December 21, 2014
by Jim Bond
December is always the time to wipe the blackboard clean, put up the streamers, check out the trophies, fill up the fridge and get last year’s CDs out of the cupboard.
Some clubs have already held their Christmas party and presentation night, and some shelves at home now have some extra silverware on display.
Quite a number of clubs have their 2015 championship calendar on display, too, and are warning of closing dates for nominations.
This week we have the results of the 2014 Club Championships for Kingaroy, Nanango and Yarraman in the bulletin. So let’s get to it:
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Kingaroy News
Last Sunday was Kingaroy’s Club Presentation Day and it featured an afternoon of bowls followed by the club’s championships presentations and a wind-up barbecue.
Despite the inclement weather there were forty-two players on hand for the party.
Play was delayed by the weather for about ten minutes, but otherwise there was great competition.
Results:
- Wayne Thatcher, Paul Marychurch and Bob Robinson def. Fred Keding, Bronwyn Grant and Trevor Turner 18-14
- Bess Thorp, Bob Bougoure and Ray Maclaren def. Rhonda Costello, Barry O’Brien and Beryl Woods 28-14
- Des Richards, Maureen Semgreen and Kev Raffin def. June Olsson, Geoff Clutterbuck and Glen Yeates 28-11
- Marj Moore, Annette O’Brien and Phil Kemp def. Maureen Kemp, Diane Reed and Richie Patterson 25-13
2014 Presentations to Club Champions:
- Men’s Open Singles: Phil Kemp
- Men’s B Singles: Malcolm MacLeod
- Ladies Open Singles: Diane Reed
- Ladies B Singles: Lindy Clutterbuck
Thursday was the final Trophy Day for 2014, and numbers were again down due to partly to the approaching holidays and partly to the unpredictable weather, which is understandable.
Results:
- Bevan Askew, Barry O’Brien and Ray Maclaren def. Fred Keding, Bob Bougoure and Errol Dionysius 31-16
- Lyle Dascombe, Darcy Munro and Bob Robinson def. Col McBride, Danny Holligan and Ross Olsson 22-15
- Des Richards, Troy Schultz and Dave Clapperton def. Dave Barwick, Geoff Clutterbuck and Malcolm MacLeod 22-18
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Nanango News
Nanango also recently held its annual Presentation Night.
The 2014 winners were:
- Ladies A Singles: Evie Jensen
- Ladies B Singles: Di McNeilage
- Men’s A singles: Ben Pratap
- Men’s B singles: Glen Yeates
- Men’s Pairs: Warren Arthur and Greg Pogson
- Men’s Triples: Jim Fowler, Athol Jensen and Bob Hammond
- Men’s Fours: Glen Yeates, Ben Pratap, Athol Jensen and Brian Havell
- Mixed Pairs: Sue Tucker and Glen Yeates
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Gayndah News
Gayndah is well ahead of many other clubs – their Championship draw for 2015 is already on the board.
Their Mens Triples Cawrnival two weeks ago was also a great success with sixteen teams taking part, including teams from as far away as Goondiwindi, Maryborough and Deception Bay.
Conditions of play were wins plus margins, with wins to count.
Results Round 1:
- S. Carland, M. McLeod and G. Turner 28 def. N. Ferris team 28-8
- K. Putney, A. Harris and P. Bennett 26 def. J. Miller, T. King and M. Landrigan 26-7
- G. Taylor, G. Thompson and Spiro 20 def. A. Cross, Marko and K. Ferris 20-14
- B. Harris, M. Williams and W. Bellert 22 def. K. Miller, D. Allen and R. Slack 22-9
- B. Keune, G. Price and B. Prygoda 15 def. A. Colvin, N. McCosker and N. Kirk 15-10
- A. Cooper, R. Patterson and J. Ward 23 def. J. Lord, B. McGann and M. Gee 23-3
- M. Sollen, C. Hayes and S. McLaughlin def. D. Lewis, J. Randall and R. Wilson 25-8
- G. Butler, N. Lamkin and I. Barnett def. J. McPhee, K. Benicke and C. Roberts 25-14
Round 2 (Skips only):
- P. Bennett def. G. Turner 13-10
- C. Roberts def. N. Ferris 31-5
- Spiro def. M. Landrigan 20-12
- K. Ferris def. W. Bellert 22-8
- R. Slack def. N. Kirk 16-6
- J. Ward def. B. Prygoda 16-9
- S. McLaughlin def. M. Gee 36-10
- R. Wilson def. I. Barnett 25-10.
