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Cobar’s best sportspeople celebrated
The prestigious Kerrigundi sporting achievement award, presented each year on Australia Day, was won this year by 17 year old Hannah Carrol. The award, which recognises achievement by a local athlete at a state, national or international level, was presented to Hannah in recognition of her achievements in netball […]
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Chad Buckman wins after a sprint to the finish line
The annual triathlon event, which signalled the start of this year’s Australia Day celebrations on Sunday, attracted a field of eight competitors. The scratch event of a 300m swim, 10km ride and 2km run, was hosted by the Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad (CATS). The race was hotly contested and […]
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First triathlon of the season
Pictured are the handicap winners of the Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad’s October Triathlon event contested on Sunday morning. Axel Fairfull was second after he knocked five minutes off his previous best time; finishing in first place was the team of Bianka Jacobson and Amie Hill (with Amie’s children Lenny […]
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Yabbies season gets underway
The water temperature at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool was a pleasant 21 degrees for the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club’s first dip of the 2019/2020 season on Tuesday night. Founding club member Bob Clark started the season off on the right foot with a first up win in […]
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Cobar Swimming Club gets their season back on track
After going slightly off track earlier this season with the loss of a number of committee members who had left town, the Cobar Swimming Club is once again running well under new president Dave Giurin. A donation of $2,500 from Sydney company Belle Banne has also ensured the club remains […]
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Mermaids trio from triathlon compete
There were six Mermaids in the pool for Sunday morning’s swim with three competitors backing up after competing in the Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad’s (CATS) triathlon earlier that morning. Bianka Jacobson and Tanya Gilbert both recorded two wins each from the three Mermaids’ swimming club events contested. Jacobson won […]
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Good line-up for the Mermaids club’s weekly swim
Bianka Jacobson collected the bulk of the Cobar Mermaids Club Championship points on offer at the club’s regular swim on Sunday morning. Jacobson finished with 15 points after claiming wins in the handicapped 50m and 30m freestyle events. She won the 50m with a very close time of 0.01 seconds […]
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Strong field for Yabbies event
There was a strong field of 17 swimmers for the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club’s regular event last Tuesday. Club veteran Bob Clark started the night off on the right foot by winning the opening event, the 30m handicapped freestyle swim. Clark swam spot on his nominated time to […]
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Cobar residents adjust to life on the sun
As Cobar swelters through the current relentless heatwave, residents could be forgiven for thinking our town is located right next door to the sun! While we haven’t quite broken the record for the hottest day ever recorded, January is on track to be one of the hottest months ever. At […]