March 7, 2016
Yarraman News
Yarraman bowlers descended on Nanango Bowls Club on Saturday to play Rotational Triples, but neither local side won after a team of visiting Ipswich bowlers secured the top score of the day.
The two South Burnett bowls clubs have waged a friendly war against one another for several years now. Each club acts as host one month, and visitors the next.
March was Nanango’s turn to play host, and the club’s greens were packed with players from both sides upholding the honour of their respective clubs.
The visiting Ipswich team just happened to be in the region and were invited to join the fun.
Much to everyone’s surprise, it was the Ipswich visitors who wound up winning the day by the narrowest of margins (the full results of Saturday’s match can be found further below in Nanango News).
Neil Johnston, from Maidenwell, was philosophical about the upset loss and said he thought the Rotational Triples concept was good for both clubs.
Players bowled in slightly unfamiliar surroundings every other month – which helped sharpen their game – and the matches always drew a good turnout which ensured a lot of healthy competition.
Next month it will be Nanango’s turn to visit Yarraman.
Neil said he was looking forward to it, unless, of course, more Ipswich visitors happened to turn up.
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One event non-bowlers from all over the region should look forward to is Yarraman’s Corporate Trophy Day, which will be held from noon this Saturday, March 12, at the Yarraman Bowls Club in Margaret Street.
The day will take the form of a 3 bowls triples competition, with two games of 12 ends.
No player can be a member or player of a bowls club.
Instead, each team must represent a not-for-profit volunteer organisation or charity, and if they win any of the three cash prizes on offer ($225 for 1st, $150 for 2nd or $75 for 3rd place), the prize money will be given to the group or charity they’re representing.
The Corporate Trophy Day is being sponsored by the Bendigo Community Bank, and Bendigo Bank merchandise will be handed out that players can keep, regardless of how well – or otherwise – they do.
Green fees are $10 and names need to be in by noon for a 12:30pm start.
The matches will be followed by a barbecue tea and everyone is welcome.
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Nanango News
At Nanango’s Tuesday Social on February 23, two games of 12 ends were played with scoring 1 point for each end won and 4 points for the win.
Results:
- Bob Hall, Nev Lawrence and Henry Bliesner – 23 pts
- Cec Bracken, Josh Fisher and Jim Fowler – 16 pts
- Bob Hammond, Allan Ward and John McConnell – 16 pts
- Lew Saunders and Brian Havell – 16 pts
- Bob Hall, Trevor George and Mike Wyvill – 15 pts
- Mike Smith and Athol Jensen – 10 pts
On Sunday, February 28, the Hibiscus Social Bowls Club visited; 48 players took to the green for a friendly game.
Results:
- K. Gabriel, D. Round and G. Yeates drew J. Dillon. A. Carr and B. Bateman 14-all
- P. Leonard, D. Strans and S. Tucker def. C. Whittaker, V. Colless and K. Kaltenbrunn 14-13
- E. Jensen, D. Call and S. Yeates def. S. Muller, H. Kaltenbrunn and J. McNeill 13-5
- J. Vincent, M. Profke and G. Leonard def. B. Coyne, B. Profke and K. Profke 22-12
- R. Howarth, D. Currell and N. Currell def. R. Chadderton, L. Currell and R. Moore 12-11
- B. Falkner, S. McLaughan and M. McNeil def. J. Aglizzio, B. Hall and J. McConnell 18-8
- L. Carroll, C. Bracken and A. Wright drew H. Carr, T. Ward and M. Wyvill 10-all
- N. Colyer, S. Horner and G. Pengally def. D. McNeilage, M. Smith and A. Jensen 17-12
Tuesday, March 1, was Trophy Day and two games of pairs were played over 12 ends, with scoring 1 point for each end won and 6 points for a win.
Results:
- Trevor George and Glen Yeates – 29 pts
- Annette O’Brien and Paul Merrychurch 27 pts+31
- Peter Nielsen and Brian Havell – 27 pts +30
- Sue Tucker and Ray Maclaren – 26 pts
- Lew Saunders and Allan Wright – 24 pts
- Joe Aglizzio and Jim Fowler – 20 pts
- Cec Bracken and Trevor Ward – 19 pts
- Phil Munoz and Henry Bliesner – 17 pts
- Mike Smith and Dave Clapperton – 11 pts
- Evelyn Jensen and Col Kratzmann – 11 pts
- Bob Hall and Mike Wyvill – 10 pts
- Greg Pogson and Athol Jensen – 9 pts
- Barry O’Brien and Ross Olsson – 9 pts
- Bob Hammond and Allan Ward – 7 pts
Saturday, March 5, was self-selected Triples between Nanango and Yarraman, with scoring 2 points for each end won and 5 points for a win.
Two games of 12 ends were played, with 36 bowlers from both clubs participating.
Results:
- Karen, Mark and Bob from Ipswich – 46 points +30
- Bev Profke, Kev Profke and Helene Johnson – 46 points +29
- Greg Pogson, Allan Wright and Glen Yeates – 44 points
- Doris Drew, Delvin Powys and Warren Arthur – 35 pts
- Bob Hall, Bob Hammond and Allan Ward – 34 pts
- Dorine Fitch, George Wolski and Brian Dugdell – 33 pts
- Daphnie Stewart, John Moore and Merv Fitch – 27 pts
- Lew Saunders, Trevor George and Henry Bliesner – 23 pts
- Evelyn Jensen, Mike Smith and Brian Havell – 18 pts
- Keith Carrol, Wayne Emms and Neil Johnston – 18 pts
- Kerry Knowles, Lorrie Holmes and Robbie Douglas – 16 pts
- Arthur Smith, Eunice Smith and Jenny Moore 6 pts
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Kilcoy News
Tuesday, February 23, was Ladies Trophy Day at Kilcoy, sponsored by Marg and John Worrall and Beryl and Col Ferguson.
