by Jim Bond
Wild Horse 99.7FM

June 7, 2014

It’s been great weather for bowling lately – and a great time of the year for visiting and hosting visitors.

Nanango, for example, hosted the Caboolture Lakes club last weekend.

The green was packed with 70 bowlers, and because it was all social bowls no one was chasing prizes.

Everyone was just there for the fun of the sport, and it was a great day out.

Anyway, let’s find out what’s been going on around our neck of the woods…

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Yarraman news:

Yarraman is always a happy hunting ground for Nanango, and Nanango waltzed away with the monthly rotational triples match last Saturday.

With conditions of play two for and end and five for a win:

  • Winners: Warren Arthur, Delvyn Powys and Doris Drew – 42
  • Runners-Up: Bob Hall, Ben Pratap and Woody Hammond – 40
  • Brian Dugdell, Glenda and George Wolski – 37 and a half
  • John Moore, Jenny Moore and Kay Dugdell – 35
  • Helene Johnson, Kev and Bev Profke – 31
  • Neil Currell, Di Currell and Leo Robinson – 31
  • Glen Yeates, Sue Tucker and Lyn Halliday – 31
  • John McConnell, Henry Bliesner and Trevor Pogson – 29
  • Horst Myer, John Beattie and Ron Lucas – 29
  • Lorri Holmes, Terri Silcox and Eunice Smith – 22 and a half points
  • Daphne Stewart, Graham Heaton and Doreen Fitch – 22
  • Athol Jensen, Evelyn Jensen and Lou Saunders – 20

In the Ladies Club on Wednesday:

  • “A” Singles Championship – Jenny Moore def. Glenda Wolski 25 -19
  • “B” Singles Championship – Alison Anderson def. Eunice Smith 25-10

And in social games:

  • Bev Profke and Robyn Diercke def. Ivy Wrembeck and Kay Dugdell 14-7
  • Brian Dugdell and Nev Laurence def. John Moore and Roy Wrembeck 25-18
  • Neil Currell and Leo Robinson def. Horst Myer and John Beattie 24-17

Yarraman are hosting a bus trip to Kallangur on Sunday, August 10 and they’ve invited Nanango to join them.
Something like 60 bowlers will be spending the day at Kallangur for breakfast, lunch and two rounds of bowls – what fun!

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Kingaroy news:

Kingaroy are well underway with their club championships, and their Mixed Pairs championships will commence this morning.

Last Sunday in the Pairs and Triples social competition:

  • Maureen Kemp and Phil Kemp def. Charmaine Macload and Malcolm Macleod 21-19
  • Gladys Slatter, Ross Olsson and Bob Robinson 19 def. June Olsson, Geoff Clutterbuck and Maureen Semgreen 19-15
  • Brigitte Kung, Col Chambers and Dave Barwick def. Des Richards, Val Jeppesen and Alan Irwin 15-14
  • Fred Keding, Lindy Clutterbuck and Irene Smith def. Bob Bougoure, Marj Moore and Kev Raffin 24-10

The ladies B Grade Singles championship final on Tuesday also attracted a lot of interest, when Lindy Clutterbuck defeated Brigitte Kung.

Nominated Pairs were also played on Tuesday:

  • Gladys Slatter and Alan Irwin def. Irene Smith and Geoff Clutterbuck 18-11
  • Peter Taylor and Kev Raffin def. Peter Neilsen and Dave Barwick 21-10

Wednesday in Kingaroy was Ladies Trophy Day, and it was a big one:

  • Irene Maroske, Peggy Robinson and Maureen Kemp def. Bess Thorp, Charmaine Macleod and Diane Reed 31-8
  • Amanda Le Mesurier, Bruce Johnston and Val Jeppesen def. Norma Rook, Glen Yeates and Beryl Woods 30-17
  • Des Richards, Annette O’Brien and Sharon Yeates def. Col McBride, Gladys Slatter and Maureen Semgreen 22-20

And on Thursday in Pairs and Triples, with the closest winning margin determining overall winners:

  • Best effort: Jeff Turner, Maree Millard and Bruce Johnston 21 def. Lyle Dascombe, Felipe Munoz and Beryl Woods 21-20
  • Next best: Col McBride, Bob Bougoure and Paul Marychurch def. Dave Woods, Geoff Clutterbuck and Alan Irwin 20-17
  • Kevin Hobdell, Henry Harwood and Dave Clapperton def. Harry Reed, Peter Neilsen and Kev Raffin 21-17
  • Irene Maroske, Ben Pratap and Ray Maclaren def. Fred Keding, Maureen Semgreen and Bob Robinson 24-17
  • Keith Muller, Keith Kratzmann and Irene Smith def. Des Richards, Gladys Slatter and Merv Anderson 24-14
  • Barry O’Brien and Richie Patterson def. Hugh Harrison and Malcolm Macleod 20-17

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Nanango news:

As I mentioned in my intro this week, it was a big day at Nanango last Sunday with seventy players on the green for a friendly game with visiting club Caboolture Lakes.

