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Nepean News 18 July 2013 Issue 104
ON THE MAT THE Zone 5 Singles Finals were played over the weekend of July 16-17. In the first round of the State Singles, Jeff Madden (Lithgow Workers/Blue Mountains) defeated Martin Byrnes (Mudgee/Central Tablelands) and Lee Stinson (Orange City/Western Districts), tossed Ken Haynes (Crookwell/Southern Tablelands). Cliff Fay (Penrith/Nepean) and Gerard Beath (Cowra/Lachlan Valley) both had byes. In the second round Lee Stinson beat Jeff Madden and Gerard Beath was a shade too good for Cliff Fay in a cliff (excuse the pun) hanger - 31-29. The final was between Lee Stinson and Gerard Beath with Lee running out the eventual winner. The Zone 5 President’s Reserve Singles is for players graded 5 or below. The first round saw wins to Wayne Radburn (Millthorpe/Western Districts) over Ian Nelder (Canowindra/Lachlan Valley) and Ian Pender (Wallerawang/ Blue Mountains) over Darrin Elbourne (Portland/Central Tablelands). Graeme Tutt (Robertson Southern Tablelands) and Paul Golder (Kingswood/Nepean) both had byes. The second round saw wins to Wayne Radburn over Ian Pender and Graeme Tutt over Paul Golder. The final between Wayne Radburn and Graeme Tutt was a hard-fought affair with Radburn coming out on top. Zone 5 Senior Singles were played in conjunction with the other two categories. In the first round Maxwell Brus (Grenfell/Lachlan Valley) d Jim Parkins (Gulgong/Central Tablelands) and Bill Walton (Blacktown Workers/ Nepean) d Kevin Fitzpatrick (Wentworth Falls/Blue Mountains). David Price (Camden/Southern Tablelands) and Bob Hamilton
With Col Crossingham
(Molong/Western Districts) both had byes. The two matches in the second round saw wins to Bill Walton and Bob Hamilton, leaving them to fight out the final in which Hamilton was victorious.
MICK Anderson took out the Major Singles title at Austral Bowling Club by defeating Steve Wilcock in the final 31-14. Great work Mick and good luck in the District Champion of Club Champions!
THE Ambrose Maiden Shield was contested at Penrith Bowling Club on Sunday, July 7. It is a triples tournament played in the memory of Ambrose Maiden, a stalwart of the Penrith club and a huge supporter of junior bowls both at the club and in the Nepean District. It is played over three games of 12 ends and the winner is the team with the most wins. There were four prizes on the day and fourth place went to Jill McDonald, Carl Healey and John Harmer, third place to Matt Cooper, Joe Scott and Ted Sommerville, second place to Tom Holburn, Matt Schultz and Shane Clarke and the winners were Ben Pintaric, Gary Pearson and Lance Winsor.
AFTER numerous delays caused by weather, district commitments and numerous other intrusions ,St Marys RSL Bowlers were able to play their Men’s Major Pairs Final on Saturday and their Men’s Triples Final on Sunday. In the Pairs Final Mal Cameron (skip) teamed up with (lead) Martin Baker to beat John “Spook” Davis (skip) and Martin “Spud)” Murphy (lead) 25-13. On Sunday, Spook and Spud teamed up with Eddy Rijk to play their second final in two days. However, they once again ran into stiff opposition to be defeated once again by the team of Joe White, Jock Brown and Steve Swan 23-9. Not a good weekend for Spud and Spook. Congratulations to all the winners.
Shane Clarke and 9-year-old Thomas Holburn who paired up to finish creditable runners-up in the Ambrose Maiden Shield.
THE Zone Pairs Finals were held at Campbellltown City Bowling Club last weekend. In the State Pairs a couple of young guns from Penrith BC, Troy Rodgers and Trent Whittingham were there representing Nepean District. In the first round they defeated Mark Sheppard and Brian Judge from Lithgow Workers BC 28-13. In the second round they accounted for Mark Gorrie and Hilton Mobbs from Gulgong 30-18. That put them into the final against Stephen Carr and Lee Stinson from Orange City BC. They held their own against the more experienced pair from
Orange, with Lee Stinson backing up after winning the Zone Singles title the weekend before. After a hard-fought game the final score was a creditable 22-16 loss to our boys. In the President’s Reserve Pairs, Nepean was represented by the local lads from Austral, Troy Smith and Alan Lowe, substituting for Ray Silverstone. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Tom Maher and Trevor Williams from the home club of Campbelltown City 22-13 in the second round. In the final they were outclassed by Mat Jeffries and Rob Walters from Portland 27-4. Harry Buckley and John Phelps from Blacktown City BC flew the flag for Nepean in the Zone Senior Pairs. They too had a bye in the first round and they beat Gerald Hennessey and Ken Sampson from Mudgee BC in the second round 22-18. They played John Kelly and Ken Corfield from Bargo in the Southern Tablelands in the final and were victorious 22-15. They will now go on the represent Zone 5 at the Bowls NSW State titles at East Maitland in October.
ON a social note we had 48 travelling bowlers visited from Newcastle last weekend. There were bowlers from many clubs throughout the Newcastle area including Stockton, Water Board, Kahibah, Wallsend, Swansea and Rathmines to name a few. Making them feel welcome we had bowlers from Penrith, St Marys RSL, Kingswood, Glenbrook Panthers, Richmond, Pitt Town, and Blacktown Workers. Old friendships were renewed and new ones made and the camaraderie was fantastic.
Local rowers receive annual awards A LARGE crew of rowers, family members and friends packed into Nepean Rowing Club last Sunday for the annual presentation of awards. Kate Murdoch was twice called to the dais to accept awards for the Maurie Reddan Presidents Trophy and the Callaghan Plumbing Trophy for Adaptive Rower of the Year. A highlight of an entertaining afternoon was an address about the history of Nepean Rowing Club by legendary member, Bob Ausburn, who is leaving no stone unturned in unearthing the club’s history. Read more about Bob Ausburn on our Legends of Nepean article on pages 16-17. The award winners are: Maurie Reddan – Presidents
Trophy (For Highest Point Score 2013): Kate Murdoch. Bruce Neale Award (Most Improved Rower 2013): Campbell Beer. Lloyd Death Memorial Trophy (Coxswain of the Year): Campbell Beer. Club Person of the Year 2013: The ‘Salter Family’. Terry Basket Memorial Trophy (Novice of the Year 2013): Chanel Breeze. Ralph Rylance Memorial Trophy (School Rower of the Year 2013): Joel Salter. Towards 2016 Olympics Trophy 2013: Erik Ford. Masters Trophy (Highest Point Score 2013): Pal Grady.
Visally-impaired rower, Kate Murdoch, accepts the Presidents Trophy from NRC president, John Campbell.
Callaghan Plumbing Trophy (Adaptive Rower of the Year 2013): Kate Murdoch. Oarsome Award for Special
Achievement 2013: Tom McMahon and Joe McMahon. The Masters Club Person of the Year 2013: Tina De Vries.