The dates are locked in and Parkes Sixes Soccer Tournament is back for 2025 on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 March. Get your team ready for a weekend of highenergy, 6-a-side soccer action! Whether you’re playing to win or just for fun, this is the event you won’t want to miss. Stay tuned for registration details and updates.
Parkes Sporting Wrap
Cooper Giddings from Dubbo pictured with Deputy Mayor Councillor Marg Appelby and Mayor Niel Westcott.
Parkes Golf Club
The Golf NSW Country Championships rounded up at Parkes Golf Club with a new course record of 64! All of the top scores were exciting. It was great to be able to take in the last three holes of play from the Clubhouse. Once again, well done to all the grounds staff and volunteers have worked hard to bring this course to the standard that it is. The event is a 36 holes stroke, the best of the state’s country players were featured.
With a maximum GA of 9.4, the quality of golf over the 2 days was of an exceptionally high standard. A massive congratulations to Cooper Giddings from Dubbo for winning with an overall score of 133 (65 & 68) -11. Playing off +1.
Parkes Railway Bowling Club
A nice 24 players enjoyed Social Bowls on Wednesday 13th November. Winners were Mike Valentine, Rob Hill and Myra Townsend winning 15+11. Runners-up were Dave Johnson, John Corcoran and Kev Hynds winning 13+9. Third place went to Alan Curteis, Wally Grant and Danielle Thompson winning 13+6. Marble 18 came out and the Margins were 6, 6, 9 & 11. The Jackpot this week is $496. Social Bowls on Saturday 16th November saw only 8 players. Winners were Dave Speakman and Geoff Leonard winning 15+12. Runners Up were Gene Rapp and Neil Stronach winning 13+10.
Parkes Cobras FC 2024 WPL Presentation
It was fantastic to celebrate everyone’s hard work this season with our players, coaches, volunteers, and supporters! Special congratulations to our award winners:
• Players’ Player – Hayden Lamond
• Best and Fairest – Joel Cowling
• Coach’s Award – Lachlan Hando
• Club Person – David Parker
Huge thanks to our sponsors, committee and community, your support makes it all possible. Here’s to even bigger things ahead!
Parkes Sport Wrap-up
Kathleen Hutchison (seated left) sitting on the donated bench, surrounded by the women bowlers at a special luncheon held to signify this amazing gesture.
Parkes Bowling & Sports Club
The Kathleen Hutchison Bench Seat: Kath was keen to show her appreciation for our wonderful ladies bowlers after they did an outstanding job catering for her 100th Birthday celebrations earlier this year. As a result we now have the addition of a new bench seat at the entry of our club.
Parkes Little Athletics Club
Registrations are open. You will need to register as a new member unless you have been registered with Athletics NSW before.
If you have more than one child we have discount codes avaliable. CHILD2, CHILD3, CHILD4 and CHILD5. The discount codes do not apply to Tiny Tots. To get started use the link https://www.revolutionise.com.au/parkeslac/rego/
Parkes Boars Rufc
Congratulations to Brendan Guy and Chris Summerhayes on becoming the clubs newest life members. They were voted in life members at a special meeting and we couldn’t think of 2 people more deserving of the title. Thanks to these two for everything you have done and continue to do for the club, we wouldn’t have the club we have without these guys around.
Parkes & District Amateur Soccer Association Inc.
Go Parkes Vipers! Coached by our own President, Wayne Osborne, this team is taking on Forbes Foxes in the Men’s LASA Grand Final this Sunday. Support our local team featuring 9 Parkes Junior players. So, if you can, make it to Forbes to support the Vipers.
Parkes Railway Bowling Club
On Saturday 7th September the 20 keen players for Social Bowls got to watch the State Over 40’s Pairs while they rolled up the top. Winners were Alan Affleck and Rob Hill winning 16+16. Runners Up were Mike Valentine and Toby Tanks winning 15+13. Third Place went to Peter Job and Ray Griffith winning 15+4.
Parkes & District Amateur Soccer Association Inc
A big thank you to so many volunteers who made the Western Youth league in Parkes a great event. From committee members for organising, setting and packing up, parents who helped in the canteen, Rotary for sell ing food with men’s teams volunteering their time, Coffee Cube Company and Cooke Park Cafe coffee vans. We appreciated the support from all Associations within WYL and the referees who travelled from Parkes, Forbes, Dubbo and Lithgow.
Parkes Sports Wrap
Parkes Spacemen Rugby League
Spacies got the wins in both grades played on Saturday 14th.
The boys will be back on the 5th May when they take on Bathurst St Pats at home, so come along and support the Spacemen.
Parkes & District Amateur Soccer Association Inc
In case you missed our previous nitice to register
Register BEFORE 27 April to be placed in a team with a friend (although this is not guaranteed). Register AFTER & you will be placed in an available team, pending space.
