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  • Redbacks find their feet

    Redbacks find their feet

    Long-time rivals Romsey and Lancefield opened their 2026 Riddell League football campaigns on Saturday with a match of contrasting halves….

  • Magpies soar to victory over Roos

    Magpies soar to victory over Roos

    Castlemaine made the trek to Dower Park on Saturday to take on Kangaroo Flat fresh from their round one win…

  • Ballarat the only answer

    Ballarat the only answer

    Gisborne Football Netball Club president Tony Brancatisano is emphatic — the club’s survival depends on being allowed to play in…

  • Brianna scoops the pool

    Brianna scoops the pool

    For the second successive season, outstanding all-rounder Brianna Woodburn is the Most Valuable Player in Gisborne District Cricket Association’s Kookaburra…

  • Premiers hang on

    Premiers hang on

    In a high-quality encounter, Gisborne A-grade netballers pushed reigning premier Kangaroo Flat all the way at the weekend. The opening…

  • A game of firsts as Wedgies claim opening round win

    A game of firsts as Wedgies claim opening round win

    It was a game of firsts for one club and a game of survival for another as the new kids…

  • Magpies earn first-up win

    Magpies earn first-up win

    Castlemaine’s Camp Reserve came to life on Good Friday as a spirited Castlemaine senior side produced a brand of football…

  • Tigers win easily – now a break

    Tigers win easily – now a break

    Kyneton senior footballers opened their 2026 season campaign in impressive fashion with a 62-point victory over Woodend-Hesket on Good Friday….

  • Bulldogs run riot

    Bulldogs run riot

    Almost too hard to believe? Gisborne senior footballers opened the 2026 season by thrashing a lacklustre Kangaroo Flat by 124…

  • Hawks prove too strong at home

    Hawks prove too strong at home

    Looking for their fourth premiership in a row, Woodend-Hesket A-grade netballers defeated an improved Kyneton 59-42 on Good Friday. Again…

  • Cats make a good start

    Cats make a good start

    “A really good start to the season” was how Macedon senior coach Al Meldrum labelled his side’s 41-point victory over…

  • Record numbers for Kyneton netball

    Record numbers for Kyneton netball

    Kyneton Netball Association has started its 2026 season with a record number of players. President Dean Backman said 130 players…