Port City Mixed Fours

 (L-R) Hannah Clohesy, Lyn Zahra, Charlie Buchanan & Geoff Mitchell

 

The final of the Port City Mixed Fours was played last Sunday with Hannah Clohesy, Lyn Zahra, Charlie Buchanan & Geoff Mitchell (skip) taking out the title with a 21 - 17 win over Mary Bennett, Maureen Cutting, Ed Dasczyk & Chris Thornton (skip).

 

(After many protests the score has been corrected as above rather than the 21 - 1 result previously reported !)

News from Port Panthers

The news report from the Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 29th October is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Terry Merchant.

Port City WBC Weekly News

Tuesday was a lovely day for a game of bowls, with not even a breeze. It was the final of the Consistency Singles played between Judy Brady and Karen McFarlane. It was a close game but Judy got in the lead and defeated Karen. Congratulations to both of you on reaching the finals.

Port City WBC

The final of the Consistency Singles was played to-day and the winner is Judy Brady, runner-up - Karen McFarlane, Congratulations to both on reaching the final.

North Haven Women win State Senior 4's

Well done to the North Haven Senior 4's Women's team of Barbara Waddington, Daphne Shaw, Janet Ross & Joyce Mitchell - winners of the state title!

Click here for full details on the Women's Bowls NSW web site.

Club Challenge Results Updated

Results for the Club Challenge have been updated on the Bowls NSW web site - click here for web page with links to the results.

News from Kew

The news report for the Kew Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 26th October is now available.

Click here to view the report thanks to the "Driving Lead", Brian Charters.

News from Port City

The news report from the Port City Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 26th October is now available thanks to Colin Halls.

The home of the Port City Koalas

News from Port Panthers

The news report from the Port Panthers Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 26th October is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Terry Merchant.

Women's State Championships

The Women's Bowls NSW State Championships commence today, Saturday 25 Oct., at the Tuncurry Beach BC. Local players are competing from North Haven, Lake Cathie & Park Beach.

State Senior Fours - click here for the draw including Barbara Waddington, Daphne Shaw, Janet Ross & Joyce Mitchell from North Haven.

State Pairs - click here for the draw including Jenny Roberts & Judith Blackler from Lake Cathie.

State Singles - click here for the draw including Marie Owen from Park Beach.

Test your Knowledge

The last question on the test poll concerned a drive that rebounded from the face of the bank and, on returning to the green, touched the jack - was it then a toucher? The majority of answers were "no" and this is the correct answer. The bowl, unless a toucher, is dead once it rebounds from the face of the bank, and cannot be a toucher. (refer law 27.1.2). Well done to all !

If it was a toucher prior to rebounding it would still be a live bowl and would remain on the green.

The next "test your knowledge" concerns moving the mat and the jack during the game.

JACK54 now Available

Jack54 is now available from Michael Beaumont, Bowls NSW.

Click here to view.

Michael's introduction to his article follows:

News from Port City Women's BC

 

On Tuesday there were a further 2 games of Consistency Singles played and Judy Brady def Barbara Standen and Karen McFarlane def Rhonda Evans.

Revamp to Men's Grade 1 Pennant

The Bowls NSW Board have resolved that the Grade 1 Pennant Competition will be revamped over the next two years in the aim of establishing a viable and meaningful competition for all clubs across the State who aspire to play at the highest level.

 

Changes will be made in the Sydney Metropolitan zones in 2015 then the other regional zones in 2016.

 

Click here for the Bowls NSW news release.

News from Kew

The news report from the Kew Men's BC is now available for the week ending Sunday 19th October.

Click here for the report thanks to Brian Charters, the "Driving Lead".

News from Port City

The news report for the Port City Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 19th October is now available thanks to Colin Halls.

The home of the Port City Koalas

Zone 14 leads the Charge

Zone 14 has two teams progressing to the semi finals after day 1 of the 2014 NSW State Championships, at Ettalong Bowling Club  - Ron Davis & Danny Barrett (North Haven) in the State Pairs and Ken Paulsen & Bryce Stewart (Port City) in the State Senior Pairs.

