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Competition heats up in the pool
As the weather gets hotter, so too is the competition at the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club weekly events. John Carswell was in sizzling form at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool last Tuesday night winning two of the four events contested. In the 30 metres freestyle handicap swim, Carswell […]
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Cobar Public School recognises its good sports of 2015
Cobar Public School’s (CPS) Sports Person of the Year was named at the school’s end of year awards ceremony at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club last Tuesday with Ben Griffiths receiving the top honour. Raymond Jones collected the CPS and Robinson Family Award for Excellence in Sporting Achievement in […]
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CSA and Empire win final games of the year
The final two games of the year in the Twenty/20 cricket competition were played on Friday and Saturday nights. On Friday night Robbie Mitchell (with 35 not out) steered his CSA side to a win against the Thirsty Camels while in Saturday’s match top order batsmen Wayne Josephson (38), Craig […]
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The Yabbies’ tie tradition continues
The tie tradition continued at the Cobar Yabbies Senior Men’s Swimming Club swim last Tuesday night with two ties recorded in the first event. Scott Toomey and Andrew Watts both finished to within 0.03 seconds of their nominated time to grab equal first place in the 30 metres handicapped freestyle […]
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Triathlon club welcomes 10 new members to monthly event
The Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad (CATS) welcomed 10 new members to their December triathlon on Sunday with the event attended by a record number of competitors with 28 taking part. Georgia Baker, competing in the individual short course event (300m swim, 10km bike ride and 2km run), was the […]
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Hot competition at clay target’s Christmas Novelty Shoot
Bright sunny conditions attracted 38 competitors for the Cobar Clay Target Club’s Christmas Novelty Shoot. Competitors travelled from Bourke and Nyngan to vie for the renowned excellent meat tray trophies, the challenge of unusual events, and to experience the club’s hospitality. The club also welcomed novice shooters on the day, […]
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The best of the bowhunters
The Cobar Bowmans Club held their end of year presentation at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club on Saturday night. Club president Darrel ‘Dasha’ Warren presented Roger Anderson with the Clubman of the Year award for his continuous dedication to improving and maintaining the club’s facilities. The category winners of […]
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Cobar Judo Club celebrates 15 years of Judo in the bush
The Cobar Judo Club (or Dojo) celebrated 15 years of practising “Judo in the Bush” over the weekend. Invitations to all members past and present, as well as long-time supporters were issued to go along and participate in training sessions on the Friday and Saturday, and for the more adventurous, […]
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Cobar Athletics Club well represented at Zone carnival
A group of 23 Cobar Little Athletics Club members participated in the Little Athletics of Australia NSW (LAANSW) Zone Track and Field Championships on November 28 and 29 at Wellington. All those in the U/8 to U/17 years age groups who finished in the top four places of their events […]