by Jim Bond
Wild Horse 99.7FM
December 21, 2013
This is my last column for 2013 – and what a year it’s been.
I have some great news to wind up this year’s coverage.
And it comes from Goomeri:
Forty-eight players helped Hazel and Bevan Sippel celebrate their term as Patron and Patroness. They included players from Toogoom at Hervey Bay, Binjour and Durong.
Kilkivan boosted the attendance of Burnett district clubs.
The competition was over two games of eighteen ends, with points for wins and winning margins.
The Murgon team of Ray Frahm, Peter Hawula, Ray Currie and Alan Mitchell scooped the pool with two wins plus 16.
Runners-up were the triples team – Glen Maudsley, Fay Stimpson and Irene Macarthur – with 2 wins plus 15.
The trophy for the highest score on the last round went to the Kilkivan four – Michael Barkle, Scott Hewson, Carol and John Mitchell.
They racked up 35 points.
Wednesday of last week was Pub Day.
It was the last for 2013 and sponsor was Terry Morley of Dayboro.
The winners were Dayboro with runners-up the Kilcoy Butchery team.
First round winner was Past Presidents
Second round winners were Turtle and crew
The next Pub Day will be on February 12, 2014.
Their last report till mid-January>
In Sunday’s Nominated Jackpot Pairs:
- Winners: Danny Holligan and Bronwyn Grant – 2 wins plus 9
- Runners up: Beryl and David Woods – 1 win plus 9
Pub days are always popular competitions but particularly so at Toogoolawah, where a beautiful green and great playing conditions set the conditions for the club’s last pub day for 2013.
Seven rinks were running and teams from Ipswich, Gatton, Harlin, Lowood. Benarkin, Blackbutt and Yarraman’s Eskapees (ie both the Exchange and Club Hotel).
- Overall winner – on a countback – was Alan Welland from Lowood.
- Overall runner-up – Andy Box
Blackbutt were the 1st round winner, with Clayton Foster bowling for the Harlin Pub.
2nd round winner was Daph Stewart from Yarraman.
Bowlers looking for a game over the holidays could check out Toogoolawah – there’s no work required on their green and social bowls run on Thursdays at 5:30pm.
Their next Pub Day will be on January 14, 2014 – so put that one in your diary
Winding up their year…
On Friday of last week, in Scroungers, Ben Pratap scored 70 (Ben’s name pops up regularly doesn’t it??)
Next best was Greg Pogson on 66
Then in Tuesday’s Men’s Social – with 3 for end 4 for win:
- Trevor George and Brian Havell – 53pts
- Greg Pogson and Ben Pratap – 49pts.
- Bob Hall and Jim Fowler – 46pts
- Felipe Munoz and Glen Yeates – 41pts
- Henry Bleisner and Nev Lawrence – 38pts
- Bob Hammond and Athol Jensen – 35pts
- Ed Haycock and Mike Wyvill – 30pts
- Lew Saunders and Cec Bracken – 24pts
Athol and his crew wish all listeners I wish them – and you – a Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year.
And also a big thanks to all of the conscientious media people at the various clubs who help in getting this information to you.
We’re always happy to include local bowls reports in our regular Sportstime broadcast on Wild Horse FM 99.7 every Saturday morning at 8:00am, and also here in our weekly column on southburnett.com.au.
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