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June 8, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

The Forbes netballers went wild dressing up in their crazy socks and clothes and sporting crazy hair to help raise funds for The Kids Cancer Project.

Fun prizes were awarded to players and teams in each division. The winners were:

Division 1 overall – Ellie Flick; best dressed – GiGi Stitt; best hair – Robyn Kenny and best team – Lightning.

NetSetGo overall – Chloe Tyack; best dressed – Tara Higgins; best hair – Charlotte Haggarty and best socks – Marnie Blake.

Division 2 overall – Ella Nicholls; best hair – Lauren Bate; best socks – Grace Crowley and best team – Magpies.

Division 3 overall – Andy Hodder; best hair – Katie Crouch; best socks – Isla Worland and Ella White and best team – Joeys.

Rules and Umpiring Session

A free rules and umpiring session will be held at the Forbes netball courts on Sunday, 18th June from 9 to 10:30am.

All representative players and Saturday and night competition players must attend. Also open to parents and national badged umpires.

It will be a once-off umpiring and rules information and update session, and an update for national badged umpires for the Australian Marist carnival from Monday, 19th June.

Paul Kay Leads The Field

June 1, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

Last Saturday’s Individual Stableford was won by Paul Kay in the A-division with the Wilf Hodges Memorial Trophy up for grabs.

Paul was very focused to record 42 points, which earned him the trophy. Run- ner-up was Tim West, who had a disaster on the 2nd hole, but managed to score points on every hole thereafter, finishing with 39 points. The B-division saw Milton Cartwright take the honours with 39 points. Only two points back was Gus Coles with 37.

The ball sweep went to 35 pts on count back: 42 – Paul Kay; 39 – M Cartwright, Tim West, Tony Cogswell; 38 – J Betland; 37 – Andy Cogswell, R Borger, Gus Coles; 36 – F Hanns, M Haley, B Collie, B Shine, M Watts, A Alley, 35 – P Dawson, P Barnes, R Webb and P Tisdell. The NTP’s went to: 9th – P Dawson, 18th – D Churchill.

The field for Sunday’s Stableford Medley was small, and the scores low. The winner was Ethel Coombs with 34 points, win- ning on count back from Bruce Carpenter. There was no ball sweep. The NTP’s went to: 9th – S Kirkman, 18th – Ray Taylor.

A large group of Forbes players attended the West Wyalong Open on Sunday with Steve Betland the eventual winner, scoring 74 scratch to finish one better than a local player. The Forbes guys also picked up an NTP and a handicap award.

By Short Putt

Netball Night Competition Finals Next Week

June 1, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

The finals of the Forbes Netball autumn night competitions for both mixed and ladies teams will be played on 7th June.

The two top teams on the point score ladder in both competitions will be in the final.

Best and Fairest awards will also be presented to a player in each competition. This award is judged by the umpires each week.

Presentations will be held immediately after each final is played.

Finals will be played at 6:30 and 7:30 as some ladies could be in both competitions.

Local Outlaw Chases Glory Up North

May 25, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

Forbes speed racer Justin Roylance and his team will compete in round four of the Australian V8 superboats championship in Tweed Heads this weekend.

Justin will race a new boat, The Outlaw, with Michelle Hodge in the navigator’s seat. The Outlaw packs around 700 horsepow- er and can reach 120km/h in just under two seconds, so driver and navigator need to be

reasonably fit, and safety gear is a priority. “It is certainly a rush. You’re pumping yourself up for a 45 second dash,” said Justin. “This weekend we race both days. Saturday is practice and qualifying, and Sunday is our big day.”
For those interested in following the excitement, the races will be streamed live on the V8 Superboat page on Facebook.

Big Field For Legends Pro-Am

May 25, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

The Legends Pro-Am last Friday attracted 33 professionals and 82 club players. Players came from all around NSW and interstate.

The professional winner for the day was Steve Conran from Bathurst with a score of 70, followed by Grant Kenny and Allan May, both NSW, on par 72.

Prizes for the club players were awarded for scratch points, handicap points and NTPs. The winners are (Forbes unless otherwise stated):

Scratch points (men): A-grade S Betland; B-grade T Morgan; C-grade T Howe; Handicap winners: Ladies – A Tilley (43 pts; a Junior from Belconnen), Men C- grade R Scott (42), B-grade G Newport (40), A-grade R Nixon (42); Handicap runner-up: Ladies – S Crosby (35), Men C-grade A Cullen (36 – Wentworth Falls), B-grade P Cowhan, A-grade J Dickinson (39 – Catalina, a junior).

NTPs: Ladies 3rd – J Sullivan, Ladies 9th – A Tilley; Men C-Grade 3rd and 9th – none; Men B-grade 9th – G Newport, 18th D Sly; Men A-grade 1st – S Betland, 18th – R Nixon. The Pros had one on each hole.

