2011: A goal to Bathurst High’s Stephanie White helped her team secure a vital 2-all draw with Orange High in the hockey on day one of their Astley Cup tie. Photo: PHILL MURRAY 061611phoc5

The Dubbo High School rugby league team competed in the Astley cup from 1946: (back) Max Carrett, Don McInnes, Laurie Jackson, John Vincent, John Hazell; (middle) coach ‘Nippy’ Ward, Ken Hefferen, Bryan Palmer, Wally Norman (captain), Bob Ridge, Kevin Glover, Frank Coffey; (front) Bert Leary and John Palmer.

1946: The Bathurst High School Astley Cup rugby league team: Bob Schiemer, Tom Wilmott, Doug Bliss, Kevin Wright, Jim Stanford, Trevor Snape. Centre: Ted Robinson, John Coleman, Ron Learmonth (teacher and coach) Don Boyle, Bob Vincent, Jim Holman. Front: Roy Hobson, Norm Ashelford, Harold Jacobs and Peter Burns.

2010: Bathurst High School students, from left, Jake Single, Blake Aubin, Bede Hanrahan, Chris Cady, Caitlyn Hadley, Taylor Newton and Jessica Beale were full of confidence ahead of their opening round of the Astley Cup. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA 061710zastley

2012: Goal attack Claire Woolmington was one of the stars of the show for Bathurst High as they bested Dubbo in their Astley Cup netball tie.

2010: Bathurst High School students and supporters celebrate securing the Astley Cup for the first time in 21 years. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

2010: Bathurst High School's Alex Miller clashes with a Dubbo opponent during an Astley Cup soccer match. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 063010cupsoc1

2010: Maddie O'Leary tries to retain possession in the girls hockey match against Dubbo. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 063010cuphoky1

2009: Bathurst High Astley Cup participants (back) Paul Long, Andrew Mendes, Taylor Hickey, (front) Jessica Fearnley, Caitlyn Davis and Yasmin Radburn.

2011: The Bathurst High School girls hockey side. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA 060911zastley1

2011: The Bathurst High School girls soccer side was desperate to get their Astley Cup campaign off to a winning start against Orange. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA 060911zastley2

2012: Bathurst High School goalie McKenzee Newton proved instrumental in keeping Dubbo in check during their Astley Cup hockey match, though Dubbo would ultimately triumph 2-1. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 062712cup

2012: Blake Lawson was one of the best for Bathurst High as they hammered Orange 52-12 in their Astley Cup rugby league clash. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0615astleague1

2011: Jayden Taylor scores for Bathurst High School during their match against Orange.

2011: Bathurst high player Katie Long takes the ball forward despite attention from an Orange defender. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0615astsoc1

2008: Orange high desperate to reclaim Astley Cup. (Back) Liam Patterson, Aaron Rodger, Sam Spicer, Miriam Hardy, Erin Little, Tegan Farrell, Alex Boog, Matt Findlay, (front) Cameron Radburn, Maddy Carrigan, Tegan McNamara, Hannah Grady, Sheridan Dray and Grant Turner and the rest of their Astley Cup team mates head to Dubbo

2012: Ready for action ... Orange High takes on Bathurst in the first round of Astley Cup.

2012: Zac Osborne-Gillette, Orange High School’s Astley Cup boys’ basketball captain, runs up-court. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

2011: Jarrod Robbins gets the ball away for Orange High in the rugby league match.

2011: Orange High School’s Lachlan Griffin helped his side to a vital 16-10 overall win in the tennis tie.

2009: Dubbo Senior College’s Emily Ainsworth moves the ball forward as Orange High’s Kate Butcherine lines up in defence. Orange High easily claimed the Astley Cup hockey game 5-nil.

2012: Taylor Middleton (left) and Maddie Smith celebrate one of Orange’s six goals in the hockey win.

2011: Orange High School’s Maddie Smith takes the ball away from her Dubbo opponent. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

2011: Orange High School's Jake Davis (left) was one of his side's best in their heavy Astley Cup rugby league loss against Bathurst High School.

2012: Orange High’s Kristina Toender on the attack against Bathurst. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

2008: Orange's Rebecca Waters (right) pressures Dubbo’s Candy Garraway in their Astley Cup match.

2006: Orange High Astley Cup captains (left) Felicity Gallagher (hockey), Denneka Beath (soccer), Joe Tighe (basketball), Mitchell Turner (soccer), Evan Davis (league) and Sara Wasson (netball) are keen to push their school to beat Bathurst in the opening Astley Cup round.

2009: : Students from Orange and Bathurst high schools do battle in the boys’ basketball match.

2010: Orange High's Clancy Currie is contained by the Dubbo defence in their Astley Cup rugby league tie.

2008: Orange High dominated the first day’s play in their Astley Cup tie with Bathurst. Pictured is Jono Fogarty in the boys’ basketball.

2005: Orange High’s Astley Cup team captains (from left) Tim Fogarty (basketball), Nick Law (league), Jay Brocklesby (soccer), Brianna New (netball) and Ashlee Gersbach-Seib (tennis) are determined to win back the Cup from Dubbo.

2008: Orange High’s Grant Turner gets up and over during the athletics leg of their Astley Cup tie with Bathurst High.

2011: Matt Toole kicks ahead for Dubbo Senior College in their 38-4 rugby league win over Orange High School. The overall winning margin of 102 gave Dubbo their fourth victory in the past five years.

2012: Dubbo Senior College Astley Cup teammates Marty Roberts - who will play league, basketball and athletics - with Shae Dunn (soccer, hockey, athletics), Daniel Thornton (rugby league), Daniel Runciman (rugby league, athletics) and Heidi Carolan who is in Dubbo’s Mulvey Cup debating team. Photo: AMY MCINTYRE

2010: Bathurst’s Jayden Taylor drives to the basket despite the attention of Dubbo’s Michael Townsend.

2010: Dubbo College’s David Hoyt breaks away from the Orange High defence in his side’s emphatic win in the Astley Cup rugby league match.

2011: Claire Bernasconi was part of the successful Dubbo College Astley Cup tennis team.

2010: Dubbo College’s Claire Bernasconi tries to outreach Orange High’s Mikayla Riley in the Astley cup netball match.

2011: Dubbo's Taylor Seton looks for a team-mate during the netball.

2008: Jordan Boney was among Dubbo College Senior Campus’ best players in their 60-6 romp against Bathurst High in the Astley Cup.

2008: Sarah Kennedy battles with a Bathurst High opponent during the girls soccer. The girls lost 3-0 as Bathurst rallied to keep themselves in with a chance of winning the opening Astley Cup tie.