BOWLS
CLUB COMPETITIONS
Sunday was the day we had all been waiting for: who was going to be crowned Major Singles Champion for 2025.
Geoff Williams battling against Brian ‘Spro’ Asimus to take home the trophy and bragging rights for a whole year.
This game definitely did not disappoint the crowd that showed up not only to watch the game but show their support for two great players.
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From the get go, everyone was on the edge of their seat and I'm sure there was sweat on the players' brows, 4 all on 7, 7 all on 11, this was sure going to be a show stopper game.
Spro just edged in front 13 leading 10-7 he won the next 3 ends to increase his lead 13-7. Not an impossible gap to chase Geoff hit back taking the next 2 ends to trail 9-13.
Both players showing why they are A Grade players, in a tight game like this Spro was able to pick up 4 on the 21st to lead 19-11.
Just keeping his nose in front, Spro jumped to 21-14 and the finish line was insight. Geoff was not rolling over yet and picked up 5 points on the next two ends but it wasn’t quite enough as Spro smelt victory and charged to the finish line to win the game 25-19 over 30 ends.
Congratulations to both players on making it to the finals and playing a great game.
MINOR SINGLES – The cut off date for round 3 of the minor singles being this Sunday 18th, players are continuing to organise and play their games within the designated time frames.
Kerry Roach played against Bobby Grant on Saturday morning for their round 3 game. 5 all on 5, 7 all on 8, this was shaping up to be a close game. Bobby picking up a 4 on the 10th catapulted to the lead 13-8. Kerry hitting back but was only gained 1’s, Bobby continued to pick up multiples to win the game 26-14.
Brett Davenport had to play Dale Scott on Saturday afternoon. Taking control from the start Dale had 8 points on the board in the first 4 ends to Brett’s 1 point. Brett had to dig deep and find his rhythm and he tried his best. Dale continued to picked up a couple of 3’s and Brett was able to pick up a 3 to try and close the gap but it wasn’t Brett’s day unfortunately losing the game 13-25.
Our last minor singles game for the weekend was played between Clint Hurford and Geoff Brown. Clint started well from the starting blocks leading 5-1 on 4. Geoff picked up a 3 on the 5th to only trail by 1 4-5. Geoff levelled the game on 10 for the board to show 8 all. 12 all on 16, this was making for a close interesting game. Geoff was lucky enough to win the next 3 in a row and took the lead 17-12. Clint dug deep but couldn’t quite catch Geoff with Geoff advancing to the next round with the win 25-17.
SOCIAL BOWLS
Wednesday - A nice sunny morning on Wednesday saw 28 bowlers turn out to play. One good thing about the day was everyone was there early as the phones were not working and they had to get their names in by 9.30am.
There were seven games if pairs played and the winners were Tim Everest and Laurie Crouch with a bit 40-6 win over Ann MacKay and Eddie Gould. Ann and Eddie were not gunned and although score on the first two ends they sat on 2 shots for eight ends while Tim and Laurie poured on the points and it was 18-2 on the nineth end. Over the next thirteen ends Ann and Eddie only picked up three shot to be totally outclassed on the day.
Runners up on the morning were Barry White and Kerry Dunstan who both played well to defeat Garry James and Geof Williams 17-12. -At the nineth end Barry and Kerry lead 7-6 and on the sixteenth end they held a narrow 14-11 lead. Over the remaining ends Barry and Kerry scored 4 shots to 1 for a well earnt win.
In the other games Angela Dent and Peter MacKay defeated Ann Nixon and Bill O’Connell 21-13. It was reasonably tight over the first couple of ends but by the 11th end Angela and Peter had jumped to a 15-4 lead. As in a lot of games Ann and Bill had sat on the four shots for eight ends before getting on the board again. Angala and Peter continued to score well and although Ann and Bill picked up five shots on the last end it was all over red rover.
Sue Smith and Bob Grant had a good 25-10 win over Ron Thurlow and Ross Williams. Setting the theme of the game Sue and Bob picked up six shots on the first end. The opposition came back well to only be down 14-10 on the eleventh end. I don’t know what happened to Ron and Ross but they never scored another shot all game and were still on 10 at the end to the game.
Bill Scott and John Gorton showed a clean pair of heels with a 24-13 win against Cheryle Hodges and Colleen Leibich. Cheryl and Colleen held a 7 nil lead at the third end but the opposition then came alive and started to score freely and by the tenth end it was 9 all. Over the next ten ends Bill and John scored 15 shots to 4 for a comfortable win.
In a very close game Terry Molloy and Noel Jolliffe had a 16-14 win over Irene Riley and John Kennedy. Irene and John where out of the blocks very quickly to even ends and 12-5 at twelve ends. But over the last eight ends they were out gunned by Terry and Noel 11 shots to 2 and lost the game.
In the last game Deanna Williams and Paul Doust had a hard fight 18-14 win against Lesley Dunstan and Alf Davies. Lesley and Alf got off to a good start to lead 6 nil at the fourth but the sat on the six until the nineth end when it was 6 all. Both teams then traded blows and at the eighteenth end Deanna and Paul lead 14-13. Over the remaining ends Deanna and Paul scored 4 shots to 1 to claim victory.
