After this coming weekend the District Senior and Presidents Singles titles for 2012 will have a champion crowned and the Open singles will have it's two finalists.
Sixteen bowlers remain in the Seniors Singles being played at Sawtell. Reigning champ Phil Toy will be the man to beat. Other names to watch include Graham Horne, Ray Cridge, Laurie Morris and Graham Purvis.
In the Presidents singles at Woolgoolga only sixteen also remain in the hunt. The event is a breeding ground for future stars with bowlers generally newer to the game against some experienced hands. Bowlers of many different age groups are represented in the last sixteen including two juniors, being Sawtells Mitch Clarke and Nambucca's Aaron Gittoes. Gittoes did well earlier on the year in the Presidents pairs and will be hard to beat. Other bowlers who are big chances include Rick White and Col Amos. Match of the round could quite easily be the clash between J Thorn and B Metham.
The Open singles still has thirty bowlers remaining and it would be fair to say that the event is as strong as it has ever been with nearly every bowler remaining a serious chance of taking out the title. Every one of the match ups in the next round at Park Beach this Saturday have the potential to be a classic. Most notable of these would be P.T Clarke Vs Shayne Dodd, Graham Green Vs Steve Plumb, 2011 Presidents singles district winner Hans Katala Vs Ian Weldon, and young gun Corey Wedlock Vs Rod Farmer.
Tony Urquhart and Martin Wilson will be another great match as will the battle between two ex juniors, of slightly different eras being Cam Wills and Chris Adams. Many others will also be entertaining with spectators spoilt for choice.
Good Luck to all involved..
Chippy
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
Zone Pennant Finals 2012
Only two of the seven Mid North Coast Grades walked away with zone flags in a tough day at the office yesterday. Of the three grades played at Woolgoolga not one MNC side tasted success whilst the sides that travelled to North Haven fared better with two of the four grades earning a place at the state championships.
At Woolgoolga, Park Beach started well against their North Haven opponents in Grade Seven and were well in contention in the second half trailing by just two before North Haven kicked clear for the win.
North Beach performed well against Crescent Head in Grade Six however with ex state star Joel Bourke playing for them, the side from the LNC maintained a lead to the finish.
Kew got out of the blocks quickly in Grade Five not giving Coffs Ex Services any hope of taking advantage of the similar surface to their own club. Kew continued their dominance all the way to the last end to register a comfortable victory and book themselves a berth at the state finals.
At North Haven , the host club claimed its second zone flag for the day when they defeated Urunga in the Grade Four final.Urunga battled hard but with the home town support North Haven was too strong.
Kew also took a second flag, when they out muscled Coffs Ex Services in Grade Three. Coffs were in striking distance for the majority of the match but ran out of puff in the closing stages.
Finally in Grade Two there was something for the MNC to celebrate when Nambucca Heads came from a big way behind to claim the zone flag and will now travel to Tuncurry to contest that state finals. Nambucca have managed to keep a number of the side from the team that won the number three zone flag last year.
Park Beach surprised Westport in Grade One, dominating the final third of what was an intense clash until this point to win their fourth straight zone flag. The match was keenly contested with a large cache of supporters for the Lower North Coast however the strong finish from Parky kept the crowd relatively quiet. The side will now travel to The Entrance where they will hope to improve on last years effort which saw them win two from their three matches.
Attention will now turn back to the next rounds of the MNC singles to be played this Saturday and Sunday.
Cheers,
Chippy
At Woolgoolga, Park Beach started well against their North Haven opponents in Grade Seven and were well in contention in the second half trailing by just two before North Haven kicked clear for the win.
North Beach performed well against Crescent Head in Grade Six however with ex state star Joel Bourke playing for them, the side from the LNC maintained a lead to the finish.
Kew got out of the blocks quickly in Grade Five not giving Coffs Ex Services any hope of taking advantage of the similar surface to their own club. Kew continued their dominance all the way to the last end to register a comfortable victory and book themselves a berth at the state finals.
