The 18th hole for 2025
December 19, 2024 in Sport

The last golf report here for the year.
See the scores here

When your handicap is spelled "rain"
December 12, 2024 in Sport

Golf is not the game to play when the rain is coming down as if it's coming out of the nozzle of a fire hose. Thursday's golfers were lucky. Saturday's players stayed at home.
See some results here

The roof is up at the new sports complex
December 5, 2024 in Sport

More signs of progress at the new sports complex, with the roof over the grandstand in place.
See a larger image here

When golf almost becomes water polo
December 5, 2024 in Sport

You might have noticed a bit of rain about Oberon over the last few days. Thursday's golfers were lucky and got home before the deluge, but players on Saturday weren't quite so lucky. And Katie Graham won the big prize.
See more here

The Eagle has landed!
November 28, 2024 in Sport

The golf kept going in excellent weather (even if it might have been a bit hot). Almost a record number of players turned out on Saturday and even more on Sunday for the Open, but the real winner was Ian Fowler with an Eagle helping him to win A Grade.
See more about golf here

A gala day of tennis
November 14, 2024 in Sport

Oberon Tennis Club was full of excitement as it hosted a highly successful School Gala Day on Thursday, November 7. Over 100 students from four local schools (Oberon Public School, O'Connell Public School, St Joseph's Catholic School and Hampton Public School) gathered for a fun-filled day of tennis, learning and friendly competition.
See more of the story here

A long walk with a putter
November 14, 2024 in Sport

Those were the words used by Greg Norman when defining happiness. Oberon's golfers were certainly happy with their long walks over the last week.
See the results here

Oberon Sports Complex construction moves along
November 7, 2024 in Sport and Community

Work keeps happening at the site of the new Sports Complex.
You can see what Oberon Council has to say about this here

Cricket comes back to O'Connell
November 7, 2024 in Sport

Cricket returned to O'Connell on Sunday, November 3, for the annual Fish River Cup match between O'Connell and Tarana. The match was the first to be played at the new Recreation Ground on the corner of Beaconsfield and O'Connell Roads.
See the rest of the story here

Too much sport really is almost enough
November 7, 2024 in Sport

As if building a new Sports Complex and playing a cricket match at the new oval in O'Connell weren't enough, sport broke out all over the place. There was golf of course, a big announcement from the Tigers and a Pony Club gymkhana.
See the stories and photos here

Burraga Redfin Roundup
October 31, 2024 in Community and Sport

A puzzle without an answer
October 31, 2024 in Sport

Golf is certainly a puzzle to those who don't play, and often also to those who do enjoy chasing that little ball around.
See this week's results here

Golfers give the greens a good go
October 24, 2024 in Sport

Was Herodotus talking about Oberon's golfers when he wrote "these are stayed neither by snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from accomplishing their appointed course"? They certainly seem to play whatever the weather brings.
See the latest golf stories here

Congratulations Number 2
October 24, 2024 in Sport

And when everyone in Oberon says "Yeeow! Ayipioeeay!", we're only sayin' you're doin' fine, young Max.

A bit of sport here, a bit of sport there
October 17, 2024 in Sport

Another week out on Oberon's magnificent golf course chasing those little balls around. And there's running around and across bridges.
See the stories here

Media Release - Squash courts facelift completed
October 17, 2024 in Community and Sport

Squash players will now be playing on flash new courts at Oberon RSL as renovations are completed. The upgrades included some new flooring, painting and roof restorations.
See the rest of the media release here

Golfers go for gold
October 10, 2024 in Sport

Big fields, big scores. And a Hole In One!
See the results here

Turning to the back page ...
October 3, 2024 2024 in Sport

With all the sports seeming to wind down for the year, it was the time for annual presentations. Golf kept going, of course.
See the abbreviated sport stories here

It's Grand Final weekend
September 26, 2024 in Sport

With several teams into the Grand Finals, it was a busy weekend for anyone following Oberon's various teams. The She Wolves continued their unbroken lossless run to take home the gold, the Under 15s hockey players came second and the senior men's hockey team  also missed out on gold. And there was golf too.
See the photos here

Hold the back page! The sport is coming.
September 19, 2024 in Sport

Hockey, golf, and ponies. Ponies! With the seasons ending for many sports, the big news is that the Mens and the Under 15s hockey teams are through to the Grand Finals, joining the 3rd Grade Women soccer players. The weekend of September 21 and 22 will see a lot of nails bitten.
See more about sport here

Winners everywhere you look
September 12, 2024 in Sport

The picture says it all about the Oberon Tigers Under 12s in the Group 10 Junior League Championship Grand Final, and the Grade 3 women soccer players are on their way to the Grand Final. And there's some golf results too.
See some photos of the action here.

Winners and grinners - it's sports time
September 5, 2024 in Sport

Some of the sport seasons are winding down, but there's still some news.
See what happened here

If they were horses, they would win at a canter
August 29, 2024 in Sport

It was a week when the women blitzed the opposition, with the "soccer mums" finishing the season undefeated and heading to the semis and Jenn Capel showing the men how to swing a golf club.
See more news and photos here

Tag, you're it!
August 22, 2024 in Community and Sport

Creative Community Concepts (CCC) are back in Oberon with a non-competitive six week sports clinic for young children. This clinic features mixed league tag.
See some pictures of kids enjoying themselves here