2026
Best of the bowls bunch
Some of the winners from Saturday’s Triples Tournament and Sunday’s President’s Day bowls events at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. ▪ Photo contributed
Local Sport
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End-to-end action on the Golfie greens
It was a big weekend of bowls action at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club with a good roll up of players coming from Newcastle, Brighton (SA), Noosa, Blacktown, Hillston and Bourke for Saturday’s Triples Tournament and Sunday’s President’s Day. There were 18 teams for the triples competition on Saturday […]
2026
Roosters Reggies put on a good show against Gulgong
G’day sports fans. Saturday’s Reserve Grade match was set to be a challenge for the Roosters with Chris ‘Wreck’em’ Rylie getting a call up to First Grade and the Irish brothers flying back to Ireland for the Cavan and Offaly Gaelic games playing each other under lights (or something like […]
2026
Two mines get a guernsey
In recognition of their generous donations to help upgrade the Cobar Rugby Club’s changeroom facilities and plumbing at Ailsa Fitzsimmons Memorial Oval, Harmony CSA Mine and Aurelia Metals were invited to officially open the new facilities prior to the Camels Western Plains home game against Bourke/Brewarrina on Friday night. During […]
2026
Young Roosters rule the roost at TKMO
The Cobar Roosters out-muscled the Gilgandra Panthers to record a comprehensive 54-26 victory in their Castlereagh Youth League match at home at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Saturday. The visiting Panthers struck first with a runaway try in the fourth minute, but from that point on it was the Roosters […]
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Under 6s and Under 8s join in the fun at Gilgandra
Six Cobar Junior Rugby League teams took on their Gilgandra counterparts on Saturday in Gilgandra for Round 3 of the Castlereagh juniors competition. The Under 6s and Under 8s side had a run this week alongside the Under 10s, Under 12s, Under 14s and Under 16s teams. The Under 16s […]
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CATS compete in Ultra event
Five Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad (CATS) members competed in the Ultra Series Backyard Ultra, No Time to Die event in Adelaide on the weekend. Athletes are required to run 6.7km per hour every hour for as long as possible. Through rain, mud and sweat Isaac Theakston and Parker Cryer ran […]
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Open attracts players from three states
The Cobar Darts Association hosted their annual Cobar Darts Open event with a field of 43 men and 22 ladies from NSW, Victoria and South Australia vying for over $5,000 in prizemoney. Local player and NSW State Darts team member, Tony Brown, drew another local, Ryan Hogan, as his partner […]
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Junior soccer players are quickly developing their skills
There’s only been two rounds played in the 2026 Cobar Junior Soccer competition but players are already displaying some great soccer skills. In the Minis division games played on Saturday morning at Ward Oval, Charlotte Cronin, Max McKenna and Remi Quintal showcased great skills in their matches to win the […]
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Mixed & Matched take the title again!
Mixed & Matched delivered a commanding second-half performance to defeat Untouchaballs 64-33 in a Fast5 netball showdown last Tuesday night. They also claimed their fourth consecutive Premiers title. Both teams made a nervous start, but once the game settled into rhythm, Mixed & Matched recorded back-to-back goals and took the […]