At North Haven , the host club claimed its second zone flag for the day when they defeated Urunga in the Grade Four final.Urunga battled hard but with the home town support North Haven was too strong.
Kew also took a second flag, when they out muscled Coffs Ex Services in Grade Three. Coffs were in striking distance for the majority of the match but ran out of puff in the closing stages.
Finally in Grade Two there was something for the MNC to celebrate when Nambucca Heads came from a big way behind to claim the zone flag and will now travel to Tuncurry to contest that state finals. Nambucca have managed to keep a number of the side from the team that won the number three zone flag last year.
Park Beach surprised Westport in Grade One, dominating the final third of what was an intense clash until this point to win their fourth straight zone flag. The match was keenly contested with a large cache of supporters for the Lower North Coast however the strong finish from Parky kept the crowd relatively quiet. The side will now travel to The Entrance where they will hope to improve on last years effort which saw them win two from their three matches.
Attention will now turn back to the next rounds of the MNC singles to be played this Saturday and Sunday.
Cheers,
Chippy
Monday, May 21, 2012
District Singles continued...
Sunday saw the next rounds of the MNC Senior and Presidents Singles being played at Sawtell and Woolgoolga respectively.
Firstly the Senior Singles...
Phil Toy responded after his tough opening round encounter to assert his dominance in round two, dishing out a lesson to Sawtell's G Proctor. Other favoured bowlers Grahame Purvis, Laurie Morris and Ray Cridge have also advanced to the round of sixteen.
At Woolgoolga Paul Smith won a tough tussle with Nev Womersley to advance in the Presidents singles second round. Juniors Aaron Gittoes and Mitch Clarke also won close matches to reach the final sixteen. Former winner Mark Benham was bundled out by J Thorn in a surprise result.
Both of these events and the Open Singles will be on hold this weekend due to the Zone Pennant championships.
Round Two Results:
Seniors:
N Condon Def B Meadows 31-14
T Titmus Def R Stokes 31-28
G Purvis Def R Sharp 31-22
L Morris Def G Morrin 31-12
B Bain Def D Gambrill 31-15
J Franck Def A Taylor 31-16
P Smith Df N Thomas 31-21
G Campbell Def R Sprudd 31-27
G Horne Def N McClelland 31-7
P Toy Def G Proctor 31-2
Q Dalrymple Def J Brown 31-22
J Townsend Def B Saville (score not provided)
N Williams Def J Hurrell (score not provided)
Presidents:
R White Def J Tainsh 31-24
B Metham Def H Marriott 31-25
J Thorn Def M Benham 31-24
M Clarke Def K Roraduri 31-28
C Cooper Def T Stokes 31-26
A gittoes Def G Tindall 31-26
P Smith Def N Womersely 31-28
P Harber Def G Inwood 31-26
R Harris Def L Allen 31-27
G Burns Def J Smith 31-30
M Howlin Def Cory Amos 31-8
C Evans Def B Gardiner 31-10
Cheers
Chippy
Firstly the Senior Singles...
Phil Toy responded after his tough opening round encounter to assert his dominance in round two, dishing out a lesson to Sawtell's G Proctor. Other favoured bowlers Grahame Purvis, Laurie Morris and Ray Cridge have also advanced to the round of sixteen.
At Woolgoolga Paul Smith won a tough tussle with Nev Womersley to advance in the Presidents singles second round. Juniors Aaron Gittoes and Mitch Clarke also won close matches to reach the final sixteen. Former winner Mark Benham was bundled out by J Thorn in a surprise result.
Both of these events and the Open Singles will be on hold this weekend due to the Zone Pennant championships.
