by Jim Bond
Wild Horse 99.7FM
August 16, 2014
I said last week that August would be interesting, and the month got off to a really great start.
This weekend will be good, too, if the weather holds.
But the Weather Bureau are tipping rain for Saturday and some showers on Sunday as I write this, so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
In the meantime, though, here’s a rundown of last week’s activities:
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Yarraman news:
On Saturday, Nanango played Yarraman in their monthly self-selected triples clash in Nanango; and on Sunday, Nanango combined with Yarraman to send a contingent of forty players to Kallangur in Brisbane for an inter-club match in what now looks like being an annual event.
The match – Fours – was Yarraman-Combined versus Kallangur, and they had a ball!
First up, everyone enjoyed a great breakfast on the arrival of the coach. This was followed by a game of 21 ends, then a roast lunch before heading home (after checking out the gaming machines, of course).
Four Yarraman teams won their games, and there were some very close matches.
The speed of the Kallangur green tested a few of the visitors. Yarraman’s greens sometimes run around 14 seconds, but according to some bowlers they estimated Kallangur at 19 plus.
The winning teams were:
- Neil Johnston, Bob Hall, Henry Bliesner and Alison Anderson won 23-19
- Kev Profke, Sue Tucker, Sharon Yeates and Lynn Halliday won 23-18
- Brian Havell, Merv Fitch, Ben Pratap and Arthur Smith won 23-13
- Glen Yeates, Graham Heaton, Kay Dugdell and Eunice Smith won 27-16
Non winners were:
- Athol Jensen, Bev Profke, Terri Silcox and Lew Saunders 16-20
- Bill Holmes, George Wolski, Di Currell and Woody Hammond 16-21
- Daphne Stewart, Trevor George, Glenda Wolski and Joe Aglizzo 3-61
- Horst Myer, Doreen Fitch, Evelyn Jensen and Owen Smith 8-23
- Brian Dugdell, Rob Douglass, Kerry Knowles and Nathan Wood 23-26
- Neil Currell, Lorri Holmes, Gloria Anderson and Christie Wood 13-29
On Wednesday, in the Ladies Club Championships A Grade Singles Final, Kay Dugdell defeated Jenny Moore 25-11.
And in the Ladies Triples Championship, Helene Johnson, Bev Profke and Di Currell defeated Gloria Anderson, Glenda Wolski and Lola Harper 21-19.
Finally – in social play – in a game of 18 ends with conditions 2 for and end and 3 for win:
- Ivy and Roy Wrembeck and Eunice Smith def. Daphne Stewart, Leo Robinson and Eileen Elliott 30-10
- Neil Currell, John Moore and Nev Lawrence def. Brian Dugdell, Ron Lucas and Horst Myer 19-14
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Kingaroy news:
Kingaroy held their 2014 Ladies Triples Championships last weekend.
The competition had three players, three bowls and 21 ends.
In the semi-finals:
- Irene Maroske, Bronwyn Grant and Irene Smith def. Lindy Clutterbuck 25-22
- Marj Moore, Val Jeppesen and Wendy Turner def. Annette O’Brien, Maureen Kemp and Diane Reed 30-18
In the Final, Moore, Jeppesen and Turner defeated Maroske, Grant and Smith 25-19.
On Sunday, Kingaroy played Pairs and Triples:
In Pairs:
- Steve Carland and Dave Barwick def. Bob Bougoure and John Coppard 25-15
- Peter Kemp and Phillip Kemp def. Maureen Kemp and Diane Reed 23-20
And in Triples:
- Dave Woods, Geoff Clutterbuck and Col Kratzmann def. Fred Keding, Gladys Slatter and Bob Robinson 22-19
- Des Richards, Maree Millard and Beryl Woods def. Briggitte Kung, Col McBride and Kev Raffin 33-22
On Monday in Jackpot Pairs, each team played two games of 18 ends with the winners being determined by the amount of games won and their combined winning margin.
- Winners: Maureen and Phillip Kemp – 2 wins plus margin 28
- Runners p: Bronwyn Grant and Malcolm MacLeod – 2 wins plus margin 5
In Tuesday’s social pairs:
- Dave Barwick and Briggitte Kung def. Alan Irwin and Kev Raffin 20-11
- Lindy Clutterbuck and Geoff Clutterbuck def. Darcy Munro and Felipe Munoz 35-8
- Graham Denton and Bob Gudmuson def. Ray Crawford and Bruce Johnston 22-8
On Thursday in Triples and Pairs, the chance of rain didn’t stop a good roll-up.