Round 3 (Skips only):
- G. Turner def. Spiro 21-12
- N. Ferris def. R. Wilson 17-11
- M. Landrigan def. W Bellert 19-10
- P. Bennett def. C. Roberts 13-5
- N. Kirk def. K. Ferris 24-9
- R. Slack drew J. Ward 12-all
- S. McLaughlin def. B. Prygoda 18-8
- I. Barnett def. M Gee 18-8
Round 4 (Skips only):
- G. Turner def. W. Bellert 19-15
- N. Ferris def. M. Gee 19-14
- N. Kirk def. M. Landrigan 12-11
- P. Bennett def. R. Wilson 19-9
- R. Slack drew C. Hayes 14-all
- J. Ward def. K. Ferris 17-10
- Spiro def. C. Roberts 14-13
- B. Prygoda def. I. Barnett 18-14
Round 5 (Skips only):
- G. Turner def. N. Kirk 20-12
- B. Prygoda def. N. Ferris 20-12
- M. Landrigan drew J. Ward 9-all
- P. Bennett def. M Gee 22-3
- S. McLaughlin def. K. Ferris 16-5
- R. Wilson def. Spiro 13-12
- I. Barnett def. R. Slack 13-11
- W. Bellert def. C. Roberts 29-9
Final Results:
- Winners: K. Putney, A. Harris and P. Bennett – 5 wins plus 58
- Second: M. Sollen, C. Hayes and S. McLaughlin – 4 wins and 1 draw plus 63
- Third: G. Butler, N. Lamkin and I. Barnett – 4 wins plus 27
The club’s Annual General Meeting was held on December 4, and President Noel Kirk presented his Presidents Report on the year’s activities.
Treasurer Alan Cooper then presented his Treasurers Report and advised the club is in a strong financial position.
Election of Office Bearers for the 2015 year resulted in the following:
- Patron: Jason Cooper
- President: Noel Kirk
- Senior Vice President: Neville McCosker
- Junior Vice President: Steve Meredith
- Secretary: Alan Cooper
- Treasurer: Alan Cooper
- Providore: Clinton Cherry
- Games Director: Merv Thompson
- Green Director: Joe Lord
- District Delegate: Brian Prygoda
- Junior Liaison Officer: Ashley Harris
- Committee: John Miller, Ricky Bellert and Alex Colvin
- Selectors: Neville McCosker, Merv Thompson and Alex McColm
- Publicity Officer: Jason Cooper
Coming Events This Month At Gayndah:
- Sunday 21 – Social Bowls commencing at 2.00 pm.
- Wednesday 24 – Social Bowls commencing at 2.00 pm.
- Wednesday 24 – Christmas Eve refreshments 4:00pm
- Sunday 28 – Social Bowls commencing at 2.00 pm.
- Wednesday 31 – Social Bowls commencing 2:00pm
- Wednesday 31 – New Year’s Eve refreshments from 4.00 pm.
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Yarraman News
Yarraman Bowls Club was one of five local sports clubs successful in the latest round of the State Government’s “Get Going” grant scheme.
They received:$5436 for the club to conduct come-and-try days, coach accreditation and to buy equipment
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington said “Get Going” provided clubs with better resources, equipment and services for attracting and retaining members.
The scheme is part of the State Government’s “Get in the Game” initiative.
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The only person missing from Yarraman’s breakup party on the weekend was Santa Claus – but members could see where he had been and sat down to enjoy Christmas drinks and frivolity after lining up just on midday for eighteen ends of triples.
Some very close games ensued!
Results:
- Jeff Jacobson, Todd Currell and Brian Dugdell def. Eunice Smith, Allison Anderson and John Moore 26-10
- Arthur Smith, Kay Dugdell and Neil Currell def. Margaret Willoughby, John Beattie and George Wolski 14-13
- Jenny Moore, Ron Lucas, Graham Heaton and Rob Douglass def. Ken Sheldon, Sandra Carroll, Di Currell and Neil Johnson 17-16
- Glenda Wolski, Nev Lawrence and Helene Johnson def. Ivy Wrembreck, Steve Daley and Horst Meyer 18-17
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Following the Christmas munch, President Brian Dugdell congratulated all championship winners and handed out the shields and trophies.
2014 Yarraman Club Champions:
- A Singles: Neil Johnston
- Runner-up: Brian Dugdell
- B Singles: Ron Lucas
- Runner-up: Todd Currell
- Men’s Fours: Brian Dugdell, George Wolski, Neil Johnston and John Moore
- Runner-up: William Holmes, Kerry Knowles, Kevin Profke and Rob Douglass
- Mens Pairs: Merv Fitch and Brian Profke.
- Runner-up: Brian Dugdell and George Wolski
- Mixed Pairs: Kay Dugdell and Brian Dugdell.
The Men’s Triples and the Mixed Triples are still to be played.
At a committee meeting a week ago the Games Director said that championship nominations forms were due and he promised an early start to the competition.
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Merry Christmas!
With the festive season fast approaching, I would like to thank the many club publicity officers in our region for their wonderful support this year.
There are plans to further develop our coverage of Burnett bowls in 2015.
And feedback? Yes, I would love to hear how my reports have been received in your club – along with any promises that results, photos, and advance notice pamphlets will be regularly emailed to my In Box.
In the meantime, I’ll be taking a short break over the Christmas-New Year period and will be back towards the middle of January with another year of bowls action.
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all my readers the very best for the season and a safe, happy and prosperous New Year.
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