Tuesday 31 July 2012

Port City WBC Versatility Fives 2012


After 2 days of wintry,windy conditions we finally concluded our tournament in the warmth of the club house.
Many thanks to our umpires who had to sit out in the cold conditions (some found a sheltered spot) and to all the men who volunteered their time to do the marking and also the men's committee who did the catering for both days. It was an excellent tournament and congratulations to President Barbara on her first officiial tournament.


Overall first place a composite team from Tuncurry
E Saunders, C Cook, W Stubberfield, S Thomas, J Ward

Runners-up a Composite team from Port City & Tasmania
D Amor, G Elsworthy, M Bennett, B Campbell, L Bishell

Third Place North Haven
R Stanton, M Buckley, I Garlic, C Kilby, G Heys

Thanks to Anne Connell for this report
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Monday 30 July 2012

Port City Women's Versatility Fives

 
Day 1 of the Port City Women's Versatility Fives as played under challenging conditions with a strong wind and cold temperatures. Players from "near and wide" braved the conditions with all greens filled.

Click here for photos from today's play - you may be included!

Port City WBC News 30th July


On Tuesday  24th July there were no bowls as the greens were closed due to heavy rain.
Results of the club Championship Triples: - Round 2 -  Barbara Barrett & team d. Morgan Solmon-Stewart and team, next round will be played on Thursday 2nd August.

Men's State Pennant Finals this Weekend

 
The NSW State Pennant Finals are on this weekend with sectional play on Saturday and Sunday morning. The semi finals are played on Sunday afternoon with the final on Monday morning.

Sunday 29 July 2012

Port City Men's BC Weekly News Report


Port City Men's Bowling Club news report for the week ending Sunday 29th July.

Wednesday pm :- $15 D.McGregor ,I.Handley and B.Crutcher  $10 J.Jackson ,E.Leonard and K.Ison .Major /Minor Pairs  AJ.Uptin and A.White def B.Richardson and R.Trow .

Saturday 28 July 2012

Port City Men's Minor Pairs Final

 
Graeme McKay (left) and Shane Muir Minor Pairs Champions 2012.

The final of the Port City Men's Minor Pairs was played this afternoon under clear skies and a challenging wind. Graeme McKay and Shane Muir took out the title 22 - 19 in a close match with Robert Bradbury and Chris Campbell the runners up.

Thursday 26 July 2012

New Website for Bowls NSW

As noted in the latest Bowls NSW magazine their new web site will be released in July.

Click here to visit the new RNSWBA (Bowls NSW) website.

Monday 23 July 2012

Port City Men's BC Weekly News Report

Port City Men's Bowling Club news letter for the week ending Sunday 22nd July.

Wednesday pm :- $10 D.Robinson , L.Grambau and R.Bowman  $7  E.Rowsell and A.White .

Sunday 22 July 2012

Queensland Bowler Magazine Online

The latest edition of the "Queensland Bowler" is now online with the usual interesting articles. Umpires and players interested in measuring will find the article on page 22 of interest.

Click here for July / August edition of the Queensland Bowler.

Jack14 from the NSW Development Team

The July edition of the newsletter from the Bowls NSW Development team is now available.

Click here for the link to their interesting articles.

Thanks to the Tweed Heads BC for this easy to read link to the PDF file.

Saturday 21 July 2012

Port City Men's BC - AGM

 
MEN'S COMMITTEE - back row (L-R) Terry Schollum, Garry Williams, Paul Brady, Terry Mawer, front row (L-R) David Lomas, Denis Erickson, Trevor Scholz, Bruce Thompson & Tom Cornforth

The Port City Men's Bowling Club held their AGM this morning with an excellent turnout of members. The following were elected to positions on the committee and selectors for the 2012/13 year:

Thursday 19 July 2012

Port City WBC Weekly News 19th July



There was a good attendance at the AGM on Monday when President Shirley was congratulated on her term of 3 years as President. Unfortunately our Patron Lorna Whitehead was unable to be present due to ill health but wished all members a wonderful year.

Monday 16 July 2012

Port City Men's BC Weekly News Report


Port City Men's Bowling Club news report for the week ending Sunday 15 July.

Wednesday  pm :- $10.00 E.Rowsell and A.White  $7.00 L.Grambau ,A.Buss and B.Nugent .

Greenmaster Demo Day at North Haven

 
Greenmaster is holding a demo day on Friday 2oth July at North Haven. Click here for a further details.

