Friday, May 30, 2025

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Pennants Have Begun At Proserpine Bowls Club

The new pennants season is underway, with local bowlers enjoying a mix of social matches and competitive fixtures over the past week.

Social Bowls Results
On Wednesday, a lively group gathered for social bowls, with two matches played.
Trevor Parsons, Bruce Uhe and Heather Brown defeated Trevor Parsons, Mary Hedgelong and Mike Harrison in a convincing 28–10 win. In the second game, Arthur Griffith and Barry Zillmann took a solid 21–8 victory over Alen Sanderson and Philip Brown.

Sunday’s social bowls continued the friendly competition. Mary Hedgelong, Bruce Uhe and Philip Brown narrowly defeated Alen Sanderson, Arthur Griffith and Heather Brown, 16–14.

Pennants Action
Saturday’s pennants action saw Division 1 deliver a strong performance against North Mackay, winning all three rinks. The result earned them the maximum six points and a margin of +32.

On Sunday, Division 1 came up against Northern Beaches. Proserpine was narrowly defeated 60–67 but managed to claim one rink win point.

Division 5 faced a tough weekend. On Saturday, they played at North Mackay and went down 27–48, earning one rink win point. Sunday’s match against RSL also ended in defeat, 26–55.

With the season now in full swing, teams are looking forward to building momentum in the coming rounds.

Contributed with thanks to Proserpine Bowls Club

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