Sport
Great start for Roosterettes
Record basketball score
The Cobar Roosterettes put the wind up their Narromine opposition when they had the upper hand just before half time in their Round 13 Castlereagh League Tag game on Saturday at Narromine. The Roosterettes led the home side 12-10 after Brianna Watson had landed two tries and two conversions for Cobar. An intercept try by Narromine just moments before half time saw them snatch the lead and a concerted second half effort saw the home side through to a 34-12 win. Best and Fairest points went to Watson (3), Zoë Egan and Kayla Hasson (2 each) and Sarah Morley (1) with Egan also earning the Players’ Player team vote. Despite the loss, the Cobar girls managed to hold on to third place on the competition ladder, three points ahead of Narromine. The Roosterettes have a tough job ahead of them in the final round this Saturday when they make the long road trip to take on Gulgong.
Rest for Reggies
The Cobar Roosters Reggies team had the opportunity to sit back on their laurels (and rest their weary old bones) on Saturday when they had a bye in the Christie & Hood Castlereagh League Reserve Grade competition. The boys will however be strapping back on their boots (and strapping up multiple areas of their bodies) this Saturday when they travel to Gulgong to take on the Gulgong Bull Terriers.
A total of 114 points was scored in the match between Yellow and Blue in the Junior Basketball competition at the Cobar Youth & Community Centre last week. The game has earned the title of the highest scoring basketball game played at the Youthie. (Apparently the old record was 110 points in a game.) The scoreline was however one-sided with Yellow winning 106-8 over Blue. The game was played in great spirits as not only were the winners happy, but the Blue team were cheering them on, helping them get to the 100 point mark. In the other junior games last week, Green and Black played a close match with Black taking the win, 45-38 while Pink and Red teams both played a hard game with Pink eventually winning 44-20.▪ Photo contributed
Wednesday August 9, 2023 The Cobar Weekly Page 17