Round Two Results:
Seniors:
N Condon Def B Meadows 31-14
T Titmus Def R Stokes 31-28
G Purvis Def R Sharp 31-22
L Morris Def G Morrin 31-12
B Bain Def D Gambrill 31-15
J Franck Def A Taylor 31-16
P Smith Df N Thomas 31-21
G Campbell Def R Sprudd 31-27
G Horne Def N McClelland 31-7
P Toy Def G Proctor 31-2
Q Dalrymple Def J Brown 31-22
J Townsend Def B Saville (score not provided)
N Williams Def J Hurrell (score not provided)
Presidents:
R White Def J Tainsh 31-24
B Metham Def H Marriott 31-25
J Thorn Def M Benham 31-24
M Clarke Def K Roraduri 31-28
C Cooper Def T Stokes 31-26
A gittoes Def G Tindall 31-26
P Smith Def N Womersely 31-28
P Harber Def G Inwood 31-26
R Harris Def L Allen 31-27
G Burns Def J Smith 31-30
M Howlin Def Cory Amos 31-8
C Evans Def B Gardiner 31-10
Cheers
Chippy
Saturday, May 19, 2012
District Singles opening rounds..
The final thirty two has been decided in the Open Singles after a tough days play at Park Beach. Greg Cridge and Cory Daley both sent warnings to the rest of the field with big wins whilst Chris Adams also performed well in his opening clash. Former zone junior champion Cameron Wills struggled to close out his match but has managed to advance whilst in the match of the round Tony Greenshields finished the stronger against Barry Smith. The round of thirty two will be played on the 2nd of July at Park Beach.
In the Senior Singles at Sawtell, reigning champ Phil Toy had a battle on his hands against Vic Mankin before finishing strongly to advance. Other winners include Brian Saville and John Hurrell. The next round in this event is to be played tomorrow morning. Prediction for match of the round will be Ray Cridge up against Charlie Attard.
Woolgoolga is hosting the Presidents Singles were today round one was completed and two round two matches were scheduled owing to lack of green space for a full round tomorrow. At the conclusion of play the players to advance were West Coffs members Anthony Baker and Col Amos. They join Mario Muscat in the third round after Mario received a forfeit. Round Two will be completed tomorrow morning.
Good Luck to all involved....
Results.
Open Singles:
C Daley Def G Wedlock 31-10
T Greenshield Def B Smith 31-24
G Cridge Def S Kennedy 31-10
C Wills Def G Haskew 31-26
C Adams Def M Reimer 31-20
Senior Singles
J Hurell Def A Berry 31-22
J Townsend Def P Brown 31-21
B Saville Def R O'Keefe 31-18
B Clay Def J Brown 31-13
P Toy Def V Mankin 31-23
Presidents Singles
Round One
A Baker Def G Chalmers 31-15
A Gordon Def W Colins 31-13
C Amos Def O Smith 31-13
Round Two
A Baker Def P O'Brien 31-20
C Amos Def A Gordon 31-26
Cheers,
Chippy
In the Senior Singles at Sawtell, reigning champ Phil Toy had a battle on his hands against Vic Mankin before finishing strongly to advance. Other winners include Brian Saville and John Hurrell. The next round in this event is to be played tomorrow morning. Prediction for match of the round will be Ray Cridge up against Charlie Attard.
Woolgoolga is hosting the Presidents Singles were today round one was completed and two round two matches were scheduled owing to lack of green space for a full round tomorrow. At the conclusion of play the players to advance were West Coffs members Anthony Baker and Col Amos. They join Mario Muscat in the third round after Mario received a forfeit. Round Two will be completed tomorrow morning.
Good Luck to all involved....
Results.
Open Singles:
C Daley Def G Wedlock 31-10
T Greenshield Def B Smith 31-24
G Cridge Def S Kennedy 31-10
C Wills Def G Haskew 31-26
C Adams Def M Reimer 31-20
Senior Singles
J Hurell Def A Berry 31-22
J Townsend Def P Brown 31-21
B Saville Def R O'Keefe 31-18
B Clay Def J Brown 31-13
P Toy Def V Mankin 31-23
Presidents Singles
Round One
A Baker Def G Chalmers 31-15
A Gordon Def W Colins 31-13
C Amos Def O Smith 31-13
Round Two
A Baker Def P O'Brien 31-20
C Amos Def A Gordon 31-26
Cheers,
Chippy
Thursday, May 17, 2012
District Singles kicks off Saturday!
