July 12, 2015
by Jim Bond
The July calendar for the Burnett and Brisbane Valley got off to a great start with bowlers travelling up and down the D’Aguilar and Burnett highways.
There was a two-day Mixed Carnival at Kilcoy; at Kingaroy, the Men’s Fours Carnival; at Yarraman, the inter-club Triples clash; at Tansey, the Ladies Fiesta carnival, and it was President’s Day at Murgon.
There were District Champion of Champions matches in Men’s Singles and Mixed Pairs.
Most clubs managed to fit in a number of matches in their club’s Club Championships calendar.
Next weekend, there are Men’s Pennant matches scheduled for Nanango and Kingaroy.
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Kingaroy
Kingaroy’s Men’s Open Fours Winter Carnival attracted full greens over the weekend.
Twenty-four teams from throughout south-east Queensland gathered in Kingaroy for the annual winter carnival. The competition comprised five 18-end games with the winners being determined by the amount of games won and the number of ends won in each game.
The weather was forecast to be extremely cold. On Saturday a westerly wind made playing conditions bleak so keeping warm was a priority.
After Day 1, five teams were still undefeated and had three wins.
With the threat of even colder weather on Sunday, it was a pleasant surprise to see clear skies although the winds were bitterly cold and playing conditions were difficult.
After Day 2, only two teams remained undefeated and a countback on ends won was required. Minor places were also close.
- 1st – Toowoomba. 5 Wins. 54 1/2 ends. Richie Dixon, Chris Barrett, Nathan Appleton, Graeme Kath
- 2nd – Composite Team. 5 Wins, 54 ends. S. English, T. Hinds, I. Coloton, S. Humphries
- 3rd – Kandanga. 4 wins 54 1/2 ends. Margin 63. Dennis Bartlem, Geoff Gees, Gary Dan, Jack Horne
- 4th – Goomeri. 4 wins, 52 1/2 ends. Margin 49
- 5th – Gayndah. 4 wins, 52 1/2 ends. Margin 24
- 6th – Nanango. 4 wins, 51 1/2 ends. Margin 38
- 7th – Sunshine Coast. 4 wins, 47 1/2 ends. Margin 24
On Thursday, the popular Pairs and Triples comp attracted 26 players. It was a frosty but sunny morning with the greens running faster than usual, requiring bowlers to concentrate more.
Pairs
- Geoff Clutterbuck, John Coppard 21 def. Hugh Harrison, Beryl Woods 16
- John Lacey, Dave Clapperton 23 def. Darcy Munro, Ross Olsson 17
Triples
- Fred Keding, Steven Lord, Alan Irwin 29 def. Col McBride, Gladys Slatter, Alan Rogerson 16
- Felipe Munoz, Greg Pogson, Ray Maclaren 23 def. Des Richards, Bob Bougoure, Bob Robinson 12
- Keith Kratzmann, Pat O’Donoghue, Malcolm MacLeod 24 def. Lindy Clutterbuck, Paul Marychurch, Bruce Johnston 12
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Yarraman
The locals were in fine form for the monthly inter-club triples clash with Nanango. They took the major prizes in the two rounds.
- 1st – Rob Douglass Glenda and George Wolski 40 (on a countback)
- 2nd – Helene Johnson, Kev and Bev Profke 40
- 3rd – John and Jenny Moore and Margaret Willoughby 38
Other scores: Terri Silcox, Lorri Holmes, Kerry Knowles 27; Sue Tucker, Trevor Ward, Lou Saunders 27; John Beattie, Alison Anderson, Yvonne Schultz 26; Leo Robinson, Nev Lawrence, Wayne Emms 26; Henry Bliesner, Ken Stieger, John O’Connell 22.
The Ladies championships calendar is nearing completion.
The second semi-final of the Ladies triples was played on Wednesday: Helene Johnson, Bev Profke, Di Currell def Alison Anderson, Yvonne Schultz and Eunice Smith 34-16. This was a much tighter game than the score indicates. Alison’s team won 11 ends to 10. with Helene’s team getting bigger scores.
Helene’s team will now play Ivy Wrembeck, Lorri Holmes and Robyn Diercke in the final at a later date.
