Sport
  • Soccer

The Courier’s Namoi Soccer League team of the season

This year’s Namoi Soccer League season was cut short before a finals match could be played due to stay-at-home orders put in place for regional NSW as a result of growing concerns about COVID-19. Four teams contested both grades’ competitions this year. The 15th and final round of the 2021 regular season was played on Saturday, August 14, with Narrabri FC (first grade) and Moree Services FC (reserve grade) being crowned minor premiers after finishing on top of their respective points ladders. Given that no finals matches were played, no champions were crowned in 2021. The Courier watched each first […]

Sep 23, 2021

  • Greyhounds

Trio of Narrabri Shire greyhounds race to top three finishes in Gunnedah

Greyhounds from Bellata, Wee Waa and Gwabegar were among the podium finishers at a Gunnedah Greyhound Racing Club TAB meet last Thursday, however, none were able to run past the finish post as a winner. The first Narrabri Shire greyhound in action during the 12-race program was the Kevin Campbell-trained Lagoon Dark Eyes. The two-year-old dog jumped from box eight in the 431-metre maiden event for his Bellata trainer and a almost secured his first win in what was his second start. However, just as he did on debut a week earlier across the same distance in Gunnedah, Lagoon Dark […]

Sep 22, 2021

  • Cricket

Jarrett Tough to captain defending NDCA champs RSL in season 2021-22

Jarrett Tough has been tasked with the tricky assignment of guiding the Narrabri RSL Cricket Club first XI to back-to-back Narrabri District Cricket Association first grade premierships in season 2021-22. Last season’s club champions, RSL, hosted its annual general meeting on Sunday where a new chairman was elected and captains for the coming season were announced. Chris Watkins is the club’s new chairman. He replaces the outgoing Mick Dowdell. Watkins will also captain the second grade one day team, replacing Jason Trindall, while his teammate Justin Saunders will skipper the T20 side for the second consecutive season. RSL are defending […]

Sep 21, 2021

  • Golf

Competition golf returns to Narrabri | PHOTOS

For the first time in five weeks, competition golf returned to the Narrabri Golf Club on Saturday. The club’s pre-lockdown weekly events will resume from tomorrow with a ladies’ stableford as well as veterans’ nine-hole competition, followed by social golf on Thursday. A stableford medley event was contested on Saturday which was won by Andrew Smart. A full list of results from the day’s play are as follows: A-grade winner – Andrew Smart with 38 points, A-grade runner-up – Lee Watson with 37 points (countback), A-grade third – Wade Foster with 37 points, B-grade winner – Paul Thomas with 39 […]

Sep 21, 2021

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