Club Championships

Major Singles Final : This match had already been postponed once and on Saturday morning it looked like it would be postponed again.

However, by 1pm the clouds had lifted and the green was OK for play.

When play finally got under way the spectators were treated to a match worthy of any major singles final.

In extremely cold conditions, all but one or two of the spectators took refuge in the club house to see Tom Casey get away to a flying start and lead Brett "Baldy" Frame 9-1 after six ends.

With both players playing some great bowls it wasn't until the 21st end that Baldy took the lead for the first time, 15-14.

Tom again found form and it wasn't until the 26th end that Baldy again took the lead 18-17.

Over the next three ends Tom couldn't find the weight and Baldy took advantage to score seven shots and open up a lead of 25-17.

From there on Baldy had an answer for whatever Tom could do and on the thirty-first end Baldy scored the two shots he needed to claim victory, 31-25.

Congratulations to both players and in particular Brett "Baldy" Frame, the Club Major Singles Champion for 2020.

Major Pairs

On Saturday, Col Mudie and John Carr braved the weather conditions to take on Mark Dwyer and Peter McPhee. In a rather one-sided match Mark and Peter had a comfortable win, 34-10 to advance to the Semi-Finals.

Social Bowls

Thursday August 6

Fourteen brave bowlers took to the green on a freezing cold day to play two games of Pairs and one game of Triples.

In a close game Col Mudie and John Carr had the better of the early ends and lead Joe Davies and Ray Jones 11-8 after thirteen ends.

On the next end Joe and Ray scored 4 shots to take the lead 12-11 but Col and John won the fifteenth end to draw level and the opened up what proved to be a match winning lead, scoring 5 shots on the sixteenth end. Joe and Ray tried hard to bridge the gap but in the end Col and John ran out winners 20-18.

In the other Pairs match Graham Dixon and Rob Irving just got up against John Ward and John Wright 19-14.

In the Triples match Matin Tighe, Ian Simpson and Bob Freeman had a win, 25-12, against Col Hayward, John Dunn and Alan Affleck

Saturday August 8

On a day more suited to Ice Hockey, Social Bowls were cancelled due to lack of interest by the vast majority of Club members. However, Rob Irving, Ray Jones and John Ward did brave the conditions to have a "roll up" but I can't find any score card.

I believe there is no truth in the rumours that insanity tests proved positive.

TUESDAY NIGHT

It was a cold night for netball this week but great to see so many people brave the conditions and get among it.

Just a reminder to all teams to ensure you are at the courts with enough time to get your team organized and on the court on time.

We need to ensure games start on time, so the bell will ring even if players are not on the court.

Also please be reminded to be COVID safe by washing your hand, using hand sanitiser and wherever possible practice social distancing, no hi fives/hand shake and those considered high risk should not attend.

If you are nominated to umpire and you are unable to fulfil your assigned duty, it is your responsibility to find someone.

If you have any questions about the comp or registration please contact either Hayley or Kahlia.

Please note all registration fees should now be paid up.

Results round 5:

Draw Round 6 - 11th August 2020:

Please note that all teams are now required to supply 1 umpire for the opposite time slot each week.

Last week's results:

Lady Bugz defeated Royal Chicks 7-0 with players player going to Leah Roberts for Lady Bugz and Nicole Skinner for Royal Chicks. High scores were Martin Phelan 121, 100.

Kathy Madden 113. Nicole Skinner 138, 108. 100. Kaylene Muligan 127. Paul Lucas 125, 2x 100.

Twist Tops defeated Strikers 6-1 with players player going to Paul Roberts for Twist Tops and Peta Barnes for Strikers. High scores were Rob Clegg 140, 113. Scott Jacka 118.

Pat Bailey 106. Teona Wakefield 100.

Warriors defeated Budgies 4-3 with players player going to Ray James Jnr for Warriors and Gary Barber for Budgies. High scores were Dale Davis 125. Ray James Jnr 121, 120. Kap Pili 100. Gary Barber 116, 2x 100. Simon Scott 100.

Wednesday's draw:

This week:

Meeting this Wednesday at the Parkes Hotel 6.30pm.

Forbes golfer Garry Pymont continued his recent good run of form when he won last week's veterans competition at home.

Pymont recorded a solid 27 points for the 12 holes to win by a point from another Forbes player Allan Rees.

In a field of 26, Forbes dominated the day winning the Mick Miller Shield 145 points to 111, while Peter Barnes and Pymont won the A grade nearest the pins at the 9th and 12th holes respectively. There were no sharp-shooters in B grade.

The ball sweep went to 20 points. Recipients included: 25 - Steve Uphill(Forbes); 23 - John Smith (F); 22 - Ken Sanderson, Tony Cogswell and Steve Edwards (all Forbes), John Fowler (Parkes); 21 - Garry Collitts, Scott Kirkman and Barry Parker (F); 20 - Don McKeown (F) and Nim Dziuba(P). Parkes' Rob Lea won the encouragement award.

Parkes players intending to travel to Cowra for the monthly 18-hole Lachlan Valley event on August 20 should be aware of procedures for the day.

To ensure social distancing rules are adhered to, the event will be an 18-hole stableford with a two-tee hit-off between 9.30am-11.30am. Lunch will be served after nine holes.

Player groups should be organised prior to the day and register via the Cowra pro shop (ph: 6342 1211). Hit-off times will also be given on registration. Use of Eftpos facilities are also encouraged.

On the day golfers should sign the COVID-19 register on arrival.

This week Parkes will host the 12-hole competition. Hit-off is 1pm.