March 14, 2015
by Jim Bond
There was plenty of action in the South Burnett and neighbouring clubs this past week.
Most clubs are now pushing their club championships along, and all are looking forward to nominating teams for District Championships and eventually, the Champion of Champions titles in SE Queensland.
Kingaroy heads this week’s bulletin because their greens seem to be occupied almost every day of the week lately…
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Men’s Open Singles Championships
Last weekend was a big one in Kingaroy: their Men’s Open Singles Championships are now up to semi-finals and with a big numbers of entries, a play-off was required to reduce the field to 16 (a manageable number to start round one).
The competition was played until one player reached a score of 25.
As it turned out, Malcolm Macleod def. Steve Carland 25-19, and Col Kratzmann def. John Lacey 25-7
Then on Sunday morning in Round One:.
- Malcolm MacLeod def. Alan Irwin 25-10
- Errol Dionysius def. Harry Read 25-6
- Greg Schulz def. Richie Patterson 25-9.
- Danny Holligan def. Geoff Clutterbuck 25-7
- Col Kratzmann def. Paul Marychurch 25-22
- Ross Olsson def. Darcy Munro 25-17.
- Kev Raffin def. Trevor Turner 25-18
- Glen Turner def. Ray Maclaren 26-18
This produced eight players for Sunday afternoon’s Quarter Finals, with the following results:.
- Malcolm MacLeod def. Errol Dionysius 25-21
- Col Kratzmann def. Ross Olsson 25-12
- Glen Turner def. Kev Raffin 25-17
- Greg Schulz def. Danny Holligan 25-12
The Semi-Finals will be played today (Saturday. March 21) commencing at 9:00am, with the Final commencing at 1:00pm.
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In other areas, Kingaroy had another busy week.
Three days of bowls were played: Cheap Tuesday, Wednesday Ladies Day and the regular Thursday Pairs and Triples.
On Tuesday:
- Karen Pettigrew, Ross Olsson and Alan Irwin def. Greg Pettigrew, Darcy Munro and Kev Raffin 17-15
- Erris Vale and Col Kratzmann def. Briggitte Kung and Dave Barwick 16-14
- Wanda and Steve Carland def. Lindy and Geoff Clutterbuck 25-15.
On Wednesday:
- Bess Thorp, Col Kratzmann and Beryl Woods def. Bob Bougoure, Sharon Yeates and Val Crawford 29-14
- June Olsson, Gladys Slatter, Ray Maclaren and Val Jeppesen def. Norma Rook, Marj Moore, Di Reed and Glen Yeates 23-18
And on Thursday it was Trophy Day, with the winners determined with 6 points for a win and 1 point for each end won, with the largest winning margin to determine any tie breaker.
- Winners: John Lacey, Bob Bougoure and Ray Maclaren – 18 points winning margin of 12
- Runners-Up: Harry Read and Alan Irwin – 18 points with winning margin of 10
Results:
- John Lacey, Bob Bougoure and Ray Maclaren def. Briggitte Kung, Geoff Clutterbuck and Alan Rogerson 25-13
- Keith Muller, Lyle Dascombe and Danny Holligan def. Marj Moore, Barry O’Brien and Dave Barwick 24-20
- Fred Keding, Ross Olsson and Dave Clapperton def. Henry Harwood, Hugh Harrison and Col Kratzmann 20-16.
- Harry Read and Alan Irwin def. Eric Ford and Errol Dionysius 26-16
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Nanango News
A great game of A Grade Championship Singles was held on Friday afternoon.
One player played using the old-style wide draw bowls and the other the newer, narrow draw bowls (or as some of the old folks call them, the “cheating bowls”).
Glen Yeates, who was using the newer draw bowl, skipped away to a 11 to 3 lead after 7 ends, only to see Mike Wyvill with his old faithful wide draw bowl take the next 3 ends to level at 11-all.
From then on to the 15th end it was shot for shot, but Mike only allowed Glen to score once more before going on to win the match 25 to 16.
A great game for the gallery!
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Championship games were played on Tuesday:
- Championship A Grade Singles: Jim Fowler def. Josh Fisher 25-14
- Championship Pairs: Lew Saunders and Mike Wyvill def Bob Hall and Allan Ward 24-7; and Allan Wright and Glen Yeates def. Greg Pogson and Warren Arthur 27-12.
In Friday’s Scroungers, Trevor George waltzed away after putting 64 pts on the scoreboard. He was followed by Josh Fisher (52 pts); Allan Carr (51 pts); Henry Bliesner (44 pts); Lew Saunders (37 pts); and Heather Carr (33 pts).
