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This Week’s Sports Briefs

October 15, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

Forbes Little As Win Bernardi’s Grant

Forbes Little Athletics have received $1,500 in the latest round of funding from Bernardi’s Building Better Communities program. Forbes Little Athletics were joined in this round of funding by Forbes Netball Association who were given $1000. The funds will help them refurbish and upgrade some of their administrative equipment. Committee members said that Forbes Little Athletics would like to thank Bernardi’s and the community for their support.

Junior Cricket Still Looking For Players

Registrations for the Forbes Junior Cricket (FJC) are now open and organisers are encouraging kids to sign up believing they will have enough numbers to field teams across all age groups including possibly fielding a female team in a first for Forbes Junior Cricket.

Upon confirmation from Parkes Junior Cricket, the FJC were aiming to begin the season tomorrow on October 16. There is also new turf and updated cricket nets that have been installed thanks to Forbes Shire Council and Forbes Junior Cricket at the Botanical Gardens.

The Forbes Junior Cricket Club are also planning to host Master Blasters sessions again on Saturday mornings this year. You can sign up to play cricket locally online at https://play.cricket.com.au/.

Training will be on Wednesday’s with the under 14s and 17s at the new nets at South Circle. The 10s and under 12s squads will be training at Botanical Gardens. Fun trials will start on October 16.

Swampies Get Evolutionary Help

Forbes Swampies Junior AFL have been the beneficiaries of a $3000 grant from the wonderful people at Evolution Mining at Lake Cowal. The money will allow the club to upgrade uniforms and equipment for 2022. Great stuff!

Golf Championships Delicately Poised

Last weekend saw the 1st and 2nd rounds of the Club Championships, sponsored by Lachlan Commodities. Leaders after Rd 2 are: A-Grade S Betland (141) from J Betland (143); A-Reserve Grade K Herbert (157) from S French (160); B-Grade B Robinson (158) from J Morell (162); C-Grade D Tildsley (181) from J Hemming (182). Complete wrap next week.

Bratton Batons Field With Strong Showing

October 15, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

SHOOTERS CHANCE: Forbes Sporting Shooters are always happy to welcome new members. Any person wishing to obtain a long arm firearm licence can contact Wayne Facey on mobile 0414 524 059. Junior shooters must be 12 years or over. Pic courtesy of FSSA.

Forbes Anthony Bratton could barely miss at the Forbes S.S.A.A. sporting shooters .22 cabilre rimfire rifle shoot held on Wednesday 6th October as he took hon-ours in three of the four events held on the day in warm conditions. Bratton won everything on offer bar the 75m Fox target which was won by Norm Brook.

Last weekend, the Forbes S.S.A.A. sporting shooters sporting clay’s two-day shoot was held with Laurie Redfern 18-19-18 total 55 too good for his rivals. While on Sunday the 100 target five stand shoot winner was Stephen Cooper, 23-22-18-16 total 79.

The next shoot for the Forbes S.S.A.A. sporting clays will be their monthly shoot on Sunday 14th November, this will be a 100 target field shoot starting at 10am.

For all information on clay target shooting contact: Norm Brook mobile 0458 664 541 or Anthony Bratton 02 6852 3349.

The next S.S.A.A. sporting shooters .22 cabilre and other rimfire rifle (.22 magnum or.17HMR) will be held this Sunday 17th October starting at 10am. The centre-fire shoot will take place at 2pm on Sunday after the rimfire shoot.
Members are reminded that Local Range rules apply to all Forbes SSAA ranges. For more info follow us on Facebook @forbessportingshooters

Sporting Shooters Firing Again

October 8, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

NEXT SHOOT: The next shoot for the Forbes S.S.A.A. sporting clays will be their two-day shoot this weekend October 9 and 10. INSET: Any person wishing to attend any of these shoots to take part can do so after filling out a P650 form at the club. Junior shooters must be 12 years or over. Pix courtesy of Forbes S.S.A.A.

