Bowls Notes and Club Blog

G'Day, and welcome to this weeks news from the Bowlie.
CLUB CHALLENGE.
Last Sunday while the Blue team had the Bye the Silver Team played the strong Narromine team at home. Despite missing 4 of our top bowlers the team had high hopes of a win but unfortunately it did not pan out that way and we went down 2 &1/2 to a 1/2. The pairs team of Mick Went and Tom Casey fought hard for a well deserved draw.
This Sunday the Silver team is away to Dubbo City(with the possibility of a double header) while the Blue team is home to Millthorpe, so we wish both teams the best of luck on their run home in the Comp.
SUNDAY JACKPOT BOWLS.
No play last Sunday, so the jackpot is still at $480 this week.
TWILIGHT BOWLS.
18 teams took part on Thursday night with the winners on the night being Thrown Together, Runners up Fletcher Ford & Kia.Some scores from the night, We Wreckem/We Fixem beat Crackerjacks 15/14. Casey Surveying beat Railway Goat Poachers 11/10,(I kid you not that is their name). Rok FM beat Bushies 13/12 and the Golden Girls beat BMB 16/14. So anyone who wants to form a team of three plus reserves to play a fun game of bowls then come inside for a sausage sizzle, please put your name and team name at the club by 6:pm on Thursday night. You will be made most welcome. Men, Women or Mixed,( High School Kids welcome).I've been told that one of the teams has unearthed a budding junior Champion Bowler. Christopher Sellings from the Rejects team was the standout player last Thursday Night, so keep an eye out for him Tomorrow night.
SOCIAL BOWLS.
Thursday afternoon saw 22 bowlers take to the greens for a friendly game of social bowls. The winners on the day being the triples team of Mike Parkes, Joe Kennedy and John Hodge. The runners up being John Keogh and Col Mudie.
Saturday afternoon saw 36 bowlers on the greens. It also featured the first round of the Handicap Pairs. Ron Hornery and Ted Wright beat Laurie Westcott and Steve Ryan (subbing for Glen Pepper) 23/16. John Dunn and Tom Casey beat Bernie Mitchell and Mick Craft 32/14. Dean Searl and Dave Buggie beat Noel Nicholson and John Ward 19/18 and Norm Keane(subbing for Ron Murray) and Terry Hetherington beat Paul Henry and John Corcoran 28/15. The winners on the day being Dave Buggie and Dean Searl. The runners up being the ladies team of Rose Mitchell, Gwenda Carty and Liz Byrne.
GENERAL NEWS
A HUGE THANKYOU to all the members who turned up on Saturday morning (early), to help prepare the middle green for its conversion to a Tifdwarf Green. A special thanks must go to Hutchison and Pearce for the loan of a tractor/ front end loader, which made a big difference in clearing the top 30mm of the old grass and loading it onto the trucks.The trucks were also loaned by Gary Potts and Craig Gibson. A big thanks to both these men for the loan of their vehicles. We hope to have the Tifdwarf chaff from Bathurst next Monday for laying on the green.So a big turnout of volunteers is required at about 3pm for the spreading and packing down of the chaff. It is not hard work so anyone can come and lend a hand.
Nominations are now open for the Handicap Singles and the Mixed Pairs, so check the board for the closing dates and playing dates.
Well thats it for this week, see you all at the Bowlie.

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