Last Saturday saw the monthly triples clash with Yarraman – a self-selected triples game with scoring one for the end and six for win.
Yarraman grabbed bragging rights, with Kerry Knowles, Tod Currell and Neil Currell top-scoring with 28.
Some close games followed:
- Sandra Currell, John Beattie and Henry Bliesner – 26
- Lynn Halliday, Sue Tucker and Brian Havell – 18 +23
- Julie Saunders, Josh Fisher and Mike Wyvill – 18 +22
- Bob Hammond, Bob Hall and Allan Ward – 19
- Jenny Moore, Glenda Wolski and George Wolski – 17
- Heather Carr, Greg Pogson and Allan Carr – 17
- Eunice Smith, Chris Macleod and Graham Heaton – 16
- Lew Saunders, Evelyn Jensen and Ken Steiger – 12
- Doris Drew, Delvine Powys and Warren Arthur -9
In the Men’s Social on Tuesday March 17, with conditions 1 for an end and 4 for win:
- Cec Bracken and Ken Stieger – 22pts
- Trevor George and Allan Carr – 17pts
- Bob Hammond and Niel Drew – 11pts
- Joe Aglizzio and Henry Bliesner – 10pts.
And in the Ladies Social on Wednesday, June McKee, Heather Carr and Sylvia Fanning def. Neller Sulter, Edith White, Julie Saunders and Evelyn Jensen 21-10.
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Yarraman News
The Ladies A Grade Singles quarter-final on Friday afternoon was a marathon of thirty-three ends.
The match between Lorri Holmes and Di Currell attracted quite a gallery.
Lorri won the mat first up and skipped away early. She was leading 6-3 after three ends, and led 11-6 after 10 ends and had a healthy lead of 23-16 after 25 ends.
Di won the mat after that and put pressure on Lorri with a few short ends.
After 32 ends, Di had fought back and was down 23-24. But a measure for a single on the 33rd end gave the match to Lorri.
Phew!
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In the Ladies Day Pairs Championship, Ivy Wrembeck and Kay Dugdell def Robyn Diercke and Alison Anderson 26-17.
And at Wednesday’s Trophy Day:
- Winners: Lorri Holmes, Jenny Moore and Wayne Emms def. Nev Lawrence, Sandra Currell and Horst Myer 23-10
- Runners-Up: John Moore and Lola Harper def. Helene Johnson and Glenda Wolski 19-6
- Others: Leo Robinson and Roy Wrembeck def. Neil Currell and Yvonne Schultz 24-17
Pub Day on Thursday always brings out the stayers for a game of Fours – two rounds of 12 ends with a lunch time break, which made for a very social event.
The Yarraman team was skipped by the wily Merv Fitch, and were overall winners with 38 points. His team comprised Alison Anderson, Keith Carroll and Wayne Emms.
Toogoolawah were runners up. Their team was skipped by Col Melar they were close behind with 36 points.
First round winners were the strong local team, family combinations Brian and Kay Dugdell with George and Glenda Wolksi.
Second round was another local family combination: Helene and Tom Johnson with Kev and Bev Profke.
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Gayndah News
Results of championship games played this month:
Singles:
- Kevin Putney def. Tom Colvin 26-4
- Neville McCosker def. Rick Bellert 26-19
- Brian Prygoda def. Steve Meredith 25-9
- Alan Cooper def. Alex Colvin 25-19
- Neville McCosker def. Graham Briggs 25-12
- Steve Meyer def. Alex McColm
Pairs:
- Merv Thomson and Graham Briggs def. Wyatt Martin and Tom Colvin 25-18
- Neville McCosker and Noel Kirk def. Ashley Harris and Peter Bennett 19-15
- Brian Prygoda and Steve Meyer def. Graham Briggs and Merv Thomson 36-6
- Neville McCosker and Noel Kirk def. Rick Bellert and Alex Colvin 26-12
Championship Mixed Pairs:
- Aymie Bellert and Warick Bellert def. Helen Walker and Neville McCosker 25-21
- Chris Prygoda and Brian Prygoda def. Robyn Putney and Kevin Putney 23-17
- Jahkaija Cooper and Alan Cooper def. Teleah Putney and Peter Bennett 26-23
- Anne Faulkner and Steve Meyer def. Jahkaija Cooper and Alan Cooper 30-14
Social Bowls were also played last Sunday afternoon:
- Alan Cooper, John Miller and Mark Landgran def. Brian Prygoda, Steve Meyer and Brenden Harris 20-14
- Wyatt Martin, Merv Thomson and S. Meredith def. Tyson Meyer, Joe Lord and Chris Prygoda 18-14
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