2025 - Sports News - Page 2

Too much sport is never enough
August 7, 2025 in Sport

Another weekend when sane people stayed home in front of the fire and sportspeople risked dissolving in the rain or hypothermia from the temperature. But sport is all about turning up.
See the results and reports here

Sorting out the sporting
July 31, 2025 in Sport

On a weekend when the Antarctic bobsled team cancelled training because it was too cold, Oberon's sportspersons were out on the playing fields having fun. Well, they said it was fun.
See some results here

Sport. It's the weather for it.
July 24, 2025 in Sport

Oberon turned on perfect weather over the weekend and sportspersons took full advantage of it. Not everyone was a winner, but that's what sport is all about and why you learn from mistakes and try harder next time.
See the results here

The sports complex gets closer to reality
July 17, 2025 in Community and Sport

With the opening of the new Oberon Sports Complex getting closer every day, Hannah Booth had a tour of the facilities and was very impressed.
See Hannah's report here

Sport goes on, despite the weather
July 17, 2025 in Sport

The snow in Oberon during the week might have suited one sportsperson, but everyone else just had to put up with the weather.
See some results here

Sport - running, jumping and (not) standing still
July 10, 2025 in Sport

Life's never dull at the Oberon Matters sports desk as the eager staff put together the back pages of the paper. This week is no exception, and there's even a new sport that most people might be  be surprised to find in Oberon.
See the results and pictures here

Sport? Who said something about sport?
June 26, 2025 in Sport

The big news for the weekend was all the Can Assist league games followed by the auction, but everyone else was out there enjoying the solstice.
See the results here

A new record. $69,000!!!
June 26, 2025 in Community and Sport

This year's Can Assist auction put on by Oberon's league teams raised a record $69,000 for the charity that provides help for local people with cancer and their families.
See some pictures from the night here

All the sport, all the time
June 19, 2025 in Sport

Everyone was back after the long weekend break. As usual there were winners and losers, although they give you a medal in the Olympics for coming second.
See the results here

Progress on the sports fields
June 19, 2025 in Sport

The Oberon Sports Complex and the O'Connell Recreation Ground are both progressing nicely to provide the community with much needed sporting facilities. The scales of the projects are obviously vastly different, but both will allow local sporting teams to play in much better conditions.
See some progress photos here

When the only sport is golf ...
June 12, 2025 in Sport

All the various types of footballers took the long weekend off, leaving the golfers the only sporstpersons having a go.
See the results here

Reading the paper from the back
June 5, 2025 in Sport

Football with variously shaped balls, horses with an enormous soccer ball. And even golf, with little white balls. Sports for all ages and ball shapes.
See some results and pictures here

All the sport that fits
May 29, 2025 in Sport

Mixed results for Oberon's sportspersons over the weekend, with some winners, some (big) losers and everyone enjoying themselves anyway. The weather didn't help, but that's Oberon when winter is approaching.
See the scores here

Over there at the back of the paper ...
May 22, 2025 in Sport

Everyone except the golfers seemed to be playing out of town this weekend, but the results managed to get back.
See the scores here

The golf club has a history and Peter Dale is a big part of it
May 22, 2025 in Sport and People

Oberon Golf Club is a unique and special place. The stories of its creation and of the people who were there on the ground are just as special, and one of them is current Club Patron and life member - Peter Dale.
See Peter's story here

Sport, sport and more sport
May 15, 2025 in Sport

There was sport all over the place on the weekend, with winners and losers. But what's important is playing the game.
See some pics and results here

Citius, Altius, Fortius is Latin for Sport
May 8, 2025 in Sport

There might have been an election on this weekend but that didn't stop people getting out and playing sport. (Nobody knows what it takes to keep golfers off the course.)
See some results here

A sporting long weekend
May 1, 2025 in Sport

After a long Easter weekend when all the sports seemed to take a holiday, it was back to almost normal this week. Senior League had the wins, Junior League had the mud, the soccer, sorry, football players had mixed results. And the golfers had four days doing whatever it is that golfers do.
See the results here

Golfers get going on the greens
April 24, 2025 in Sport

All the other sports might have taken a break over Easter, but a little matter like some public holidays just meant more days for golfing.
See the results here

News from the paddock
April 17, 2025 in Sport

All the sport, all over the place.
See the stories here

When all the sport happens all at once
April 10, 2025 in Sport

A big winner in the golf with a Hole in One, set backs for both the men and the women in both soccer and league, learning something about riding ponies and some good news on the school sport front.
See the details here

The soccer season kicks off
April 3, 2025 in Sport

All the competitive grades in the Oberon United Football Club hit the field for the first round of the 2025 competition.
You can see lots of photos here

Out in the back of the paper
April 3, 2025 in Sport

The golf championships have been decided (and nobody complained about playing in the rain), but the big sports news is the way the youngsters are moving up to show the geriatrics a thing or two.
See the stories here.

Sport keeps on sporting
March 27, 2025 in Sport

The golf championships are well under way, and you sort of win Nearest to the Pin with a Hole In One. And the youngsters from O'Connell tried out their rugby skills.
See all the results here