February 28, 2015
by Jim Bond
It’s a sign of the times: three teenage ladies were among the 28 competitors who took part in the Burnett District Ladies Pairs Championships held at the Kingaroy Bowls Club this week.
In fact, 14-year-old Britney Wiley skipped the pair who took out the title.
With partner Pat Darlington, they were undefeated in the five rounds of the three-day tournament.
Fourteen teams from throughout the Burnett participated, and the four teams with the most amount of wins and the highest scores progressed to the semi-finals.
At the end of day one, there was only one team with three wins so the other three semi-finalists were determined by their overall scores
The District Ladies Pairs competition provided some thrilling games for the spectators.
Semi Finals:
- Maureen Jahnke and Carol Watters (Murgon) def. Annette O’Brien (Kingaroy) and Bev Heness (Tansey) 22-16
- Pat Darlington and Britney Wiley (Binjour) def. Jan Andresen and Hazel Keding (Wondai) 24-14
Third Place Playoff:
- Annette O’Brien and Bev Heness def. Jan Andresen and Helen Keding 37-6
Results Of Final
The keenly contested final between Pat Darlington and Britney Wiley against Maureen Jahnke and Carol Watters was played over 21 ends.
The scores were close early, but Darlington and Wiley forged a slight lead and the Binjour team did not let up, with 14 year old Wiley playing well and skipping her team with maturity beyond her years;
They ran out comfortable winners to take the title 32-13.
Fourth Place went to Hazel Keding and Jan Andresen
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Kingaroy news
In other Kingaroy news, the annual Kingaroy Bowls Club Men’s Presidents Day was held on Sunday with fourteen teams from throughout the South Burnett being represented.
President Barry O’Brien welcomed all the visitors and hoped they all had an enjoyable day.
Each team played 2 games, with the winners being determined by the amount of games won and the combined margins.
- Winners – Wondai: Peter Ward, Terry Kilford, Alwyn Litzow and Evan O’Rouke – 2 wins + 29
- Runners Up – Kingaroy: Dave Barwick, Peter Taylor, Danny Holligan and Trevor Turner – 2 Wins +19
On Thursday, in Pairs and Triples, twenty-six players took part, with conditions of play six points for a win and one point for each end won.
Two teams ended up with the same points score and the largest winning margin was used to resolve the tiebreaker.
The ultimate winners were Keith Muller, Paul Marychurch and John Coppard – 20 points +20 points margin
Results:
- Keith Muller, Paul Marychurch and John Coppard def. Felipe Munoz, John Lacey and Errol Dionysius 35-13
- Fred Keding, Erris Vale and Col Kratzmann def. Briggitte Kung, Marj Moore and Danny Holligan 23-12
- Bevan Askew, Gladys Slatter and Alan Rogerson def. Des Richards, Bob Bougoure and Kev Raffin 34-30
- Harry Read, Geoff Clutterbuck and Dave Clapperton def. Josh Pogson, Ross Olsson and Hugh Harrison 20-19
- Dave Barwick and Greg Schulz def. Alan Irwin and Ray Maclaren 28-11
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Kilcoy news
Last Tuesday was Ferguson/Worrall Trophy Day, and it produced a lot of results:
- Spider: Harold Alford
- Touchers: Ernie Herbert, Noel Lanes, Jeff Welden, Margaret Worrall and Lester Bechly
- Winners: (Highest Winning Margin) Darrell Coffee, Bob Sims and Leigh Irwin who defeated Phyllis Coffee, Col Ferguson and Dennis Thomsen 24-11
- Runners Up on a countback were Liz Frawley, Dave Scott and Bill Edwards who defeated Sharon Walker, Noel Lanes and Michael Dunn 30-17
Other results were:
- Kelly Charters and Lester Bechly def. Ernie Vicary and Jenny Edwards 22-13
- Graeme Derryman, Harold Alford and Trudi Pratt def. Ernie Herbert, Kathy Hill and Margaret Worrall 24-18
- Fay Vicary, Pauline Lawson and Jeff Welden narrowly defeated John Worrall, Peter (visitor) and Horst Meyer 19-18
Coming up at Kilcoy Bowls Club:
- The jackpot will be $117 on Tuesday, March 3
- Jenny Edwards will play Trudi Pratt in the Star of the Green on Tuesday, March 3
- Sunday, March 1 and Sunday, March 15 – Mixed Breaky Pairs.
- Men’s Fours Championships: Second Round to be played on or before March 7
- Men’s A Singles Championships to be played on or before March 8
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Nanango news
On Tuesday in the Men’s Social, with conditions of play one for an end and four for a win:
- Cec Bracken and Henry Bliesner – 23 pts
- Joe Aglizzio, Ken Stieger and John McConnell – 19 pts
- David Clapperton and Trevor George – 16 pts
- Bob Hall and Kevin Profke – 15 pts
- Bob Hammond, Greg Pogson and Allan Ward – 13 pts
- Bev Profke and Lew Saunders – 10 pts
On Wednesday at the Ladies Trophy Day:
- Trevor, Sylvia Fanning and Sue Tucker def. Di McNeilage, Allan Carr and Athol Jensen 20-19
- Evelyn Jensen and Henry Bliesner def. Heather Carr and Allan Ward 17-15
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Yarraman news
The Yarraman Men’s Club held its annual meeting this week and elected the following members for the year ahead:
- President: Horst Myer
- Senior Vice President: Neil Johnston,
- Junior Vice President: Merv Fitch
- Secretary: Ken Sheldon
- Treasurer: Kerry Knowles
- Providore: Horst Myer
- Games Director: Kev Profke
- Assistant Games Director: Neil Johnston
- Selectors: Horst Myer, Kev Profke, Merv Fitch and Neil Johnston
- Greens Director: Leo Robinson.
On Wednesday, Ladies Day was the first round of the Ladies Fours Championships, and Helene Johnson, Bev Profke, Di Currell and Robyn Diercke defeated Gloria Anderson, Glenda Wolski, Alison Anderson and Jenny Moore 25-17.
Helene’s team now play Ivy Wrembeck, Lorri Holmes, Kay Dugdell and Eunice Smith in the final next
In other games on Wednesday:
- Kay Dugdell, John Beattie and Roy Wrembeck def. Ivy Wrembeck, Margaret Willoughby and Wayne Emms 17-6
- Neil Currell, Lorri Holmes, Yvonne Schultz and Anne Smith def. Horst Myer, Eunice Smith, Sandra Currell and Arthur Smith 20-10
There was a big roll-up for Thursday night social bowls:
- Winners: Jenny Moore, Sandra Currell and Anne Smith def Eunice Smith, Chris Warner and Wayne Emms 14-12
- Runners-up: Kev Profke, Alison Anderson, Wayne Jewell and Lyn Warner def Brian Dugdell, Todd Currell, Arthur Smith and Paul 23-16
- John Moore, Tom Clarke and Kenny Walsh drew Horst Myer, Marge Clarke and Kerry Walsh 16-all
On the blackboard:
- Nominated Triples Saturday, February 28: Yarraman versus Nanango – 9:30am start, one game
- Men’s Championship Pairs Sunday, March 1: Kev Profke and Chris Warner play Merv Fitch and Graham Heaton at 10:00am.
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