Here are the results:

  • B. Hammond, J. Neels and G. Cox def. A. BolleRicard, Y. Parsons and S. Tucker 19-14
  • M. DelRosso, Y. Godfrey and A. Jensen def. J. Agliozzo. D. Forte and M. Heath 21-15
  • T. George, C. Mason and R. Heath def. M. Morric, M. Burgess and B. Havell 16-12
  • L. Saunders, M. Mountney and R. Sheedy def. J. Pankhurst, K. Chapman and B. Pratap 21-15
  • K. Burgess, D. Alexander and G. Yeates def. C. Clunes, S. Yeates and B. Goodwin 20-9
  • G. Alexander, J. Sheedy and J. Fowler 17 def Saunders, D. Lawrence and L. Nolan 17-9
  • K. McInnerney, L. Latimer and D. Stewart 16 def S. Fanning, M. Brooks and V. Emery 16-10
  • B. Coyne, B. Chapman and S. Morris def. R. Clune, B. Tate and C. Embley 19-14
  • L. Halliday, H. Dewinter and Parsons def. D. McNeilage, N. Neels and J. Hand 16-14
  • C. Rozanski, E. Jensen and G. Davis def. J. Sullivan, N. Drew and F. DelRosso 23-18
  • E. Schandor, P. Holder and M. Dawe 23 def. E. BollePicard, H. Bliesner and S. Lang 23-5
  • T. Tucker and J. Ballard def. B. Mason and T. McInnerney 17-15

And last Friday in Scroungers, Greg Pogson came top of the list with 48 points. He was followed by Ben Pratap on 43 points, Lew Saunders on 37 points and Henry Bliesner on 32 points.

In Tuesday’s Social with scoring 3 for a win and 1 for an end:

  • Jim Steverink and Bob Hall – 19
  • Trevor George, Ed Haycock and Jim Fowler – 16.5
  • Linda Steverink, Cec Bracken and Allan Ward – 13.5
  • Craig Fergerson and Ben Pratap – 11

In the Championship B Grade Singles, Joe Agliozzo def. Lew Saunders 25-16 and Glen Yeates def. Bob Hammond 25-18.

And on Wednesday in the Ladies Social, Muriel Bradfield, June McKee and Doris Drew def. Sylvia Fanning, Di McNeilage and Evelyn Jensen 21-10.

Now here’s a reminder: next Saturday is Self Selected Triples. Get your nominations in by Friday.

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Kilcoy news:

There’s always plenty happening at Kilcoy.

For example, their championships program are well under way and in Ladies Pairs, Liz Frawley and Sharon Walker defeated Trudi Pratt and Fay Vicary 23-21; while in the A Singles, Trudi Pratt defeated Tracey Evans 25-16.

Last weekend was the club’s annual Firies’ Charity Day and it was a great fund-raising success, with seven rinks in play.

During the week the club also hosted Liz and Kathy Frawley’s Trophy Day, and there were thirty two on the green vying for glory.

The winners on the day were Nelly Herbert, Adam Kelly and Leura Cathcart from Aspley.

Runner-Up’s were Dave Scott, Kathy Hill and Les Schilder (also from Aspley).

Results on the green were:

  • John Glanville, Dave Scott and Val Vicary def. Jenny Edwards, Harold Alford and Darryl Coffee 21-17
  • Noel Lanes, Flora Kelly and Sharon Walker def. Tracey Evans, Bert Christie and Ernie Herbert 24-16
  • Jeff Welden, Nelly Herbert and Beryl Ferguson def. Michael Dunn, Margaret Worrall and Kim Donovan 17-9
  • John Worrall, Brett Kelly and Liz Frawley def. Les Schilder, Kelly Charters and Wendy Schilder 29-7
  • Lester Bechly, Kathy Hill, Ann Pope and Adam Kelly def. Doug Cathcart, Leura Cathcart, Fay Vicary and Col Ferguson 19-13

Some more Men’s and Ladies A singles were played on Wednesday, and I hope to have the results next week.

Finally, here’s two more for the diary:

  • Monday is Ladies Fours Day, with a full green nominated.
  • Tuesday is Jackpot Day with a 9:30am start plus a Star of the Green match between Ernie Herbert and Brett Kelly.

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