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Cobar netballers put in a great effort at State

The Cobar 15 years representative netball team took part in one of the largest female sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere over the weekend at the Netball NSW State Age Championships. The State Age carnival dates back to 1969 and the competition is so large now, that no single netball […]

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Unbeaten record is still intact

Down 10-0 at halftime, the Cobar Roosterettes regrouped and finished with a 10-all draw against Walgett in their Barwon Darling League competition League Tag game on Sunday. Played in bitterly cold conditions in front of a small band of dedicated supporters at Tom Knight Memorial Oval, the Roosterettes bounced back […]

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Camels turned up late to play their game

The excitement and anticipation had been building for months among the local rugby fraternity for the Cobar club’s Western Plains Rugby ‘Reunion’ match against Gulargambone on Saturday. Players that beat Gulargambone 20 years ago in the 1996 grand final (along with members of the Cobar team that defeated Walgett in […]

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Two upsets recorded in B Grade netball competition

There were two upsets recorded last week in the women’s B Grade netball competition with Here For Beer winning over competition leaders Hot Shots 29-24. Amy Stephens played her normal strong defensive game making Gabbi Lennon work for each goal. Chelsea Moeris and Prue Chambers collected best and fairest points. […]

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Camels’ impressive win over Bourke

The Cobar Camels beat Bourke 17-10 in their Western Plains Rugby match on Friday night at Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval. The Camels led 7-0 at half time and maintained the upper hand throughout the game despite the wet, slippery conditions. The team’s strength and conditioning coach John Barnes said their […]

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Locals ride 2016 Finke Desert Race

Four Cobar Auto Club members made the long trip to Alice Springs to compete against 410 starters at the 2016 Tatts Finke Desert Race. The Tatts Finke Desert Race is an off road, multi-terrain two-day race for bikes, cars, buggies and quads through desert country from Alice Springs to the […]