September 13, 2015
by Jim Bond
The Yarraman Ladies Club have finalised their championship calendar, and Honour Board winners were posted on the club’s notice board at the last meeting. Past President Helene Johnson almost scooped the pool.
She was named in three of the four major titles: the Fours, the Triples and the Pairs (the A grade Singles title managed to elude her).
Title winners were:
- Ladies Fours: Helene Johnson, Bev Profke, Di Currell and Robyn Diercke
- Ladies Triples: Helene Johnson, Bev Profke and Di Currell
- Ladies Pairs: Helene Johnson and Daphne Stewart
- A Grade Singles: Robyn Diercke
- B Grade Singles: Di Currell
Margaret Willoughby topped the leader board on her rink at the Jackpot Scroungers on Friday afternoon, winning easily with +14 points.
Next best was a tie, with husband and wife team Arthur and Eunice Smith both scoring -13.
The Jackpot was not won.
On Yarraman’s Blackboard:
- Wed 16: Ladies Bowls Trophy Day – 9:00am
- Wed 16: Men’s Self Select over 18 ends – 1:00pm
- Fri 18: Scroungers Jackpot – 3:00pm
- Sat 19: Goomeri Clocktown Carnival (continues on Sunday)
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Kingaroy News:
Kingaroy has been a hive of activity this past week or so.
Ladies Patron Bess Thorp was the guest of honour at her annual Ladies Patroness Day.
Ninety-five year old Bess is a regular player on the greens.
Triples was the name of the game and 29 players turned out to help her celebrate on a typical Spring day.
The overall winners were determined with 4 points for a win and one point for each end won.
The Winners were Marj Moore, Bob Bougoure and Charmaine Macleod with 21 points, and the runners up
were June Olsson and Ray Maclaren with 19 points.
Results:
- Marj Moore, Bob Bougoure and Charmaine Macleod def. N. Rook, Barry O’Brien and Sharon Yeates 30-12
- June Olsson and Ray Maclaren def. A Reed, Gladys Slatter and Geoff Clutterbuck 28-15
- S. Fern, John Lacey and Maureen Semgreen def. J. Fern, Bob Robinson and Val Jeppesen 19-17
- Keith Muller, W. Atkins and Annette O’Brien def. Fred Keding, M. Atkins and Val Crawford 21-18
- K. Jensen, Ross Olsson and Beryl Woods drew Bessie Thorp, Bronwyn Grant and Dianne Reed 20-20
Blustery westerly winds hit the region on Thursday of last week, and Thursday Triples were down in numbers.
However, the 18 players who braved the conditions turned in some good matches.
Results:
- Peter Neilsen, Glady Slatter and John Coppard def. Colin McBride, Bob Hall and Ray Maclaren 27-13
- Marj Moore, W. Aitkins and Ross Olsson def. John Lacey, Bob Bougoure and Barry O’Brien 21-13
- M. Aitkins, Felipe Munoz and Bob Robinson def. Maree Millard, Dave Woods and Glady Slatter 20-13
Last Sunday the Kingaroy Ladies Bowls club played host to the Men Bowlers for Fathers Day.
On arrival, a small gift was handed to each father by Women’s Bowl President Di Reed.
They then went head to head in 31 ends of Two-Bowl Triples.
All games were very tightly fought out and the Selectors would have been proud.
Check these scores out:
- Marj Moore, Val Jeppesen and Ray Maclaren def. Brigitte Kung, Alan Irwin and Danny Holligan 31-26
- Bessie Thorp, Gladys Slatter and Di Reed def. Fred Keding, Beryl Woods and Kevin Raffin 32-27
- Dave Barwick, Maureen Semgreen and Mal MacLeod def. John Lacey, Charmaine MacLeod and Bob Robinson 28-26
- Maree Millard, Ross Olsson and Col Kratzman def. June Olsson, Hugh Harrison and John Coppard 27-26
Two matches of doubles were played on Tuesday and – remarkably – the scores in both games were identical.
Results:
- D. Ferguson and W. Aitkins def. Alex Callender and Felipe Munoz 18-16
- M. Aitkins and Geoff Clutterbuck def. Brigitte Kung and David Barwick 18-16
In Wednesday’s Triples, a score of note here was Des Richards, June Olsson and Ray Maclaren who drew with Bess Thorp, Brigitte Kung and Col Kratzman 15-15.
Triples on Thursday were popular, too.
Scoring was four points for the win and one point for each end won.
