Sports
-
Lancefield girls’ footy groundbreaker
Lancefield Junior Football Netball Club is proud to announce the launch of the first ever girls’ football sides in 2021. Club president Bill Balcam said there were many new families moving into the district and it was time to be positive and provide footy opportunities for young girls. In an ambitious move, the club hopes…
-
Down to the very last bowl in CHBD
Kyneton and Kyneton Golf bowlers staged a high-quality Central Highlands Bowls Division pairs championship final on Sunday. And the 18-end final was well and truly alive until the very last bowl when Mark Smoljo (Kyneton) drove the jack into the ditch to collect two shots, with three needed to force an extra end against Kyneton…
-
Central Highlands earn shield
Central Highlands has defeated long-time rivals Central in the annual Millar-Deason Shield bowls event. Played in ideal conditions at Kyneton on Sunday, January 10, the match between the neighbouring bowls divisions was both competitive and convivial. Next season two Central clubs, Kilmore and Broadford, are expected to cross to the CHBD, and Wallan’s future geographic…
-
Two in a row for Toolbar
Consistent Kyneton-trained galloper Toolbar has won two feature country races over the holiday period. The big grey won over 1100m at Kerang on December 28, and followed up with a narrow win in the Halls Gap Lakeside Tourist Park Cup at Stawell last week. Toolbar now has five wins from 27 starts for the George…
-
Way to go in run chase
A masterful unbeaten 81 from 91 balls by captain-coach Ben Way enabled Romsey to topple Gisborne in an exciting McIntyre Cup match on Saturday. Way and fast bowler Louis Moor added 46 runs for the ninth wicket in the last five overs to get the Redbacks over the line after the visitors compiled a healthy…
-
‘Rock’ races now at Kyneton
‘It’s official! The annual Australia Day race meeting usually held at Hanging Rock has been switched to Kyneton. This means there will be two race meetings in five days at the Kyneton course – the 2021 Hanging Rock Cup meeting on Tuesday, January 26 (Australia Day), and the annual Woodend Cup meeting on Saturday, January…
-
Back at the races
After being deprived of the chance to attend race meetings for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, spectators were able to be present at the six-event meeting held at the Kyneton racecourse on Friday. The annual New Year’s Day race meeting is usually held at the famous Hanging Rock venue, but it was decided it…
-
A day to remember for jockey duo
It was a joyous occasion for 19-year-old apprentice Kiran Quilty and her father Cameron when they finally rode in the same race together for the first time at Kyneton on New Year’s Day. But behind the thrill of Kiran winning the 1850m TAC Be Races Ready BM52 Handicap with a fast-finishing dash alongside the inside…
-
‘Won on raw ability’
Having his second start, local galloper Snappy Magnus won by three lengths at Kyneton’s New Year’s Day meeting. Jockey Dylan Dunn told connections: “He won on raw ability”. Owner-trainer Danielle Chapman has been around racehorses for too long to get carried away with a win in a Maiden over 1100m, but the signs are encouraging…
-
Winner at Horsham
Kyneton trainer Helen White secured an early Christmas present when Fi Style finished strongly to win over 1200m at Horsham on Sunday. The six-year-old mare, ridden patiently back in the field by Dean Holland, started a $3.30 favourite and won by 1.5 lengths from Bellator. Raced by the White family, Fi Style now has two…
-
Woodend Bowling Club celebrates 130 years
On Christmas Day this year, Woodend Bowling Club will celebrate 130 years since the very first green was opened – December 25, 1890. The origins of the club dated back just over six months from then when, on June 1, it was decided at a well-attended meeting to establish a bowls, croquet and lawn tennis…
-
A special first century
For a 17-year-old Lancefield cricketer, his first century on Saturday is a personal sporting achievement he will never forget. Callum Sankey, listed to bat at number four against Sunbury United in the division two match in Lancefield Park, was stunned to find he was at the crease and facing a hat-trick on the third ball…