Bowls
Macksville Women
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Thelma Scott reports – we had a social fours game with Barbara McBride as swinging lead and she and Joan Hosking, Louise Scharma and Janet Poletti defeated Barbara McBride, Ruth Flarrety, Karen Liddell and Gail Griffiths. There will be no social bowls next Wednesday owing to the fact that majority of our players will be going to Park Beach for the Westpac Helicopter Letter Charity Day as it will be the very last Mid North Coast Helicopter Charity Day being held.
Macksville Men
Doug Smith reports – there was no jackpot bowls on Thursday but on Saturday and Sunday there was some bowls played between showers. Karen and Brent Liddell defeated Donna and John Steel in a game of the Mixed Pairs Championship. And, there was a lot of action in the Handicapper Singles: Monty def Bernie Unterrheiner 200/174, Dale Down def Alan Everson 200/171, Robbo def Adam Laird 200/169, Donna Steel def Keith Hickey 200/179, Wayne Ross def Steve lavender 200/191, Cliff Yager def Robyn 200/165, Gary Clarke def Judy Walker 200/197, and Brian Nunn def Bill Witt 200/144.
Over the past two weekends seven of our rookie bowlers have been playing in the Zone 14 State eliminations. Even though no one made it through to the State Final they acquitted themselves well and most can play in the same competition again next year.
Nambucca Heads Men
Fred Pope reports – last Wednesday’s Club Selected Triples attracted a field of 24 bowlers. The $15 winners were Ray Long, Mike Edwards and Fred Pope. Second place $10 winners were Warwick Lean, Wayne Bolton and Mick Boyle. Third prize $5 winners were Terry Snowden, Peter Wallis and John Richardson. Lucky losers $5 prize went to Bob Morrison, Mark Blackford and Danny Curran. The jackpot was not won.
Friday’s Nominated Men’s Triples was washed out.
Major/Minor Club Championship Pairs. Quarter-final results – T Urquhart/K Summerville (40) defeated F Pope/D Jones (6); R Riddell/C Evans (31) defeated O Smith/T Steele (11); M Bettanin/C Smith (18) defeated R Manser/A Cedelland (17); G Lawrence/C Brownlie (17) defeated D Cedelland/J Hogarth (15).
Semi-finals – T Urquhart (15) defeated R Riddell (14). M Bettanin (23) defeated G Lawrence (18).
Final will be played on Saturday.
Scotts Head Men
Gary Bishop reports – last weekend two teams went to Kempsey Heights for the Rookies Pairs – Paul Martin teaming up with Ben Kenay and Wayne Harris leading for Tony Henshaw. Both teams were in separate sections of three and, in both cases, the sectional result was the same – each team in the section won one game each. A countback on for/against margins saw Paul and Ben bow out by a single point and Wayne and Tony drawing with Woolgoolga at +3 points nett margin. A further countback on ends revealed that Woolgoolga scored 12 ends in their two games while Wayne and Tony won 11 ends in theirs. It can't get much closer. Well done to our rookies.
Rink winners for Wednesday October 10 were R Shorter, G Bishop and J Hewson.
Urunga Women
Pat Chapman reports – last week the annual Mid North Coast District Under 5s event was played at C.ex Coffs Harbour with 20 bowlers – every club in the district was represented. Since this fixture's inauguration in 2010 Urunga bowlers have won the event three times - Shirley Willis 2014, Janine Brown 2015, and Helen Hoffman 2017. Now it's congratulations from all her bowling friends to Ros Hancock who has kept the tradition alive by winning in 2018.
The Urunga club was represented by seven bowlers, all of whom performed well and were a credit to their club. Ros Hancock who has been playing for only the last couple of years survived five matches to advance to a tough final match against Pam Hughes of C.ex who had the advantage of her home green.
Trailing in the mid parts of the game but, quiet achiever that she is, Ros played inspired bowls and picked up her score to level it going into the last end at 23-all when she brilliantly placed two bowls on the jack. Pam tried unsuccessfully to dislodge the bowls and Ros emerged the winner 25 to 23.
Golf
Mid North Coast Veterans
Colin Cutt reports – on Tuesday, October 9, 66 golfers competed at Bellingen Golf Course in a two person ambrose. Winners John Fortescue and Ross Donnelly with 60.5. Runners-up John Nichols and Wendy Johnstone with 61.5. NTPs: 3rd hole John Fortescue, 12th hole Ross Donnelly. Ball run to 66.75 c/b.
Also, on Tuesday, October 9, 15 golfers competed at Woolgoolga Golf Course in a single stableford. Winner Steve McNeil with 38pts. Runner-up Bruce Connell 37pts. NTP winners Steve McNeil and Rod Eves. Ball run to 33pts.
Nambucca Heads Women
Jen Forne reports – Wednesday’s single stableford had 33 starters with scores sending handicaps tumbling. A Grade winner was Jennifer Thorne with 38 points, runner-up Dorothy Bunyan on 37. B Grade winner Jan Harris had 35 points with runner-up Kerry Shearer on 34. Nearest the pins on 5th A Grade Linne Street, B Grade Ann Antcliff and C Grade Kerry Shearer. The pizza on the 13th was won by Jan Harris and the pro pin 18th won by Narelle Delaney.
Competition was tight with 31 points needed to win in the ball run. Course might be a bit soggy for our Championships this week but the rain was welcome.
Bridge
Nambucca Valley
Noel Howard reports - Monday October 8, 30 players. N/S: Chris and Judy Holliday 67.60%, Mike and Linda Siford 62.68%, Helen Rowsell and Marie Dalton 51.56%. E/W: Stephen and Amber Fox 55.67$, Maureen Cowan and Colin Denney 53.57%, Lynne and John Slade 51.51%.
Tuesday October 9, 24 players. N/S: Stephen and Amber Fox 61.92%, Rob Marshall and Caitlin Holman 52.67%, John and Lynne Slade 52.00%. E/W: Smyth and Peter Whyte 53.50%, Richard Levy and Margaret Sullivan 51.42%, Jane and Greg Wood 50.87%.
Thursday October 11, 40 players. N/S: Richard Levy and Gillian Buganey 60.88%, Veronica Buchanan and Barbara Box 59.72%, Stephen and Amber Fox 59.72%. E/W: Pete Rundle and Colin Denney 59.03%, Jennifer and Stuart Thorne 56.25%, Maureen Cowan and Gayle Keenan 54.63%.
Saturday October 13, 32 players. N/S: John and Cherylene Stimpson 65.18%, Gayle Keenan and Gillian Buganey 62.20%, Stephen Fox and Richard Levy 52.98%. E/W: Gus and Astrid Gorissen 58.04%, Ali and Neil Tupper 56.25%, Carol McKee and Amber Fox 53.87%.