The Forbes S.S.A.A. sporting shooters .22 cabilre rimfire rifle shoot was held on Sunday October 3rd.

The results of the 25metre G300 target shoot were – John Dean, 298/300; John Dunkley, 298/300; Daniel Rasmusson, 295/300.

Results of the 50metre Crow target shoot were – Norm Brook, 248/250; Dennis Chris-tey, 246/250; Daniel Rasmusson, 244/250.

Final scores from the 75metre Rabbit target shoot were – Wayne Facey, 118/120; Julie Crimp,117/120; Dennis Christey, 114/120.

The top three in the 100metre Feral Cat target shoot were – Wayne Facey, 112/120; Julie Crimp,112/120; Daniel Rasmusson, 111/120.

There were 6 shooters in attendance for the Centre-fire rifle shoot and the range officer was Norm Brook.

The next S.S.A.A. sporting shooters .22 calibre and other rimfire rifle (.22 magnum or.17HMR) Sunday shoot will be held on Sunday October 17th, starting at 10am. The Centre-fire rifle shoots start at 2pm after the Rim-fire shoots on Sunday. The next Wednesday shoot will be held on Wednesday October 20th, starting at 2pm. All tar-get shooters are welcome to attend these shoots. Any person wishing to try Rim-fire or Centre-fire rifle or shotgun shooting can attend any of these shoots to take part after filling out a P650 form at the club. Junior shooters must be 12 years or over.

For all information on .22 calibre rim-fire shooting contact: Wayne Facey 0414 524 059. Norm Brook 0458 664 541; Ben Smith 0427 524 151; David Coleman 0427 401 263 After-Work.

The next shoot for the Forbes S.S.A.A. sporting clays will be their two-day shoot this weekend October 9 and 10.

On Saturday a 75 target five stand starts at 4pm. The Sunday shoot will be a 100 target five stand shoot for the Graham West Memorial at 10am at the Bedgerebong Road Range. Members are reminded that Local Range rules apply to the Forbes SSAA range.

Like us on Facebook @ForbesSporting-Shooters.

COVID-Safe Ride Park Day Here

October 8, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

Forbes Autosports Club MX and DT Ride Park Day is on this weekend October 9 (MX) and 10 (DT) in what promises to be an action-packed and fun-filled two days of riding! Everyone can ride from 4yrs & up, no licence needed!

Entries are pay-on-the-day and are $40 for one day or $60 both days.

Gates open from 7:30am with sign on from 8am for all those interested in taking part. All riding starts at 9am.So if you have a bike and want to have a bit of fun, make sure you book these dates in for an awesome weekend of fun.

Full canteen will be available. Unfortunately if you are in a lockdown area you cannot attend, but we can’t wait to see you guys soon!

If you want more information on how to get involved or about the weekend please contact the Forbes Autopsports Club via their Facebook page. The club hope to see lots of new riders come along as well as old friends too.

So wash the dust off your bikes and get ready to ride!

Forbes Sport This Week

October 8, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

WOOLIES GRANT: Forbes Netball’s long-standing relationship with Woolworths stems back to when they first applied for car park spaces at their current site with assistance from Forbes Netball. Recently, Woolies handed out a grant to the club that will enable them to bring their canteen up to standard.

KIND DONATION: Terry Bros Forbes kindly donated cricket pitch carpet mats for the upcoming season yet again. The popular regional business is a big supporter of cricket and numerous other sports.

SAVE THE DATE: Forbes Rugby Presentation Night will be Saturday October 16 from 6pm at Grinsted Oval. This will be a COVID-ticketed event and punters are encouraged to check with the club or on their Facebook page for info. Pictured LillyAnn Mason-Spice.

Panthers Pip Brave Bunnies In NRL Decider

October 8, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

2021 NRL PREMIERS: Penrith Panthers celebrate their tight 14-12 win over South Sydney at Suncorp Stadium last Sunday. (Pic courtesy of NRL)

It was the grand final no one expected but the finale we all deserved and will be talking about for a very long time after the Penrith Panthers outlasted the South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-12 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane – the first grand final outside of Sydney.

