by Jim Bond
Wild Horse 99.7FM

July 5, 2014

It’s been a bit of a chilly winter around the region this last week – sunny days but very, very cool nights and the occasional frost in some places to keep the greenkeepers worried.

Still, the weather doesn’t seem to have deterred keen bowlers and there have been good roll-ups for lots of games.

Most clubs are close to tidying up their Club Championship matches at the moment, and I have the results of several of these for you this week.

So let’s jump right in:

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Yarraman news:

The Yarraman Men’s and Ladies clubs caught up on their club championships this week.

In the Mixed Doubles championship – a quarter-final – Bill and Lorri Holmes defeated John and Jenny Moore 18-15.

This win put Bill and Lorri into a semi-final against Neil and Di Currell, in a real nail-biter of a match that wound up turning into a battle of the long-enders.

Bill and Lorri were away comfortably until end 14 when a five by the Currells evened things up a bit.

The pressure was on from there, though, with the score at 20-all by end 20.

The final end went to a measure, with only inches – or should I say millimetres – in it.

But in the end the Currells triumphed, narrowly taking the match 21-20.

The other half of the draw are now dragging the chain, with one quarter-final still to be played.

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The Ladies B Singles final was also a very close affair, with Jenny Moore defeating Alison Anderson 25-23.

And in the Men’s Bowls – Mixed Pairs:

  • Neil and Di Currell def. Daphne Stewart and Ron Lucas 25-23
  • Neil Johnston and Yvonne Schultz def. Robyn Diercke and David Douglass 29-12 (that was a much better game than the score shows)

In the early rounds of the Men’s Pairs, Neil Johnston and Christie MacLeod defeated Bill Holmes and Kev Profke 22-10.

This was a great game to watch: Neil won quite a few ends with his last bowl.

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In the monthly Triples contest with Nanango last Saturday, there was a good roll-up with twelve teams in the competition – must have been horses for courses on this occasion!

Yarraman walked away with bragging rights by bringing in the first, second, third and fourth placegetters.

  • Winners: John and Jenny Moore partnered by George Wolski – 42
  • Runners up: Neil Johnston, (He is in fine form lately), Christie MacLeod and Andy Box – 38 on a count back on score
  • Third: Leo Robinson, Nev Lawrence and Keith Carroll – 38
  • Fourth: Merv and Doreen Fitch with Daphne Stewart – 31
  • Athol and Ev Jensen and Lou Saunders – 29
  • Glen Yeates, Sue Tucker and John McConnell – 27
  • Bob Hall. Ben Pratap and Woody Hammond – 24
  • Rob Douglass, Todd and Sandra Currell – 20
  • Alan Ward, Henry Bliesner and Neil Currell – 20
  • Horst Myer, Ron Lucas and John Beattie – 18
  • Kev Profke, Alison Anderson and Yvonne Schultz – 18
  • Warren Arthur, Doris Drew and John Harwood – 16

And in Social Bowls:

  • John Moore, Di Currell and John Beattie def. Horst Myer, Leo Robinson and Margaret Willoughby 17-11
  • Gloria Anderson, Robyn Diercke and Eileen Elliott drew Helene Johnson, Lola Harper and Yvonne Schultz 15-15

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Nanango news:

In the Men’s Championship Triples, Allan Ward, Greg Pogson and Warren Arthur defeated Joe Aglizzio, Trevor George and Bob Hall 27-16.

And in Friday’s Scroungers:

  • Greg Pogson scraped on to the leader board with 38pts
  • Lew Saunders was a close runner-up, also with 38pts
  • Then Ben Pratap followed with 37pts

On Tuesday, in the Men’s Social (Pairs) with conditions of play 1 for and end and 4 for a win:

  • Lew Saunders and Cec Bracken – 22pts
  • Nev Lawrence and Jim Fowler – 18pts
  • John McConnell and Ed Haycock – 15pts
  • Bob Hammond and Ben Pratrap – 9pts

Finally, in Wednesday’s Ladies Social, Glenis Yeates, Silvia Fanning and Sue Tucker drew with Di McNeilage, Muriel Benfield and Evelyn Jensen 14-all.

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Kilcoy news:

Kilcoy played its Club Championship Mixed Pairs this week:

  • Pauline Lawson and Greg Staniforth defeated Kim Donovan and Harold Alford 20-13
  • Noel Lanes and Sharon Walker defeated Dozer Bechley and Fay Vicary – score next week

There was also a result in the Mixed Triples: Harold Alford, Kim Donovan and Tony Gray defeated Leigh Irwin, Liz Frawley and Dozer Bechly 19-12.

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On Tuesday in the Star of the Green, Pauline Lawson defeated Jenny Edwards. She will now play Margaret Worrall next week.

And in the Social:

  • Greg Staniforth, Lester Bechly, John Dagga and Flora def. John Worrall, Grahame Derryman, Val Wells and Liz Frawley 32-13
  • John Glanville, Brett Kelly, Marg Dahl and Terry Pratten def. Margaret Worrall, Tim Powell, Kathy Hill and Kim Donovan (score unknown)
  • Leigh Irwin, Harold Alford and Ernie Herbert def. Michael Dunn, Pauline Lawson and Beryl Ferguson 20-16
  • Bill Edwards, Dave Scott and Kelly Charters def, Tony Gray, Bet Christie and Col Ferguson 21-19

Finally, here’s a few for the Kilcoy diary:

  • Mixed Two Day Carnival – today and tomorrow, July 5-6.
  • Pub Day on Wednesday, July 9 (always a popular tournament!)
  • Christmas in July – July 22 (sponsored by Ron Glover – Christmas lunch and a great game of bowls)

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