by Jim Bond
Wild Horse 99.7FM

May 10, 2014:

One of the highlights of the Yarraman calendar has always been their Pines Carnival, held on the first weekend in May.

They come from everywhere for that one , but the fact that it is not a long weekend anymore upset a lot of plans by clubs spread around south east Queensland and the Northern Rivers.

Result? Entries were well down this year.

All the same, there were two games on Saturday for the Brian Profke and IGA trophies, and two games on Sunday sponsored by Yalumba.

Here’s how things went:

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Pines Carnival
The quarter-final of the Men’s A Grade singles in Yarraman provided an interesting match: John Moore (left) defeated Brian Profke 25-12 in an entertaining contest; the marker was Neil Currell

Yarraman news:

On Saturday there were two games or 21 ends, with ends plus total scores to decide the winners.

They were:

  • Winners: Neil Johnston, George Wolski, John Moore and Yvonne Schultz – two wins 81
  • Runners up: Nev Lawrence, Bob Hall, Woody Hammond and John Beattie – 65
  • Maurie Young, Bett Wallace, Lorri Holmes and Kerry Knowles – 61
  • Alex Barsby, Robyn Barsby, David Malpas and Bev Henness – 59
  • Helene Johnson, Neil Currell, Di Currell and Bev Profke – 57
  • Merv Fitch, Brian Profke, John Moore and Charlie Ogilvie – 47
  • Warren Arthur, Delvin Powys, Doris Drew and Sylvie Fanning – 41

And on Sunday, in the second round of the Pines Carnival – the Yalumba Trophies – winners almost needed a shopping trolly.

There were two games of 18 ends, with the winners decided by ends plus total scores.

  • Winners: Neil Johnston, George Wolski, Horst Myer and John Moore – two wins 61
  • Runners up: Roy Latham, Col Rewald, Barry Pratt and Dick Sloper – two wins 60
  • Warren Arthur, Delvin Powys, Doris Drew and Sylvie Fanning – one win 61
  • Goomeri Team – 57
  • Kev Raffin, Graham Heaton, Peter Neilsen and Paul Marychurch – 56
  • Brian Dugdell, Neil Currell, Di Currell and Bev Profke – 48
  • Merv Fitch, Brian Profke, John Moore and Charlie Ogilvie – 47
  • Daphne Stewart, Rob Douglass, Jim LeCocq and Robyn Diercke – 45
  • Terry Kilford, Del Lane, Pappy and Greg Alllen – 36
  • Kerry Knowles, Lorri Holmes, Todd and Sandra Currell – 28

On Wednesday the Ladies Club were able to stage four of their Club Championship matches:

  • Lorri Holmes defeated Ivy Wrembeck 25-10
  • Jenny Moore defeated Di Currell 25-11
  • Eunice Smith defeated Sandra Currell 26-11
  • Glenda Wolski defeated Robyn Diercke 25-8

The men staged one of their quarter-finals of the A Grade singles games too, and Brian Dugdell defeated John Moore 26-16.

And in a social game of triples which helped to fill the green, Eileen Elliott, John Beattie and Horst Meyer defeated Rita Young, Yvonne Schultz and Lola Harper 13-11.

Pines Carnival
Nanango pushed their way into third place in the Yalumba Pines Trophy at Yarraman on Sunday: Sylvia Fanning, Doris Drew, Warren Arthur and Delvin Powys
Pines Carnival
Wondai’s team of Collie Rewald, Roy Latham, Barry Pratt and Dick Sloper took second place in the Yalumba trophy on a count back
Pines Carnival
Winners were grinners at this year’s Yarraman Pines Carnival: Neil Johnston and his team-mates George Wolski, Yvonne Schultz and Horst Meyer took out the two major trophies

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Kingaroy news:

What’s been happening in Kingaroy?

Last Thursday was Felipe Munoz and Beryl Woods Trophy Day.

It was Pairs and Triples, with winners determined by the team with the lowest winning score.

  • Winners: Lyle Dascombe, Geoff Clutterbuck and Ray Maclaren – 20
  • Runners up: Robbie Johnson, Peter Neilsen and Kev Raffin – 26 on a countback
  • Lyle Dascombe, Geoff Clutterbuck and Ray Maclaren def. Col McBride and Marj Moore 20-19
  • Robbie Johnson, Peter Neilsen and Kev Raffin def. Norma Rook, Gladys Slatter and John Coppard 26-10
  • Des Richards, Bob Bougoure and Beryl Woods def. Jean Richards/Graham Dean, Merv Anderson and Alan Irwin 26-11
  • Fred Keding, Felipe Munoz and Bob Robinson def. Harry Read, Ben Pratap and Hugh Harrison 30-12
  • Mike Kilkenny, Annette O’Brien and Bruce Johnstone def. Dave Woods, Maree Millard and Val Jeppesen 45-11
  • Barry O’Brien and Malcolm Macleod def. Paul Marychurch and Alan Rogerson 26-17

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Nanango news:

Last Friday in Scroungers, the top scorers were Lew Saunders 55, Trevor George 54 and Ben Pratap 51.

And in the Men’s Social last Tuesday, with conditions of play one for an end and four for a win:

  • Bob Hall and Jim Fowler – 24
  • Bob Hammond and Athol Jensen – 21
  • Trevor George and Nev Lawrence – 15
  • Joe Aglizzio and Allan Ward – 14
  • Lew Saunders and Ben Pratap – 12
  • Keith Carroll and Mike Wyvill – 10

The Ladies Social was held on Wednesday, and it was a close one – Di McNeilage and June McKee def Sylvia Fanning and Evelyn Jensen 18-15.

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Coming Up:

Finally, a couple for the diary:

  • Saturday, May 10 – Yarraman Men’s Club committee meeting at 9:30am
  • Next Saturday, May 17 – Self Selected Triples Teams at Nanango

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