Sports
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Kyneton U18 coach needed…VFL players set to assist
Kyneton Football Netball Club is widening its net in its search for an Under 18s coach for the 2019 Season. The yet -to-be-appointed coach will have excellent support from two of the club’s senior VFL players. Patrick McCarthy is listed with the North Melbourne Football Club’s VFL department and Max O’Sullivan is training with Carlton’s…
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Oz Day gong for Ken
Citizen of the Year for Mount Alexander Shire, Ken Maddern has not let having chronic fatigue stand in his way. Instead, the passionate local volunteer, sports administrator and junior sports promoter has done more to benefit his local community than many achieve in a lifetime. It’s a fact that on Saturday saw Ken named the…
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Tigers kick off year with upgrade
Kyneton Football Netball Club will kick start the year with a $13,636 upgrade to its pavilion kitchen. Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters announced a Stronger Communities grant for the refurbishment at the Kyneton Showgrounds last week. “The refurbishment will not only benefit KFNC in terms of revenue and service to members and the public,…
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Volunteer shortage threatens fun run
A shortage of volunteers threatens to cancel Kyneton Football Netball Club’s Track and River Fun Run. Newly returned club president Karen O’Sullivan expressed concern about the club’s summer fundraiser last week and called on the community to get involved. “Without people stepping up to get the jobs done, there’s no other option but to cancel,”…
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Home grown champ
Chloe Stewart has added to her very impressive list of local, district, state and national lawns bowls achievements by capturing the 2019 American singles and pairs titles. While Bowls Australia was unable to confirm that the 22 year-old who spent so much time honing her skills on the Kyneton green is the first Aussie to…
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Hawks sign top players
Woodend-Hesket has signed up three of its outstanding footballers for next season. The Hawks just missed out on making the Riddell League finals this season, and hope to improve further in 2019 with a strong contingent of teenage players on the list. At the club’s recent annual meeting Paul Podbury, a club stalwart on and…
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Be the roar for the Tigers
Kyneton Tigers have entered a men’s and women’s team in the Country Basketball League for the second year in a row. With the Tigers striving for greatness they are hoping for a very successful year ahead with both teams not only aspiring to make finals but take out the championship. Both teams have been in…
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The Woodsmen hammer 0/228
Woodend’s McIntyre Cup Premier Firsts opening batsmen Josh Eastley and Michael Nalesnyik were in superb form with a match-winning unbeaten partnership of 228 runs on Saturday. Far from being deflated by a stunning 10-wicket loss to Gisborne in the opening round, Woodend bounced back superbly to overpower a Sunbury United side which batted first to…
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Golf stun premiers
Reigning Central Highlands division one bowls premiers Gisborne Red had an enviable record of never losing a match on its synthetic green, but a resilient Kyneton Golf put an end to that with a tremendous effort on Saturday. The “plastic fantastic” surface has been in use for three seasons, and the battle between last year’s…
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Dragons demolish Woodend
Gisborne sent a powerful message to other McIntyre Cup cricket hopefuls with a stunning demolition of last season’s runners-up Woodend on Saturday. The Dragons finished fifth last season after two successive premierships, and are out to make amends in 2018-19. Woodend batsmen failed dismally, crashing from 0/39 to be bundled out for just 84 runs…
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Warm welcome for UK import
Woodend Cricket Club’s first-ever international player received a very enthusiastic welcome within a few hours of arriving from England last Wednesday. Monte McCague, from Leeds & Broomfield CC, is the son of former English fast bowler Martin McCague who played three Tests against Australia in the 1990s. The strongly built 20-year-old describes himself as “a…
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Tribunal is busy
The Riddell League’s 2018 grand final may be over, with Diggers Rest premiers, but the independent tribunal conducted a very interesting hearings last week. Riddell Football Netball Club went to the tribunal in support of its two players who were sent off during the tense second quarter of the grand final. Top utility player Dylan…