Update 7:00 pm - North Haven's Ron & Danny progressed to the final but went down to the Zone 3 team from South Tamworth. In the Senior Pairs Ken and Bryce were defeated 14 - 17 by the Wagga Rules team from Zone 8 in the semi finals.

Click here for further details on the Bowls NSW web site.

 

Port City WBC Weekly News

Last Thursday the semi finals of the Minor Singles were played and Mary Bennett def Wendy Kennedy and Barbara Standen def Lorraine Cannon.

Unfortunately bad weather forced the cancellation of social bowls on Tuesday, but the championship games were played.

News from Port Panthers

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 15 October, 2014 is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Terry Merchant.

New Technical Article Available

Another great article has been posted by Paul, "The IT Guy", to help demystify computers. This one is titled "Free software" and is well worth a read - click here to view.

A general index to all articles is available on the Zone 14 web site - click here or on the link to the right under Bowls Links.

Port City WBC Minor Singles Final

Winner Mary Bennett and R/U Barbara Standen

The final of the Minor Singles was played to-day and Mary Bennett def Barbara Standen.
Congratulations to both on reaching the finals. Results of the Consistency Singles played will be given in the weekly report.

2014 NSW Club Challenge

The NSW Club Challenge is underway with local teams from Kew, Port City, Westport, South West Rocks and Kempsey Heights participating.

Local teams are involved in the Men's Gold, Men's Silver and the Men's Blue.

Click here for the NSW Bowls web page and click on the link for results.

News from Westport

The news report for the Westport Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 12th October is now available thanks to Tony Kimber.

Click here to view.

News from Port Panthers

The news report for the Port Panthers BC for the week ending Sunday 12th October is now available thanks to Terry Merchant.

Click here to view the report.

News from Kew

The news report from the Kew Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 12th October is now available thanks to Brian Charters, "The Driving Lead".

Click here for the news report.

News from Port City

The news report from the Port City Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 12th October is now available thanks to Colin Halls.

Bowl Your Way to Hawaii

Entries are still open for the Aloha Barefoot Bowls competition and the chance to have some fun & a chance for a big trip to Hawaii.  Open to Mixed, Men's or Women's pairs with a team consisting of a non-bowler and a bowler - see the web site for details.

You can enter online with entries closing on Thursday 16th October for play at Port City on Sunday 19th October.

Click here for the Aloha Bowls web site for full details.

Info Tech Articles

Paul Webster "the IT guy" is writing a series of articles to help demystify computers and help with your understanding of their use in an everyday easy to read format. 

"The InfoTech section of the Zone 14 web site will focus on ways we can all work a little smarter rather than harder to get the same job done."

Click here for Paul's latest article on Windows 8 Issues or click here for the general index of all the Info Tech articles on the Zone 14 web site. A link is also provided on the right to "Info Tech Articles".

Port City Mixed Triples

The annual members only 2 bowl mixed triples tournament was held today at Port City under ideal weather condition and a great turnout of members.

Click here for additional photos from today's play and click here for additional details on the day on the Port City Bowls web site.

Holding Shot

The first edition of Bowls Australia's new monthly e-newsletter, Holding Shot, is now available. You can subscribe if you would like a regular email, or we will be posting this on "Latest Bowls News" for your information.

Click here for the web version of "Holding Shot" from Bowls Australia.

Port City WBC Weekly News

Luckily the weather held out for us on Tuesday as we had more Minor Singles Championships being played as well as the first round of the Consistency Singles.

Results of the Minor Singles played Thursday: - Lorraine Cannon def Wendy Elliott, Mary Bennett def Eleanore Russell, further results - Wendy Kennedy def Barbara Owens and Barbara Standen def Lynne Robertson, Mary Bennett def Denise Franklin. Weather permitting the final will be played on Tuesday 14^th October.

Test your Knowledge

The previous poll asked "Can you give the mat away in the first end if you win the toss?" Well done! - the majority of answers (88%) were correct with a "yes" vote (refer law 18.2 Tossing for opening play.)

