Sports
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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…
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Winners keep coming
Kyneton trainer Charles Cassar is on the best winning streak of his lengthy career, with first starter Cosmic Vixen leading all the way to win impressively at Ballarat last week. This made it four winners from just seven starters in October for Cassar, who is now training a larger team than previously possible. Cassar said…
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Long trip pays off
Having just his second start, the Liam Howley Kyneton-trained galloper Riozino showed plenty of courage to win at Warrnambool on October 16. After finishing sixth at his race debut over 1600m at Kilmore on September 29, the four-year-old showed he appreciated the 2000 metres in the $30,000 Alan Pye Electrics Maiden Plate. Ridden by Celine…
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Dirt Crits set to return
The Castlemaine Rocky Riders Mountain Bike Club, Dirt Crits Series starts on Thursday November 6 and registrations are now open! Dirt Crits is a junior cross country mountain bike event series, consisting of 10 rounds of mountain biking fun. Five events will be held in November-December 2025 and a further five in February-March 2026 at…
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Brave Macedon fights back
Four wickets to probing off-spinner Corey Day put Romsey well on top of Macedon in their McIntyre Cup clash at Tony Clarke Reserve, but the Cats staged a determined fight back via a sixth-wicket stand of 70 runs. Chasing 7/165 c.c for victory from 45 overs, Romsey never got on top and Macedon grabbed the…
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Riley Vernon’s run spree
The two Vernon brothers are among the most outstanding cricketers in the Gisborne District Cricket Association, and it’s no surprise to see runs flow when they are at the crease. Making centuries is always a possibility when they bat for Gisborne in McIntyre Cup matches, and vice-captain and opening bat Riley Vernon rose to the…