Check out the latest bowls results and news from on the greens of clubs right around the Bundaberg Region.
Across the Waves Bowls
Wednesday 14 February – No bowls played due to inclement weather.
Friday 16 February – Trophy winners – C.De Vries, R.Byers, H.Foster & J.Callaway, Sportsmen – K.Zunker & L.Hall
Ladies Championship Fours – C.De Vries, R.Byers, H.Foster, J.Callaway d M.Hughes, S.Squires, G.Lock, J.Jones, R.Higgins, L.Robinson, G.Witt, V.Jarvis d J.Dingle, K.Frawley, L.Murphy, L.Hillier. Thanks Brian McMah for umpiring.
Saturday 17 February Wide Bay Challenge – Div.1 Urangan def ATW 7-0, Div.3 ATW def Burrum Heads 3-2
Ladies competition:
Friday 23 February – Final Championship Fours – C.De Vries, R.Byers, H.Foster, J.Callaway v R.Higgins, L.Robinson, G.Witt, V.Jarvis. Nominations for Championship Pairs competition close this Friday 23 February.
Bargara Bowls
Monday 12 February – Turkey Pairs Pairs – Winners Both Games G. & S. Kington; runners up B. O’Neil & D. Franklin; second runners up J. Fehlberg & R. Pershouse. Winners First Game C. Bridges & B. McDermott; runners up R. Murdaca & B. McCarthy. Winners of Second Game P. Elliott & G. Hutchinson; runners up K. Davern & K. Mason. Encouragement Awards B. Gill & P. Barker; J. Grills & C. Watt.
Tuesday 13 February – Ladies Championship Pairs Round 1.– P. VanHuizen & M. Smith d L. Dunn & L. Stephens; S. Nichols & T. Chippendale d C. Sherwin & K. Dodds; C. Forsythe & K. Almond d P. & V. Kohn; B. Munis & D. Handley d P. Rae & M. Baigrie; J. Dunn & L. Beale d L. Taylor & D. Nicholas; S. Jardine & F. Clarke d S. Burgess & J. Nowell; J. Hearn & S. Kington d S. Stewart & S. Bennett; K. Gallagher & K. Aanensen d H. Stewart & P. Andrew. Round2. J. Hearn & S. Kington d K. Gallagher & K. Aanensen; C. Rixon & A. Pershouse d C. McNeilly & K. Rogers; J. McInally & D. Franklin d J. Lim & L. Adam; T. Heath & J. Cannon d B. Heness & D. Hayden; A. Salmon & M. Stauffer wof; S. Nichols & T. Chippendale d P. VanHuizen & M. Smith; B. Munis & D. Handley d C. Forsythe & K. Almond; S. Jardine & F. Clarke d J. Dunn & L. Beale.
Wednesday 14 February – Open Pairs – Winners J. & B. Dunn; R. Murdaca & B. McCarthy; A. Salmon & D. Franklin. Sportsman’s W. & J. Russell; J. Grills & B. Watt; M. & Alex Baigrie.
Thursday 15 February – Pairs/Triples – Winners Alex Baigrie & A. Adam; J. Russell, G. Miles & K. Fitzgerald; B. Kenny & J. Chisholm; Jim See & G. Gallagher. Sportsman’s M. Dillon & T. Carroll; R. Murdaca & P. Sexton; R. Hawkins & R. Klumpp; R. Monk, D. Ivins & D. Fielding.
Saturday 17 February – Clayton / Aim Wide Bay Classic Div 1 Bargara d Burnett; Div 2 Bargara d Moore Park Beach; Div 3 Bargara d Hervey Bay.
Sunday 18 February – Men’s “A” Singles Semi-Final W. Baxter d C. Fehlberg; T. Townson d K. Bayntun. Men’s “A” Fours Round 2 – B. Hearn, G. Hutchinson, K. Fitzgerald & A. Powell d M. Winter, A. Adam, V. Sauer & B. Dilg; R. Russell, T. Chapman, G. Kowalski & B. Burgess d L. Moloney, A. Poke, A. Grills & N. Cullen; B. Mark, K. Mayes, J. See & D. Mullens d B. Kenny, C. Groszmann, J. Chisholm & T. Fauser.
Coming events:
Monday Turkey Pairs – Open (Ladies, Men or Mixed). Two games of 11 ends. 1 pm Start.
Tuesday – Ladies Championship Pairs Round 3 & Ladies Social Bowls 12 Noon for a 12.30 pm Start.
