Sport

Glory days! Mendooran hold 40-year reunion for great sides of the 1980s

Former Mendooran Rugby league Football Club conducted a 40-year reunion last weekend to celebrate the success of the club during the 1980s. The club was born from the initiative of locals under the presidency of John Hunter. In 1982, the club was...

Regional Newsdesk

11 May 2024

Sport

Heave! Dubbo lifter Adrian excels at the State Masters

By Geoff Mann Adrian Carey has been a keen sportsperson all his life. When he moved to Dubbo to practice physiotherapy, this continued through his love of rugby as a hooker/forward with the Dubbo Roos, and at cricket as a leg-spinning all-rounder...

Geoff Mann

11 May 2024

Sport

Cool climate play as dozens buzz around North Dubbo

“The Sundy Bowler” (with ‘Pistol Pete’) Cool climate bowls was the order-of-the-day as a total of 42 bowlers buzzed around North Dubbo Sporties last weekend. In an early game, Ron McCauley, Chris Strojny, and Graham Ross, started with...

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10 May 2024

Sport

Deadly Double for Demons in soggy Australian Football

By Kristen Coady Dubbo Demons’ road trips netted two wins in Saturday’s Central West AFL. In wet, cold, and slippery conditions, the Tier One Men fought hard for their first win of the season, while the women are sitting on top of the table with...

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10 May 2024

Sport

Panthers and Jets in a ding-dong back-and-forth clash at Narromine

By Bryson Luff Being losers in the opening round of the 2024 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League competition the previous week, the Gilgandra Panthers and the Narromine Jets were both out to show improvement in their clash at Narromine’s Cale...

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10 May 2024

Sport

Cobar Roosters crowing as they collect the Cup

By Bryson Luff Despite having to face another long trip home from Gulgong’s Billy Dunn Oval, the Cobar Roosters would have been well-pleased with their additional luggage on the return journey; the Boronia Challenge Cup! This iconic bush trophy...

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10 May 2024

Sport

‘Ballers back-to-back as the Western League champions

By Geoff Mann Dubbo Under 18s Men’s and Women’s teams and the Under 14s Boys side all had a successful trip to Griffith over the weekend. All three teams won their respective Waratahs Western Basketball League championships, signalling the...

Geoff Mann

08 May 2024

Sport

Spurs post some much-needed points in the Western Premier League soccer

Orana Spurs bounced back from a couple of unflattering losses to slot three goals to one against Dubbo Bulls on Saturday night. The Spurs overcame wet conditions and a field chopped-up by the Macquarie United (MUFC) versus Panorama match earlier in...

Geoff Mann

10 May 2024

Sport

Love your youth rep football? Dubbo this week hosts Round Four

Dubbo is hosting Round Four of the Western Youth League football (soccer) competition this Sunday, May 12. This is an elite regional competition that a total of six separate associations all compete in every year. Locally there are 11 teams...

Regional Newsdesk

10 May 2024

Sport

Raiders fall hard against fire-breathing Dragons

After taking their first local derby against premiers CYMS in Round One of the Peter McDonald Premiership, Dubbo Macquarie Raiders came back to earth against Mudgee Dragons on Sunday. Although having a couple of key players missing, the locals ran...

Regional Newsdesk

09 May 2024

Sport

Blue, Blue, Blue day… with a touch of green

By Geoff Mann Back in the day, the local newspaper would publish their Monday edition, in the colour corresponding with the primary colours of the winner of the local football derby between CYMS and Macquarie. Over the past several years, this...

Geoff Mann

01 May 2024

Sport

Raiders signal changing of the guard

Photos by Mel Pocknall Macquarie were capped as Group XI champions last year replacing multiple winner CYMS. They learned from their Peter McDonald grand final loss to St Pats to keep the Fishies scoreless - 32-0. Reserve Grade: Macquarie win...

Geoff Mann

01 May 2024

Sport

Volunteers gear up for Coonamble Rodeo

With one of the biggest shows in the Western Plains less than two months away, organisers of the Coonamble Rodeo & Campdraft are looking to push crowd numbers further than ever. “We do it because we love doing it,” Coonamble Rodeo President...

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30 Apr 2024