Sports
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Redbacks gain Blair
After spending five seasons with Coburg in the VFL, former Romsey teenage football star Nathan Blair is returning to play with the Redbacks next season. Blair, a strongly built 23-year-old defender has been in Coburg’s leadership group for the past two seasons, and brings a wealth of experience back to his home town club. Romsey…
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Three point victory
A mass of red, blue and white supporters arrived by the busload to back their beloved local Bulldogs under 18s football team in the Grand Final against Sandhurst at the QEO on Saturday, and their trip along and Calder proved to be well worth the effort – Gisborne brought home the premiership. In the first…
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Grand final to the Tigers
Kyneton A Reserve Tiger netballers hadn’t won a match against Kangaroo Flat all season but on the weekend they did win when it really mattered and now they are the season’s premiers. The Tigers were full of determination and had the support of many locals who flocked to Bendigo’s QEO to see them play. The…
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Grand finals success
Kyneton Rangers Under 12C have taken out the double by winning the Soccer Championship and their Grand Fina in the Bendigo Amateur Soccer League finals. The game was played at Epsom on the weekend. The Strathdale Zebra Sharks were the first to score but just before half-time, Kyneton’s David Geissler equalised with a quality strike.…
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Ladies Championships
Tuesday was the final round of the Kyneton Golf Club Ladies Championships. Congratulations to Denise Murphy for winning her 19th and the 2018 Ladies Championship with a gross of 282. The runner up and B Minor Champion was Deidre Dawes with a total of 295. The winner of C Grade and the Ruth Sievers Trophy…
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Extra time gives Saints flags
The Sainter It was a thrilling weekend for the Trentham Saints with two of its four Grand Final teams playing in drawn games that were decided in extra time. It was heartbreak for the Reserves footballers and the large contingent of Saints fans while on the netball court it was ecstasy for the girls in…
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Grand Finals ahead for Saints
The Sainter It was a great weekend of football and netball for the Trentham Saints with all four of their sides playing in preliminary finals winning their way through to next week’s Grand Finals. The Reserves are through to their first Grand Final since 2011 after a hard-fought victory over Avoca and will now face…
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Gisborne U18s to Grand Final
Gisborne Under 18s are headed to the QEO for a second semi against Strathfieldsaye. In the first Quarter both Gisborne and Strathfieldsaye hotly contested the ball. The game was fast paced but a low-scoring affair, due to strong defensive pressure by both teams. Gisborne finished on top scoring seven points to six. In the second…
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Gisborne is finals bound
The senior Gisborne Bulldogs needed a win on their home ground against South Bendigo on Saturday to get to play finals footy for the first time since 2014 – and they did it! Next Sunday they’ll meet Sandhurst in their elimination final at Bendigo’s QEO. But back to last Saturday and the match which helped…
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Tigers need your help
Kyneton Football Netball Club is calling on the community for support as it struggles under the weight of financial burden. A five-year-old legacy debt from when the club went into recession, combined with accumulating new costs, has left it with a current debt of about $200,000. Club president Karen O’Sullivan said the new executive committee…
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Strong second half downs Magpies
Kyneton produced a strong second half to defeat a plucky Castlemaine by 58 points on Saturday. The match started in some of the toughest conditions seen all season, with heavy rain and hail thumping down for the first five minutes of play and then steady rain persisting for much of the first half, enough to…
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And now for the finals!
The 16 home and away rounds are down and dusted, and the business end of the Riddell District League’s season is on in earnest this weekend with a qualifying final and two elimination finals. The RDFNL has a final six system, where finishing second is equally as good as ending up on top of the…