Wednesday – Open Pairs/Triples (Ladies, Men or Mixed) 1 pm Start.
Thursday – Men’s Pairs/Triples 1 pm Start.
Saturday – Round 4 Wide Bay Challenge – Div1 Bargara at Home v A.T.W.; Div 2 Bargara have a bye; Div3 Bargara v Burgowan at Burgowan. Practice 12.00 noon, Play Starts 12.30pm
Sunday – Men’s “A” Fours Round 3, 1 pm Start. Super Sunday Triples – 3 Games of 7 ends, Players change playing position every 7 ends. 1 pm Start.
Bundaberg Bowls
Tuesday 13 February Winners: Samson green: S Bury N McLellen C McLellen. Runners Up; G Purches M Stumbles M Nicol
Sports Persons 1: K Itzstein H Schmidt C Marcinkus. Sports Persons 2: V Green G Job B Newton.
Foundation Green Winners: T Salau A Salau R Death. Runners Up: E Halvorson V Schmidt B Brown.
Sports Persons 1: S Ribbans R bury R Ribbans. Sports Persons 2: H McKinnon P Lovell B McKinnon
Thursday 15 February Winners: C JensenA Salau D Donaldson. Sports Persons: P Caesar V Schmidt M Nicol.
Saturday 17 February winners: H Mosley V Schmidt R Chambers. Sports Persons: L Morey N Appleby A Edgerton.
Selectors: Tuesday 20 February – M Nicol K Itzstein. Thursday 22nd. S & R Ribbans. Saturday 24th. R Chambers.
Competition: Men's and Mixed games, put your teams on the White Board. Games starting in March 2024.
Coming events:
Tuesday 20 February – B.O.M. Meeting 10.30 am.
Thursday 22 February – Sponsored by Aim Hearing.
Saturday 24 February AGM. 10 am. Free Sausage sizzle then bowls at 1 pm.
Monday 26 February – Carda Afternoon from 12 pm.
Burnett Bowls Men
Tuesday 13 February Winners: Dace Rye, Lee Mason. Runners Up: John Bawden, Otto Korner. Sportsman: Gino Mizzi, Brendan Whalley.
Wednesday 14 February: Scroungers Winner: Alan Runner Up: Carolyn.
Thursday 15 February Social Thursday Winners: No results.
Thursday 15 February Night bowls: No play due to the inclement weather. Pick the Joker Jackpot will be $202+ next week.
Friday 16 February Winners: Darryl Austin, Kyle Franks. Sportsman: Wayne Watson, Graham McLennan.
Saturday 10 February: No results forwarded.
Competition:
The draws for the B Grade Competitions and the A & B Pairs have been completed and are now on the competition boards. Members are asked to check the draw and to start arranging games by mutual agreement where possible.
Nominations are now open for the Open Triples, Mixed Pairs & Mixed Fours. Please organize your teams and nominate on the sheets on the Club Noticeboard.
Wide Bay Bowls Classic:
Round 3 Results: Burnett was defeated by Bargara 4 rinks to 3. Well done to our Men’s Fours team of Jamieson Morgan, Dick Shield, Cameron Walker and Darren McCracken for winning their rink 24-15. Darryl Austin and Kyle Franks also won their Pairs game 18-15. The mixed Fours team won their rink 27-10 with our Ladies Pairs of Sue Barritt and Janelle Franks narrowly going down by 1 shot. Well done everyone as this was a much improved performance showing that Burnett is very competitive.
The teams for Round 4 have been selected and posted on the Club Noticeboard. Round 4 Burnett plays Urangan at Urangan. Skips to arrange transport details to ensure all team members have a lift. Cars will need to depart Bundaberg by 10 am.
Thank you to Aim Hearing and Clayton Hearing for their generous sponsorship of the Wide Bay Bowls Classic.
Social bowls events:
Visitors are most welcome on all playing days. Entry sheets are at the club or phone the Club on 4151 4217 during opening hours. If you cannot get through to the club number regarding bowls, then phone 0405 373 754.
Tuesday 20 February: Open Pairs – Men’s, Ladies, Mixed. Names in by 12 pm, green fees paid by 12.30 pm for a 1 pm start.
