by Jim Bond
Wild Horse 99.7FM

June 28, 2014

The big event this part week was the Burnett District Ladies Singles competition held at Kingaroy last weekend.

Twelve ladies competed in the A Grade and 16 in the B Grade.

Most clubs were represented over the weekend, and each player played three games with their combined individual scores counting towards their overall score.

The top four players in both sections then went into the Semi Finals, and the the winners of the semis on to the Final.

Here’s the results:

A Grade:

  • Carol Watters. Murgon – 63 points
  • Dianne Reed, Kingaroy – 62 points
  • Bronwyn Grant, Kingaroy – 60 points
  • Maureen Semgreen – 58 points

Semi-Finals:

  • Bronwyn Grant def. Carol Watters 25-24
  • Diane Reed def. Maureen Semgreen 25-15

In the Open Finals, Bronwyn Grant def. Diane Reed 25-20; and in the 3rd Place Playoff, Maureen Semgreen def. Carol Watters 25-18

B Grade:

  • Brittney Wiley. Binjour – 63 points
  • Kay Dugdell. Yarraman – 63 points
  • Sylvia Hiltunen, Murgon – 63 points
  • Daphne Stewart, Yarraman – 58 points

Semi-Finals:

  • Brittney Wiley def. Sylvia Hiltunen 25-8
  • Daphne Stewart def. Kay Dugdell 25-12

In the B Grade Finals, Brittney Wiley def. Daphne Stewart 25-15; and in the 3rd Place Playoff, Kay Dugdell def. Sylvia Hiltunen 25-4.

On Sunday, in Triples:

  • Col McBride, Lindy Clutterbuck and Malcolm MacLeod def. Marj Moore, Beryl Woods and Alan Rogerson 23-20
  • Jim Nicholson, Maureen Semgreen and Ray Maclaren def. Peggy Robinson, Geoff Clutterbuck and Dave Clapperton 27-11
  • Dave Woods, Graham Heaton and Bruce Johnston def. Robbie Johnson, Eric Ford and Kev Raffin 17-16

And in Thursday’s Triples, twelve teams played two games of 12 ends, with the winners being determined by the number of games won and the combined margins of the two games:

  • Winners: Darcy Munro, John Muller and Alan Rogerson – 2 wins plus margin 20
  • Runners Up: Robbie Johnson, Irene Smith and Bruce Johnston – 2 wins plus margin 18
  • Third: Des Richards, Lyle Dascombe and Kev Raffin – 2 Wins plus margin 11

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Yarraman news:

Yarraman had a big fundraising day last Sunday, with 64 players on the green playing 1 game of 16 ends.

Winners were drawn from the cards (which is pretty fair on a fundraising social day, I think)

The winners were Brian Dugdell, Corey Stenzil, Margaret Briggs and Margaret Willoughby; and the winners of the losing teams were Tim Stevenson, Horst Myer, Ian Johnston and Chris MacLeod.

Here’s the results:

  • David Kinsin, Graham Cooper, Corey and Tyler Stenzil def. Natasha, Itall, Josiah and Zane 21-10
  • Bill Holmes, Bryce Holmes Terri Silcox and Hannah def. Dean Olzard, Peter, Blake and Clint Harvey 17-13
  • John and Jenny Moore, Todd Curell and Margaret Willoughby def. Ron Tobler, Ian Johnston, John Beattie and Leo Robinson 21-7
  • Rob Douglass, Margaret Briggs, Carrie-Anne Stevenson and Sharmaine def. Merv Fitch, Helen Wyvill, Dianne and Jodie Smith 20-13
  • Daphne Stewart, Arthur Smith, Curtsie Silcox and Sandra Currell def. Robyn Diercke, Dave Douglass, Glenn Douglass and Tim Stevenson 14-10
  • Linda Smith, Danielle Davies, Louise and Ruth Jennings def. Leon and Julie Wyvill, Paul and Anne Vanderberg 28-5
  • Brian Dugdell, Kev Profke, Ron Lucas and Andy Box def. Neil Johnston, Horst Myer, Glenda Wolski and Chris MacLeod 27-3
  • George Wolski, Kay Dugdell, Michelle Harvey and Alana Johnston def. Ian and Wendy Mowat, Chira and Jayde 16-9

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Nanango news:

In Friday’s Scroungers, Ben Pratap was on the ball again with a big 108pts.

Next best was Greg Pogson 104pts, and we won’t go any further down the list.

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

  • Nev Lawrence, Cec Bracken and Allan Ward – 21pts
  • Linda Steverink and Ed Haycock – 17pts
  • Lew Saunders and Athol Jensen – 17pts
  • Joe Aglizzio, Henry Bliesner and Brian Havell – 15pts
  • Keith Carroll and Jim Fowler – 15pts
  • Bob Hammond, Jim Steverink and Ben Pratap – 11pts

On Wednesday, the Ladies Social was also Trophy Day:

  • June McKee, Greg Pogson and Sue Tucker def. Sylvia Fanning, Allan Ward and Athol Jensen 21-14
  • Di McNeilage, Ben Pratap and Henry Bliesner def. Bob Hammond, Dorothy Hammond and Evelyn Jensen 17-14

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