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Sports Star of the Week: Chess and karate success for Leto

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Castlemaine Mail
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The Castlemaine Junior Sports Star of the Week is talented Winters Flat chess player, Omoikiri Budo Kai Karate student and keen soccer player Leto van Harten-Scherlies.

Name: Leto van Harten-Scherlies

School: Winters Flat Primary

Sports: Chess, Karate and Soccer

How long have you been training? About a year through school, but I have been playing since I was really little.

Can you tell us about some of your sporting highlights? I won this year’s Mount Alexander chess tournament. And our school is going through to the Victorian State Finals.

Who is an athlete you admire? Magnus Carlson and Bobby Fischer (RIP) in chess. And Max King in AFL.

What are your sporting goals? To become a chess grandmaster and to get my black belt in karate.

Do you play any other sports? Yes I do karate at Omoikiri Budo Kai Karate Castlemaine and I play soccer at school.

Any highlights from those? Getting my purple belt.

Leto wins $50 cash from our new Sports Star sponsors Dominos and can pick up his certificate and prize money from our office at 13 Hargraves Street, Castlemaine.

Do you know a sports star Under 16 deserving of recognition? Nominate them by emailing ldennis@midnews.com.au or calling 5472 1788.

Local faces, Local places – October 27

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Castlemaine Mail
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Lancisti descended on the local region for the biennial Castlemaine Lancia Rally 27.

If you’ve recently celebrated a wedding, birthday milestone, special event or welcomed a new bub we’d love to feature your photo here. Just email your picture and caption to our Editor Lisa Dennis at ldennis@midnews.com.au.

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  • 1.The public enjoyed the display of Lancias of all makes and models at the Wattle Flat Reserve on Sunday
  • 2. Lancisti descended on the local region for the biennial Castlemaine Lancia Rally 27.
  • 3. Melody looks through the treasure trove on offer at the Anglican Church Book Fair last Saturday.
  • 4. August and Archie enjoyed the range of activities at the recent Emergency Expo at the Western Reserve.
  • 5. Ngaire and Remy enjoyed the recent Castlemaine Primary School Fete. Photos: Max Lesser.

An afternoon with Bryan Brown

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Northern Books is delighted to present iconic Australian actor, director and bestselling author Bryan Brown in conversation with Derek Guille next week at the Theatre Royal and The Convent in Daylesfo...

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Local exchange continues to thrive

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The Mount Alexander Local Exchange Trading System (MaLETS) stall is a regular fixture Saturday mornings at the entrance to Castlemaine. Photo: Max Lesser.

Every Saturday morning rain or shine, windy or calm, dedicated members of the Mount Alexander Local Exchange Trading System (MaLETS) set up a produce exchange and swapping hub at the entrance to Castl...

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Garden glow up

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If you are 25 and under – please take five minutes to complete the questionnaire on the future of the Castlemaine Community Kitchen Garden.

The Castlemaine Community Kitchen Garden is growing and the vision for the future is to make an area where young people feel welcome, comfortable and safe.  To help achieve this goal Castlemaine ...

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Tractor Pull returns Sunday

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MAVEC members Ken Ellery, Colin Rantall and Stephen O’Connor are pictured with the recently restored Fergy.

The Mount Alexander Vintage Engine Club (MAVEC) Tractor Pull is on again this Sunday October 29.  The event will be held for the first time in four years following an extended recess due to covid...

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CDCA sides battle it out

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Castlemaine District Cricket Association is now in full swing with all competitions underway for the 2023-2024 season. A Grade and A Reserve sides contested one day matches in round two competition la...

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My Sandon with Jill Atkin

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Hi Jill, you're pretty well-known around here as a tennis coach. Can you tell us how your love of tennis started?  I was born in Dunolly and when I was two we moved to a farm in Betley. I was the...

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Anzac spirit lives on in Newstead

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Jade Jungwirth
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Residents of Newstead came together on Saturday to honour their local Anzacs by reinstating plaques at the base of each tree.

If you happened to be driving through Newstead on Saturday morning you might have glimpsed more than 150 volunteers lining the Avenue of Honour for an old fashioned working bee.  Under the broad ...

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Childhood dream realised for Jack Ginnivan

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Lisa Dennis
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Jack is pictured with his mum and dad after the recent premiership win.

Castlemaine AFL star Jack Ginnivan has signed a four year contract with Hawthorn Football Club and will don the brown and gold in 2024.  The trade comes just three weeks after Ginni helped his Co...

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Our region voted yes

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Mount Alexander Shire residents joined the rest of Australia at the voting booths on Saturday to cast their vote in the 2023 referendum. They were asked the question, A Proposed Law: to alter the Cons...

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Roaring success for Run The Maine

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Dr Richard ‘the Bird’ Mayes, Ed Griffin, Gavin Krasner, Jacqui Knee and Pat Smith representing the Run The Maine organising committee presenting a cheque for $25,000 to Dhelkaya Health CEO Sue Race (centre).

Run The Maine was back bigger and better than ever in 2023 with a record number of participants taking up the challenge across three courses, the Grainger Legal Half Marathon, Midland Express/Castlema...

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