Playing Ditch Weight

The first games in the Regional Triples Championships were played at the weekend. Five teams from the club played games at Temora in this competition.

Three teams from the club played in the Open Reserve division on Saturday afternoon and unfortunately all three teams lost their game and were eliminated from the competition.

Joe Read, George Somerville and Graeme Edgerton lost 23–17 to D Martin’s team from Temora.

Brian Christie, Darryle Miller and Denis Rosen lost 21–16 to H Wilson’s team from West Wyalong and Glen Seward, Michael Webb and Glen Benson lost 24–19 to Adam New’s team from Cootamundra.

On Sunday morning Sheila Traynor, Elsie Hines and Margaret Gailey played in the Women’s Senior division and defeated E Sullivan’s team from Leeton and District 31 shots to 5.

They had a much closer game in the afternoon and by defeating D Morris’s team from Lake Cargelligo 20–16 they have qualified for the competition’s final to be played at Temora on Sunday at 1.00 pm.

On Sunday afternoon Jono Watson, Damien Miller and David Quigley played Bill Spletter’s Temora team in the Men’s State division. Despite trailing 15–2 in the early stages of the game the Young team recovered to win 24–20. They will play in a semi–final of the division on Sunday morning.

In a small field for the Men’s Senior division Joe Bargwanna, Ian Schofield and Cliff Traynor will play on Saturday afternoon and Geoff Holt, Rod Cummings and Peter Watts will play on Sunday morning.

Good luck to the teams involved this weekend.

Locally on Thursday afternoon there was a combined male and female group of 18 bowlers on the green in what were the best weather conditions for some time.

The winning teams for the day and their margins were Freda Hambrook and Joe Bargwanna 18 shots, Tom Preston, Ian Apps and Cliff Traynor 11 shots, Brian McNair and Sheila Traynor 3 shots and Brian Christie and Geoff Holt 1 shot.

With players involved in the Regional Triples there were just 8 players nominating for play on Saturday afternoon. Play got underway in cold and windy conditions and after rain caused a second break in play it was decided not to continue.

A final reminder that entries for the Region Pairs Championships close at the club on Thursday 21st August.

The preliminary rounds for this event are scheduled for Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September.

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