Sport
10 Mar 10 | Noelle Gibson and Yvonne Simpson had a win with Mary Smith and Kathy Hewlett on February 16.
10 Mar 10 | The Hermidale Gymkhana will again be held on Easter Sunday, April 4, at the Hermidale Sports Ground.
A wonderful day is assured for all with events being run to suit everyone’s taste.
10 Mar 10 | The Far West community of Nyngan will again host the Nyngan Easter Rugby League Challenge in 2010 during the Easter Long Weekend April 2-5.
10 Mar 10 | CARPET BOWLS: First up on the green mat were Gwen and Elsie up against Margaret and Myrtle B who won 9-5, it was a great game to watch. Next saw Bill and Maureen really get a hiding in their game up against the sisters Fran and Ruth 15-5. They are still trying to work out how it happened. The sisters went on to win the final very easily, the score being 7-0. Fran won the lucky door.
10 Mar 10 | The golfing season got off to a spectacular start with two holes in one over the weekend.
03 Mar 10 | The junior league kick-off is fast approaching with the first competition game set down for Saturday March 27.
03 Mar 10 | The swimming club will be holding its club championships followed by the annual ‘Dash for Cash’ race and Business House Relay on Sunday March 7 at 1.30pm.
03 Mar 10 | Kevin Martin Plumbing is the winner of the 2009/10 Twilight competition with a three-point margin over Dunlop Devils and Divas.
24 Feb 10 | Sixteen-year-old shooter Jason Owen from Trangie has been named the Far West Academy of Sport Athlete of the Month for January 2010.
24 Feb 10 | Following a successful 2009 program, the Far West Academy of Sport (FWAS) is calling for tennis players in the Far West region to attend the 2010 FWAS Tennis program trials.
24 Feb 10 | The final of the ‘Twilight’ competition will be played this Thursday afternoon if the course is not under flood water. The intention is for the finalists to play on one nine and the other teams to play seven holes on the other nine. There will be a barbecue to follow with prizes for the best score in the seven-hole comp.
24 Feb 10 | There are four weeks of bowls to report due to the forgetfulness and laziness of someone, not saying who was responsible but it wasn’t me (ha ha).
24 Feb 10 | In what can only be classed as a weekend of mixed emotions and weather - nine little athletes made the very long journey to Finley (southern NSW) for the Region 5 Athletics Championships on the weekend.
17 Feb 10 | The swimming club will be holding their club championships on Sunday March 7 starting at 1.30pm.
Each child that competes will swim in that age group they are on the day of the carnival. They also need to have had five club swims.
17 Feb 10 | This is it, the last week of the 2009/10 ‘Twilight’ competition.
17 Feb 10 | Nyngan Pony Club held their registration day and annual general meeting on Thursday February 11 and a good attendance resulted with members showing enthusiasm for the pony club year to begin.
17 Feb 10 | Saturday February 13 we left Nyngan for a road trip to Forbes, 12 swimmers turned up and we celebrated Rollin Ron’s birthday along the way.
10 Feb 10 | The Tigers are happy to announce the coaching staff for the 2010 season. The top job has gone to Damian Smith with Michael Bush retaining his position as reserve grade coach.
10 Feb 10 | This week’s twilight golf is the penultimate round.
The leaders in Group One were beaten last week so now ‘The Late Mail’ on 12 points are one clear of three teams.
10 Feb 10 | Nyngan netball has taken a step to ensure that our girls will have the best competition and opportunities in their netball when we join the Dubbo Netball Competition for the 2010 season.