Thanks to Shane Globits, North Haven, for this news release.

Thursday 12 July 2012

Port City WBC News 12th July

Although small in number the social games on Tuesday were very enjoyable and we welcomed Jenny Devitt back after a long absence. Two Club Major Triples games were played - Beth Schubert def Fay Martin and Lyn Thompson def Debbie Amor. Thank you to Judy Scholz for umpiring. It was announced that our girls were winners in the Regional Play - offs at Taree for the Open Fours - Margaret Walsh (skip), Karen McFarlane, Shirley Devine, Jenny Wallis and the Senior Fours - Jennifer Munson (skip), Norma Schwartz, Adriana Cutler, and Rhonda Evans and now proceed to play in the State final at Tuncurry in October.

Port City Men's BC - AGM 2012

The Port City Men's Bowling Club will hold their 2012 AGM on Saturday 21st July commencing at 9:30 am at the Club.

Nominations for the Committee and Selectors has closed and voting will be held from 12:00 noon - 12:50 pm and 4:20 - 5:30 pm on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th, Sunday 15th, Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th July at the Club. 

Tuesday 10 July 2012

State Junior Championships at Warilla

 
Jai Whelan - Port City

Jai Whelan, Port City, did the club proud in the State Junior Championships this week in Warilla.

Jai won 2 games in the sectional play then went down to the eventual runner up Jono Davis, Play continues with the 4's followed by the pairs . Jai is back on the green with Jack Lewis (Wauchope) for the pairs play.

Click here for full details on the RNSWBA web site.

Monday 9 July 2012

Port City Men's BC Weekly News Report

 Port City Men's Bowling Club news report for the week ending Sunday 8th July.

Wednesday  pm :- Washed out

Thursday am :- $10.00 J.Brady and B.Barrett $7.00 M.Solway-Stewart ,J.Stockham and L.Stewart.
Thursday pm :- $10.00 B.Apps and J.Rossiter $7.00 J.Carn and P.Gunn .The Jackpot of $100.00 was not won by K.Atkins .

Sunday 8 July 2012

Mixed Pairs at Westport

Mixed Pairs bowlers are a hardy lot - after the tournament last week end at the 3 local clubs many are back again this week end at Westport for the popular Growers Market $3,000 Mixed Pairs.

With back-to-back wins Jenny Roberts & Greg Brims took out the tournament and the $900 first prize. Second place went to Carol & Alan White with 4 wins +50.

Click here for full scoring details of all teams.

Thanks to Bill Hubbuck, Westport Men's Bowls Secretary, for this report.

Friday 6 July 2012

Port City WBC Weekly News 5th July

President Shirley welcomed players in the Club Major Triples on Tuesday and also Rachael Shorten (Campbelltown) Anne Ridley (Hornsby) and Miriam Thompson (Penguin, Tas). Winners of the matches were - (skips only) B. Barrett def K. Bain, L. Thompson def A. Cutler, B. Hall def P. Murphy, M. Cutting def A. Kirk, D. Amor def M. Edwards, P. Light def K. Bassett, F. Martin def D. Stone, B. Schubert def M. Walsh, H. Durrant def M. Norman, R. Biddle def B. Owens. R. Roach def G. Greenaway. The brisk south/westerly winds made it a very challenging day and further games were played  yesterday.

Tuesday 3 July 2012

Port City WBC June Newsletter


 

We are almost at the end of Shirley’s term of office as our president.  It has been a very busy and enjoyable term of office for all Office Bearers who put their hand up to help in the smooth running of Port City Club.

Monday 2 July 2012

Port City Men's BC Weekly News Report

Port Macquarie Men's Bowling Club news report for the week ending Sunday 1st July.

Wednesday  pm :- Washed out

Sunday 1 July 2012

Port Macquarie Mixed Pairs - Final Day

 
The Port Macquarie Mixed Pairs tournament was completed this morning in chilly conditions but the rain held off for another day. With several teams completing the first 4 rounds with 4 wins the pressure was for this group to win again this morning.

After winning last year Greg Brims (skip) and Jenny Roberts took out the 2012 title again with an impressive 5 wins +93 shots. Last night's leader Debbie Amor went down the final game to finish with 4 wins.

Click here for detailed scoring for all teams.

Click here to view some photos from Westport. Photos of the winners will be posted later if available.

Thanks to Bill Hubbuck, Bowls Secretary Westport, for the scoring details.