August 2, 2015
by Jim Bond
The regional pennants competition was played at Nanango last Saturday and Kingaroy last Sunday, with teams from Yarraman, Nanango, Wondai, Murgon and Kingaroy taking part.
Each club was represented with teams of four players (Kingaroy had two teams) and scoring was 2 for a match win and 1 for a rink win, giving 4 points per game.
After the first day’s play, Kingaroy A were the leaders followed by Murgon, Nanango, Yarraman, Kingaroy B and Wondai.
But after the first game on Sunday, Nanango took over the lead from Kingaroy A, only to go down in the last game to Kingaroy B.
Meanwhile, Kingaroy A had a win over Murgon
At the end of competition, the final standings were:
- Kingaroy A – 15pts
- Nanango – 11.5pts
- Kingaroy B – 11pts
- Wondai – 10pts
- Murgon 9.5pts
- Yarraman – 5pts
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Kingaroy News
Long-time members of Kingaroy Bowls Club Phil and Maureen Kemp have decided to retire and take up residence on Bribie Island.
But they decided to sponsor a bowls day to allow them to say goodbye to the many friends they have made over the years, and it was held last Wednesday.
As expected, a good number of bowlers attended the day to send Phil and Maureen off in style.
Pairs and Fours matches were was played, but they were purely a sidelight.
Results:
- Wayne Thatcher and June Olsson def. Steve Carland and Gladys Slatter 29-22
- Irene Maroski/Kay Jensen, Bob Bougoure, Richie Patterson and Diane Reed def. Bess Thorp, Geoff Clutterbuck, Bruce Johnston and Val Jeppesen 21-12
- Lindy Clutterbuck, Alan Rogerson, Ray Maclaren and Annette O’Brien def. Des Richards, Marj Moore, Paul Marychurch and Maureen Kemp 23-19
- Fred Keding, Dave Clapperton, Danny Holligan and Beryl Woods def. John Lacey, Peter Neilsen, Glen Yeates and Maureen Semgreen 27-19
On Thursday, in Pairs and Triples:
- Felipe Munoz and Geoff Clutterbuck def. Briggitte Kung and Dave Barwick/Barry O’Brien 23-8
- Bob Hall and John Lacey def. Keith Kratzmann and Merv Anderson 25-9
- Col McBride, Bob Bougoure and Ray Maclaren def. Keith Muller, Bob Hammond and Danny Holligan 23-20
- Peter Neilsen, Darcy Munro and Bruce Johnston def. Fred Keding, Marj Moore and Errol Dionysius 25-16
- Des Richards, Paul Marychurch and Ross Olsson def. Irene Maroski/Graham Dean, Lyle Dascombe and Alan Irwin 33-7
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Yarraman News
Not a lot to report from Yarraman this week – two teams were away on the weekend for the first round of Men’s Pennants and some players were visiting other clubs for matches.
Ladies Club Day on Wednesday featured one game of 21 ends, with scoring one for an end two points for the win.
- Winners: Jenny Moore, Nev Lawrence and Wayne Emms def. Kay Dugdell, John Moore and Yvonne Schultz 27-15 (16-7)
- Runners-Up: Glenda Wolski, Kev Profke and Lola Harper def. Robyn Diercke and Alison Anderson 17-15 (13-10)
On Yarraman’s Blackboard:
- Wednesday: Ladies Trophy Day 10:00am
- Wednesday: Men’s Self Select over 18 ends – 1:00pm
- Friday: Nanango Ladies President Day
- Friday: Scroungers Jackpot – 3:30pm
- Saturday: Self Select Triples versus Nanango at Nanango
- Sunday: Mundubbera Presidents Day
- Sunday: Zone 5 Champion of Champion Pairs at Nanango
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Kilcoy News
The weather nearly turned on a White Christmas for patron Ron Glover’s Christmas In July Day last Tuesday. It was quite chilly for the start of play.
Players came from as far away as Yarraman and Blackbutt, enjoying Christmas Dinner at the lunchtime break.
The winners were Bill Edwards, Kathy Hill and Phyllis Coffee who defeated Neville Lawrence (Yarraman) Dave Scott and Terry Pratten 17 -15.
The Runners Up – with the lowest winning margin – were Noel Lanes, Harold Alford and Nelly Herbert who defeated Jenny Edwards, Wendy Smith and Keith Carroll (Yarraman) 17-8.
Other results were Tracey Evans, John B and Sharon Walker who defeated Margaret Worrall Ernie Herbert and Kelly Charters 24-9; and Jeff Welden, John Worrall and Darrell Coffee who defeated Tony Gray, Ian Smith and Liz Frawley.
In Men’s Triples, Lester Bechly, Jamie Mitchell and Leigh Irwin defeated Harold Alford, Jeff Welden and Noel Lanes 16-13 in a very tight match.
And in the Ladies B Singles, Fay Vicary defeated Kim Donovan 17-25
Kilcoy went down last Saturday to a very good Bribie Island team in the Men’s Pennant competition, and this weekend they were playing away at Caboolture Lakes.
Some of the Kilcoy Ladies also went to Scarborough to compete in the Brisbane North District challenge against the Caboolture District.
A great time was had by all, even though they wound up going down by seven points.
On Kilcoy’s blackboard:
- August 5: Ladies Pennant – Kilcoy versus GlassHouse at GlassHouse
- August 7: Ladies Pennant – GlassHouse versus Kilcoy at Kilcoy
- August 11: Pub Day – Full green expected
- August 23: Kilcoy host the Brisbane District Challenge Match against the Caboolture District