Parkes Bowling and Sports Club
Our grade 3 bowls team continued on their merry way with a 10-0 win over Forbes.
Our grade 5 went down to Condobolins top side 9-1, and our grade 7 went down to Parkes Railway 9-1.
Early days for our 3 grades after the 2nd week but things will improve.
Parkes Boars RUFC
We have a store! Check out the link on our Facebook and Instagram pages to access our new store, it has all our merch and club gear now on it.
Everything is currently a 2 week pre order since it needs to get ordered except for hats and beanies. We still have a few photos to update and tidy up but let us know what you think.
Parkes Railway Bowling Club
26 bowlers played Wednesday 10th April, for Social Bowls. Winners were Graham Turner and Wal Austin winning 19+21. Runners Up were Ray Griffith and Col Boehm winning 17+13. Third Place went to Helen Clark and Jake Brown winning 16+19. Marble 17 came out and the Margins were 2, 3, 4, 13, 19 & 21.
Football NSW
REFEREE SCHOLARSHIPS
Nominations are currently open for two categories of Legacy Referee Scholarships:
• New Referee Scholarship: everything you need to start refereeing (course cost, equipment, and kit included)
• Referee Coach Scholarship: for current referees wanting to mentor the next generation
Follow the link for more information and to apply: https://footballnsw.com.au/2023/11/07/football-nsw-announce-second-legacy-referee-scholarship-intake/
Parkes & District Amateur Soccer Association Inc
2024 Western Youth League Lachlan Utd Players and Coaches nominations.
You can use the QR codes attached or links below to nominate:
Players – https://forms.office.com/r/zM9mVgMp2J
Forbes Foxes Finish The Year As Runner-Ups
Parkes & District Soccer Association
Congratulations the following teams on their 2023 finals success:
Open Juniors Final: Rovers defeated Stallions 4 – 2.
• Best & Fairest male: Jack Greenland
• Best & Fairest female: Nicole Ellis
• Player of match: Chelsea McMaster
U12 Final: Victory defeated Peak Hill Shooting Stars 5 – 2.
• Best & Fairest male: Shaquille Buchanon
• Best & Fairest female: Lilah Smith
• Player of match: Lucas Hunter
Soccer Fever Continues In Forbes
Hot on the heels of Matildas fever, Forbes will play host to an A League women’s football pre-season opener this week-end between the Western Sydney Warriors and Canberra United.
Western Sydney Wanderers will take on Canberra United at Forbes’ Botanical Gardens on Saturday 23rd September, in a day set to be filled with soccer action and talent.
Forbes Mayor Phyllis Miller OAM welcomed the fixture to Forbes. “The popularity and strength of females in sport is growing dramatically at the moment, thanks to the amazing talents of teams like the Matildas who made Australian soccer history recently as the first female team to advance through to the semi finals,” Mayor Miller said.
“We have such a wealth of sporting talent in our region in our females as well as males and by bringing fixtures such as this pre-season game to places like Forbes only makes pathways appear more accessible and achievable for young fans.”
Forbes soccer player Josie McKenzie and Indiana Kennedy (Parkes) have both been selected in the U14s girls NSW Country squad competing in the Australian Championships in Wollongong next month. This squad will be training in Forbes on Saturday 23rd September, a great opportunity to see what it takes to become a national championship player.
Aspiring soccer players will have the opportunity to train with the Western Sydney Wanderers in a two-hour community clinic starting at 8.30am on Saturday.
Spectators will then see the FNSW Country Girls U14s and 16s National Championship squads train between 10am – 1pm, while from 10.45am matches will be played between Lachlan representative U10s, 12s and 14s squads and teams from Dubbo, Canberra and Griffith.
Warm up for the main game will begin at 2pm, with Mayor Miller officially welcoming visitors and kicking the ball signalling the start of the match at 3pm, with Member for Orange Phil Donato making the presentations at the game’s conclusion.
A pre-match training and media session will be held Friday afternoon at Botanical Gardens from 3pm – 5.30pm.
Forbes and District Soccer spokesman Doug McKenzie said that the game was originally set down to take place last year, however was postponed by the devastating floods of 2022.
Forbes as a destination came about after Head of Women’s Football with the Wanderers Tom Sermanni fell in love with the town and facilities whilst here for a coaching clinic programme earlier last year.
“The team is really looking forward to making the trip interstate to Forbes for the Challenge Cup having been forced to postpone the meeting heading into last season,” said Njegosh Popovich, Canberra United Head Coach.
Tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite: Forbes Challenge Cup – Western Sydney Wanderers Women v Canberra Utd Women. Tickets are available from $6.61 for General Admission (children) and $11.90 for General Admission (adults), with a family pass of two adults and four children costing $27.78. Tickets purchased last year will be honoured, as will the free tickets also supplied last year to all Forbes school children.
For more information head to Forbes and District Soccer Association Facebook page.
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