Wednesday 21 February: ‘Scroungers’ Singles – this is a fun game of Singles similar to consistency singles where points are allocated to the 4 closest bowls to the jack. Games are played over 12 ends with no driving allowed. Names in by 6.15 pm with games starting at 6.30 pm. Green fees are $10 with 50 percent of the green fees being returned as prize money. All ability levels are welcome so come along for a fun night out.
Thursday 22 February: ‘Social Thursday’ Open Pairs (Men’s, Ladies, Mixed). Names in by 2.15 pm as games will commence at 2.30 pm. Play till 4.30 pm with 2 random lucky draws as prizes.
Thursday 22 February: Night Bowls – bowls start at 6.30 pm, names in by 6 pm. Bowl under lights and enjoy a fun filled night with a chance at the ‘Pick the Joker’ Jackpot which will be $202+ this week. Visitors and those that want to try bowls for the first time will be made to feel very welcome.
Friday 23 February: Open Pairs – Men’s, Ladies, Mixed. Names in by 12 pm, green fees paid by 12.45 pm for a 1 pm start.
Saturday 24 February: Round 4 of the WBBC Vs Urangan at Urangan. Social Bowls – Open Pairs (Men’s, Ladies, Mixed) Names in by 12 pm, green fees paid by 12.45 pm for a 1 pm start.
Coming events:
Tuesday 27 February: $300 Open Triples.
Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 June – $10,000 Open Triples. Nominations are now open for the $10,000 Open Triples Carnival (Men’s, Ladies or Mixed). First prize is $3,000 and paying down to 8th place. Nominations can be forwarded to Kellie Kemp (Tournament Director) via email at burnbowl@bigpond.com or for further enquiries on Mob: 0411368360. Everyone welcome to nominate a team.
Club news:
Club opening hours are – Monday (Club closed), Tuesday 10 am – 5.30 pm, Wednesday 11 am – 9 pm, Thursday 2 pm – 9 pm, Friday 10 am – 9 pm, Saturday 10 am – 9 pm (10 pm for Functions) Sunday Bowls Days 9 am – 2 pm.
The Goose Club raffle will be drawn on Friday night at 7 pm – Tickets are $1 each and can be purchased during the week from the Bar staff or on Friday night. There are 15 great prizes to be won – you need to be in it to win it! Proceeds from the raffle help to support your Club.
The Member’s Draw on Friday night 9 February stands at $750, so come along, have a meal and a few drinks with the chance to win some great cash and prizes.
There will be live entertainment on Friday night 23 February presented by ‘Bradz Rock N Rhythm’ and the following Friday (1 March) entertainment will be performed by ‘The Other Bloke’. Members, Guests, and Visitors are always welcome.
Woodgate Bowls
Tuesday 13 February:
Ladies Day: Two bowl triples with a round one game in the Ladies Open Singles: Jacquie Rogerson had a win over Rhonda Byrnes in a hard fought game.
Thanks to Marilyn Mullins who was the marker and special thanks to Robyn Bishop who stood as Umpire for the match.
Rink Draw Winners: Rink 10:
Competition game: Jacquie Rogerson, Marilyn Mullins (marker)
Runners Up: Rink 12: Judy Stanley, Robyn Bishop
As you can see Judy really earned her money today playing two positions! Jackpot didn’t go off so will build up for next week!
Wednesday 14 February Mens Day:
Winning Rink draw: Rink 11: Dean Clarke, Phil Mullins, Rob West
Runners Up: Rink 9: Pairs game: Archie Bishop, Robbie Byrnes
Thursday 15 February: Oyster and Fee’s Day:
Winning Rink draw: Rink 13: Lesley Christensen, Jacquie Rogerson, Oyster Dowling.
The jackpot didn’t go off today so is still in play for next week, building up I might add!
Saturday 17 February: Self select pairs with another game in the Mens Open Pairs.
Mens Open Pairs saw a win to Ian Goodhew and Rowdy Taylor over Geoff Haynes and Bob Winzar.
Rink Draw winners: Rink 12: Robbie Royan, Robyn Bishop
Sunday 18 February: Big day out on the green today, the usual social triples plus two games in the Women’s Open Singles.
Daphne Brettell had a win over Ann Sleep. Thanks to Robyn Bishop who was the marker for the match. Fiona Dowling had a win over Jane Herd-Evans. Thanks to Rhonda Byrnes who was the marker for this match.
Rink draw winner: Rink 14: Dean Kulbars, Archie Bishop, Ian Goodhew
Encouragement: Rink 9: Ann Sleep, Robyn Bishop (marker)
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