Swan Hill
This Friday play is back to the first Friday of the month, which is the monthly Mini Tournament afternoon.
You have until 1pm to enter your team of triples or make a single entry to go into the draw.
Make sure you don’t miss the deadline and risk being left out.
Ring Bill King, 0428 324 083, or Graeme Clark, 0417 409 703 to lodge an entry.
Alternatively, ring the club on 5032 1772 or enter on the sheet at the clubhouse.
There is good prizemoney for first, second and third, entry fee $10 per player.
For any-combination triples, play starts at 2pm.
The jackpot sits at $180 and good entries will ensure that it will reach $200-plus, meaning that if it doesn’t go off, there will be a rolling draw for $100.
All who play bowls are in with a chance.
Happy-hour drinks, light snacks and Mick’s raffles guarantee a happy social time after the game, for all who attend. All are welcome.
Pennant play is only a few weeks away, so any-competition games are a good opportunity to gain some practice.
Bill King is taking entries for the any-combination triples, Swan Hill Bowls Club Bowling Arm Classic, to be held Sunday, September 29 from noon.
This is an honour-board event with excellent prizemoney. We would like to see as many armed bowlers, playing in this specialist event as possible.
Racecourse
JACKPOT bowls played on Wednesday, August 28, was won by Trevor Wiseman, Dawne Holland (Murray Downs) and Kevin Saville with two wins and +15 shots.
Runners-up, with one win and +11 shots, were Graeme Bennett, Faye Devereux and Phil Parry.
Jackpot bowls on September 4 was won by David Jonkers, Helen Frame and Max Renney with two wins and +12 shots from Ian Lockhart, Mary Hooper and Roy Jones with one win and +11 shots.
This Friday night the club will hold its AGM to elect a new board for the next 12 months. The meeting will be held at 5pm.
On Sunday is the Beck Legal and Auto Barn Skins any-combination triples starting at 12.30pm.
Lake Boga
A GOOD field of players played in pleasant spring conditions on Wednesday for social bowls.
The winners with two game wins and a score of +18 was the team skippered by Danny Kelly with Barbara Davies in the lead position and Marie Omeara the second.
Runners-up were M. Tempini, Ray Leach and Sally Meehan with a score of +11.
Pelican jackpot went unclaimed claimed last Saturday and will be $480 when we play for the jackpot on September 14.
There will be no Pelican jackpot this week as it is our opening day for this year. Single or team entries to Ken, 0408 591 256, or Danny, 0447 845 975.
Forty-eight bowlers competed for the Pelican jackpot last week, with the winners being Peter Furnell, Graham Clark and Phil Parry with 2 wins and the highest score.
In second place with the highest score in their second game was Anthony Shields, Diane Millstead and Marie Miller.
Resting touchers were awarded to Bones Smith, Ken O’Bree, Lyn Maher, Mick Holyoak and Noel Hender.
Nyah District
THE weather was great for Lyndal Taylor, Ray Leach and Simon Wynne, who won the day.
The resting toucher winner was Kerry Jenkins.
To all members who wish to play this season, the first practice starts on Friday.
There is also meeting on Monday at 7.30pm.
Call Kent Coburn, 0419 094 999, Betty Baily, 0408493059, or L. Gordon, 0437 072 465.
We hope to see you there, you do not have to know how to play. We will show you.
