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The opening round of Wooroora Men’s pennant bowls produced close results across both Divisions on Saturday, as well as a couple of large wins. Three matches were featured in Division One, with the key match being between Port Wakefield and Hamley Bridge. It was expected Port Wakefield would win given Hamley Bridge had only five of last season’s premiership side left. The other players from their premiership side had either transferred to other clubs or had retired for varying reasons. So, a totally new Hamley Bridge combination ventured to Port Wakefield. At the end of the day, Port Wakefield was 35 shots down with losses recorded on all rinks. Gardner (HB) had the closest contest on
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the day, defeating Murphy (PW) by only two shots while Donohue (HB) accounted for G McPharlin (PW) by eight shots. However, the key result saw Bubner (HB) defeat W McPharlin (PW) by 25 shots. Wasleys also had a large win, defeating Mallala by 27 shots, with two rinks up and one tied. Grady (W) and Smith (M) could not be split in their clash while Nicolai (W) narrowly defeated Furst (M) by three shots and Olive (W) finished 24 shots up over Stuart (M). n Continued page 15
GEOFF Harkness, Owen, sends his bowl down during the Division One match against Balaklava.
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CLAUDIA Tiller in action for Balaklava during a junior tennis match in March.
Warming up for summer sport If you like getting hot and sweaty, summer sports are just your thing. Tennis, cricket, golf and Little Athletics are gearing up to start their seasons this week, a week later than bowls and basketball. Junior and senior tennis starts on October 20. Continuing the running of Lower North Junior Association on a two-year rotation basis, Owen Tennis Club has now taken the reins from Long Plains Tennis Club. President, Tania Heaslip, is looking forward to a successful and smooth year. “We have three divisions, with division three being non-competitive.”
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“Teams have been entered from Two Wells, Hamley Bridge, Owen, Long Plains, Mallala and Balaklava,” said Tania. Senior tennis players in the Mid North Tennis Association have also been dusting the cobwebs off their racquets. To get everyone into the spirit of tennis, Long Plains Tennis Club is holding a “Pot Luck Doubles Tournament” on Sunday October 14. The day starts at 1pm and names will
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be drawn out of a hat, for each of three matches. As a fundraiser, Long Plains Tennis Club is also running a mixed netball night competition from October 16 to November 6. Team nominations must be made to James Rundle on 0418 621 745 by October 13. Social night tennis (all doubles) is another tennis option, played at Balaklava and Owen on Thursday nights. Night tennis starts at Balaklava October 11 and runs most Thursdays of the year at Owen. n Continued page 16
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Plains Producer, Wednesday October 10, 2012