The 2012 District Singles events kick off in earnest this Saturday at three different venues.
The Open Singles will see just five matches played this weekend at Park Beach owing to representative commitments. Defending champion Cory Daley will take on the unpredictable Glenn Wedlock in one of the opening clashes whilst another highly rated player being Greg Cridge will clash with Steve Kennedy. The clash of the opening round however could be the match up between Mark Reimer and Chris Adams. Both showed good form in the recent district triples and should be set for a big match.
Woolgoolga will host the Presidents Singles event, which is open to bowlers graded five or lower, and as such is probably the hardest to predict results in. Of the three matches scheduled for Saturday, the clash between Anthony Baker and Graeme Chalmers should be one to watch. Unlike the opens, which are only playing Saturday, round two will be played in the Presidents on Sunday morning. The player to watch in this event would be Nev Womersley who is drawn to play Paul Smith in round two.
Finally the Senior Singles will be played at Sawtell, where reigning champion Phil Toy will start as favourite but will have his work cut out for him with a tough encounter expected against Vic Mankin. Neil Williams and Paul Bartholomew will also be an interesting match up. Round two will also be played on Sunday before a two week hiatus.
Good luck to all involved this weekend.
Cheers,
Chippy
The Open Singles will see just five matches played this weekend at Park Beach owing to representative commitments. Defending champion Cory Daley will take on the unpredictable Glenn Wedlock in one of the opening clashes whilst another highly rated player being Greg Cridge will clash with Steve Kennedy. The clash of the opening round however could be the match up between Mark Reimer and Chris Adams. Both showed good form in the recent district triples and should be set for a big match.
Woolgoolga will host the Presidents Singles event, which is open to bowlers graded five or lower, and as such is probably the hardest to predict results in. Of the three matches scheduled for Saturday, the clash between Anthony Baker and Graeme Chalmers should be one to watch. Unlike the opens, which are only playing Saturday, round two will be played in the Presidents on Sunday morning. The player to watch in this event would be Nev Womersley who is drawn to play Paul Smith in round two.
Finally the Senior Singles will be played at Sawtell, where reigning champion Phil Toy will start as favourite but will have his work cut out for him with a tough encounter expected against Vic Mankin. Neil Williams and Paul Bartholomew will also be an interesting match up. Round two will also be played on Sunday before a two week hiatus.
Good luck to all involved this weekend.
Cheers,
Chippy
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Pennant Seven Grade District Playoff
Park Beach 7.2's are celebrating a District flag after getting the best of their more fancied club mates being the 7.1's in today's sectional play off for the Grade Seven Flag played at their home club.
The match was one that swung both ways with the 7.2's getting an early break before the 7.1's put together a run of ends to take control of the big board moving into the final third of the game. Just as quickly the match changed direction again and with the ends running out the 7.2's were able to celebrate a 59-46 victory.
For a number of players in the team, this was a maiden district flag, with three in particular taking out a badge in their first season of Pennant. Congratulations Ray Pensch, Kali Roraduri and Greg Inwood, I'm sure this flag won't be the last you take home!
The side, like the winners of the other six grades will now prepare for the zone finals scheduled to be played in two weeks at two different venues. North Haven will host the First four Grades whilst Woolgoolga will host the five to seven grades.
Attention will now turn to the three district singles champions which will commence next Saturday.
Congrats to all flag winners on the Mid North Coast.
Cheers,
Chippy
The match was one that swung both ways with the 7.2's getting an early break before the 7.1's put together a run of ends to take control of the big board moving into the final third of the game. Just as quickly the match changed direction again and with the ends running out the 7.2's were able to celebrate a 59-46 victory.
