News from Port City - MBC

The news report from the Port City Men's Bowling Club for the week ending Sunday 30th April, 2017 is now available.

View the report below with thanks to Colin Halls.

 FROM:   Port Macquarie City Men’s Bowling Club

DATE:    Week ending  Sunday 30th April 2017

 

The home of the Port City Koalas

Dress code for social bowls is club uniform/creams or clean smart casual, with collared shirt and neat shorts/slacks. No tank tops or singlets

Bowls  Facebook page – have your say!

 A Reminder that Port City greens and spectator areas are smoke free.

New Port City bowls cloths and caps are here. Please see Phil to purchase.

Club Championships.

The triples final is between D. Barrett and P. Baker. This will be played on Sunday 7^th May at 1pm. Should be a great match.

Major pairs. Semi finals played today, C. Murray def R. Trow 28-8 and D. Barrett def B. Anderson 25- 14

Pennants:

Grade 1, round 8, in a “must win” game against Westport won 10-0 (70-43) and now lead narrowly over Westport and Kew. Next week May 6, they play North Haven, away, and the following week it’s SWR at home.

In the other grades all games were decided by 1 point.

Grade 2, finals week 2,  def Wau 8-2 (64-63). They lead their section and next week play Sawtell at SWR.

Grade 4, finals week 2, Lost to Cr. Head 2-8 (53-54). Next week play Park Beach at SWR.

Grade 5 , finals week 2, Lost to Cex 2-8 ( 59-60) . Next week play Bowraville at Krsl.

In the 2017 senior interzone championships to be played at Sylvania Bowling Club May 16-18, congratulations to Ian Binder, Bruce Anderson, Ken Paulsen and Bryce Stewart who have been selected in the zone 14 side.

2 bowl handicap triples, May 9 – 11. A total of $8000 in prize money. A total of 8 games with lunch included on Wednesday and Thursday. There is still time to enter your team

 The new bowls kiosk is coming along nicely with the installation of the counter and display cabinets, as well as the TV monitors. A new extended notice board will be installed soon.

Bowls is back on free to air TV, starting on Sunday 14^th May at 3pm 0n SBS.

  

The PCMBC bowls calendar for April/May is on the board. The full 2017 calendar is on our bowls web site under “Calendar 17”.

Port City travelling bowlers Sunday June 4^th is a fund raising bowls day in support of Marine Rescue NSW & Sailability. Cost is $15 and includes breakfast and lunch. Come along and support this great cause.

Don’t forget the men’s meat raffle every Friday, tickets available from 5pm with the draw at 7pm.  Ask for our special deals when buying tickets. Meat trays are proudly supplied by Wiggly Tail Butchery.

Remember to check out “latest bowls news” blog for news and happenings at clubs around our district, thanks to Brian Smith. Also bowls tab on the Port City web site

Free coaching is available on Saturday and Sunday mornings ( bowls provided). Contact the bowls office for details

Social Bowls: Please note we would encourage social bowlers be back in the club by 4pm to allow for a timely presentation and raffles. No dead ends.  Thank you for your co operation.

Wednesday: Winners ($15)  R. Apps – J. Bultitude. Runners up ($10) B. Heseltine – A. Baker. Lucky losers ($7) J. Gibson – M. Wallis – G. Hargraves.

Jeff Browne entered the history books when he won the first $1000 jackpot

Thursday: Winners ($15) W. Kempster – A. Fakes Runners up ($10) R. Carkeek – T. Hill. Lucky losers ($7) P. Harper – J. Sharp.

The $550 jackpot was not won by I. Lennox.

       

Friday: For the last Friday of the month we welcome on board Miedecke Motor Group –KIA.  Who have sponsored a $50 voucher to spend at the club. This month’s winner was Don Roberts. Runners up ($10) B. Anderson – K. Paulsen. Lucky losers ($7) T. Kelly – B. Crewe.

B. Anderson missed the $1000 jackpot.

There are no Saturday afternoon social bowls during the pennant season.

Sunday: “The Stockland Triples Tournament”

Today was sponsored by Stockland retirement living who provided $500 prize money.

1^st F. Martin, 2^nd B. Smith, 3^rd G. McKay, 4^th R. Davies, 5^th T. Murray.

Lucky envelopes to – R. Evans, L. Scholz, S. Devine, J. O’ Brien, F. Schollum.

Raffle winners G. McKay, D. Amor, Z. Cook

Sponsors. Thank you to our  sponsors, last week  Thai Massage, this week Miedecke Motors KIA.

Cheers , Colin Hal