26/08/2008 | VISITING Newcastle driver Nathan Taylor won the prestigious Alan Cox Cup at Tamworth’s Oakburn Park on Sunday.
Taylor starred throughout the day, winning all four heats of his Senior National Light and final on what was a big weekend for the Tamworth Kart Racing Club.
Publicity officer Craig Masters said more than 60 entries were received for the annual race day also incorporating a manufacturers’ trophy which was won by Arrow.
26/08/2008 | NORTH West touch and lawn bowls schoolboy teams contest two State Carnivals in Sydney and Armidale this week.
Both carnivals start today with 10 regional teams contesting the NSW CHS Lawn Bowls Carnival at Armidale City Bowling Club.
22/08/2008 | SUZIE Smith won yesterday’s Tamworth Ladies matchplay championship shield.
21/08/2008 | LOCAL schools are kicking ahead after receiving a generous donation of sports balls won in a national
competition.
The balls were part of a pack of 2500 won by Tamworth resident Leanne Richards in a Rexona deodorant competition earlier this year.
20/08/2008 | MOREE will be sweating on a few injury concerns righting themselves as it prepares for its sudden death semi-final encounter against Inverell this Saturday after grafting out a 15-point final-round win over Barraba last Saturday.
20/08/2008 | PIRATES are still celebrating their first-ever CNRU first grade minor premiership but the biggest challenge is yet to come.
20/08/2008 | OXLEY High School’s gymnasts sparkled at the recent NSW CHS State Gymnastics Carnival and had the medal-winning smiles to show for it.
20/08/2008 | BENDEMEER is only a win away from the Group 4 Second Division grand final but the side isn’t getting carried away after its win over Manilla in the minor semi-final on Saturday.
20/08/2008 | WERRIS Creek skipper Stewart Porter is kicking himself after he missed a field goal from in front of the sticks late in Sunday’s major semi-final that would have put his side a point ahead of Dungowan with only a few minutes to play.
19/08/2008 | MANILLA’S Troll Dolls scored their first win of the Tamworth 12A netball season over the Tamworth South Sizzling Sausages on Saturday.
19/08/2008 | THE Kookaburras could be laughing again after Central North voted on a return to the NSW Country Championships.
19/08/2008 | TAMWORTH Gymnastics Club members completed an almost 100 per cent representative record when they competed in North West Level One to Three trials in Gunnedah on the weekend.
19/08/2008 | BEIJING: Moree-born Emma Moffatt gave the region a link to an Olympic medal yesterday when she finished third in the women’s triathlon to Australian star Emma Snowsill.
19/08/2008 | MOVES are afoot among some Group 4 officials to give the local game a major shake-up before next season but the proposed changes could come up against some serious opposition.
18/08/2008 | ROBB College lived to fight another day in the New England competition after Luke Perry kicked them into the minor semi-final at Bellevue Oval yesterday.
18/08/2008 | TUDOR Wests launched an early barrage before holding on for a one-goal Subaru Super Stix win over South United yesterday.
18/08/2008 | SHOOTERS had to be perfect to win titles at the NSW State Skeet Shooting Championships at Tamworth Clay Target Club’s Loomberah base on the weekend.
18/08/2008 | TAMWORTH Thunderbolt Under 18 men bowed out of NSW State League basketball contention when beaten 72-65 by Illawarra at Sutherland Stadium yesterday.
Tamworth coach Scott Ward said his side fought to the end in a courageous display .
18/08/2008 | AN UPSET, a bit of biff, plenty of tries and a golden point thriller.
15/08/2008 | FOUR of the region’s smallest high schools joined forces again to win the state CHS small schools title in Dubbo.
A combined Bingara, Ashford, Bundarra and Emmaville - known as “BABE” - took out both the open sevens and under 16s title at Dubbo on Wednesday.