Thursday, August 24, 2023

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Proserpine Bowls News

On Wednesday at Proserpine Bowls Club plenty of players from Airlie Beach took the chance to have some grass practice ahead of upcoming Symons Shield and Pennants.  

Tina Schubert, Wendy Pomeroy, and Joan McGrath defeated Bruce Uhe, Alan Pershouse, and Noel Crosbie 22–11 in the first game of the week.

Meanwhile, Lyn Graham, Elaine Kippen, and Heather Brown defeated Henny Tattam, Vicki Spann, and Carol Crosbie, 20-14.  

Jim Bownds, Mike Harrison, and Philip Brown drew 22 all with Alen Sanderson, Pat Bownds, and Warren Wilson.

On Saturday, Division Five Pennants played Airlie Beach at Proserpine, with Proserpine winning one of the two rinks and winning the match 40-24, scoring four match points plus 16.  

Division One played Airlie Beach at Airlie Beach, with Proserpine winning two rinks but losing the match 58-55, winning two Match points minus three.

On Sunday Division One played Souths Suburban at Proserpine with Proserpine defeated on all three rinks, earning no Match Points with a minus of 52.  

Division Five played St Helens at St Helens, with Proserpine losing both rinks, winning no Match points, and with a minus 30.

In Competition games played this week, Club Championship Singles saw Shane Kinnear defeat Marcus Craig, 25-14, and Scott Hamilton defeat Harry Craig, 26-9.  

In B Singles, Toby Craig defeated Bruce Uhe, 25-3, and Isaac Elliott defeated Todd Leys, 25-7.

In Social play on Sunday afternoon, Lindsay Park, Heather Brown, and Mike Harrison defeated Alen Sanderson, Heather Brown, Grahame Kinnear, and Mary Hedgelong, 23-10.

Contributed with thanks to Heather Brown

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