Sports
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Sales soar for a cause
Gisborne Football Netball Club has sold more than 2000 FightMND beanies and raised more than $42,000 for the cause, which aims to find a cure for motor neurone disease. In addition to selling FightMND beanies, Gisborne’s football and netball players wore FightMND socks for all their games on Saturday against Sandhurst in round eight of…
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Bombers shot down!
Riddell’s momentum was halted at Bomberland on Saturday when a well organised Rupertswood combination answered every challenge and deserved a five-goal victory in the match of the round. The Bombers learnt you cannot expect to win against strong opposition in ideal conditions by producing just four goals in the first three quarters, and going into…
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Mixed results for girls
Round six for the Gisborne girls was a mixed bag with the club’s Under 13 Girls and Under 15 Youth Girls enjoying wins, the U18 Youth Girls losing their first game for the season and the Senior Women playing out a draw. U15 Youth Girls In the first game of the round, the U15 Youth…
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Gisborne footy girls excel
With the Gisborne Under 13 Junior Girls having a bye this round, the Gisborne Under 15 Youth Girls were first up in Round 5, taking on Darley at Darley Park. In relatively cool, yet fine conditions, the girls continued their good form from last week, linking well across the ground, but couldn’t quite convert on…
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A win under adversity
Hit hard by injuries, Macedon’s 2019 football prospects received a major boost on Saturday with a gutsy six points victory over Wallan at Tony Clarke Reserve. “Our best football is yet to come,” relieved coach Ben Tankard said after his side’s gallant last quarter effort which put the Cats back into the top six. With…
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MAINfm kicking goals for community
The second annual MAIN Kick-Off is hitting Castlemaine’s Camp Reserve this Saturday for a community fundraiser of a different kind! The day will feature an all-inclusive game of footy plus loads more and promises to be fun for all! The day is a major fundraising initiative for 94.9 MAINfm and will kick off the station’s…
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KFNC seeking new treasurer
Kyneton Football Netball Club is seeking a new treasurer following the recent resignation of Clive Fanning. “Clive joined the club last May and has done an exceptional job putting the club’s finances back on a firm footing, with a budget surplus forecast for this year,” club president Karen O’Sullivan said. “Clive has begun a new…
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Chloe’s number one
Kyneton’s Chloe Stewart has achieved a burning ambition to reach the pinnacle in her chosen sport of lawn bowls, with Bowls Australia confirming her number one nation-wide women’s ranking at the beginning of April. The 23 year-old star has rocketed up the rankings in recent months, and has 254 ranking points, replacing Tasmanian Rebecca Van…
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Go try and sign up!
Campbells Creek FNC Junior Come and Try Afternoon is being held at the Campbells Creek FNC Oval on Friday April 12 from 3pm-5pm. It is being held by The Campbells Creek FNC in conjunction with AFL Goldfields and will be great fun and include giveaways for all the kids on behalf of the Western Bulldogs…
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Cool Cats open with win
Finals aspirants Macedon and Riddell fought hard for supremacy at Tony Clarke Reserve in a worthy opener to the Riddell League’s 2019 season on Saturday. The Cats eventually won by 14 points in a low scoring match which had unexpected twists and turns, overall using the ball better than the Bombers who suffered from inaccuracy…
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Medal count produces tie
A magnificent 125 runs in Gisborne Cricket Association’s final home and away round enabled Romsey’s Taylor Stevenson to gain maximum votes to share the prestigious Sullivan Medal with Bacchus Marsh speedster Madushanka Ekanayaka. The dramatic vote count for the top individual award took place at the GDCA’s presentation night held at Sunbury Bowling Club last…
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Rank outsider’s debut win
The racing industry has always been littered with ‘feel good’ stories, and another one emerged when owner-trainer Mark Ashby produced his previously unraced two-year-old filly Geraldine’s Jewel to win a 1200 metre event at Sandown last Wednesday. Listed as a Kyneton-based trainer, Ashby and Geraldine’s Jewel share a special affinity on a small property at…