COONAMBLE Team Penning held their final event for 2022 at Coonamble Showground on 17 & 18 September. 

"We were extremely lucky to still be able to go ahead with the wet weather," said Secretary Tessa Pennell.  

"The Cattle were donated and walked from Scott & Kerrianne Edwards' place into the local sale yards and trucked by John & Kym Jackson to the show ground." 

Overall, 90 people entered the competition including 36 local competitors and there were 324 runs over the two days. 



Competition started on Saturday with the Team Penning with the following results: 

Open Event: 1st Place Garen Pennell, Peter Cormie & Robert Dewson (Coonamble); 2nd - Cath Armstrong (Dubbo), Bri & Jason Mayall (Weethalle); 3rd - Jane Campbell, David Wright (Mooney) & Scott Edwards (Coonamble) 

Junior Event: 1st place Jack Jones (Coonamble), Isla & Quinn Mayall (Weethalle) 

2nd Place - Arian-Grace, Jack & Destiny (Coonamble). 

Youth Event: 1st - Nevaeh, Alyssa & Hope (Coonamble); 2nd - Makaylah, Stacey & Jaymee-Lee; 3rd- Mia Nalder, Cooper & Sierra Birks (Coonamble).

In team penning, a Family Junior event is a three person team where an adult rides with two juniors (ie. under 12 years old). 

A Family Youth event is where an adult competes with two youth (ie. 12 years and over) 

The Junior Family Event was won by Abbie, Isla & Kay.  

The Youth Family Event: 1st - Tamara, Kiralee & Kate (Trangie); 2nd Tammy, Eden, Jed (Baradine/Coona); 3rd - David, Kiralee & Kate (Trangie) 

"Saturday's Encouragement award was won by our newest local competitor Alyssa Blackall" said Mrs Pennell. "It was so well deserved, she gave it her all."  

Alyssa Blackall took home the Encouragement Award on Day 1 of the final event of 2022. PHOTO supplied.

Saturday's Team penning was followed by a Kids & Adults Jackpot Tug-a-Wars.

"It was extremely entertaining and brought everyone together after a big day of competition for some fun," Mrs Pennell said. "Scotty Edwards has realised he just isn't as young as he once was!" 

Sunday was Arena sorting day. 

Results were as follows: 

Open Event: 1st & 2nd - Peter Cormie, Garen & Tessa Pennell (Coonamble); 3rd - Scott Edwards, Jane Campbell & David Wright (Coonamble). 

Junior Event: 1st - Isla, Quin (Weethalle) & Jack (Coonamble); 2nd - Arian- Grace, Jack, Destiny (Coonamble); 3rd - Arian-Grace, Alyssa & Mikayla (Coonamble). 

Youth Event: 1st & 2nd - Makaylah, Stacey & Jaymee-Lee; 3rd - Mia Nalder, Cooper & Sierra Birks (Coonamble).  

Junior Family event: 1st - Mikayla Jackson, Carolyn & Jack Jones (Coonamble); 2nd - Abbie, Kenzi & Ken Skinner (Trangie); 3rd- Quin Mayall, Kenzi & Ken Skinner (Trangie).

Carolyn and Jack Jones and Mikayla Jackson, won the Junior Family Event on Sunday at the Team Penning. PHOTO supplied.

Youth Family event: 1st Place - Hope, Betty & Zandra (Coonamble); 2nd & 3rd Place - Tamara, Kirralee & Kate Brown (Trangie). 

On Sunday Coonamble riders scooped the pool with the Encouragement Awards won by Jamie Peacock, Paige Eaton and Nevaeh Becker. 



The sport of team penning continues to rise in popularity and each event draws together families and riders spanning all age groups. 

"Each event is getting stronger and we are gaining more and more local riders which is great," Mrs Pennell said. 

"The local Lions Club Catered for our competitors over the weekend and they always do a great job."