The winners with the highest score on a count back were Noel Lanes, Pauline Lawson and Bob Sims, who defeated Beryl Ferguson, Grahame Derryman and Pam Taylor 23-9.
The runners-up were Jenny Edwards and Kelly Charters who defeated Peter Boyd and Kim Donovan 23-8.
Other results:
- Maxine Wilcox and Dawn Phillips def. Jeff Welden and Jan Boyd 16-12
- Lester Bechly, Annette Ruston and Col Ferguson def. Michael Dunn, Marg Worrall and Darrell Coffee 21-15
- Trudi Pratt, John Worrall and Ernie Herbert def. Harold Alford, Dennis Thomsen and Elayne Moat 19-9
- Bill Edwards, Nelly Herbert and Phyl Coffee drew with Horst Meyer, Kathy Hill and Sharon Walker 15-all
The day’s raffles were won by Nelly Herbert, Jan Boyd, Jenny Edwards and Beryl Ferguson, while the Spider went to Kelly Charters.
Touchers – and there were a lot of them – went to Bob Sims, Beryl Ferguson, Kelly Charters, Trudi Pratt, Dennis Thomsen, Annette Ruston, Darrell Coffee, Kathy Hill, Nelly Herbert, Jeff Welden, Dawn Phillips and Kim Donovan.
There was no Star Of The Green or Jackpot competition due to trophy day.
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The Club Championship First Round play-by dates are:
- Men’s Fours – March 6
- Men’s A Singles – March 13
- Ladies A Singles and Pairs – March 15
- Men’s Pairs – March 20
- Mixed Pairs – March 29
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The Club Championship began on Saturday, February 27.
Results:
- Men’s Pairs – Bill Edwards and Leigh Irwin def. Stan Vallance and Denis Bleakley
- Men’s A Singles – Noel Lanes def. John Worrall
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Sunday, February 28, was the Final Round of the Webster Shield between Toogoolawah and Kilcoy.
The match was played at Kilcoy and the home team ran out the overall winners 346-226 after the two rounds.
Toogoolawah’s highest scoring team was Kim Dorman, John Faulkner and Dan Lyons.
Kilcoy’s highest scoring team was John Glanvill, Pam Taylor and John Worrall.
Raffles on the day were won by Harold Alford, Pauline Lawson and Denis Bleakley.
In the Star Of The Green competition on Tuesday, March 1, John Worrall defeated Jeff Welden and will now play Horst Meyer.
The jackpot did not go off and will be $191 next week, while the raffle was won by Col Ferguson.
Winners for the day were Lester Bechly, Kelly Charters and Pam Taylor who defeated Marg Worrall, Nev Lawrence and Kim Donovan 33-10.
Other results:
- Trudi Pratt, Maxine Wilcox and Elayne Moat def. Dennis Thomsen, Noel Lanes and Ernie Herbert 25-9
- Jeff Welden, Harold Alford and Liz Frawley def. Bill Edwards, Kathy Hill and Phyllis Coffee 25-15
- Jenny Edwards, Horst Meyer and Col Ferguson def. Max Morrow, John Worrall and Darrell Coffee 18-17
On Kilcoy’s Blackboard:
- Every Tuesday: Mixed Social Bowls – names in by 9:00am for 9:30am start
- Wednesday, March 9 – Pub Day
- Tuesday, March 23 – Trophy Day sponsored by Patron Ron Glover
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Kingaroy News
The Kingaroy Bowls Club’s six-week Autumn Corporate Challenge will be starting on Tuesday, March 15.
Local teams of four will be taking to the greens every Tuesday between 7:00pm and 9:00pm to battle it out for line honours, and it looks like being quite a fun event.
The Challenge is open to both bowlers and non-bowlers, and is suitable for families, young teens, friends and workmates.
And if you don’t have a team, single or couple entries are very welcome, too (the club will find a team for you).
There’ll be a one-off $20 team registration fee for the Autumn Challenge, and green fees are $8 per person per night, which includes a light supper.
The Autumn Challenge offers great prizes, lucky draws and raffles, and loan bowls and coaching are provided free.
To help new players get up to speed, Kingaroy Bowls Club will also be holding a free coaching session on Sunday, March 13, at 10:00am.
Just bring along soft-soled shoes, thongs or go barefoot – everything else is supplied.
You can get more details about the Autumn Corporate Challenge by phoning John Lacey on 0409-755-426 or Geoff Clutterbuck on (07) 4163-6409.
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Murgon News
On Saturday, February 27, the Murgon Bowls Club partnered with the Murgon Golf Club in a joint fundraising day for the next Burrumbuttock Hay Run.
The Hay Run will deliver free hay to drought-stricken farmers at Ilfracombe on April 1, and a South Burnett contingent will be joining the 140km-long convoy of 240 prime movers that will be carting the hay out west.
Like many bowls clubs, Murgon Bowls has seen many old members retire and move away in recent years and there has not been enough new members coming on board to fill the vacancies.
However, the Burrumbuttock day did turn up a surprising ray of hope, which was that was that roughly 25 per cent more participants opted for a game of bowls than a round of golft.
Murgon Bowls Club president Alan Mitchell said the club has been trying to broaden its appeal in the community by staging social events at the clubhouse, and introducing fun novelty bowls events that hold appeal for bowlers and non-bowlers alike.
The club’s newest members are Terry and Roza Lear who decided to join recently when they tried bowls and found it was a genuinely fun way to exercise and socialise at the same time.
PS: The fundraiser generated something between $10,000 and $15,000 to help defray fuel costs for the hay run – the organisers are still tallying up the proceeds to arrive at a final figure.