While Forbes Charlie Staines never made the match day 17, the Magpies prospect was cheering from the sidelines and like most, would’ve been beside himself as his teammates looked to take Penrith’s third title in 54 years. Ironically, it was also 30 years to the day that another well-known Central West prospect, Gooloogong boy, Royce Simmons, won Panthers’ inaugural title in 1991 over a star-studded Canberra Raiders side. Simmons has been credited by many all week with providing the incentive to help the young Penrith side bounce back from their 2020 grand final defeat to Melbourne.

After Dubbo CYMS Matt Burton’s open-ing four pointer was cancelled out by Cody Walker, both teams were locked in a war of attrition until Walker through a speculator that Stephen Crichton latched onto to give Panthers a valuable lead with time expiring. An Alex Johnston try gave Souths hope but departing star Adam Reynolds kick shaved the uprights.

As both teams scrambled to win the game in the closing stages, inevitably it was the championship defence of Penrith that proved the difference. For two years they have only conceded 12 points or less a game and on Sunday they also dominated territory and possession against a plucky Souths side. It was enough to give Penrith a narrow win and cement the NRL’s youngest side as the best in 2021.

Wet Underfoot But Tidy Scores

October 8, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

CHOMPING AT THE BIT: Despite the inclement weather, Bede Tooth and Dave Bernardi were keen as mustard for golf in the rain.

Saturday’s Monthly Medal comp, sponsored by Forbes Concrete, was played by a vibrant 93 players despite the wet ground conditions and occasional showers.

A-Grade was won by Caleb Hanrahan (71 nett) on a count back from runner-up Terry Griffiths. There was only one stroke the difference on the back-9.

B-Grade went to Fons Melisi with 71 nett, in a consistent performance. Runner-up was Jake Shaw with his 72 nett, on a count back from two others.

The C-Grade was also tight with a count back needed to decide the winner Allan Rees, from runner-up Trevor Toole, who both finished on 72 nett.

The ball sweep went to 76 nett on a count back, so please check in the Pro Shop. The NTP’s went to: 9th – Caleb Hanrahan, 18th – Will Lovatt.

The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Bruce Chandler with a shot of 1.88 metre proximity, well inside the previous names on the card. There were no visitors.

Being a long weekend there were Stable-ford Medleys on both Sunday and Monday.

In the Sunday event the winner was Jess Hamilton with 40 points, a new player who shows great promise for a much lower handicap. Runner-up on count back was Henry Nash with 39 points, getting the nod from Jarrod Hall (Trundle).

The ball sweep went to – 39: J Hall (Trundle); 38: J Hemming; 37: J Coulthurst. There were no NTP’s recorded.

On Monday, in more pleasant ground conditions, the winner was Todd Callaghan who amassed 37 points. Runner-up was Stephen Uphill with 33 points, and a count back from Peter Dawson.

There was no ball sweep, but the NTP’s went to – 9th: M Spice; 18th: Brett Thomas.

On Saturday October 9, the Club Championships commence. Play will be over four rounds on 9th, 10th, 16th and 17th October.

By Short Putt

Croquet Players Back For A Crack

October 8, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

It was a sad week last week when we learnt of the passing of Judy Ellis who was our President from 2004 to 2008. We all wore black arm-bands and had a minute’s silence in her memory.

We had 27 players for Aussie Croquet on Saturday October 2nd and again we only had 2 winners of 3 games – Cheryle Toohey and Barry White.

