Sports
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Footy, netball on Saturday
The long wait is nearly over. Castlemaine, Gisborne and Kyneton all have home matches on Saturday in the first round of Bendigo Football Netball League’s 2021 season. The three clubs are hoping for a big turnout of supporters, who have been starved from seeing their favourites teams play since the 2019 season (apart from practise…
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Creek to face recess?
Campbells Creek Football Netball Club looks set to be forced into recess for 2021. The historic club was in the media spotlight last week as it urged the Maryborough Castlemaine Football Netball League to allow its football and netball teams to play despite the club being unable to field a senior football side. The club…
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Premierships spread about
Premierships for season 2020-2021 were decided across various senior grades in the Gisborne District Cricket Association on Saturday. While the powerful Bacchus Marsh club claimed convincing wins in McIntyre Cup and Johnstone Shield finals (the two top grades) there were plenty of prolonged celebrations among various Macedon Ranges clubs, plus Trentham, on Saturday night. “It’s…
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Rain disrupts bowls – Now two grand finals on Sunday
Consistent rain on Saturday afternoon played havoc with Central Highlands pennant bowls preliminary finals. The wash-up from three matches that were curtailed through rain is that they will all continue this Saturday, with two of the three grand finals being on this Sunday. The division two grand final will be on Saturday afternoon at Kyneton.…
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High hopes for Haystacks
Impeccably bred Haystacks Calhoun is the newest addition to Danielle Chapman’s stables at North Woodend, and he impressed with a fast finishing win at Ballarat last week. Named after a towering American wrestler who weighed in at over 600lbs and spent nearly 20 years on the international scene, the three-year-old was beset with problems before…
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Lancefield's women premiers
Lancefield created history on Sunday by becoming the first club to win Gisborne District Cricket Association’s women’s premiership. Promoted as the Kookaburra Women’s League in its first season, the competition attracted four teams – Lancefield, Sunbury, Bacchus Marsh and Darley. The GDCA expects more clubs to field teams next season with the growth of under-age…
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Tigers make grand final
After a delayed start to the Country Basketball League season from the normal October tip-off, the 2020/21 season commenced in early January with Kyneton CBL again entering two teams in the north-west conference. The season concluded on Saturday March 6 with the grand finals held in Maryborough this year. Kyneton CBL’s men’s and women’s teams…
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Rain impacts finals fortunes in CDCA
Castlemaine District Cricket Association grand finals got underway Friday evening with Harcourt hosting Barkers Creek in the Women’s showdown. Harcourt finished on top of the ladder and Barkers Creek were vying for back-to-back premiership honours. At the conclusion of a top evening of competition, Barkers Creek emerged victorious and claimed the 2020-2021 Premiership Cup. The…
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Malmsbury – by one run!
In a remarkable finish on Sunday, Malmsbury division one cricketers held their nerve under pressure to defeat Woodend by ONE run. Now Malmsbury hosts the grand final at the MCG this Saturday against fourth-placed Gisborne – winners by five runs over Bacchus Marsh in a low-scoring thriller. Rain disruptions on Saturday forced matches to be…
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Finalists decided in CDCA
It was a massive week of cricket in the Castlemaine District Cricket Association with the 20/20 grand final decider held at the Camp Reserve last Tuesday evening and senior sides battling out semi and preliminary final bouts on Saturday and Sunday. The C Grade/Under 16 competition was also capped off with the 2020-2021 grand final…
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Tight finishes in bowls semi-finals
There was plenty of drama in the two Central Highlands pennant bowls division one semi-finals on Saturday, with Lancefield’s late surge overcoming Kyneton, and Kyneton Golf eliminating a brave Romsey by three shots with the outcome alive to the final bowl. Now the stage is set for a knockout preliminary final between arch rivals Kyneton…
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Last bowl decider
The final of the Central Highlands men’s triples was alive until the very last bowl was played on the Kyneton green last Wednesday. Two unbeaten sectional winners from Kyneton and Lancefield contested the final, and as anticipated the contest over 18 ends was close throughout. On their home green, Jimmy Cooper, Darren Edmondson and Mark…