Corporate Bowls Update

Corporate Bowls update 30th October.  Click here for the scoring results.

Thanks to Garry Lawer, Bowls Organiser, for these results.

Port City WBC Weekly News

 

President Barbara welcomed Chairman of the Board, Reg Lucas, who addressed the ladies and gave a brief summary of relevant issues discussed at the Board Meeting held recently.

Port City Consistency Singles Final

(L-R) Hazel Durrant & Karen McFarlane

The final of the Port City Women's BC consistency singles was played today with Hazel Durrant taking out the title in a close game with Karen McFarlane the runner-up.

Thanks to Barbara Owens, Publicity Officer, for this report and photo.

Port City Men's BC Weekly News Report

Port City Men's Bowling Club news report for the week ending Sunday 27th October.

Wednesday pm :- $15:- Alf Wellings , Julian Duczynski & John Reilly. $10:- Olly Cook ,Karl Woischwill & Geoff Barney. $7:- Ted Langdon , Len Grambau & Jim O’Brien.

Minor Singles Champion of Club Champions

The LNC Men's District Champion of Club Champions was played this weekend at Westport under ideal conditions. 

Semi Final

Jack Lewis, Wauchope 31 def Kevin Buckley, North Haven 25

Ed Dasczyk, Port City 31 def  Allan Robinson, SWR 24

Final

Jack Lewis 31 Wauchope def Ed Dasczyk, Port City 23

Click here, then on the "chart" tab, for full details of all rounds.

Many thanks to Peter Stockham, Westport, for this report.

Bowls NSW Magazine

Bowls NSW had previously advised that their magazine would no longer be posted to individual members and a new format would be available. 

The "new" magazine will now be available at the club or you can view online.

Click here to view the online September / October issue.

Port City WBC Weekly News

The third round of the Consistency Singles was played today and the results are as follows – Karen McFarlane def Debbie Amor, Beth Schubert def Eleanore Russell, Grace Greenaway def Ella Wright, Hazel Durrant def Judy Scholz. The next round will be played on Thursday 24^th October.

Port City Men's BC Weekly News Report

Port City Men's Bowling Club news report for the week ending Sunday 20th October. 

Wednesday pm :- $15:- R Bradbury & G Worley. $10:- E Dasczyk & F Mulligan. $7:- B Smith, B Sharman & B Kemp.

Country vs. City Sides

Peter Taylor - Kempsey Heights

Local player, Peter Taylor from Kempsey Heights, has been selected to play in the State Country vs. City match at the Cabramatta Bowling Club & Recreation Club from Sat. 9th - Sun. 10th November.

Click here for full details of the sides

Mixed Pairs Final

Bryce & Lyn Stewart 

The final of the Port City Mixed Pairs was played today with Lyn & Bryce Stewart taking out the title with a 22 - 15 win over Elaine Eames & Dean Jenner.

State Championships - Singles Update

Singles commenced today in both the men's & women's state championships with results as follows:

Men's Singles: Peter Taylor (Kempsey Heights) won his first round match this morning but went down in the quarter finals 28 - 31 to Ben Twist (St Johns Park) . Click here for details.

Men's Senior Singles: Bill Webber (Westport) lost his match this morning 29 - 31 to Colin Hayward (Parkes).  Click here for details.

Women's Singles: Carol White (Port City) lost her match this morning 23 - 25 to Natasha Van Eldik  (Raymond Terrace).  Click here for the link to the results on the RNSWWBA  site.

Mixed Pairs Final

 

The Port City Mixed Pairs final will be played this Saturday morning the19th Oct starting at 9:00am with Elaine Eames & Dean Jenner vs. Lyn & Bryce Stewart.

It should be a very competitive match, come out and cheer them on.

Port City WBC Weekly News

Port City Women's Bowling Club news report for the week ending Tuesday 15th October.

Tuesday 15^th October saw the start of the Consistency Singles. Results as follows – Fay Martin d Jenny Wallis, Adriana Cutler d Daphne Sumsky, Karen McFarlane d Pat Morrison (WOF), Debbie Amor d Betty Hodgson, Beth Schubert d Wendy Kennedy, Margaret Doyle d June Edward, Eleanore Russell d Margaret Edwards, Eveline Ramsay d Judy Brady (WOF), Lorraine Cannon d Noelene Williams, Ella Wright d Margaret Walsh (WOF), Grace Greenaway d Pat Murphy, Jenny Devitt d Ros Stone, Beth Hicks d Jan Gauld, Hazel Durrant d Barbara Owens, Judy Scholz d Rosemary Roach.

Jack38 now Available

Jack38 is now available from the NSW Development Team - click here to view

Men's & Women's State Championship Finals

 Some good news and some bad from the State Championship finals today.

First the good news, the boys from Kempsey Heights won both their games today in the state triples and are through to the semi finals tomorrow. Click here for the details.

The not so good news is that the Port City girls, Jennifer Munson & Pat Light won their first game today but lost in the 2nd round of the pairs. Click here for details.

Mixed Fours Final

 Elaine Eames, Jenny Wallis, Martin Wallis and Dean Jennings.

The final of the mixed fours was played on Sunday the 13th Oct at Port City. Dean Jennings and team took out the title with Graeme Light's team runners-up.

Port City Men's BC Weekly News Report

Port City Men's Bowling Club news letter for the week ending Sunday 13 October.

