200219
Local Sport
200219
Missed opportunities for Golf Club
Golf Club failed to make the most of the opportunities presented to them in their 40 Over Senior Cricket match against Nymagee on Saturday and Nymagee finished with an eight wickets win. Golf Club won the toss and elected to bat first and, uncharacteristically, Nymagee dropped several early chance catches […]
200219
Jones smashes six school swimming records
Raymond Jones smashed six long standing records at Cobar High School’s annual swimming carnival last Wednesday at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. Jones put in a sensational effort to break the Under 15 Years Boys’ records for the 50 metres freestyle, 50m backstroke, 50m butterfly, and 50m breaststroke events as […]
200219
McAuley team wins St John’s swimming carnival
Team McAuley were big winners in St John’s School annual swimming carnival held earlier this month at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool. McAuley finished with 1,097 points to win over MacKillop on 786. Milla Davey claimed the Junior Girl Champion title with Alexis Ah-See the runner-up. Nate Martin was the […]
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Contestants set a cracking pace at CATS triathlon event
Cooler conditions on Sunday morning helped competitors to set a cracking pace for the Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad’s (CATS) monthly triathlon event. Competitors said while the water temperature in the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool was good for their swim leg, it was however a bit fresh getting out and […]
130219
Three big winners at monthly shoot
A squad of 13 shooters competed in the Cobar Clay Target Club’s monthly shoot on Sunday in sunny conditions. Rob Thompson (AA Grade), Jarrod Barraclough (B Grade) and Todd Polack (C Grade) were the big winners on the day winning all four events in their respective grades. There was a […]
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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 […]
130219
Yabbies return with Western District “Setts” trophy
The Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club fielded a team of 14 swimmers for the Western Districts AIF carnival at Condobolin on Sunday. The carnival attracted 90 swimmers from around the Western Region and was a good warm up for swimmers for next month’s National AIF Carnival in Melbourne. It […]
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Changing of the guard as Arts Council looks to a busy 2019
Lillian Simpson was elected president at the recently held Cobar Arts Council annual general meeting, with 10 members in attendance. Outgoing president Kylie Harvey praised the 2018 executive for their hard work and support and also members for their various contributions which added up to successful events run by the […]
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Thompson wins Tasmanian top gun title
Cobar Clay Target Club shooter Robert Thompson looks set to be inducted into the Australian Clay Target Association’s NSW Hall of Fame. Thompson’s recent win of the 2019 Tasmanian Down The Line (DTL) Championships has earned him enough points to be considered for the honour. He put in an outstanding […]