For a number of players in the team, this was a maiden district flag, with three in particular taking out a badge in their first season of Pennant. Congratulations Ray Pensch, Kali Roraduri and Greg Inwood, I'm sure this flag won't be the last you take home!
The side, like the winners of the other six grades will now prepare for the zone finals scheduled to be played in two weeks at two different venues. North Haven will host the First four Grades whilst Woolgoolga will host the five to seven grades.
Attention will now turn to the three district singles champions which will commence next Saturday.
Congrats to all flag winners on the Mid North Coast.
Cheers,
Chippy
MNC Triples Final 2012
The following is courtesy of Ian Weldon - District Secretary....
"Congratulations to John Bain, Mark Menzies and Cory Daley
from Park Beach who defeated Peter Clarke, Ian Weldon and P.T. Clarke from
Sawtell 21 to 15 in a hard fought final to win the 2012 District Triples held
at Macksville today.
In a tightly contested final dominated by the two skips
scores were level on 6 separate occasions, with scores 12 all after 19 ends – a
total of 24 shots scored.
Cory’s side picked up 5 shots on the next two ends, and
despite picking up a 3 on the 22nd end to narrow the margin, P.T.’s team
couldn’t bridge the gap and Cory’s side went on to retain the title they won
last year.
The win gives John Bain the opportunity of scoring a rare
grand slam of District events, having already won the fours and pairs, with
only the singles to go.
We wish them all the best in the Zone playoffs to be played
at North Haven over the weekend of June 23/24 against their opponents who are
Col Baldwin, Keith Martin and Greg Brims from Westport.
On behalf of the District, and the players, many thanks to
Macksville for all their efforts in the running of this event."
What Ian hasn't mentioned is that the match hung in the balance and was moving in favour of the Sawtell side until a fortuitous wick saved four shots for the Park Beach side when already trailing by three with nine ends remaining. The momentum seemed to shift after this end back to the defending champions who made every post a winner over the closing stages. The Park Beach side were quick to acknowledge the part this lucky result played in the context of the match as the final result could have differed greatly had this not occurred. Funny game this bowls...
All six should be commended on the good sportsmanship displayed and the high level of bowls exhibited proved very entertaining for the spectators who were present.
Congrats to the finalists on a great match!
Chippy
Thursday, May 10, 2012
District Triples Qtr/Semi Results
Contrasting results seemed to be the order of the day last Sunday at Macksville as the quarter and semi finals of the MNC District Triples championship were played out in perfect conditions.
The morning saw eight teams line up hoping to advance to the semi finals. Laurie Morris and team were quick out of the blocks against Danny Knight, Athol Grogan and John Bradley. Morris and his team mates Brett Sinnott and Phil Toy never surrendered their early lead and recorded a 29-9 win.
Their opponents in the semi final would be the Sawtell combination of Peter Clarke, Ian Weldon and P.T Clarke, after they proved too good for club mates Neil Davidson, Graham Green and Paul Bartholomew, taking the honours 24-12.
The two other matches proved to be a bit tighter with the all Park Beach affair between reigning champs John Bain, Mark Menzies and Cory Daley against Doug Lambert, Chris Adams and Rex Holloway seeing the scores locked with three ends remaining. Experience saw the titleholders nail down the last three ends to sneak through 22-17. Bellingen showed nerves of steel with the side Mark Reimer, Steve Alford and Chris "Happy" Habgood holding on to a slender lead against Josh Forbes, Terry Kadwell and Rod Farmer to win 20-18.
The semi's continued the contrasting results, with this time the two sides involved in the close results in the morning having anything but in the afternoon. Dropping nine shots in the first two ends of the match put Habgood's side behind the eight ball right from the start against Daley and co. The team wasn't able to recover with the Park Beach side shutting the gates early to advance 25-11. Morris and team seemed to be in control as the ground out a narrow lead against Clarke, however the Sawtell side proved the stronger over the final ends to lead by one playing the last and holding two shots with just the one bowl remaining. Morris however wasn't yet finished and drew to within an inch of the jack to secure a draw and an extra end. In the championship end however it was Ian Weldon who played a perfectly weighted trail shot to bury the jack in the ditch allowing the Park Beach skipper just eighteen inches to draw a match winner. Morris went close but not close enough, Sawtell advancing to the final.
