July 6, 2015
by Jim Bond
Mundubbera bowler Kelvin Wiley, who plays at Binjour, took home the coveted Burnett District Men’s Singles title in a Champion of Champions match played at Yarraman on Saturday.
He defeated Murgon’s champion, Moffatdale school teacher Aaron Jones, 25-18 in a match which had the gallery on the edge of their seats.
Jones got away to an early 6-1 lead and appeared to have the green worked out nicely.
Wiley caught up a little bit and was down only 7-8 before half time.
He scooted away from there and the match was really in no doubt for the second half of the game, with Wiley taking out the title.
Both Wiley and Jones had comfortable semi-final wins on Saturday morning.
Wiley beat Kingaroy’s Glen Turner 25-12, and Jones upset the gallery by easily downing local favourite Bill Holmes 25-8.
The District Championship results in detail:
- First Semi-Final: Aaron Jones (Murgon) def. Bill Holmes (Yarraman) 25-8
- Second Semi-Final: Kelvin Wiley (Binjour) def. Glen Turner (Kingaroy) 25-12
- Final: Kelvin Wiley def. Arron Jones 25-18
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Yarraman News
The ladies club played the first semi-final Ladies Triples on Wednesday, with Ivy Wrembeck, Lorri Holmes and Robyn Diercke defeating Kay Dugdell, Glenda Wolski and Jenny Moore 18-17.
In social games. Kev Profke, Yvonne Schultz and Arthur Smith defeated John Moore, Wayne Emms and Elle Mcpherson 13-10, while John Beattie and Lola Harper drew with Di Currell and Eunice Smith 15-all.
On Friday afternoon, in Scroungers, Warren Ems won Game 1 with 35.
Others were:
- Eunice Smith – 26
- Arthur Smith – 10
- Margaret Willoughby – 1
Game 2 was won by Rob Douglass with 24, followed by Matthew Smith (19), Kathy Diercke (15), Robyn Diercke (13), and David Douglass (10).
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Nanango News
On Friday of last week in Scroungers, there were a couple of run-away scorers which made the scoreboard very interesting.
Ken Stieger took out the major prize with a whopping 99 pts.
Not far behind was Henry Bliesner on 96 pts.
And one of the club’s most regular scroungers, Greg Pogson, managed a reasonable score of 62 pts.
Tuesday’s regular Men’s Social attracted quite a few bowlers, with conditions one for an end and four for the win:
- Trevor George and Mike Wyvill – 23 pts
- Ken Stieger and Dave Clapperton – 18 pts
- Wayne Enms and Brian Havell – 18 pts
- Bob Hammond and Athol Jensen – 17 pts
- Sue Tucker and Glen Yeates – 16 pts
- Cec Bracken and Kevin Profke – 15 pts
- Lew Saunders and Jim Fowler – 14 pts
- Greg Pogson and Allan Ward – 7 pts
In the Ladies Social on Wednesday, one score of note was Di McNeilage, June McKee and Evelyn Jensen who defeated Di McNeilage, Knellor Sulter and Sylvia Fanning 20-11.
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Kingaroy News
Last Tuesday was a Pairs competition:
- Maree Millard and Bob Robinson def. Dave Ferguson and Alan Rogerson 17-9
- Darcy Munro and Geoff Clutterbuck def. Greg Schulz and Steve Carland 14-13
- Dave Barwick and Kev Raffin def. Briggitte Kung and Alan Irwin 22-13
Ladies Day was on Wednesday:
- June Olsson, Bob Bougoure and Val Jeppesen def. Maree Millard, Glen Yeates and Val Crawford 23-9
- Sharon Yeates, Ray Maclaren and Beryl Woods def. Bess Thorp, Gladys Slatter and Maureen Kemp 28-11
On Thursday it was the popular Three Bowl Triples:
- Felipe Munoz, John Lacey and Val Jeppesen def. Col McBride, Pat O’Donogue and Ross Olsson 17-16
- Fred Keding. Paul Marychurch and Hugh Harrison def. Des Richards, Graeme Trinnick and Ray Maclaren 21-18
- Darcy Munro, Maureen Semgreen and Kev Raffin def. Briggitte Kung, Bob Bougoure and Alan Rogerson 19-13
- Keith Muller, Keith Kratzmann and Bruce Johnston def. Lyle Dascombe, Barry O’Brien and Geoff Clutterbuck 25-17
And on the weekend, the club finalised its two bowl mixed triples championship.
The semi-finals were held on Saturday:
- Val Jeppesen, Beryl Woods and Greg Schulz def. Gladys Slatter, John Lacey and Ray Maclaren 29-26
- Lindy Clutterbuck, Geoff Clutterbuck and Kev Raffin 37 def. Maree Millard, Paul Marychurch and Bob Robinson 37-2
And in the final on Sunday, Val Jeppesen, Beryl Woods and Greg Schulz 26 def. Lindy Clutterbuck, Geoff Clutterbuck and Kev Raffin 26025.
The popular Pairs and Triples were also played on Sunday:
- John Muller and Richie Patterson 17 def. Jim McCullum and Graham Heaton 17-15
- Kay Muller and John Coppard def. Gwen Floyd and Dave Barwick 27-14
- Fred Keding, Bob Bougoure and Noel Floyd 25 def. Des Richards, Gladys Slatter and Alan Irwin 25-23
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On The Blackboard:
- Saturday, July 11: Self selected Triples at Yarraman and Men’s Fours carnival at Kingaroy
- Sunday, July 12: Self selected Triples at Kingaroy and Men’s Fours carnival at Kingaroy
- Wednesday, July 15: Ladies Bowls at Yarraman 9:00am and Men’s self select 18 ends Yarraman, 1:00pm
- Friday, July 17: Scroungers at Yarraman and Nanango, 3:00pm
- Saturday, July 18: Triples – Yarraman versus Nanango at Nanango; Mixed Pairs Champion of Champions at Murgon 9:00am; and Club select Triples at Yarraman 12 Noon
- Sunday, July 19: Club select Triples at Yarraman 12 Noon
