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Local Sport
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Two high scoring Twenty20 games
There were two high scoring games of Twenty20 cricket played over the weekend with CSA and Bushies finishing as victors of their respective matches. Firstly, on Friday night CSA were too strong for Tilpa chasing down their total with four overs remaining. Batting first, Tilpa were bowled out for 122 […]
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Benchwarmers steal the win in Mixed Netball grand final
There was an upset win in the Mixed Indoor Netball grand final last week with Benchwarmers sensationally beating The Opposition 26-25. The Opposition were the competition favourites going into last Tuesday night’s game at the youth centre. After taking a lead from the outset (which they held on to right […]
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Success for Indigenous Youth Team at National carnival
Local Ben Griffiths joined the Indigenous Youth Team at the Rugby 7’s National Championships on the Sunshine Coast on the weekend. The team had mixed results finishing with wins over Tasmania 32-5 and South Australia 36-0 (with Ben scoring a try in this match). Ben also scored in their 32-17 […]
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Barto’s take this season’s Ladies Indoor Netball crown
The Ladies Indoor Netball crown was claimed by Barto’s on Monday night after they comprehensively beat Hot Shots 43-21 in their grand final game. Barto’s had a number of advantages going into Monday night’s game at the youth centre. In addition to being the underdogs (Hot Shots went into the […]
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Australian coach praises Cobar netball
Australian Diamonds Netball coach Lisa Alexander was in Cobar last week and it seems the Cobar netball community made a big impression on her. Lisa said it had been “an absolute honour and a privilege” to visit Cobar. “I was humbled by the generosity of this most beautiful community,” Lisa […]
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CSA claims their second successive soccer souvenir
CSA won their second successive Mixed Indoor Soccer grand final after defeating Two Left Feet 6-3 in a fast paced game last Wednesday night at the youth centre. The final score mirrored last season’s grand final with CSA once again coming out on top. Two Left Feet had been the […]
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Another grand final title proves BNB can’t be beaten
BNB claimed the Squalleyball competition winner’s crown once again in sensational style on Thursday night when they beat Kamikaze Pilots 5-0. Hoping to hold onto the Squalleyball crown that they’ve held for a number of seasons, BNB showed they meant business from the outset. They barely let Kamikaze Pilots into […]
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Lots of PBs recorded at CATS’ November triathlon
Seven CATS (Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad) members recorded personal best (PB) times in Sunday’s triathlon event. Four members completed the Long Course (500m swim/20km ride/4km run) with Cheryl Lewington recording PBs in her swim and ride legs to record an overall time of 1 hour 23 minutes 29 seconds […]
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Norfolk and Chance win inaugural Fast5 netball title
Norfolk and Chance were the inaugural winners of Cobar Netball Association’s Fast5 Mixed Netball competition after they beat Benchwarmers 32-20 in Friday night’s grand final. The side, led by captain and sponsor Tom Shanahan, were presented with their winner’s 2020 Cobar Netball Association stubby holders by club president Haylee Prince […]