Wednesday pm :- $15:- G Lees & C Thornton. $10:- R Begg, G McFarlane & P Sheridan. $7:- B Duncombe & M Rand

Port City Women's Minor Singles Final

(L-R) Eleanor Russell & Lorraine Cannon

The final of the Port City Women's Minor Singles has been decided with Lorraine Cannon the winner and Eleanor Russell runner-up.  It was a close well played game with Lorraine breaking away in the last few ends to win 25 - 18.

Well done to both ladies for reaching the final.

Thanks to Barbara Owens, Publicity Officer, for this report and photo. 

State Championships

The Women's & Men's State Championships commenced today with some initial results as follows: 

Spreading the Good Word

Organised by Neville Schwartz and ably assisted by Robyn Biddle lawn bowls was promoted at Port Central today. 

I'm told that Bruce heard something was "free" and dropped by to check it out!

Smoke-Free Greens

Many thanks to all bowlers who participated in the poll as shown on the right regarding "smoke-free" greens. Although the sample size was small the vote for smoke-free greens was overwhelming with 80% "for" the motion.

If you have a strong opinion on this matter let your club know - change will only come about if members force the issue. 

Click here for the link to the Bowls NSW news release and policy on this issue.

NSW Men's State Championships

Peter Taylor - Kempsey Heights

The Bowls NSW State Championships will be played at the East Maitland BC from Saturday 12th - Saturday 19 October. Teams representing our Zone 14 are as follows:

Women's State Championships

Carol White - Port City

The NSW Women's Bowling Assoc. State Championships will be held at Tuncurry BC from Saturday 12 - Saturday 19 October.

Port City WBC Weekly News

On Tuesday 8^th October there was Social Bowls played, as well as two rounds of the Minor Singles.  Eleanore Russell in defeating  Robin Kean has advanced to the Semi Finals and will play against Barbara Owens on Thursday 10^th October. Lorraine Cannon d June Edward to advance to the Finals to be played on Saturday 12^th October.

Gold Medal Mixed Pairs Final Results

The Westport Gold Medal Mixed Pairs were completed today with Port City's Jennifer Munson & Geoff Worley taking out the 1st place with 4 wins +56 shots. 

Second place went to Joyce Ebbeck & Kevin Wholohan (Westport) with 4 wins + 49 shots and third to Lorraine & Robert Austin (Taree Leagues) on 4 wins + 38 shots.

Click here , and scroll down to page 3,  for the final results for all teams. 

Thanks to Peter Stockham, Westport, for today's results.

Port City Men's BC Weekly News Report

Port City Men's Bowling Club news report for the week ending Sunday 6th October. 

Wednesday pm :-$15:- C Julian, M McCrow & R Apps. $10:- G Haldane, I Handley & B Crutcher. $7:- O Cook & K Woischwill

Gold Medal Mixed Pairs

Play commenced today in the Gold Medal Mixed Pairs at Westport. In addition to the opposing team the players had to contend with some gusty strong winds. 

Additional photos are available - click here to view. 

Scoring after today's play is available - click here to view, then click on sheet 1 at the bottom of the spreadsheet. (revised score sheet added to posting Tues 8 Oct)

Many thanks to Peter Stockham, Westport, for the scoring details.

Gold Medal Men's Pairs Final Results

Alex Lee in action

The Gold Medal Men's Pairs tournament was completed yesterday at Westport. Alex Lee & Matt Sargeant took out the winning trophy with an impressive 5 wins and a margin of 74 shots.

Second place went to Col Baldwin & Alan Wares on 4 wins +49 shots.

Click here, then on the Sheet 1 tab at the bottom, for detailed results for all teams. Thanks to Gordon Campbell for the above photo from his Facebook posting.

Thanks to Peter Stockham, Westport, for the scoring details.

Bowls News Updates

Due to technical problems (yes that means trouble with computers!) we are unable to post the results of the Gold Medal Men's Pairs from Westport and the usual weekly news report from Port City.
 
We'll see how we go tomorrow.
 
Cheers, Smitty

Gold Medal Men's Pairs

The Gold Medal Men's Pairs commenced today at Westport under ideal spring weather conditions. Sponsored by Jax Tyres this tournament has $7,500 prize money. With 3 games today (Saturday) and 2 games on Sunday this tournament has proven popular with local and visiting players.
 
Results will be posted as available.
 
Click here for additional photos from today's play.

BA Announces New Premier League

"The Australian Premier League competition, which aims to emulate the success of cricket’s T20 Big Bash League by modernising the game to broaden its appeal, is set to be staged from November 19 to 22, under lights at Brisbane’s premier bowls facility, Club Pine Rivers.

In a first for the sport nationally, the competition will also be broadcast live on Fox Sports and SKY NZ from 5pm-9.30pm during the four days of competition, providing unprecedented exposure."

Click here for the full news release from Bowls Australia

Despite predictions of a very hot day for today’s bowls, the strong breeze managed to keep the temperatures down for the first round of the Minor Singles. Results as follows: – Lynne Robertson d Jan Opitz, Robin Kean d Brenda Burge, Eleanore Russell d Jenny Devitt, Kerry Bolsover WOF, Barbara Owens d Daphne Sumsky, Wendy Kennedy d Wendy Elliott, June Edward d Joy Barry, Margaret Edwards WOF, Lorraine Cannon d Roslyn Stone

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS

To Barbara Owens and Eleanore Russell on winning the Minor Pairs. Congratulations also to Jenny Devitt and Roslyn Stone on being Runners-up. These ladies have not been playing very long and I expect we will hear a lot more about them in the future.