Thursday – 20 keen bowlers including two visitors on their way through to Darwin from North Victoria and South Australia took to the greens for a fun afternoon in the glorious sunshine.
Rink 1 saw Benny Parslow and Dale Scott take on Paul Doust and Bobby Grant. Paul and Bobby were first point scorers then Benny and Dale hit back. 7 all on 9 Benny and Dale picked up a 5 to jump to the lead. Paul and Bobby hung on as tight as they could to again level the score 17 all on 20. Both winning an end each to finish the game 18 all draw.
Ange Dwyer and Alan Hilder teamed up to take on Max Vincent and Terry Molloy. Making their position known early Ange and Alan flew out of the box and gained a 5 on the second end. Max & Terry answered on the 3rd and scored a 4 and levelled 6 all on 4. Maxy and Terry put their feet flat on the floor and scooted to the front leading 12-9 on 11, 13-11 on 14. Ange and Alan scored 4 points on the last 3 ends to win the game 15-14.
Phil Hocking lead for Viv Russell and won convincingly over John Baass and Cliff Nelson. A handy lead to Phil and Viv 11-3 on 7 they didn’t get comfortable though as you can never underestimate Cliff’s Dragon Fly bowls. Scoring a 4 and multiple 3’s increased their lead 24-6 on 15. John and Cliff gave it everything but had and impossible to score to chase. They couldn’t bring home the gong going down 27-12.
Our visitor Robert Kneebone from Northern Victoria was paired with Ivan Hodges when they played Tara Shaw and Al Phillips. Tara and Al had a strong start picking up 2 5’s and a 4 in the first 9 ends to lead 18-5 on 9. The winning streak continued for Tara and Al and kept their opponents from winning another end and getting runs on the board. Tara and Al won 34-5.
Ian Tongue from Mt Gambier SA lead for Cherie Vincent when they were drawn against Dale Maynard and Peter Hocking. Ian said he is a new bowler and has only been playing for approx. 12months but you wouldn’t have thought that watching his bowls. Dale and Peter lead all the way picking up 3’s and 4’s along the way to take home the gold 21-14.
Winning Rink went to Ange Dwyer and Alan Hilder. Losing Rink went to John Baass and Cliff Nelson.
Resting touchers were awarded to Dale Scott, Bobby Grant, Dale Maynard and Viv Russell.
Joe McLinden was awarded a honorary raspberry due to being late.
Jackpot rink drawn out was rink 2, Ange needed to draw a 1 and drew a 16. Jackpot was not won.
Names in by 12.30 for 1 pm start. All welcome.
Sunday – 16 bowlers turned out for a glorious sunny morning for social Sunday bowls.
Chris Tongue a visitor from Mt Gambia teamed with Terry Murphy to take on Kelly Stringer and Peter Tisdell. Kelly made the comment at the start that she is happy to lose to anyone just not Terry and she kept her word. Kelly and Peter going into the half time break leading 14-3 and sitting comfortably. The break didn’t help Chris and Terry as Kelly and Peter continued to put the pedal to the medal to take the win 21-7.
Justin Scifleet and Cherie Vincent drew Robert Kneebone our visitor from Northern Victoria and Mr Consistent Cliff Nelson. Keeping the game nice and friendly to start with, 2 all on 4, the game started to turn when Robert and Cliff picked up the last 3 ends going to the break and lead 8-3. Cherie and Justin re-fuelled and game out guns blazing. Taking the lead on 12, 10-9, Robert and Cliff bounced back and gained a 3 to put them back in the lead. Luck stayed with Robert and Cliff when they scored a 3 on the last end to win the game 15-12.
Our youngest player Jax Murphy lead for Al Phillips when they were drawn against Tyler Murphy and Jason Howell. The battle of the brothers guaranteed some major banter between the two and some heavy competition. Tyler and Jax put down some great bowls but it was Tyler and Jason who lead at half time with bragging rights 10-4. Jax was certainly going to make his brother work for it and Jax and Al kept the opposition at bay for 5 of the last 8 ends picking up 9 points over these ends. Still in the lead 13-12 Jax and Al couldn’t celebrate just yet and Tyler and Jason won the last end and winning the game 14-13.
Our last game of the day was played between Joe McLinden and Alan Hilder paired against Ian Tongue from Mt Gambier and Max Vincent. Ian and Maxing had a great start leading 4-1 on 4 taking advantage of their opponents slow start. Joe and Alan finally got runs on the board and were 1 behind at oranges. Keeping their lead Ian and Max took the next 3 ends to further their lead 11-5. Joe and Alan scored a 3 and a 4 to level the scoreboard 12 all. Neck and neck and 13 all on the second last end, this could swing either way. Joe and Alan scored on a two on the last to win the game 15-13.
Winning rink – Kelly Stringer and Peter Tisdell. Losing Rink – Ian Tongue and Max Vincent.
Jackpot was up to $600 and they needed a 14 but drew a 9. Jackpot not won.
Chicken raffle winners: Justin Scifleet, Clint Hurford, Alan Hilder, Julie Gleadhill x 2, Viv Russell, Mick Merritt, Scott McKellar, Ian Tongue.
Names in by 9.30 for Sunday bowls for a 10am start. All welcome.