The big winners:
• 14-10 Merv Langfield, Barry White, Jill Rubie, Joan Littlejohn, John Allegri and Neville Spry

Close games:
• Kevin Rubie and John Cole 14 Geoff Coles and Harley Stewart 13
• Dorelle Scott and Ray Burridge 14 John Browne 13
• John Farah and John Cole 14 Dorelle Scott and Robin Pols 13
• Geoff Coles and Tony Thomson 14 Kevin Rubie and Lyn Simmonds 13

Next Saturday October 9th we are holding a special day for anyone who is interested in playing croquet to be at the courts at 8.30am for a bit of tuition, then a game to follow. Mallets will be provided. After the game a free morning tea and a bit of a yarn!

So hope to see you there.

By Pegging Out

Wells Fills Cup After 65 Nett

October 1, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

FUN IN THE SUN: Greg Webb, Kim Herbert, Peter Cowhan and Barry Shine enjoying the sunny condition for the comp on Saturday.

Saturday’s Men’s golf comp was an Individual Stroke event played in three grades and sponsored by Niel’s Complete Carpet Cleaning. We had a field of 97 players. Phil Wells was the best on the day with a siz-zling 65 nett.

A-Grade only had three players under par, with Peter Cowhan the best of those, scoring a 70 nett to take the honours. Runner-up, on count back was Barry Shine with a nett 71 and carrying good form from his Vets appearances.

B-Grade had the best scores of the day with Wells was way out in front with his 65 nett, followed by Fonz Melisi on 67 nett and also showing consistent form.

C-Grade went to Steve Grallelis who won with 73 nett, pipping Allan Rees on 74 nett, who got Jake Hemming on count back.

The ball sweep went to 75 nett on count back, so please check in the Pro Shop. The NTP’s went to: 9th – Peter Cowhan, 18th – Jacob Bernardi. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Alec Edwards (Parkes).

Sunday’s Stableford Medley had a good field, all enjoying the sunny conditions.

The winner was Josh Coulthurst with 37 points, on count back from Greg Webb. There was no ball sweep. The 9th NTP went to Andy Dukes, while the 18th NTP went to Shane Sallaway.

On Saturday the NRL Grand Final is to be played. Players are encouraged to show support for the teams by wearing team colours, and also providing a gold coin donation to go to a local charity.

On Saturday October 2, there is the Monthly Medal Individual Stroke event, sponsored by Forbes Concrete. On Sunday and Monday there will be Stableford Medley competitions for golfers.

By Short Putt

Forbes Netball Wins $2,000 Woolies Grant

October 1, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

GOALS: Forbes Netball Association has been awarded a grant from Woolworths that will not only allow them to do the electrics on their canteen but also enable the canteen to be up to standards for all players.

Forbes Netball has been awarded $2000 grant funding as part of Woolworths Pick Fresh Play Fresh Grants program to update the existing Forbes Netball canteen.

The grants support grassroots netball clubs and associations across Australia and are focused on helping young netball players get more healthy via fresh nutrition at training and on match days. Woolworths has now provided over $1 million in funding to close to 300 netball clubs in the past three years including Forbes Netball.

With only 4% of Aussie kids getting enough fresh veg in their diets. Sport and sporting clubs can have a huge influence. Something Forbes Netball life member Robyn Kenny is very aware of.

“Forbes Netball Association will utilise the Woolworths grant to reopen their can-teen to help their young players pick fresh and promote healthy eating habits on and off the court,” Robyn said.

“The canteen wasn’t meeting operating standards. The grant allows us to upgrade the lighting and rewiring as well as supply and fit a new exhaust vent. Basically all the electricals which we can’t operate without,” she said.

“We are nearing the finish and have applied for other grants and we are always grateful and appreciative of any support.”

Forbes Netball have partnered with Woolworths previously – even before it was built in Forbes. The Forbes Netball Association actually gave approval so Woolworths could have enough car spaces it needed to build at its current site.

“Once we are operational we have SSN (Suncorp Super Netball) players also providing some of their favourite recipes and our players will be able to then start doing the same as Australia’s best players.”

Forbes Little As Win Bernardi’s Grant

Junior Cricket Still Looking For Players

Swampies Get Evolutionary Help

Golf Championships Delicately Poised

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