The first round of the Minor Triples was held at Culburra with Carol Turton, Lorraine Foster, Robyn Herbert from Culburra defeating Sharon Cattell, Maxine Barnes, Nancye Thorncroft from St Georges Basin. In the pm, Carol, Lorraine and Robyn had a win against Ruby Salmon, Eileen Hunter and Annette Barry from Culburra. Thank you to the giving of their time Umpire Jenny Castellan and Controlling Body Mary Walker.

The Semi Final was held at Husskison with Carol, Lorraine and Robyn defeating Kerry Sawyer, Jan Klein and Kim Bennett. In the Final, Carol Turton, Lorraine Foster and Robyn Herbert won. Both teams played well but Robyn’s team were very focused so went on to win the final against Lynette Youren, Doris Blackshaw and Kerry Machon from Mollymook. Well done to all who entered the District Minor Triples. Thank you to Umpire Heather Hart and Controlling Body Mary Walker.

District President Ann Brandley presented the Runners up Lynette Youren, Doris Blackshaw and Kerry Machon with their certificates and the winners Carol Turton, Lorraine Foster and Robyn Herbert with their District Minor Triples badges.  

Bomaderry Men

The men’s bowls club AGM has been successfully concluded with new president Charlie Francis taking the chair, vice presidents are Harry Griffith and Brian Fletcher, the treasurer Jim Carrol and committee members are John Keeffe, JJ Martin, Bob Webster while the onerous task of Chairman of selectors has been taken up by Kevin Hartigan. We wish them well for the coming year and offer our thanks to retiring President Gerry Webster and the retiring treasurer Barry Scott for their outstanding contribution to the club over the past few years. If you see Mark Abbott walking on air it’s because his daughter has been selected for the lead part in the stage production of Muriel’s Wedding starting in Melbourne. Mark however has not been so successful going out of the Rookie pairs with his partner Bruce McDonald on Saturday the event being won by Dowse & Lowry over Nesbitt & Wray 15-8 in what was a well contested competition. Tuesday’s social was won by Allen Rose & Alex Lattanzio second was Garry Thurston & Ray Salway with the triples game winners getting third, Mark Abbott, Charlie Francis & Warren Frew, the jackpot once again went off this time the combination of Willie Sulz, Ken Smart, Terry Massling & Paul Beavis were successful. Thursday’s social winners were Willie Sulz & Bob Webster while Steve Fuller & Derek Chapman claimed second, the jackpot spins were by Ron Young & Noel Duff unsuccessful as was Brian Fletcher & Pepe Jakus, on Saturday the winners were Elaine Gardner & Derek Chapman, Steve Fuller & Pepe Jakus were second, Ron Young & Ken Smart claimed third while Jane & Mike Miezio had a try for the jackpot. The second round of the Major Minor pairs took place on another bleak and cold Wednesday night the results being Ken Smart/ Daniel Hiscox with a 24 shot margin over Todd Marsden/Peter Drinkwater, Steve Fuller/Steve Helson with a 2 shot advantage over Greg Tatam/Kevin Hartigan in group 1, group 2 saw Mark Abbott/Noel Duff win over Ron Young/Derek Chapman by 3, Mike Winnem/Chris Rae had a tie against Allan Hiscox/Nathan Woods, the group 3 results were Brian Fletcher/Harry Griffith by 1 over Jamie Horsburgh/JJ Martin while Gerry Webster/Greg Salway won by 15 over John Keeffe/Mike Miezio. In group 4 it was Tony Collins/Bruce McDonald by 4 over Charlie Francis/Wayne Skinner and the final match saw Bob Webster/Luke West defeat Allan Kimpton /Pepe Jakus by 23, round 3 will complete the section play on Wednesday night when hopefully the weather will be kinder. On the board are the nominations for the mixed fours with at least one more team needed, also the minor pairs both being open until Thursday morning 11am, the pennant availability sheet is also on the board so please commit early so a decision on the number of teams to be entered can be made, to the general public our greens are available now for barefoot bowls and we can arrange parties, BBQ or food packages with instruction from experienced bowlers. Finally we wish JJ Martin and Kevin Hartigan all the best in their quest for the State RSL bowls pairs championship at Beresford over the coming weekend.

Callala

Saturday, October 13, saw one first round game and three second round games of the Mixed Pairs played in variable weather conditions. Phill and Sam Bowerman played their first round game against Bev Young and Anthony Fisher. Phill and Sam took the early lead with Bev and Anthony drawing 7 all on the 6th end. The lead changed several more times, the score equal again on the 17th end. On the 19th end, Sam and Phill led 19-17 and looked to win the game when Bev and Anthony won 5 shots on the last two ends to win 22-19.

