By TARA SHAW
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Continuing 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 had his work cut out for him. Jeff slowly started to come back and picking up a 3 on the 14th definitely helped.
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Cherie got to 18-8 in front but Jeff clawed his way back as Cherie was kept at 18 for 9 ends when Jeff levelled 18 apiece.
Cherie just edging in front but Jeff answered on 29th end the board showed Cherie 24-22 until Jeff scored a 3 on the 25th to win the game 25-24.
Our last game to be played in Round 3 of Minor Singles was played between Ange Dwyer and Bobby Grant.
Bobby showing his experience and consistency led 11-1 on 5 when Ange picked up a 3 hoping to catch up as quick as she could.
Bobby taking the next 6 ends gaining a 4 and two 3’s, it was all over bar the shouting in 12 ends with Bobby taking the win 25-4.
Kicking off our Minor Pairs Games, newcomer to club championship bowls Phil Hocking paired with Laurie Crouch who is no stranger to club championship games. This showed when they played the well-oiled machine duo Paul Baker and John Cutler.
Phil and Laurie picking 3 fours in the first 8 ends for a very handy lead of 16-3. Paul and John dug deep and took the next 3 adding 3 points to their score board 6-16. Phil and Laurie continued to finish strong winning the game 30-8.
Our second Minor Pairs game was played between Ron Thurlow and Geoff Brown drawing Lyall Strudwick and Scott McKellar.
A slow start for Ron and Geoff with Lyall and Scott picking up a 4 on the 2nd, Ron and Geoff answered the 4 on the 5th ends to nudge in front 7-6. Lyall and Scott scored a 5 which put them back in the lead 11-7. Picking up 1’s and 2’s along the way, Lyall and Scott just kept their noses in front 15-12, 15-14, 16-14. Gaining 7 points in the last 3 ends concreted the win for Lyall and Scott 27-15.
SOCIAL BOWLS
Wednesday – The phones were down again but that did not stop 28 from nominating for last Wednesday morning social bowls played in excellent outdoor weather conditions.
Was it a ‘hot marble’ or just luck? We’ll go for luck as club chief Jeff Nicholson skipped for Gail McKay to win the card draw after a 25-10 win in 18 ends over Therese Davis and Peter MacKay leading comfortably 13-5 after nine ends.
The ‘hot marble’ continued as runners-up were ‘chief’ Don Craft who skipped for Cheryl Hodges with another one-sided score 21-8 over 18 accounting for Colleen Liebich and Laurie Crouch. It was 16-5 after 11.
Wednesday proved to be a day of quite a few one-sided games with Tim Everest and Barry Shine accounting for Anne Nixon and Lyall Strudwick 28-9 over 20 with few highlights by all four.
Next door Irene Riley and Noel Jolliffe won 21-7 in 18 over Barry White and John Gorton leading 17-1 after 10.
Geoff Coles and Geoff Williams, who played so brilliantly in the Major Singles final keeping the good from going accounting for Angela Dent and Bill O’Connell 19-7 in 18.
Phil Hocking and Ross Williams were kept to 21-12 in 18 playing Ron Thurlow and Kerry Dunstan in control at 13-5 after 10.
Eddie Gould and Peter Barnes combined well winning 27-11 in 22 over Sue Smith and Paul Doust. It was 15-8 at the end of 11. In-club winners Angela Dent and Cheryl Hodges.
Thursday – 18 bowlers took to the greens to soak up that glorious sun and enjoy an afternoon of social bowls.
Terry Molloy and Wayne Burton drew Max Vincent and Viv Russell. Max and Viv were on fire at the start of the game and led 10-1 on 7. Terry and Wayne started to find their groove and trailed by 2 on 12, 9-11. Picking up multiples to hit the lead 16-12 on 16, forging ahead to the finish line Terry and Wayne were the victors 25-17.
