Thursday, August 24, 2023

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Successful Under 200s Carnival

On Wednesday in Social bowls, Alen Sanderson and Bob Preston defeated Jim Bownds and Peter Lawton 23–17 to start the week.

Mike Harrison played double lead in a game of Triples where Mike, Arthur Griffith, and David Ling defeated Mike, Sandy Daffara, and Jim Quod 23-20.

On the weekend, 18 teams - with players from across the state: Cairns, Townsville, Ingham, Bowen, Pioneer Valley, Northern Beaches, Souths Suburban, Wests Tigers, Seaforth, Marian, North Mackay and Airlie Beach - played in five games of 17 ends.  

All bowlers showed a high level of skill combined with the very best of sportsmanship.

Round were won by the teams of Scott Wilson, Scott Hamilton, Wade Vidulich, Tony Koop and Barry Jackson.  

First place was taken out by Shane Spann, Luke Kinnear, Tim Taylor, and Harry Quod - all from Airlie Beach.  

Second place was taken out by Rick Dunn, Grahame Kinnear, and David Peet with the team a mixture of Proserpine, Souths Suburban and Northern Beaches players.  

Third Place was taken out by Michael Kinnear, Col Mark, Jason Kennedy, and Simon Linden; a mixed team of Proserpine and Souths Suburban.  

Fourth place was taken out by Gavin Milne, Steve Ridolfi, Wayne Handley, and Andrew Bell, a team of Proserpine and Souths Suburban.

We'd like to sincerely thank: our sponsors for the event Metropole Hotel, Cane Country Tyres, Anything Environmental and Crokers Fuel and Oil; the members who helped across the field; and Betty Petersen from Northern Beaches who assisted in the kitchen.

We wish Scott Kinnear every success this week as he plays in the Multi Disability Games at Chermside.  Some games are being live streamed on the BQ Facebook page.

Wishing Jonathan Bye all the best in the Champion of Champion Singles being played at Souths Suburban this coming weekend.

Contributed with thanks to Heather Brown

Winners of Under 200s Luke Kinnear, Harry Quod, Tim Taylor, and Shane Spann

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