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Semi-finals deliver upset win

This week’s news and results from Forbes Sports and Recreation Club

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22 Oct 2025

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Championships deliver bowls thrillers

BOWLSBy TARA SHAWTwelve of our bowlers travelled to Condobolin on the weekend to try their luck in the Condobolin 2025 Centre State Triples Tournament. The competition was fierce across the 30 teams that competed over a two-day, six-games...

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19 Oct 2025

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Smith’s winning talents on display with a 21-16 win

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13 Oct 2025

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Smith’s winning talents on display with a 21-16 win

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13 Oct 2025

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Bowls champions crowned

BOWLSBy FORBES SPORTS AND RECREATION CLUBCHAMPIONSHIPSMinor triples: The 2025 Minor Triples Club Championship winners have been crowned. Brett Davenport, leading his team assisted by Shayne ‘The Shark” Staines and gun skip rounding out their...

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05 Oct 2025

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Bowls deciders this weekend

BOWLSBy TARA SHAWCHAMPIONSHIPSA big weekend ahead with two finals battling it out to take home the title of 2025 Champions. Robert Dukes will be feeling it on Monday with back to back finals. Minor Triples final being played on Saturday 27 September...

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28 Sep 2025

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Upset win in bowls minor fours

BOWLSBy TARA SHAWMINOR FOURS There was an upset from the under dogs when Terry Molloy, Jax Murphy, Bobby Grant and Geoff Brown won their 2 point difference game against Phil Hocking, Tim Everest, Laurie Crouch and Jeff Nicholson. Team Brown started...

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21 Sep 2025

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Triples play is under way

BOWLSMINORS: Kicking off Round 2 of our minor triples club championships and just pipping them at the post was Phil Hocking, Tim Everest and Laurie Crouch who came away with the win against Clint Hurford, Mick Merritt and Scott McKellar. Nice and...

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14 Sep 2025

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Major fours final set

COMPETITION BOWLSMajors: Our second semi-final has been played and we now have our two final teams that will battle it out for the championship bragging rights. Super sub Viv Russell, filling in for Brian Spro Asimus and leading his team, Jax Murphy...

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07 Sep 2025

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Triples play is under way

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14 Sep 2025

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Major fours final set

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07 Sep 2025

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Bowlers brave weather

LAWN BOWLSWednesday bowls – Far from ideal weather last week but that not stop five games of pairs being played where card draw winners were Phil Hocking, the best by far from the well documented family leading for Billy Cowell winning 25-8 in 22...

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31 Aug 2025

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Bowlers roll up for Ben Hall Pairs

BOWLSWhat a weekend, the weather wasn’t the best on Saturday for the start of the annual Ben Hall Pairs Bowls tournament, but it certainly changed on Sunday to finish off the carnival with a bang. We saw 52 bowlers both from Orange, Canowindr...

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24 Aug 2025

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Mighty major triples final

BOWLSBy TARA SHAWThe Clubs Major Triples Champions have been crowned for 2025. The dynamic trio made up of Clint Hurford leading for Robert ‘Pooch’ Dukes and their trusty skip Mitch Andrews are this year’s Major Triples champions defeating Brett...

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17 Aug 2025

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Bowlers welcome Bankstown visitors on Cup weekend

Players from Bankstown, Penrith, Mt Louis and many more were out in force again this year for their annual trip to Forbes where they sponsor the Forbes Cup Races on this weekend. 40 players including 16 local bowlers with teams made up of a mixture...

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10 Aug 2025

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Triples major finals time

By TARA SHAWCHAMPIONSHIPS – Our second semi-final for our Major Triples competition was played on Saturday with Brett Davenport, Brian Asimus and Christian West proving too good on the day against Bobby Grant, Scott McKellar and Lyall...

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03 Aug 2025

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Major fours title race begins

BOWLSFirstly just wanted to give a big shoutout to our hardworking and dedicated greenkeeper, Terry Molloy. Terry has been working tirelessly on our greens which can be difficult during the winter periods and volunteers helping out in other areas...

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27 Jul 2025

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Major triples contest heats up

BOWLSBy TARA SHAWCLUB CHAMPIONSHIPSSaturday the big guns of bowls were out in force with two Major Triples championship games being played. Playing their first game of the comp due to having a bye in the first round were Bruce Williams (filling in...

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20 Jul 2025

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Minor pairs champions crowned

MINOR PAIRS FINALS Ben Parslow and Dale Scott were crowned the 2025 Minor Pairs Champions on Saturday winning the game 21-16 against Clint Hurford and Brett Davenport. With both teams recent game performance, this was not a game you could pick the...

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13 Jul 2025

Bowls

It’s minor pairs finals time

BOWLSBy TARA SHAWThis Saturday our club will be hosting the Men’s Midwestern Region Triples for our area. Caragabal will be playing Molong at 9am and the winner of this game will play Parkes in the afternoon. The winner in the afternoon will go onto...

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06 Jul 2025

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Annabelle makes history on the green

Annabelle Teague is proving she is one to watch in lawn bowls. Competing at the Champion of Champions Singles competition at Club Merrylands, Annabelle made history by becoming the youngest bowler at 14 years to make the competition’s grand final and...

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29 Jun 2025

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Dukes our minor singles champion

BOWLSBy TARA SHAWLast week saw one of our longest bowlers and his wife celebrate his 60th Wedding Anniversary. Congratulations to Jenny and Ray Drabsch. We wish you many more happy years to come. Well it happened, the Minor Singles 2025 Club Champion...

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29 Jun 2025

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Dukes, Brown to bowl for title

By TARA SHAWPRESENTATION – Don’t forget the presentation for the 2024 Championships will be held this Sunday 15 June, at 1pm. All welcome to attend. CHAMPIONSHIPS – It’s happening this weekend so mark your calendar; the Minor Singles...

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22 Jun 2025

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Dukes, Brown to bowl for title

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22 Jun 2025

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Minor singles contest heats up

BOWLSBy TARA SHAWCHAMPIONSHIPSMinor Pairs 2025 Championships are in full swing with majority of Round 2 and already a couple of Round 3 games played. Phil Hocking leading for Laurie Crouch played the dynamic Eugowra duo of Bruce (Posso) Jones and...

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15 Jun 2025

Bowls

Jax contests first championship

Championship games are continuing with another minor pairs played on Sunday. No strangers to championship games, Lyall Strudwick led for Scott McKellar when they came up against our energizer bunny and greenkeeper, Terry Molloy and playing his first...

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01 Jun 2025

Bowls

Nicholson in comeback win

By TARA SHAWCLUB CHAMPIONSHIPSContinuing the Minor singles draw for round 3, Cherie Vincent and Jeff Nicholson faced off on Thursday afternoon. Cherie starting off well leading 9-3 on 6, certainly had her head in the game. 16-3 on 10, Jeff certainly...

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01 Jun 2025