Our triples games was played between Bobby Grant leading for Cliff Nelson and Bruce ‘Posso’ Jones teaming up to take on Ivan Hodges, Alan Hilder and Peter Hocking. Hocko’s team started well, taking the first 4 ends until Posso’s team taking the next two. Hocko’s team leading 12-5 on 7 and didn’t look back. Sensing victory, Hocko’s team sprinted to the finish line 24-11.
Dave Mac from Pottsville called in again on his tours around the country to pair with Al Phillips against Phil Hocking and Glen Kearney. 2 all a piece on 4 keeping things nice and friendly, 5 all on 8. This was shaping up to be a close game.
Phil and Glen took the lead and held onto it for 9 ends until Dave and Al fought back on 19th to level the score on 20. 13 a piece with two ends to go, Phil and Glen picked up two 1’s and won 15-13
Our last pairs game was played between Ange Dwyer and the Major Singles club Champion Brian ‘Spro’ Asimus when they took on Billy Cowell and Lyall Strudwick. Starting out close Billy and Lyall hit the front on 5 7-4. Winning the next 4 in a row certainly helped increase their gap 13-4. Digging deep and getting a few more runs on the board, Ange and Spro trailed by 1 on the 20th. Billy and Lyall gained a 5 on the 19th and took the gam 24-19.
Winning Rink – Ivan Hodges, Alan Hilder and Peter Hocking
Losing Rink – Ange Dwyer and Club Champ Spro
Resting Touchers – Viv Russell. Raspberry for wrong bias – Posso Jones and Terry Molloy.
Jackpot was $600 and it finally went off. Shared between 4 players on Rink 4, Dav Mac, Al Phillips, Phil Hocking and Gln Kearney.
Sunday – Five games of pairs were played on Sunday social morning bowls.
The Young Guns were the stars of the show on Rink 1, mates off the field but on the greens it was definitely game on.
Jax Murphy paired with his mum, Kelly Stringer to play his mate Jayden Hartwig and Jax’s dad Terry Murphy. 4 all on 5, Jax and Kelly hit the lead and went into half time 8-6 up. Jax and Kelly won 7 of the last 8 to win the game 21-8.
Michael Coles and Tara Shaw drew Terry Molloy and John Cutler. Michael and Tara picked up a 6 on the 5th to put them in the lead 8-3.
Going into the break at 8 all but Terry and John come out with vengeance. Hitting the lead on 10th there was no slowing them down. Taking the win only just in front 16-14.
Peter Greenhalgh lead for Viv Russell against Ross Williams and Sharka Staines. 5 all on 6, who was going to be in the lead at half time?
Peter and Viv led to the break 8-6. Ross and Sharka answered and starting closing the gap trailing by 1 on 14. Peter and Viv won the last two ends to win the game 16-10.
Joyce Gray and Peter Tisdell were to strong for Darryl Burley and Jason Howell. Joyce and Peter scored a 5 on the 3rd boosting their confidence.
Continuing to put runs on the board, Joyce and Peter led comfortably at oranges 11-3. There was no stopping Joyce and Peter winning 5 of the last 8 ends and overall score of 19-10.
Alan Hilder and Mick Merrit came up against Noel Hocking and Billy Cowell. Luck was not on Noel and Billy’s side on Sunday as Alan and Mick kept the scoreless for 11 ends.
Alan and Mick lead 14-3 and Noel and Billy scored a 4. It was a pretty tall ask to catch the leaders even scoring an additional 3, the finish line was too far out of reach. Alan and Mick won the gold 21-10.
Winning Rink – Joyce Gray and Peter Tisdell. Losing Rink – Noel Hocking and Billy Cowell.
Resting touchers: Mick Merritt and Terry Murphy. Raspberried: Alan Hilder
Jackpot at $600 and was not won.
Chicken raffle winners: Ross Williams, Viv Russell, Ange Dwyer, Joyce Gray x 2, John Cutler, Dina Brown x 2 and Terry Molloy.