With rain threatening, Lyn Byrne and Dennis Beazley played Jan and John Wright. Lyn and Dennis started well leading 12-1 on the 6th end. The Wrights fought back to come within 3 shots behind on the 12th end. Lyn and Dennis won by 4 shots, 19-15 on the 21st end. 

In another close game, Tracy and Eddie Semovente played Jane Davis and Terry Castle. Tracy and Eddie started well with Jane and Terry picking up the pace to lead most of the game. The Semovente’s fought back going into the 20th end 5 shots behind.  Unfortunately they could only manage 4 on the last end to lose  by 1 shot.

Bev Young and Anthony Fisher had to play their second round game in the afternoon against Terry and Greg McMillan. Bev and Anthony led until the 18th end until Terry and Greg drew 16 all.  They won 5 shots over the next two ends to win the round 21-17.

The ladies managed to play a game of triples before rain settled in on Tuesday, October 9. Colleen Tracy, Julie Cotton and Terry McMillan defeated Jan Wright, Lyn Byrne and Tracy Semovente 12-10.

Culburra Women

Last week Culburra hosted the first two rounds of the District Minor Triples. There were some great games, with the two teams from our club meeting each other in the quarter final. Well done to Ruby Salmon, Eileen Hunter and Annette Barry for a great performance, and congratulations to Carol Turton, Lorraine Foster and Robyn Herbert on making it to the Semi Final, and then going on to win the final – great result for the team and our Club.

The first semi-final of our Consistency was also played last week. Although the weather was cool and with rain interruptions , the game between Jenny Castellan and Ruby Salmon was a good one, with Jenny taking the win over Ruby and securing her place in the final. The second semi-final is scheduled for this week – good luck to both June Jones and Carol Turton.

With District events and rained out days, our Social ladies didn’t get much of a run last week – we look forward to seeing everyone out in force this week.

Our annual Warren Halloran Mixed Triples is being held this week and we are looking forward to a good turn out and great day of bowls.

Shoalhaven Ex-Servicemen Men

Another washout on Wednesday, I hope we have better luck next week. Saturday was a perfect day for lawn bowls. It saw three matches of the Club Minor Singles Champions for 2018. We had 34 players on the Green including three games of Mixed Social Triples and one of Pairs.

On Saturday, Bazza Waters and Paul Goddard represented our Club in the Zone 7 Rookie’s Pairs Competition.

We are preparing for the Toohey’s Worrigee Triples day on Friday. Starts at 8.30am.

Saturday, October 13 produced well prepared but slow Greens due to the rain. Thanks to all Markers.

Zone 7 Rookie’s Pairs Competition.  Bazza Waters and Paul Goddard won their first match but unfortunately, were beaten in their second match. Well done boys, I’m sure you have learnt a lot over this whole competition for Rookie’s organised by the South Coast District Bowls Association.

Rink 2 saw Graham Eyre get away to a fantastic start in the first match of the Club Minor Singles. Roy Cartledge did not let his concentration falter as he evened the score and then continued on to dominate the match and win by 31 shots to 19. The match was marked by Eddy Lee.

Rink 4 witnessed another match of the Club Minor Singles Championship for 2018. Gary Way showed no mercy in his massive win over Paul Takac. The match was marked by Ian Abberley.

Rink 6 In the last match of the day for the Club Minor Singles Championship, Alan Morrissey was never headed as he played superb bowls to win over Matthew Goddard by 31 to 19 shots. The match was marked by David Solomon.

Rink 9 observed a close game of ups and downs as John O’Dell, Pat Leach and Ray Solway handled the wind magnificently to win by just 17 shots to 13.

Rink 10 saw Gary Thurston and John Mac playing immaculate bowls to win the day by a whopping 27 to 13 shots.

Rink 11 in another game of Triples, Greg Morphett, Julie Buchanan and John Edwards showed their true expertise when they outplayed their opponents by 31 shots to 22.

Rink 13 This game had it all as Steve Hollington, Kerry Oertal and Norma Yee got away to a great start. Their opposition came back at them but they would not be denied. Grit and determination saw them emerge the winners by 23 to 17 shots.

