April 26, 2015
by Jim Bond
What a great week it has been – plenty of Anzac Day action, and plenty of movement on the club championships’ scoreboard, along with quite a bit of club rivalry fuelled by inter-club visits.
Nanango, for instance, travelled to Yarraman last weekend and followed up with a visit to Kingaroy on Thursday.
There was plenty of “Remember When” going on also … especially about the “good old days” when you weren’t particularly good, and weren’t old either.
A throwback in time occurred at Kingaroy occurred on Anzac Day when fourteen bowlers swapped their narrow draw bowls for the older, wide draw bowls.
Some of these bowls were 70 to 80 years old.
In keeping with this theme some members, dressed in bowls uniforms from a bygone era.
The difference in play was evident. but the older bowlers were soon found their stride and adapted quickly.
In pairs:
- Gladys Slatter and Danny Holligan def. Geoff Clutterbuck and Dave Barwick 31-14
- Barry O’Brien and Richie Patterson def. Darcy Munro and Beryl Woods 34-12
And in triples, Des Richards, Val Jeppesen and Ray Maclaren def. Lindy Clutterbuck, Alan Rogerson and Col Kratzmann 23-16
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In other Kingaroy news, it was Trophy Day on Thursday and Kingaroy’s usual monthly day was made a lot more interesting when an invitation to Nanango was taken up by twelve of their bowlers.
A total of 40 players took to the greens to play pairs and triples.
The teams were a mixture of players from both clubs, which led to some humorous banter between the participants.
A great day was enjoyed by all and a return visit to Nanango was quickly agreed to.
Conditions of play were six points for a win and one point for each end won.
The winners were: Lyle Dascombe (Kingaroy), Henry Bleisner (Nanango) and Greg Schulz (Kingaroy) with 23 points.
The runners-up were Sue Fanning (Nanango), Dave Clapperton (Kingaroy) and Ray Maclaren (Kingaroy) with 22 points.
Results:
- Lyle Dascombe, Henry Bleisner and Greg Schulz def. Evelyn Jensen, Erris Vale and Dave Barwick 23-5
- Sue Fanning, Dave Clapperton and Ray Maclaren def. John Lacey, Hugh Harrison and Kev Raffin 30-8
- Merv Anderson, Sharon Yeates and Errol Dionysius def. Keith Kratzmann, Gladys Slatter and Athol Jensen 31-8
- Bernie Coyne, Paul Marychurch and John Coppard def. Keith Muller, Bob Hammond and Alan Irwin 29-18
- Fred Keding, Maree Millard and Danny Holligan def. Darcy Munro, Trevor George and Brian Havell 25-16
- Joe Agliozzo, Bob Bougoure and Bob Robinson def. Felipe Munoz, Sue Tucker and Col Kratzmann 22-19
- Barry O’Brien and Alan Ward def. Geoff Clutterbuck and Glenn Yeates 20-17
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Yarraman News
In the semi-final of the Men’s Championship Singles played this week, Kev Profke defeated Graham Heaton 25-14.
Kev was leading 19-2 before Graham put on a good run to reach 14.
The Final will be between Kev and Billy Holmes, and could be played on Sunday.
Ladies Day was held on Wednesday: one game of 12 ends with the winner decided on most ends.
The Winners were Glenda Wolski, Gloria Anderson and Di Currell who defeated Nev Lawrence, Lola Harper and Yvonne Schultz 21-4 (9 ends to 3)
Others:
- Robyn Diercke, Leo Robinson and Eunice Smith def. Kay Dugdell, Jenny Moore and Wayne Emms 12-9 (6 ends each)
- Brian Dugdell, John Beattie and Margaret Willoughby def. John Moore, Alison Anderson and Arthur Smith 14-5 (8 ends to 4)
In Rotational Triples, it was Nanango versus Yarraman at Yarraman last Saturday:
- Winners: Glen Yeates, Sue Tucker and Brian Havell – 38.
- Runners-Up: Athol Jensen, Eve Jensen and Lew Saunders – 35
- Third: Henry Bliesner, Allan Ward and Bob Hammond – 29
- Neil Johnston, John Beattie and Chris MacLeod – 28
- John Moore, Jenny Moore and Alison Anderson 0 24.5
- Kev Profke and Nev Lawrence – 22.5
- Brian Dugdell, Trevor Richardson and George Wolski – 20
- John O’Connell, Josh and Ken – 22
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Nanango News
In Scroungers on Friday of last week, Greg Pogson was back in form and topped the scoreboard in easy fashion with 89 pts.
It was a fair way back to other scores, though.
They included Trevor George (59 pts); Ken Steiger (52 pts); Lew Saunders (47 pts); and Josh Fisher (34 pts).
In the Semi Final of the A Grade Singles, Jim Fowler defeated Bob Hall 25-6.
And on Tuesday 21st in the Men’s Social, with conditions one for an end and four for the win:
- Bob Hammond, Allan Wright and John McConnell – 22 pts
- Trevor George and Allan Ward – 21 pts
- Sue Tucker and Glen Yeates – 12 pts
- Wayne Emms, Joe Aglizzio and Henry Bliesner – 10 pts.
On Wednesday at Ladies Trophy Day, Trevor George, Athol Jensen and Glen Yeates defeated Silvia Fanning. Evelyn Jensen and Sue Tucker 19-13.
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Kilcoy News
Jackpot Trophy Day was held on Tuesday, April 14 and the jackpot of $186 went off.
It was shared by Jeff Welden, Barry Le Clair (visitor) and Wendy Smith with score of 20 against John, Tom & Liz on 18.
In other games:
- Anne, Noel and Terry def. Dennis, Yvonne and Phyllis 18-15
- Lester, Sharon and Darrell def. Val, Pauline and Col 28-8
- Bill, Joe and Fay def. Tim, Harold and Val 22-12
- Marg, Dave and Ernie def. Jenny, Ian and John S 20-12
Well done to the four ladies (Marg Worrall, Trudi Pratt, Tracey Evans and Gina Ryder) who played in the District Fours Championships at Glass House.
They didn’t win but gained valuable experience for next time – congratulations for having a go ladies!
Championship Results:
- Ladies A Singles: Gina Ryder def. Kim Donovan 25-9
- Mixed Pairs:
- Max Morrow and Tracey Evans def. John Worrall and Liz Frawley 28-13
- John Glanvill and Phyl Coffee def. Harold Alford and Kim Alford 20-17
- Leigh Irwin and Jenny Edwards def. Lester Bechly and Gina Ryder 26-17
- Men’s Pairs:
- Jamie Mitchell and Lester Bechly def. Greg Staniforth amd John Glanvill
- Peter Stanton and Alex McCloskey def. Jamie Mitchell and Lester Bechly
- Ladies Pairs: Trudi Pratt and Fay Vicary def. Sharon Walker and Liz Frawley 22-9
Last Tuesday in the Star of the Green competition, Jeff Welden defeated Harold Alford 4-2.
Due to two championships games, there were just two games of fours played:
- Bill Edwards, Dave Scott, Kathy Hill and John Swenson def. Jeff Welden, Harold Alford, Ernie Herbert and Ernie Vicary 26-9
- Dennis Thomsen, John Worrall, Kelly Charters and Kim Donovan def. Marg Worrall, Noel Lanes, Terry Pratten and Col Ferguson 21-9
Coming up on Tuesday, April 28 is the Ladies Monthly Trophy Day, which is sponsored this month by Gina Ryder and Dozer Bechly.