Conditions of play were six points for a win and one point for each end won, and the winners on the day were Dave Woods, Lindy Clutterbuck and Hugh Harrison with 17 points.
The results:
- Dave Woods, Lindy Clutterbuck and Hugh Harrison def. Peter Neilsen, Bob Bougoure and Ben Pratap 18-8
- Keith Muller, Col McBride and Col Kratzmann def. Lyle Dascombe, Merv Anderson and Beryl Woods 17-12
- Des Richards, Felipe Munoz and Alan Rogerson def. Keith Kratzmann, Maureen Semgreen and Alan Irwin 17-13
- Darcy Munro and Ross Olsson def. Irene Smith and Geoff Clutterbuck 14-6.
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Nanango news:
Ben Pratap is on the Scroungers leader board once more.
Last Friday week Ben scored 110pts, followed by Maurice Dawes with 100pts … we won’t go down the board from there
Last Saturday, the club played self-selected Triples with Yarraman at Nanango, with conditions of play 2 for an end and 5 for a win:
- Kay and John Muller and Brian Havell – 40pts
- Warren Arthur, Delvin Powys and Errol Young – 35.5pts
- Glenda and George Wolski and Brian Dugdell – 33pts
- Merv and Doreen Fitch and Daphne Stewart – 33pts
- Julie Saunders, John McConnell and Glen Yeates – 31.5pts
- Kev and Bev Profke and Helene Johnson – 29pts
- Evelyn Jensen, Lew Saunders and Mike Wyvill – 29pts
- Bob Hammond, Trevor George and Ben Pratap – 27pts
- Eunice Smith, Nev Lawrence and Jules Johnson – 16pts
In Tuesday’s Social, with 2 for an end and 4 for a win:
- Cec Bracken and Brian Havell – 34pts
- Dave Clappiton and Maurice Dawes – 30pts
- Bob Hammond and Allan Ward – 28pts
- Josh Fisher and Glen Yeates – 24pts
We might stop there on the board.
An on Wednesday, there were a couple of matches of interest played in the Ladies A Grade Singles:
- Julie Saunders def. June McKee 25-20
- Evelyn Jensen def. Sue Tucker 25-18
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Kilcoy news:
In the Mixed Pairs Club Championship Games, there were two very close games:
- Lester Bechly and Trudi Pratt def. Leigh Irwin and Jenny Edwards 21-20
- Jeff Welden and Nelly Herbert def. Margaret and John Worrall 22-20
Ladies Pennant Season has also started with Kilcoy playing in Division 2.
They played Solander Lake at home and were defeated. And on Thursday they played Bongaree at Kilcoy – with a follow up next day at Bongaree. Hopefully we’ll get the results for next Saturday.
On Monday, eight ladies went to Lowood for the annual challenge in the Mayor’s Cup against Lowood and Toogoolawah.
Lowood won with 61 points, Kilcoy came second with 54 points, and Toogoolawah ran third on 53 points.
Very close matches, and Mayor Darren Lehman was there to present the trophies.
Next Tuesday will be Jackpot Bowls, and the Jackpot currently stands at $252.
And in the Star of the Green competition, Jeff Welden defeated John Worrall and will play Col Ferguson next week.
Tuesday results:
- Jeff Welden, Adam Kelly and Fay Vicary def. Jenny Edwards, Nelly Herbert and Ernie Vicary 25-14
- Noel Lanes, Pauline Lawson, Margaret Worrall and Beryl Ferguson def. John Worrall, Sharon Walker, Kathy Hill and Liz Frawley 21-13
- Michael Dunn, Flora Kelly, Kelly Charters and Val Wells def. Brett Kelly, Ernie Herbert, Terry Pratten and Col Ferguson 21-15
Finally, two coming events for the diary:
- Saturday, August 23: Senior’s Come and Try Day
- Tuesday, August 26: The Christie/Herbert Trophy Day
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Esk news:
Teams have travelled to Rathdowney, Gatton and North Ipswich to represent Esk at invitational events and pub days.
Tomorrow Esk is hosting the next round of the social round robin against Durack, Inala, Gatton, Mt Crosby and Toogoolawah.
Esk will be sending a team to Lowood for their pub day – and Esk’s own pub day is coming up on 2nd September.
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This Weekend:
There’s a big weekend of bowls happening this weekend, and I should have plenty for you next Saturday.
- In Nanango, it’s the Winter Carnival: Pairs today, Fours tomorrow
- In Yarraman: the Blackbutt/Yarraman Gardening group are having a barefoot bowls day tomorrow
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