Draw

Players Draw won by Dee Check

1st Draw Rink 2 Roy Cartledge and Eddy Lee

2nd Draw Rink 11 Greg Morphett, Julie Buchanan and John Edwards

3rd Draw Rink 9 John O’Dell, Pat Leach and Ray Solway                                                                      

What’s On

Wednesday 17th Oct Social Bowls Payment by 12.30pm. Club Minor Singles matches.

Friday 19th October Toohey’s Worrigee Triples Tournament 8.30 for 9. 3 X 11 end matches with lunch and prizes.

Saturday 20th Oct Mixed Social Bowls Payment by 12.30pm. Semi- Finals of the 2018 Club Minor Singles Championship. 

Culburra Beach Men

FRIDAY SOCIAL BOWLS 12th SEPTEMBER 2018.

 Alan Liebert & Rick Neilsen 17 def 15 Ken France & Kevin Ryan

(1st Prize Lucky Rink Draw)

Roy Cartledge &Col Hancock 24 def 12 Ron Kirk & Geoff Blackshaw

Danny Nash & Brendan Hughes 12 def 11 Lenny Thomas & Grahame Faull

Neil Watson & Craig McGale 27 def 11 Max Ford & Colin Wilson

Mark Englert & Roy Burke 26 def 9 John Castellan & Dennis Foster

SENIOR SINGLES 11TH / 13TH / 14TH OCTOBER 2018

11TH  Grahame  Faull 25 def 19 Arthur Hanneman. Lenny Thomas 25 def 19 Ken France

13TH  Grahame Faull 25 def 2 Kevin Thompson

14TH  FINAL  Grahame Faull 25 def 17 Lenny Thomas

A good year for Grahame ( Liam , Arthur Baxter ) Faull , the man of many names won both the Consistency final & the Senior Singles during the 2018 competitions. Well done boys.

ROOKIES PAIRS SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2018

ST GEORGES BASIN BOWLING CLUB .

After a fairly successful singles competition, Brett (semi final) , Ken (final) they teamed up for the pairs .

Sectional play. Over 12 ends. Ken & Brett defeated the Bega team 16 to 3. They then defeated the Merimbula team 12 to 4 to progress top of the group .

With a straight passage to the final, they were able to watch Tuross Heads battle it out against Nowra for a place in the final.Nowra prevailed in a hard fought match. The final started with the boys bowling very well to lead 9 to 3 after 7 ends. The 8th end they scored 6 shots to lead 15 to 3. Closing out the final 17 to 5.

Ken & Brett will now travel to Raymond Terrace to contest the state zone finals on Saturday, November 10. Competition will be tough but the boys will represent Culburra Beach Men's Bowling Club with pride.

Nowra Darts

Results

Division One

Cherokees Defeated Kookaburras 8 - 3

Bev Jouannet was best player for Cherokees with five finishes and Brad Moulds played well with four. Trevor Hay top scored with 140 and Lynda Economos threw 132. Therese Bournes had three finishes and 140 for Kookaburras and Vic Leng had three finishes and 125.

Mohawks Defeated Pirates 6 - 5.

Dulcie Ward had four finishes for Mohawks and Darren Brudenell had three. Darren and Pat Duke threw the high score of 140 and Stacey Flentjar threw 131. Phil Reeves had four finishes for Pirates one of those being a great 113 peg. Phil and Peter Wood top scored with 140. Deb King had three finishes and 134.

Camels had the bye.

Point score: Mohawks 20-90: Pirates 20-87: Cherokees 16-77: Camels 10-57: Kookaburras 8-54.

Division Two

Dragons Defeated Coyotes 10-1

Ian Green and Georgie Vider played super darts for Dragons with the maximum six finishes each and Ian and Terri-Lyn Ahrens top scored with 140. Shane Pritchard had two finishes for Coyotes and Lyne French and Berlinda Pritchard had a finish each. Peter Coggins top scored with 140.

Meerkats Defeated Phoenix 9 - 2

Nat Sadler had a great game for Meerkats with five finishes and 121. Ken O'Neill and Vic Walker had four finishes each and Vic also threw the high score of 136. Steve Neader was best for Phoenix with three finishes including  a great 120 peg and 134. Kylie Olsen had one finish and 126.

Phoenix played one short.

The Bangers had the bye.

Point score: Dragons 12-69: The Bangers 10-66: Coyotes 10-48: Phoenix 6-58: Meerkats 6-53.

Nowra District Darts Association and Shoalhaven Darts members  would  like to take this opportunity to wish our local dart players much success and good darting at the Alice Springs Masters Games.