It will be hard to choose a favourite in the final. The Sawtell side will be flying high after their intense semi final victory, but they will have to contend with a side hoping to defend their crown, and a man going for his third district title of the year, being Johnny Bain. The match is scheduled for 9am this Saturday at Macksville and should be a cracker!
Best of luck to the participants.
Chippy
The morning saw eight teams line up hoping to advance to the semi finals. Laurie Morris and team were quick out of the blocks against Danny Knight, Athol Grogan and John Bradley. Morris and his team mates Brett Sinnott and Phil Toy never surrendered their early lead and recorded a 29-9 win.
Their opponents in the semi final would be the Sawtell combination of Peter Clarke, Ian Weldon and P.T Clarke, after they proved too good for club mates Neil Davidson, Graham Green and Paul Bartholomew, taking the honours 24-12.
The two other matches proved to be a bit tighter with the all Park Beach affair between reigning champs John Bain, Mark Menzies and Cory Daley against Doug Lambert, Chris Adams and Rex Holloway seeing the scores locked with three ends remaining. Experience saw the titleholders nail down the last three ends to sneak through 22-17. Bellingen showed nerves of steel with the side Mark Reimer, Steve Alford and Chris "Happy" Habgood holding on to a slender lead against Josh Forbes, Terry Kadwell and Rod Farmer to win 20-18.
The semi's continued the contrasting results, with this time the two sides involved in the close results in the morning having anything but in the afternoon. Dropping nine shots in the first two ends of the match put Habgood's side behind the eight ball right from the start against Daley and co. The team wasn't able to recover with the Park Beach side shutting the gates early to advance 25-11. Morris and team seemed to be in control as the ground out a narrow lead against Clarke, however the Sawtell side proved the stronger over the final ends to lead by one playing the last and holding two shots with just the one bowl remaining. Morris however wasn't yet finished and drew to within an inch of the jack to secure a draw and an extra end. In the championship end however it was Ian Weldon who played a perfectly weighted trail shot to bury the jack in the ditch allowing the Park Beach skipper just eighteen inches to draw a match winner. Morris went close but not close enough, Sawtell advancing to the final.
It will be hard to choose a favourite in the final. The Sawtell side will be flying high after their intense semi final victory, but they will have to contend with a side hoping to defend their crown, and a man going for his third district title of the year, being Johnny Bain. The match is scheduled for 9am this Saturday at Macksville and should be a cracker!
Best of luck to the participants.
Chippy
Pennant Round Ten
Three more grades were decided in round ten last week with the last to be determined this coming Sunday.
The final round in the combined First and Second Grade division saw Sawtell, Park Beach seconds, and Urunga score victories, Urunga's win over West Coffs not enough to avoid relegation.
Woolgoolga secured second place in Grade Three defeating Park Beach whilst Scotts Head are relegated after losing their final match to Sawtell.
Grade Four saw Urunga claim the flag when they defeated nearest rivals Nambucca Heads. Sawtell collecting the wooden spoon in this grade.
Grade Five saw Coffs Ex Services get belted by Woolgoolga to give Bowraville a sniff however when Bowra also fell over to Macksville, the flag was secured for Coffs.
North Beach went into their last match needing just two points to secure the flag, and they did it by the skin of their teeth, playing out a draw on the big board to snare the title.
Finally in the two Grade Seven sections, it was Park Beach who came up trumps, taking both sections.
In section one Sawtell thought they had done enough with a 4-2 victory over Nambucca however Park Beach managed a clean sweep of Macksville to steal the section by just half a point. In section two Parky travelled to Urunga hoping to protect a narrow two and a half point lead. A three rinks to nil win guaranteed them the section and now club mates will become foes when the two section winners go head to head to earn the right to call themselves district champions.
