Sport
Excitement builds More than 250 goals were recorded for Championships
More than 250 goals were shot in the three day’s big tally with 75 goals recorded in their Senior Netball games played at Ward Oval game. While JKM matched Pumpettes for the first Two Bowls Club Championships Singles on Sunday. games were played at the Golfie on Sunday The Divas’ shooters Lauren Urquhart and half, Pumpettes however pulled away in the Corinne McLeod were the biggest contributors second half to finish with a comfortable 23 and both proved to be exciting games. Craig ‘Duck’ Grimmond started strong in to the tally as they scored an incredible 96 point win, 49-26. his match with Greg Read to lead by seven goals between them. Pumpettes’ Sosie Barton and Neve Carter shots by the 7th end. (The scorers had to recycle part of the shared in the game’s Best & Fairest points Read rallied to make it five up in his favour scoresheet to record all Divas’ points as the with JKM’s Stevie Toomey. by the 15th before ‘Duck’ fought back to be scoresheets only go up to 80.) Another 72 goals were recorded in the one point in front by the 18th end. They played the new team in the competi- Nymagee Magpies and Pink Galahs game with There were just two points separating the tion, Tooth Fairies, winning 96-10. Nymagee Magpies finishing as 59-13 winners. pair for the next six ends and then they were Urquhart and McLeod were in sensational Nymagee Magpies were well served by even twice. form sinking goals at a rapid rate all game to Taylah Good and Georgia Boland in their 46 Finally, on the 27th end - Read claimed the help them to their comprehensive win over point win. Pink Galahs’ best on court were win by three shots which takes him through Tooth Fairies. Crystal King and Ashley Cousins. to the semi finals. Elizabeth Curtis and Roslyn Lancaster were Anyone looking to play netball and not alThe other Singles game between David Tooth Fairies’ best on court. ready in a team, is urged to contact the com‘Ooze’ Knight and Don Roberts was an out- Pumpettes and JKM also contributed to the mittee who will find them a spot. standing display of bowls and there was barely a point separating them all game. ‘Ooze’ managed to hold shot for the final six ends and finished with a +6 win which The Golfie Dartaholics got the better of 110; Golfie Dartaholics—Jason Arnold 100, now takes him through to the semi finals. the Golfie Spearchuckers in last Wednes- 100, Craig Jones 140, 135, 121, 125, 100, In the social bowls games played on Sunday, the team of Gerard Livingston, David day’s local darts competition finishing with Kylie Tiffen 140 and Bian Smith 103, 111; and Golfie Spearchuckers—Dick Tulloh 132, Thomas and Deagan Brown finished as +5 an 8-3 win. winners over their opposition, Doug Hudson, In the other games played, the Empire Bar- 100 and Robbie Cummins 129, 104. flies took on the RSL Dingoes with the Bar- The highest score for the week was 140, Greg Clark and Michael Harvey. Yet again there was barely a point between flies coming out on top 7-4 while RSL had a which was recorded by both Craig Jones and close 6-5 win in their game against the Golfie Kylie Tiffen. the two sides all game. The men’s highest peg out was 104, thrown The runners-up on the social front were Gophers. John ‘Shark’ Daly, Paul Kershaw and Glenn Hundreds and high scores were recorded by: by Robbie Cummins, while 59 was the ladies’ ‘Kiwi’ Ratcliffe who had a +3 win in their Golfie Gophers—Daniel Duell 100 and Les best peg out, recorded by Lesley Hooker. match against Anthony Polack, Karen Daly Hooker 100; RSL—Tony Brown 125 and In tonight’s matches Golfie Spearchuckers Tyler Roberts 133; RSL Dingoes—Waylon will take on Golfie Gophers, Golfie Dartaholand Daryl Jermyn. There was no Twilight Bowls played on Ward 100 and Linda Miller 100; Empire Bar- ics meet Empire Barflies and RSL Dingoes are flies—Craig Youd 125 and Kyle Loughran up against RSL. Friday night.—The Second
Dartaholics continue to dominate
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