Thursday, February 29, 2024

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Airlie Beach Bowls In High Swing

With plans in place for our to be constructed new hard cover, our board has set plans for the construction.
This week, despite the rain, we still had a full week of competition starting on Tuesday afternoon with Wendy Pomeroy as skipper leading her team of Pam Collins in fine form as lead with John Brown playing excellent bowls at second far too strong for the rest of the field.
Wednesday afternoon Jackpot bowls where there can only be one winner and it was Ted Cullen at skipper who was magnificent from start to finish and carried Mark Mawson at lead and Lyn Graham at second, also backed up her skipper to beat Russell Jackson’s strong team of Lou Rogan and John Brown by a big margin, however Lou Rogan took home the prestigious Health Hub award.
Wednesday night’s Business House Bowls is in full swing and has kicked off with 10 teams many new players.

Currently Rock Plumbing and Azza's Block Layers are leading the competition.
Saturday morning Scroungers had a small field but excellent bowls were played Andy McDougall and Russell Jackson played the final with Andy McDougall running out a strong winner.
Whilst the B Grade semifinal saw Mark Mawson and Margo Stanley our club coaches played out the final and it was Margo who originally coached Mark , providing too much class for her ex pupil and ran away with a strong win.
Sunday afternoon Social Bowls also had strong performances with Lou Rogan at lead teaming with Mario De Martini at second with Betty Whitehorn as skipper leading her team with a one point win over Ash Warland’s team in an absolute cliffhanger with Mario De Martini also taking home the Health Hub Award to top off a brilliant day.
Finally Fiona Greener returned from her vacation and is ready for the rest of the season and has announced that John Matterson is having his long locks cut on Sunday the 10th March for the leukaemia foundation and tickets are available on the bar or on line you can call the club for details and the winner will cut his locks.

Contributed with thanks to Mark Mawson.

Ben Doolan, Tim Hazleton, Craig Kennedy, and Brendan Rock. Photo supplied

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