Good luck to all involved this mothers day.
Chippy
The final round in the combined First and Second Grade division saw Sawtell, Park Beach seconds, and Urunga score victories, Urunga's win over West Coffs not enough to avoid relegation.
Woolgoolga secured second place in Grade Three defeating Park Beach whilst Scotts Head are relegated after losing their final match to Sawtell.
Grade Four saw Urunga claim the flag when they defeated nearest rivals Nambucca Heads. Sawtell collecting the wooden spoon in this grade.
Grade Five saw Coffs Ex Services get belted by Woolgoolga to give Bowraville a sniff however when Bowra also fell over to Macksville, the flag was secured for Coffs.
North Beach went into their last match needing just two points to secure the flag, and they did it by the skin of their teeth, playing out a draw on the big board to snare the title.
Finally in the two Grade Seven sections, it was Park Beach who came up trumps, taking both sections.
In section one Sawtell thought they had done enough with a 4-2 victory over Nambucca however Park Beach managed a clean sweep of Macksville to steal the section by just half a point. In section two Parky travelled to Urunga hoping to protect a narrow two and a half point lead. A three rinks to nil win guaranteed them the section and now club mates will become foes when the two section winners go head to head to earn the right to call themselves district champions.
Good luck to all involved this mothers day.
Chippy
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Pennants Round Nine Results
As posted earlier, the first three grades have been determined after round nine. Park Beach closed out Grade One with a win over West Coffs whilst Nambucca confirmed the Grade Two flag when they defeated Urunga and nearest rivals Park Beach seconds fell to Sawtell.
Coffs Ex Services ensured themselves at least one of two likely flags this season when their Third Grade side put the finishing touches to a strong season by cruising to a win against Scotts Head.
All four lower grades are still up for grabs with Grade Four going down to the wire thanks to both Urunga and Nambucca Heads claiming victories last start. Park Beach dropped out of contention, being beaten by last placed Sawtell. Nambucca will host Urunga in the final round, with the winner walking away with the flag.
Coffs Ex Services can sew up Grade Five after their last start win over West Coffs, however a loss this week could open the door for nearest rivals Bowraville who have a game in hand but are sitting 8.5 points adrift. Coffs will travel to Woolgoolga to attempt to sew up the grade, and should they fail, then Bowraville will then also play Woolgoolga on this Sunday to try and steal the title.
Nambucca Heads and Park Beach bowed out of contention for Grade Six glory in round nine courtesy of a 4-2 loss and 4-2 win respectively. North Beach's win over Parky has kept them in the box seat whilst Nambucca needed a clean sheet against West Coffs to remain alive. Sawtell closed the gap on North Beach to really make things interesting with a 5-1 win over Urunga. North Beach requires two rinks against Urunga in the last round to confirm the flag is theirs. Sawtell must win 6-0 against Nambucca and hope for North beach to slip up.
Sawtell have put themselves in the box seat in section one of Grade Seven by claiming maximum points against Macksville to leapfrog Park Beach. Sawtell have the task of travelling to Nambucca Heads in the final round knowing they only have a 1.5 point lead over Park beach, who travel to Macksville. Bowraville are only a further half point behind and have the bye in round ten but will host Nambucca in a postponed match on the Sunday should Sawtell and Park Beach both fail to sew up the flag.
Section two will be determined by the last round clash between section leaders Park Beach playing away to second placed Urunga. Parky took the lead after a 5-1 win over Sawtell by one shot, whilst Urunga served the bye. Coffs have fallen short despite a last start victory, but have a last round bye denying them any further scoring opportunities.
Good luck to all those involved and may the luck be shared.
Chippy
Coffs Ex Services ensured themselves at least one of two likely flags this season when their Third Grade side put the finishing touches to a strong season by cruising to a win against Scotts Head.
