2022
Local Sport
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All one-sided netball affairs
All three of the Round 7 games of the Sen-ior Ladies Netball competition played on Tuesday night were one-sided affairs. JKM Dynamic Fitness dominated their fast-paced game with Ay-Jays Café winning 60-17; Pumpettes started slow but finished strongly to beat Gumnuts 40-26; and Nymagee Magpies got off to a great […]
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Golfers, former golfers, visitors and family play Vi’s day
Former Cobar golfer Ann Middleton and friend Gina Kenny (both from Coffin Bay SA) were the winners of the Vi McLaughlin Memorial ladies Golf Day on Sunday. The pair finished the Canadian game with a combined score of 68 and, after a countback, they edged out Karen Manns and Ann […]
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Chesney finishes as winners of 2022 Athletics carnival
Cobar High School held their annual Athletics carnival last Monday at Ward Oval with the Chesney team finishing as winners. Occidental were runners-up with Fort Bourke third and Great Cobar was 4th. The school’s 2022 Athletics Age Champion in the 12 years boys age group was Liam Tovakuta with Jeremy […]
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Junior Roosters had plenty to crow about
Cobar Roosters Junior Rugby League fans had plenty to cheer about on Saturday at Tom Knight Memorial Oval with their Under 11s, Under 12s and Under 16s teams all recording brilliant wins over visi-tors ,South Dubbo. The Under 11s game was a try-scoring fest for the Cobar team who were […]
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A walk-over win
George McDonald showed an impressive scissors technique to win the 11 years boys high jump at St John’s School’s Athletics Carnival last Wednesday at Ward Oval.
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Great racing action at autumn race meeting
Jake Barrett was a proud apprentice jock-ey when he hoisted the impressive WesTrac Cobar Cup above his head after winning the Cobar Miners Race Club feature race on Saturday. Aboard the Connie Greig, Dubbo-trained Valadyium, this was the first Cup won by Barrett, who is on loan to Dubbo trainer […]
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Working behind the scenes
A glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes at a race meeting—Chief Steward Sarah Morrish checking the weight of jockey Angela Cooper and her gear after Cooper finished third on Jawsome in Race 4 at the Cobar Miners Race Club Autumn Meeting on Saturday. Cooper rode all six races […]
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Cobar netballers had a ball on tour
Cobar Netball Association took a tour group of 47 players, coaches, umpires and helpers to Newcastle last weekend for the club’s first Sister City tour. The Cobar teams kicked off the weekend by participating in a ‘Nettyheads’ netball skills session which was a valuable learning experi-ence. Each team was put […]
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Students went cross country
Cobar Public School students competed at the Nyngbar Cross Country event in Hermidale last Thursday. All students displayed great sportsmanship with a number of students qualifying to compete at the next level in Geurie later this month. ▪ Photo contributed