A interesting social game on Wednesday: John Beattie, Wayne Emms, Elle McPherson def Leo Robinson, Lola Harper and Arthur Smith 17-16.
Two teams from Yarraman travelled to Tansey for their Fiesta Carnival on Friday.
There were smiles on the faces of the team in one car when they came home winners. The team comprised Helene Johnson, Daphne Stewart, Di Currell and Bev Profke. They scored three wins with a total of 28 points. Runners-up were Kandanga with three wins (11 points).
Last round winners were the Tansey team of Colleen and John Dobson, Sharon Yeates and Bev Hennness.
On the Yarraman Blackboard:
- Wednesday – 9:00am – Ladies Club; 1:00pm – Men’s Club Select 18 ends
- Friday – 3:00pm Scroungers
- Saturday – Self-select Triples v Nanango at Nanango
- Sunday – Club-select Triples noon
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Nanango
Friday was Scroungers: Henry Bliesner 51. Next best was Ken Stieger 33.
Tuesday was Trophy Day (scoring one for the end and four for for the win):
- Darcy Munroe, Cec Bracken, Allan Ward 27
- Lindie Clutterbuck, Lew Saunders, Glen Yeates 25
- Joe Aglizzio, Ken Stieger, Bruce Johnson 21
- Josh Pogson, Annette O’Brien, Jim Fowler 17
- Bob Hammond, Sue Tucker, John Coppard 17
- Evelyn Jensen, Trevor George, Bob Robinson 15
- Pat O’Donahue, Nev Lawrence, Ray McLarren 15
- John Lacey, Geoff Clutterbuck, Kevin Profke 14
- Graham Schultz, Bob Hall, Henry Bliesner 13
- Des Richards, Barry O’Brien, John McConnell 13
- Keith Carroll, Allan Wright, Kev Raffin 9
- Marie Millard, Dave Barrick, Mike Wyvill 6
Wednesday was Ladies Social day. A match of interest here was June McKee, Dot Hall, Evelyn Jensen 16 def Knellor Sulter, Di McNeilage, Silvia Fanning 14.
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Kilcoy
It was a very busy weekend in Kilcoy with their two-day Mixed Carnival.
It looked like half of Queensland was there with full greens on both Saturday and Sunday. Teams came from as far away as Hamilton, Wellington Point, Taroom, Beachmere and Yarraman.
The winner of the Mixed Carnival was Hamilton’s team: Barry Gough, Sean Kelly, Col Kennedy and Betty Goodwin.
In second place were Woodford: John Jenkinson, Sharon Elliott, Ken Hallett and Graham Hoy.
Yarraman was third with Brian Kunde, Merv Fitch, Karen King and John Moore.
- 1st round: John Glanville, Graham Chant, Anita Chant and Tracey Evans
- 2nd round: Lester Bechly, Noel Lanes, Norm Harris and Margaret McAdam
- 3rd round: Roz Graham, Annette Ruston, Graham Little and Bob Graham
- 4th round: Malcolm McLeod, Wayne Thatcher, Bronwyn Green and Danny Holligan
- 5th round: Roy Howard, Clayton Foster, Joe and Faye Aquilina
This Carnival was sponsored solely by the work of the Ladies of the Kilcoy Bowls Club running the Dining Room at the Kilcoy Show in April (with both women and men helping).
Other Kilcoy notes:
- Ladies meeting will be on July 14 after Bowls. The Pennants teams are up on the board.
- Tuesday – Kelly Charters defeated Liz Frawley in the Star of the Green; he will play Sharon Walker next week.
- The Jackpot is still growing and stands at $154.
Social Competition this week:
- Denis Thomson, Ian Smith, Darrell Coffee 28 def. Margaret Worrall, Pauline Lawson, Col Ferguson 10
- Jenny Edwards, Harold Alford, Liz Frawley 21 def. Jeff Welden, John Worrall and Phyllis Coffee 12.
- Noel Lanes, Sharon Walker, Terry Pratten (2 positions) def Bill Edwards, Kelly Charters, Wendy Smith, Fay Vicary
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