Local Sport
Gulgong Terriers are still the top dogs
Taking the crow out of the Roosters at Tom Knight Memorial Oval is widely acknowledged as one of the more difficult assignments in the Castlereagh League competition but the Gulgong Bull Terriers managed to do that on Saturday to claim a 34-20 victory. The long road trip from Gulgong to […]
Marie McManus memorial golf day
The wet weather put a stop to the mid week game in the Ladies’ Golf competition last Wednesday but there were some brave ladies who faced the misty, cold and windy conditions on the weekend. The annual Marie McManus Memorial Day Stableford was played on Sunday with Robynne Morton winning […]
Great bowls games played in Championships
The Championship Bowls Singles match played last Monday at the Golfie between veteran bowler Alan Knight and relative new comer to the championship scene, Alec Fraser, started strong for Fraser who led the way for the first eight ends. Then Knight rallied to reign him in bringing the scores to […]
Opportunity for local basketballers
The Cobar basketball community had a rare opportunity come up last week when an ex-Oceanic basketball referee, Rex Baldwin, called in at the Youthie during his camping trip. Youthie staff member Louise McKervey said Rex was keen to know Cobar’s basketball status. “When we told him that it was growing […]
Cobar Roosterettes make a return to the winning circle
The return of Roosterettes’ captain/coach Kayla Hasson to the field after injury bolstered the Cobar side for their Round 7 Castlereagh League Tag game against Binnaway on Saturday. Hasson’s on-field presence, along with the experience and team talk by veteran Zoë Egan (who was also back from injury) steered the […]
Frasers finish in front in Foursomes
Cobar’s men golfers contested the annual Foursomes Championships over 27 holes on Saturday. The favorites, the two Fraser boys, Alec and Mark, were going to be a hard combination to beat if they played up to their ability. And they did with the boys beating their old man, Stewart Fraser, […]
Winning double for Roosters over Bombshells
A five try burst in the space of less than 15 minutes helped the Cobar Roosters to a 42-18 win over the Binnaway Bombshells in their Round 7 Christie & Hood Castlereagh Rugby League First Grade game on Saturday. It was the club’s second win of the day in their […]
Under 16’s league match fittingly ends in 34-all draw
The Cobar Roosters Junior Rugby League teams played their Round 7 games of the Dubbo & District Junior Rugby League Competition at Wellington and Dubbo on Saturday. The Under 16’s match against the Wellington Cowboys, played with just 11 players on each side, finished in an exciting 34-all draw. With […]