Saturday’s B&C Autos 3-person ambrose saw 42 players in 14 teams. The winners were Geoff and Andrew Drane with John Betland with a nett of 57.17. Runners-up were D Bayley, P Dawson and T Sharpe on 59.17.

Sunday’s Stableford Medley was won by Bruce Carpenter with 38 points, from Scott Kirkman on 37 points.

By Short Putt

Netballers Go Crazy For Cancer Research

May 25, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

Tomorrow all Forbes netballers will go crazy for cancer research when they join net- ball associations from all over the state to raise money for The Kids Cancer Project. Forbes Netball Association (FNA) signed up for the crazy hair and sock day with all play- ers in the Saturday competition dressing up.

Fun prizes will be awards in each division, from NetSetGo to divisions 1, 2 and 3, for the best crazy dressed players and best crazy dressed teams, with an overall prize awarded to the best from all the divisions.

Entry for the day is a gold coin donation, with a barbeque on offer. Donations of cooking are welcome. A donation bucket will also be available, and a 100 club.

Fantastic Finish For Betland In Forbes Open

May 18, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

It took a play-off between two top players to decide the winner of the 2017 Forbes Open.

Local hero John Betland and Moore Park’s Hayden Gulliver both finished on 70 scratch with John winning on the second

GOOD GOING… A-Grade handicap winner Dan Bayley shows good form as he plays to the 16th green during the Forbes Open last weekend.

The Forbes Open, jointly sponsored by the Golf and Sportsman’s Hotel and Daniel Newton On-Par Golf, attracted many top line golfers with the opportunity to qualify for the GolfNSW Open as the event is a regional qualifying event.

The place in the GolfNSW Senior Open was won by Rob Martin from Lakelands with a par round of 72. The spot for a play- er and two friends to play in the NSW Open Pro-Am was won by local stalwart Peter Cowhan with the best nett score of the day of 68.

Nearly half the field of 114 comprised A-graders (of whom 12 were on zero or lower) with many of those travelling from Orange, Sydney, Narrabri, Newcastle and the Hunter, Nelson Bay, Condobolin, Canberra, West Wyalong, Young and Southern Queensland.

The main winners included many Forbes players: A-Grade scratch John Betland 70; B-Grade scratch Peter Cowhan 82; C-Grade scratch Ron Morris 96; A-Grade handicap winner Dan Bayley (69); B-Grade handicap winner Will Hurley, Condobolin (72 on c/b); C-Grade handicap winner Anthony Alley (74); Veteran handicap winner Mark Collis (71); Junior handicap winner Cameron McMillan (73); Visitor handicap winner Josh Gadd, Concord (73).

By Short Putt

Netball Carnival Attracts Hundreds

May 18, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

The Forbes Netball Association held a very successful all age carnival recently with more than 400 players from all over the Central West. Players aged from 10 years to open ladies played over 130 games of netball. The carnival was dominated by representative teams, using it as a training carnival for match practice for NNSW State and State Age Championships.

Results for the day were:
17 Rep division: winners Forbes 17 Rep; runners-up Blayney 17 Rep
15 Rep division: winners Blayney 15 Rep; runners-up Forbes 15 Rep
14 Rep division: winners West Wyalong 14s; runners-up Parkes 14 Rep
13 Rep division: winners Bathurst 13 De- velopment; runners-up Forbes 13 Rep
12 Rep division: winners Bathurst 12 De- velopment; runners-up Dynamite
11 years – A: winners Dubbo Pink; runners- up Leeton 11s
11 years – B: winners Dubbo Green; run- ners-up Bathurst Blue
Thank you to carnival convener, Marg Spackman, and all the helpers and parents setting up from 6:30am and packing up. Congratulations to all the Forbes players for participating and having fun. All players dis- played outstanding sportsmanship.

By Robyn Kenny

Two Big Rides On Sunday

May 18, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

The Forbes Flat Land Cyclo Sportif takes place on Sunday with two big events on offer.

Starting and ending at the Forbes Aquat- ic Centre, the first ride of 120km starts at 8:45am, and the second ride of 72km starts at 10:30am.

The rides offer a unique opportunity of flat varying distance terrain. Snacks and drinks will be available at the Forbes Aquatic Centre. Make sure to bring your Cycling Australia licence with you to show at registration. If registering on the day, arrive 1.5hrs before the first race commences. For registration and payment information, visit https://www.facebook.com /ForbesFlatLandSportif/ For more information contact: Marco on 0428 515 425, Juliana on 0419 649 579 or Matt on 0429 046 832.

Footy Tips: Round 10

May 18, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

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