CYMS relive 50, 40 and 30 year milestones
FISHIES swam in from all over the country to celebrate the day in 1971 when the club became only the second in Group 11 history to win all three premierships. On an historic day in Parkes, the then "Greens" downed Macquarie "Blues" in Juniors and Reserve Grade and outpointed hot favourites Parkes to take firsts under the late, great Ken Mcmullen.
CYMS defeated a gutsy Nyngan Tigers outfit 2012 to make it another four team greenwash.
Pat Yeo (Isaah’s Pop) and Bryan O’sullivan who played in the 1971 First Grade grand final winning team that gave CYMS only the second clean sweep in history to that time. Marty Nelson (right standing behind) kicked the match winning goal in CYMS 2001 victory against Forbes. His father Tom coached the CYMS Juniors that started the greenwash in Parkes 50 years ago
THE old war cry from Dubbo High School sent a chill down my spine when the 2021 cohort of Dubbo College students bellowed the famous chant.
The College competed against Bathurst High and Orange High for an iconic trophy that was introduced in 1923.
The Astley Cup is the longest running inter-schools sporting and debating event in Australia.
While Dubbo won three of the first eight Cups in '23, '25 and 28, it has been a long drought since the school last grasped the trophy in 2011.
"This year is ours" was the common theme running through the Hall as Year 10 students joined their Senior College fellows for the presentation of playing gear for tennis, soccer, netball, hockey, athletics, rugby league and Mulvey Cup debating.