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Soccer skills school
Game ends in a thrilling tie
The Senior Cricket 40 Overs match between Golf Club and Nymagee Magpies ended in a thrilling tie on Saturday. Batting first, Golf Club scored 108 runs in 35.2 overs, with Jake Harbison their topscorer with 50 runs off 89 balls (including three fours and a six). Jason Hampel also contributed 33 runs off 29 balls. The bowling attack for Nymagee Magpies was led by Adam Buckman who took four wickets in four overs and only conceded nine runs. Phil Harley took 2/12 off his six overs. In reply, Nymagee were dismissed in 37.1 overs, also for a total of 108 runs. Jacob King, with 39 runs off 50 balls, topscored for Nymagee with extras, the second top scorer with 27 (including 22 wides). Needing one run to win with one wicket in hand, Golf Club’s bowler Jason Hampel knocked over Nymagee batter Adam Buckman to seal the thrilling tie. The bowling attack for Golf Club was led by Jake Harbison who took three wickets in eight overs for 18 runs. Hampel also took three wickets from his Cobar Junior Soccer Club hosted a soccer training clinic, followed by games, at the seven overs for 23 runs. With one round remaining in both the Cobar Youth & Community Centre on Saturday. Club president Greg McKervey led the skills and drills clinics which had a focus on ball control, dribbling and trapping Twenty20 and 40 Overs competitions, the grand final berths for both competitions are the ball. Pictured above is Greg and helpers with the 8-12 years group. already set. In the Twenty20 grand final next Friday night, defending champs Whackers will face Bushies for the second year running while in It was pretty quiet on the Golfie greens drawn partner finishing second. the 40 Overs competition grand final to be last week with lots of lawn bowlers heading Just missing out on the finals were more played in a fortnight, Empire will be looking to Hillston for the Summer Pairs carnival Cobar bowlers, Karen Daly (and her Hillston for a three-peat against grand final newcomwhere they cleaned up! partner) who finished 5th and Jim Goonrey ers Golf Club.—contributed Cobar’s Craig ‘Duck’ Grimmond and his and his partner, who were 6th. partner from Griffith won the event, with an- Former Cobar “locals” Janet and Rob Renother Cobar bowler, Barry Bargwanna and his kin, and their bowls partners finished 7th and 8th respectively. • The Cobar Yabbies hosted swimmers from There were 10 bowlers for Friday night’s Wentworthville, Manly, Bondi Junction and Twilight Bowls. Nyngan with 120 starters for the carnival. Tom McKeown was the Spider winner while Cobar swimmers did well with Brett Smith the team of Kyle Roberts, Andrew Roberts winning the 30 metres handicapped event; and Greg Clark were the winners of the night Errol Soden finished third in the 50m; Bill after they finished with a +3 win over Jean Fugar was the runner-up in the 100m; and Check out our photos Roberts, Tyler Roberts and Narelle Kriz. Rick Laing was the runner-up in the 50m in colour online at The Jackpot prize was not won.—The Sec- Scratch race on 29.73 seconds. The carnival www.cobarweekly.com.au was followed by a talent quest. ond
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