Sport
  • Pistol shooting

Narrabri Pistol Club hosts annual Metallic Silhouette 100-metre Small Bore and Field Pistol Open

By Robert Boutcher, Narrabri Pistol Club Narrabri Pistol Club hosted its annual Narrabri Metallic Silhouette 100-metre Small Bore and Field Pistol Open from Friday to Sunday, August 5 to 7, which is one of the selection shoots for next year’s NSW and Australian teams. Competitors travelled from as far as Newcastle in the south to Brisbane in the north to take part. Handgun 100-metre metallic silhouette small bore (.22 calibre) and field pistol (centrefire cartridges) are 40-shot matches at animal-shaped metallic targets – 10 chickens at 25 metres; 10 pigs at 50 metres; 10 turkeys at 75 metres; and 10 […]

Aug 10, 2022

  • Soccer

Top-of-the-table clash washed out and called a draw, Wee Waa scores a big win

Wet weather cruelly denied Narrabri FC and Inverell FC an epic Namoi Soccer League first grade top-of-the-table battle at Hogan Oval after their round 13 match was washed out on Saturday. Inverell entered the weekend on top of the table on 30 points, but Narrabri FC was just two points behind and had the chance to bring the Inverell side’s eight-round run at the top to an end. While the match would usually be rescheduled following a washout, this one was declared a nil-all draw (as was the reserve grade fixture) after both clubs agreed a new date would be […]

Aug 9, 2022

  • Bowls

Ladies’ 2022 triples champions crowned at Narrabri Bowling Club

Marie Redman, Cindy Neil and Lisa Pillar are Narrabri Women’s Bowling Club’s 2022 club triples champions following an eight-shot final victory at Narrabri Bowling Club on Saturday. They defeated Ronnie Dewar, Dawn Armstrong and Sue Solomon 22 shots to 14 in the 21-end match on the John McNamara Owen Campey Green. Redman, Neil and Pillar won three of the first four ends to establish an early 6-2 lead before their opponents claimed four of the next five ends to go ahead 10-8. However, Redman, Neil and Pillar scored a six on the 10th end to go in front and make […]

Aug 9, 2022

  • Netball

Four rounds remaining in Narrabri Netball Association’s 2022 season

There are just four rounds remaining in Narrabri Netball Association’s 2022 winter campaign regular season after Saturday’s round 10 games at the Bev Burrows Courts. A week after playing its first match since Saturday, June 4, following two forfeit wins and a bye as well as the mid-season holiday break, Fever was forced to sit out again as it prevailed by forfeit against the Golfie Grubs. Fever is currently first, two wins clear of the second-placed Wee Waa Flames. Those two sides play against one another in round 11, and if Fever prevails in that match, it could have secured […]

Aug 9, 2022

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