News from Hibbard

The news report for the Port Panthers Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 30th November is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Terry Merchant. 

News from Port City

The news report from the Port City Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 30th November is now available thanks to Colin Halls. 

The home of the Port City Koalas

Bowlos - a Changing Scene

An interesting article was published in The Sun-Herald recently coving the changing scene of bowls in many metropolitan clubs. While clubs are seeing a reduction in the structured, organised bowls the interest in social and barefoot bowls has been growing.

Click here for the article from the Sydney Morning Herald web site.

News from Westport

The news report for the Westport Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 23rd November is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Tony Kimber.

Port City WBC Weekly News

On Tuesday Port City hosted 22 teams of eager bowlers competing in the yearly Encouragement Day. There were 5 Teams from Forster also teams from Kempsey Heights, Coffs Ex Services, North Haven, Wingham, Tuncurry Beach, Lake Cathie, Harrington, Kew, Comboyne, Taree Railway, Westport and Port City.

Beer Ban at Bowls

I came across an article that I thought may of interest with topics ranging from a ban that may be challenged, the recent Premier League finals and how colour has gone wild in bowls.

Click here for the  article in Lismore's The Northern Star newspaper.

Open for Business

 (L-R)) Bill Wheeler, Karen Binstadt, Teresa Carney, Lee-Anne Pitman and Terry Merchant.

The front page report in today's Port Macquarie News advises that the Panthers Sports Club will officially be handed over to members today and now called the Hibbard Sports Club.

Click here for the detailed report on the Port Macquarie News web site.

Port City WBC Encouragement Day

Winners of Port City Encouragement Day - Tuncurry Beach

Pam Gilkinson,Pat Hanlon, Trish Wilson, Liz Gray with John Oxley Motors Sponsor Heather Smith.

Then we had a dilemma by the way of 2 Teams had equal wins, equal ends. So Second place went to Forster and Kempsey Heights

The team from Kempsey - Sue Wade, Joy Vibert, Eileen Swain,Daphne Heuston, (Heather Smith - John Oxley Motors) Forster - Anne Taylor, Debbie Carey, Corrie Brook, Yvonne Hughes

What a great day was held at Port City to-day 22 Teams playing. All the bowlers who played had been bowling for less than 6 years. The rain tried to spoil it but to no avail. This is an annual event and entries fill up quickly. Our thanks go to John Oxley Motors who sponsored this event.

Youngsters take to the Green

(L-R) Ian Binder & Peter Gunn

 

The final of the men's Reg Lucas over 70's Shield was played at Port City on the weekend. Ian Binder took out the title 21 - 18 over Peter Gunn in a great exhibition of draw bowls.

News from Kew

The news report from the Kew Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 23rd November is now available thanks to Brian Charters, the driving lead.

Click here to view.

News from Port City

The news report for the Port City Men's BC is now available for the week ending Sunday 23rd November.

Thanks to Colin Halls for this report.

Test Your Knowledge

The last question concerned the third moving the jack when measuring - who moves it back to the original position? The choices were:

- the third who was measuring / the opposition / the umpire

Well done to 61% of those who voted with the correct answer "the opposition" !

Law 33.4.1 states that - "an opponent should put it back to its former position".

Port City WBC Weekly News

On Tuesday it was our Gala Day and President Barbara welcomed District President Diana and Secretary Carole. We also had visitors from Westport, Lake Cathie, Port Panthers, Wauchope, Comboyne and Kew.

News from Port Panthers

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 19th November is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Terry Merchant.

Club Challenge State Finals

The finals of the Club Challenge will be played at the Warilla BC from Saturday 6th - Sunday 7th December. Teams from our general area in the semi finals include:

Men's Gold: Port City vs. Terrigal

Men's Silver: West Coffs vs. Kurri Kurri

 

Men's Blue: Macksville vs. Diggers

Mixed Gold: Taree Leagues vs. Valentine

 

Click here for the full draw of all divisions on the Bowls NSW website.

New Bowls Formats

Fast-paced sporting matches are growing in popularity with bowls taking up the challenge with the new Jack Attack and the new look premier league.

Click here for the Bowls Australia news report

Tech Article - Pennant Reporting

"ITguy" Paul Webster has published a his second article on the proposed Pennant reporting system for the 2015 Zone 14 Pennants.

Click here for the latest article "2015 Pennant Proposal" on the Zone 14 web site.
 
I'm sure Paul would like to hear from your with any comments or suggestions - you can leave a comment on this posting (use the link below) or email Paul on: itguyZone14@gmail.com

News from Port Panthers

The news report for the Port Panthers Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 16th November is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Terry Merchant.

News from Westport

The news report from the Westport Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 16th November is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Tony Kimber.

News from Kew

The news report from the Kew Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 16th November is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to the driving lead, Brian Charters.

News from Port City

The news report for the Port City Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 16th November is now available.

Thanks to Colin Halls for this report.

Holding Shot

Click here for the November edition of "Holding Shot" published by Bowls Australia.

