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Bowlie hooker leads best and fairest race

The 2023 Tumut Pub 9s best and fairest race will likely go down to the wire, with a handful of players in striking distance with two rounds remaining. 

Money on offer as Mogo Magic eyes city success

There will be a lot of local interest when the Scott Collings-trained Mogo Magic contests Saturday’s Highway Handicap at Royal Randwick. 

Track talk: Billy Owen opts for Country Champs over city chance

Billy Owen will be hoping he has made the right decision when he heads to Albury for the Southern Districts Country Championships qualifier on Saturday instead of venturing to Royal Randwick. 

Strikers too hot for Scorchers

Round seven of the Tumut Junior Cricket Association (TJCA) Stage 3 Junior competition saw the Tumut derby played out between the Strikers and Scorchers at The Bull Paddock on Friday afternoon. 

Batlow seniors fall to third, juniors miss finals

While Batlow’s senior and junior teams didn’t take the field due to them having a bye in round 15 of the 2022/23 Tumbarumba District Cricket Association (TDCA) and Tumbarumba District Junior Cricket Association (TDJCA) competitions, both sides were left to rue other results. 

Love Shuck primed as Black Opal looms large

Gundagai product and Canberra trainer Todd Smart appears to have several options as he prepares to unleash first-starter Love Shuck in the coming days. 

Skeers sweeps Saturday stableford

Jarrad Skeers proved too strong for his 21 rivals in Tumut Golf Club’s Saturday Stableford with a score of 43 points. 

Batlow ready and raring for pennant final

The Batlow Golf Club team will take on Khancoban this Sunday at Batlow in the final of the 2023 Hill Zone pennant competition. 

Mixed results in pennants

Tumut 4s won the first round of the 2023 pennants, beating Cootamundra Ex-Services Club in Cootamundra on Sunday.

Mighty Wombats and Mortons reign supreme

The 2022/23 Tumut Tag competition came to a close at The Bull Paddock on Tuesday night, with two very entertaining Grand Finals decided in welcoming and cooler than usual conditions.