Last weekend saw 6 hearty souls braving the wet & cold weather conditions and shot at ordinary targets at both 25 & 50m for a maximum of 500 points.

Target Rifles - Jeff Charlton 250 - 248 -498, Brian Drabsch -250 - 246 - 496, David Wilson 250 - 246 - 496, Steve Mitchell - 243 - 243 - 486, Paul Hocking 244 for 25m only and one shot for practice only.

Our next event is at 10am Sunday 16/8/20.

Jeff managed to finish on top at last but just fell short of earning 2 stars finishing with one and and a half, something to aim at.

Parkes SSAA Sporting Clays

At last month's shoot 7 shooters attended and shot in a 50 target day with 2 events.

Event 1 - 60 target known rise using 6 auto clay throwers - Laurie Redfern 59, Dennis Picker 55, Ben Smith 51, David Abernethy 49, David Tanks 48, Brian Drabsch 47 and John Tomlinson 35.

Event 2 - 20 target twin rise - David Tanks 20, Laurie Redfern & Dennis Picker 19, John Tomlinson, David Penberthy & Brian Drabsch 16 & Ben Smith 15.

Our next shot is at 1pm Saturday.

A bit of a quiet week with the wet weather. On Saturday only four brave souls played. Allan Curteis & Gene Rapp v George Greenhalgh & Allan Affleck did battle. Allan and George winning 16+9.

The Zone AGM was held at Molong Club with Ricky Boehm being made a life member and standing down from the secretary's job due to ill health.

This was filled by Lee Stinson in a temporary measure. This position will be held by two people in the future when a suitable person is found to assist Lee.

On Wednesday we had 14 bowlers attend on a day that looked terrible but turned out very nice. Winners were Pat Cooney & Allan Curteis W 17+16.

Runners up Mick Furney, Marty Fitzpatrick & Allan Affleck W 16+3. Margins were 2,3 & 16. Marble 19 came out so next week's jackpot will be $32. Stepans haircut went to Col Boehm.

The draw is out for the zone pairs and can be found on the board.

As our buoys/guys trimmed the new "sails" for their optimum performance, Skipper Merilyn led an eager crew of 24 bowlers out onto a perfect surface.

Three match-ups of Club Pairs and two social triples games began as the fickle cross wind blew. Our eyes turned to the wind socks for guidance.

Cherie Frame/Glenda Carty enjoyed a neck and neck race against Betsy Johnstone/Brenda Davies. Betsy n Brenda made a sneaky tacking move with 3 ends to go to sail away with the win. 15-10.

Lea Orr/Lynn Ryan persisted in the conditions, making a jibing move at the 15th end, leaving Maureen Miller/Joan Simpson in their wake. 14-10.

Seasoned sailors, Kim Evans/Jan McPhee, took a strong hold of the helm at the 7th end, and as a result Elaine Miller/Lorraine Baker watched them cross the line from a distance. 21-13.

Semi-finals match-ups for next Tuesday:

Heather Harvey/Maree Grant vs Betsy Johnstone/Brenda Davies

Kim Evans/Jan McPhee vs Lea Orr/Lynn Ryan.

In the social triples, the crews displayed constant communication among themselves, tossing their bowls leeward and windward as the breezy conditions prevailed. A few ripples and waves were cursed.

Carol Reed/Laurie Keane/Rhona Went didn't allow Helen Heraghty/Chris Curtis/Merilyn Rodgers even one turn at the helm, racing away to a 27-10 victory.

Similarly, Kay Craft/Frances Charlton/Di Howell kept a tight hold on the lines, taking the win over Chris Cox/Valmai Westcott/ Eileen Bradley, 18-7.

The winners draw saw Brenda & Betsy tossing their caps high. Carol, Laurie & Audrey we're pleased to win their rum ration in the 100's club.

Nominations for Club Triples are open. Close August 25.

We shall celebrate birthdays, great and small, on August 25.

Next week, August 18, trading table and raffle. Contributions to the value of $10 please. To play social bowls, please call 6862 1446, between 9 and 9.30am, play at 10am. Social roster: Chris Cox, Lea Orr.