Winners on 17 points were Bob Bougoure, B. Hammond and Malcolm Macleod who defeated Fred Keding, Felipe Munoz and Col Kratzman 32-19.
Other scores:
- 16 points: Des Richards, Merv Anderson and Ross Olsson def. Lyle Dascombe, Geoff Clutterbuck and Alan Irwin 28-12
- 15 points: Colin McBride, Paul Marychurch and Ray Maclaren def. Keith Muller, Maureen Semgreen and Greg Schultz 23-19
- 15 points: Bevan Askew, Maree Millard and Alex Callender def. Wanda Carland, Barry O’Brien and Kev Raffin 22-20
- 14 points: John Lacey, Hugh Harrison and Bob Robertson def. Peter Neilsen, Stephen Carland and John Coppard 26-19
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Nanango News:
Greg Pogson did it again by topping the scoreboard for the Scroungers with a whopping 69 points. Next best were Fisher on 31, and Lew Saunders on 26.
Wide Bay Vets visited on Sunday and 40 players took to the green for a fun day of bowls.
Results:
- Rod Bassett, Rhonda Blesing and Pat Howard 22 def, Evelyn Jensen, Jane McKeand, and Brian Havell 22-13
- Barbara Darcy, Lyn Einam and Paul Petrie def. Bob Fox, Sharren Yeates and Geoff Gees 18-10
- H. Relton, John Gay, Mary McDonald and Bruce Fielsimmons def, Bob Hammond, Ray Ash, Janet Wohleser and Bob McKeand 21-11
- Bernie Coyne, Coral Clarke and Glen Yeates drew R. Relton, Bill Hovard and Len Dodd 17-all.
- Joyce Murphy, Lorraine Tarlington, Leonie McDougall and Merle Scott def. Joe Aglizzio, Trevor Ward and Henry Bliesner 17-15
- Di McNeilage, Norma Taylor and Athol Jensen def. John and Les Wood, Laureen Bassett and Darrel Francis 19-7
- Lew Saunders, Kay Gay and Bob Hall def. Irin Levinge, Rex Einam and Aop Dodd 16-14
Social play was on Tuesday:
- Barry Cowboy and Henry Bliesner def. Lew Saunders and Jim Fowler 31-18
- Bob Hammond, Jane and Bob McKeand def. Cec Bracken, Bob Hall and Allan Ward 25-18
Wednesday was the Ladies Club Social, and a score of note was Di McNeilage, Margaret Francis and Sue Tucker’s defeat of Muriel Benfield, Silvia Fanning, Evelyn Jensen and Darrell Francis 23-14.
On Nanango’s Blackboard:
- Tue 15: Men’s Social (Mufti)
- Wed 16: Ladies Club Social
- Ths 17: Kingaroy Trophy Day
- Fri 18: Scroungers – 3:00pm
- Sat and Sun 19/20: Goomeri Clocktown Carnival
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Kilcoy News:
Last Saturday saw another game of the Men’s B Singles.
In was a very tight game, and Kelly Charters ultimately defeated Lester Bechly.
On Monday, a Kilcoy team played in the One Day Fours at Glass House.
The team comprised Val Wells, Fay Vicary, Kathy Hill and Pauline Lawson.
Kilcoy executive Margaret Worrall was in the CDLBA team, which was runner-up on the day.
On Tuesday, in the Star of the Green competition, Jeff Welden defeated Sharon Walker 6-4. He plays Noel Lanes next week.
Wednesday was Jackpot Day, and the honours went to Mary Jane, Grahame Derryman, Dennis Thomsen and Jeff Welden who defeated Fay Vicary, Phyl Coffee, Ernie Herbert and Noel Lanes 25-9.
Other scores:
- Michael Dunn, Kelly Charters and Wendy Smith def. Val Wells, Harold Alford and Marg Worrall 20-10
- Lester Bechly, Sharon Walker, John Worrall and Elayne Moat def. Trudi Pratt, Ian Smith, Kathy Hill and Dawn Phillips 16-12
The jackpot did not go off and stands at $292 – yes, $292 – for next week.
On Kilcoy’s Blackboard:
- Sat 19: Social Bowls at 1:00pm, followed by a barbecue
- Tue 22: Club Trophy Day – names by 9:00am for 9:30 start, with lunch to follow
- Sat 26: Bechly’s Seafood Day with Self Selected Open Fours – 9:30am start, two games of 21 ends, $30 per person (includes bowls and lunch)