Well Done to Greg & John in the State Finals

(L-R) Greg Brims & John Hrabak

 

Greg Brims & John Hrabak (Port City) represented Zone 14 in the State Finals of the Champion of Club Champions Pairs. Well done to the boys with their win in the first round then the quarter finals to progress to the semi finals! They held their own but went down to Ray Pearse & Carl Healey (Cabramatta), Zone 12 with a  16 - 23 scoreline in the semi finals.

Port City WBC Weekly News

President Barbara welcomed visitor Judy Legras to our ladies day of bowls, and Margaret Dornan who has been away for some time. After all the summery weather it was quite cool. At 11.00 am we observed two minutes silence for Remembrance Day.

State Champion of Club Champions

The NSW Men's State Champion of Club Champions commences next week at the Nowra Bowling Club. In the singles Darren White (Lake Cathie) represents Zone 14 and the pairs will see John Hrabak & Greg Brims (Port City) representing our Zone 14.

Click here for the draw for the singles to be played from Tuesday 11th - Wednesday 12th November. (Update Tues 11th - unfortunately Darren went down to Brett White (Zone 8) 14 - 31)

Click here for the draw & results for the pairs to be played from Thursday 13th - Friday 14th November. (update Thurs 13th - John and Greg took out the quarter final defeating the Zone 3 team from Inverell East 23 - 15. They now play in the semi final Friday am against a strong team from Cabramatta - click on the link above for results.)

14/11 - click here for a good article on the semi finals.

JACK55

Click here for the latest edition of JACK from Bowls NSW. Well done again to Michael Beaumont - always a good read with some constructive suggestions!

News from Westport

The news report for the Westport Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 9th November is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Tony Kimber.

News from Kew

The news report from the Kew Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 9th November is now available.

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

News from Port City

The news report for the Port City Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 9th November is now available thanks to Colin Halls.

The home of the Port City Koalas

Club Challenge Play at Port City

Ken Paulsen in the singles match

 

A NSW Club Challenge match between Port City & South West Rocks was played at Port City today. It's a great format with singles, pairs & fours with the side winning the greatest number of matches awarded 2 points.

 

Additional photos are available in the bowls photo album - click here to view.

 

Click here for the Bowls NSW web site with links to the results and details of the sectional playoffs.

Pennant - a Need for Change

IT Guy, Paul Webster, has written a new tech article regarding the reporting structure for men's pennant in our Zone. The first of two articles on this subject, Paul will detail his suggestions for change in a future article.

Click here for the Zone 14 web site and "Pennant - a need for a change".

Bowls & Accessories for Sale

The listing of bowls and accessories for sale has been updated thanks to Garry Lawer, Port City.

Click here to view.

Test Your Knowledge

The last question concerned the action to be taken if it was discovered, after the first bowl had been delivered, that the jack and the mat were both on the wrong line.

Well done to the majority who indicated that the mat only should be moved to the correct line. Law 19.2 indicated that after the start of play, if the mat is off the centre line, it should be moved to that line.

Law 22.7 prevents you from moving the jack - "After the first player to play has delivered the first bowl no-one has the right to challenge the legality of the original position of the jack".

News from Port Panthers

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC is now available for the week ending Wednesday 5th November.

Click here for the report with thanks to Terry Merchant.

Westport Primary on the Greens

Last week Port City BC welcomed students from the Westport Public School for some time on the greens. The following is a report from Craig Ainsworth, teacher.

"These are some photos taken of Westport Public School students playing bowls during their weekly bowls time on Thursday between 1:00pm and 1:40pm.

They are having a great time and learning new skills. They are very appreciative of the opportunity provided by the club in letting them play."

Port City WBC November Newsletter

 

Winner of Minor Singles 2014 - Mary Bennett and Runner up Barbara Standen 

Consistency Singles Winner Judy Brady and Runner up Karen McFarlane

Zone 14 Minor Singles

(L-R) Don Allen (North Haven) & Darren White (Lake Cathie)

 

The Zone 14 Minor Singles Champion of Club Champions competition was played at Westport this weekend with the champions from 16 clubs competing.

 

Darren White, Lake Cathie took out the title defeating Don Allen, North Haven 31 - 15. Semi-final scores were as follows:

 

Darren White def. Ross Bate (Kew) 31 - 12

Ross Allen def. Tom Blow (Park Beach) 31 - 28

 

Many thanks to Tony Kimber, Westport, for this report and the photo.

News from Kew

The news report for the Kew Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 2nd November is now available.

Click here for 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 2 November 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 is now available for the week ending Sunday 2nd November.

Click here to view the report thanks to Terry Merchant.

Port City Mixed Pairs

Bryce & Lynne Stewart

 

The final of the Port City Mixed Pairs was played on Saturday 1st November with Bryce and Lynne Stewart defeating Garry Williams and Shirley Devine 24 - 22.

 

Thanks to Anne Connell for the photo and report.



2015 Conditions of Play

Bowls NSW has released the Men's 2015 Conditions of Play with several changes for Association games including Pennants.

These changes include substitutes and replacement players, points for pennant matches, delayed pennant games and practice conditions.

Click here for the full article from Bowls NSW and also note the link to the new conditions.