money for both the men’s and women’s 400 metre Gift it is Australia’s richest 400m race. The $5000…
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Geographics a test for GDCA
The expansion of Gisborne District Cricket Association in recent seasons has produced plenty of positives, but occasional headaches as well. With heavy rain forecast in some areas on Saturday, the GDCA executive sent an advice memo to all clubs: “Due to the enormous geographic area that makes up the GDCA we are faced with challenging…
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An ‘ace’ at first outing
Many golfers take years to finally score a hole-in-one. Some never achieve one after decades of trying. Playing with his dad Paul, Trentham junior golfer Harrison Kenton-Barnes, 17, scored a hole-in-one in his very first competition. Playing off a handicap of 31 in the midweek monthly medal stroke event last Thursday, Harrison aced the 120-metre…
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Station One in Kyneton Cup
Twelve months ago, local trainer Liam Howley won his second Kyneton Cup with New York Hurricane, ridden by Harry Coffey. Howley has his 2022 Kyneton Cup winner Station One in the field for the $125,000 Kyneton Cup to be run on Wednesday to follow up the Melbourne Cup at Flemington tomorrow. Station One, now a…
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Open Day coming up
On Sunday November 23, Kyneton-based racehorse trainer Liam Howley is holding an Open Day. Guests will be welcomed to the Kyneton Racecourse and their on-course Liam Howley Racing Stables. The day will showcase the stars of the show, the horses and you will also hear from Liam and the team as they explain how they…
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From Woodend to the big stage: Cooper Duff-Tytler’s AFL dream
From kicking a footy in Woodend to playing on the MCG on Grand Final Day, 18-year-old Cooper Duff-Tytler is proving that dreams born on country ovals can lead to the nation’s biggest stage. Cooper began his football journey at Woodend Junior Football Netball Club, inspired by Sunday games with mates like Willem Hanegraaf. Coached early…
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Cannons fire against Tigers
The Castlemaine Cannons Country Basketball League sides took on the Maryborough Blazers at Castlemaine’s War Memorial Stadium at Wesley Hill last Saturday night. The Cannons Women were first to hit the court and found the going tough against the top-placed Blazers. Borough opened their ledger with a 33-point-to-five haul in the first term and went…
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‘Always in the game’
Sam Alford is a talented and calm 15-year-old who has played the last two games as a specialist wicketkeeper in Romsey’s McIntyre Cup 1sts. He has a long-term ambition of improving his cricketing skills to eventually become a quality ‘keeper-batsman. And what does Sam like so much about standing behind the stumps, waiting for a…
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Sharing the points
McIntyre Cup 1sts cricket matches on Saturday produced a total of 786 runs and 19 wickets. All scheduled matches began with high hopes of outcomes, but the weather forecast was not accurate, and rain arrived in various quantities. Eventually it was obvious there was no way the one-day fixtures could be completed, and prolonged afternoon…