Sport
25 Aug 10 | Presentation Day for Gloucester Soccer is on this Saturday. Please return all raffle tickets to the canteen this week before 10am.
25 Aug 10 | Results from semi-finals played Saturday August 21
Sub-juniors
25 Aug 10 | On Saturday August 14 the annual Mid Winter open was held, a huge thank you to Barney and Donna- Maree for their organisation of this successful event.
The individual scratch winner for the day and recipient of the Bob Webeck memorial trophy was won by Paul Blanch with a 1 under par round to sign the card for 37 points with closely followed by Warren Gorton with 34 points.
25 Aug 10 | By Phil Wilkins
The hair-raising play-offs in the Abigroup Cup have continued with the Forster Tuncurry Dolphins squeaking into their third successive Lower Mid North Coast rugby union grand final against the Old Bar Clams by beating Gloucester, 21-19, at Tuncurry on Saturday.
25 Aug 10 | The Magpies have sailed to victory, beating Morisset Bulls 27 – 20 in the first elimination final last Saturday. However celebrations were dampened with crucial injury striking the team.
18 Aug 10 | Please return all raffle tickets and perpetual trophies from last year to the canteen this week.
Yates & Twomey Division One Results
18 Aug 10 | By Jessica Brown
Despite a recent bout of glandular fever training is heating up for Paralympian Heath Francis before he heads off to the Commonwealth Games at the end of September.
18 Aug 10 | Thirteen students from Gloucester High School travelled to Glendale Athletics Centre to compete in the Hunter Region Athletics over two days, July 28 and 29.
18 Aug 10 | by Phil Wilkins
Bush rugby has never looked better than at Gloucester on Sunday as the Cockies overcame the Manning River Ratz at the last gasp to qualify for the Lower Mid North Coast preliminary final against Forster Tuncurry at Tuncurry on Saturday.
18 Aug 10 | The Gloucester Cockies have flown into next week’s final against Forster after defeating the Manning River Ratz 25-24 in a nail-biting semi-final on Sunday afternoon.
18 Aug 10 | The Magpies executed a good win over West Wallsend last Saturday, winning the last competition round 32 – 12. The game didn’t come easy however as the recent lack of game time (a four week break due to byes and wet weather) really showed in the first half with plenty of dropped ball and sloppy penalties.
11 Aug 10 | Everything from musical performances, science experiments, coffee and cake and a display for animals from the school farm formed part of the Education Week display at Gloucester High School last Thursday.
11 Aug 10 | Saturday netball
Results from games played August 7.
Sub-juniors
11 Aug 10 | Wow, an immaculate day to be back playing tennis, after several weeks of giving in to the endless rain and flooded courts. It was a foggy start, then a few zephyrs of breeze and drifting clouds and beautiful sunshine.
11 Aug 10 | Last weekend the Mixed Pairs Competition commenced at Gloucester Bowling Club when Daph and Phillip Wilson def Helen and Bob Crittenden, Vera Whatmore and Jim Henderson def Katherine and Tim Wilson, Jill and Kevin Everett def De Groves and Steve Higgins and in the match of the day Joan Ridgeway and Tom Donoghue def Steve Howlet and Ruth Westbury by the narrowest of margins.
11 Aug 10 | Today is our Invitation Fours when we will have more than 100 ladies from clubs in our district playing on our greens. We are hoping for a fine, sunny day.
11 Aug 10 | The Gloucester Cockies have ended the regular season on a high, beating the Wallamba Bulls 37 -29 in an entertaining and closely fought match.
04 Aug 10 | Barrel race: Under 8yrs 1st Tyler Berley (Snip) 21.03, 2nd Riley Reid (Tubby) 21.19, 3rd Tyler Berkley (Clarry) 21.70, 4th Tyler Berkley (Blueberry) 21.97, 5th Sarah Schiffmann (Oakdale) 22.94, 6th Jacqueline Coombes (Gold Dust) 23.43, 7th Niomi Crawley (Sally) 23.73, 8th Niomi Crawley (Sparkie) 24.18, 9th Sarah Schiffmann (Puff N Stuff) 24.85, 10th Sarah Schiffmann (Trixie) 26.83
04 Aug 10 | Stockrider
U/8 Champion: Tyler Berkley (Snip) 30 pts; Reserve champion: Sarah Schiffman (Puff-N-Stuff) 23 pts.
U/11 Laura Lawrence (Moonlight) 30; Sam Colwell (Cedar) 21.
04 Aug 10 | The Annual General Meeting of Gloucester Croquet Club was held on July 19, when our new committee for 2010 -2011 was elected. We welcomed Zan Menzel again as President, with Bev Murray filling the role of Vice President. Judy Hopkins is our new Secretary, Norma Wilson Treasurer, Association Captain Paddy Stevens and Golf Captain Barbara Ikin.