All four lower grades are still up for grabs with Grade Four going down to the wire thanks to both Urunga and Nambucca Heads claiming victories last start. Park Beach dropped out of contention, being beaten by last placed Sawtell. Nambucca will host Urunga in the final round, with the winner walking away with the flag.
Coffs Ex Services can sew up Grade Five after their last start win over West Coffs, however a loss this week could open the door for nearest rivals Bowraville who have a game in hand but are sitting 8.5 points adrift. Coffs will travel to Woolgoolga to attempt to sew up the grade, and should they fail, then Bowraville will then also play Woolgoolga on this Sunday to try and steal the title.
Nambucca Heads and Park Beach bowed out of contention for Grade Six glory in round nine courtesy of a 4-2 loss and 4-2 win respectively. North Beach's win over Parky has kept them in the box seat whilst Nambucca needed a clean sheet against West Coffs to remain alive. Sawtell closed the gap on North Beach to really make things interesting with a 5-1 win over Urunga. North Beach requires two rinks against Urunga in the last round to confirm the flag is theirs. Sawtell must win 6-0 against Nambucca and hope for North beach to slip up.
Sawtell have put themselves in the box seat in section one of Grade Seven by claiming maximum points against Macksville to leapfrog Park Beach. Sawtell have the task of travelling to Nambucca Heads in the final round knowing they only have a 1.5 point lead over Park beach, who travel to Macksville. Bowraville are only a further half point behind and have the bye in round ten but will host Nambucca in a postponed match on the Sunday should Sawtell and Park Beach both fail to sew up the flag.
Section two will be determined by the last round clash between section leaders Park Beach playing away to second placed Urunga. Parky took the lead after a 5-1 win over Sawtell by one shot, whilst Urunga served the bye. Coffs have fallen short despite a last start victory, but have a last round bye denying them any further scoring opportunities.
Good luck to all those involved and may the luck be shared.
Chippy
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
District Triples Opening Rounds
The rainclouds cleared in time on Sunday for the opening rounds of the district triples to be played on the Macksville greens with some surprising results.
First of the favoured teams to suffer a surprise defeat was the Sawtell outfit skippered by Greg Cridge. Nambucca's highly rated side skippered by Geoff Beattie was the next of the big guns to falter, being beaten in a tough contest by West Coff's Trevor Baker.
The match of the afternoon was the clash between Laurie Morris and his Park Beach side and Rod Hiscock's Coffs Ex Services, Morris and co proving too strong and advancing to the quarter finals.
Park Beach, Sawtell, Bellingen and Urunga all have sides in the last eight, with Parky having the lion's share of finalists. On the top half of the draw Chris Habgood's Bellingen outfit will face off against Rod Farmer and co and reigning champions skippered by Cory Daley will play their club mates led by Rex Holloway, Sawtell will be ensured of at least a semi finalist when P.T Clarke takes on Paul Bartholomew, and in the match of the round John Bradleys Urunga side will challenge Laurie Morris and team for a place in the final four.
Good luck to all involved.
Chippy
First of the favoured teams to suffer a surprise defeat was the Sawtell outfit skippered by Greg Cridge. Nambucca's highly rated side skippered by Geoff Beattie was the next of the big guns to falter, being beaten in a tough contest by West Coff's Trevor Baker.
The match of the afternoon was the clash between Laurie Morris and his Park Beach side and Rod Hiscock's Coffs Ex Services, Morris and co proving too strong and advancing to the quarter finals.
Park Beach, Sawtell, Bellingen and Urunga all have sides in the last eight, with Parky having the lion's share of finalists. On the top half of the draw Chris Habgood's Bellingen outfit will face off against Rod Farmer and co and reigning champions skippered by Cory Daley will play their club mates led by Rex Holloway, Sawtell will be ensured of at least a semi finalist when P.T Clarke takes on Paul Bartholomew, and in the match of the round John Bradleys Urunga side will challenge Laurie Morris and team for a place in the final four.
Good luck to all involved.
Chippy
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