See the new question on the right regarding a drive rebounding from the face of the bank. Before rebounding it misses all bowls and the jack. (sorry I couldn't add this note with limited space in the question.)

News from Port Panthers

News report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 8th October.

Click here for the report thanks to Terry Merchant.

Port City WBC October Newsletter

The final of the Minor Pairs between Barbara Owens & Mary Bennett V Lyn Zahra & Pam Smith. It was a very close game until Barbara & Mary went ahead in the last couple of ends. Congratulations to Barbara and Mary on their win and to Lyn and Pam on making it to the finals.

Gold Medal Mixed Pairs - Final Day

The weather held for the final 2 games in the Gold Medal Mixed Pairs at Westport today. 1st place winners were Peter Taylor and Pat Light with an impressive 5 wins +45.

Click here for complete scoring for all teams thanks to Bill Hubbuck & Peter Stockham, Westport.
Click here for a few more photos from today's play.

Senior State Sides Championships

The Senior State Sides Championships will be held at the Tweed Heads BC from Tuesday 7th - Friday 10th October. Local players for NSW include Carol White and Ken Paulsen from Port City.

Click here for details of all teams and click here for the round 1 draw. Thanks to the Tweed Head BC for their usual excellent coverage of major events at their club. 
Update 7 Oct. - click on the link above for the round 1 draw for results.

Update 9 Oct. - click here for an update from Bowls NSW.

Update 10 Oct. - NSW Senior Blues win 3 in a row! - click here for the Bowls NSW article.

Gold Medal Mixed Pairs at Westport

The Westport Gold Medal Mixed Pairs commenced today with the first 3 games played under ideal conditions and free running greens. Peter Thompson leads with 3 wins +28. Two games will be played tomorrow, Tuesday, to decide the winners.

Click here for scoring of all teams thanks to Bill Hubbuck and Peter Stockham, Westport.

News from Westport

The news report from the Westport Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 5th October is now available thanks to Tony Kimber.

News from Kew

The news report from the Kew Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 5th October is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Brian Charters - "The Driving Lead".

News from Port City

News report from the Port City Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 5th October thanks to Colin Halls.

The home of the Port City Koalas

Westport Gold Medal Men's Pairs

The final results are available for the JAX TYRES Gold Medal Men's Pairs with Bryce Stewart & Craig Ainsworth taking out the top spot with an impressive 5 wins +73 shots.

Click here for full details thanks to Bill Hubbuck, Westport.

Tournament play continues tomorrow, Monday, with the Gold Medal Mixed Pairs at Westport.

News from Port Panthers

News report from the Port Panthers Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 5th October thanks to Terry Merchant.

Click here to view.

Gold Medal Men's Pairs

The JAX Tyres Gold Medal Men's Pairs commenced today at Westport under blue skies and some bright pink on the greens. With 3 games today & 2 on Sunday (15 ends) the winning teams will share in $7,500 prize with the overall winners taking home $2,000 plus the trophy.

Click here for a few additional photos from today's play.

Results will be posted later when available.

Men's State Championships

Bowls NSW has announced that Ettalong Memorial will host the 2014 and 2015 NSW State Championships Finals from Saturday 18th - Saturday 25th October.

Our Zone 14 is represented by teams from Urunga, North Haven, Park Beach & Kempsey Heights.

Click here for full details from the Bowls NSW web site.

Port City WBC Weekly News

It was a lovely day for bowls on Tuesday and we had 32 social bowlers and also 16 playing the first round of the Minor Singles.

One Step Closer

Thanks to the Port Macquarie Independent newspaper for the above photo and article covering the upcoming formation of the Hibbard Sports Club.

"PANTHERS Port Macquarie Sports Club in Boundary Road will soon be locally owned.  In another example of what people power can achieve, hundreds of members unanimously voted to buy the club from the Panthers group of clubs at an extraordinary general meeting on Tuesday afternoon."

Click here for the newspaper's web site with the full article.

News from Port Panthers

News report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 1st October.

Click here to view.