New comp kicks off on good note

POMONA
This week saw the start of a new competition to be played every second Wednesday in the month sponsored by Ausroads. The winners of the day were Sharon Foale, Keith Muir and Judy Jones with runner-up Bernadette Williams, Nancy Homer and Patrick Gray-Spence. It was an extremely close competition and the club looks forward to it next month.
Saturday saw the Mixed Fours Championship get off to a bad start where one of the four teams entered pulled out, putting one team directly into the finals.
Sam Hands, Gaye Bible, Jennie Smith and Lorry Axiak defeated Elizabeth Dewhirst, Bernadette Williams, Daryl Millar and Kelvin King 22-13. The finals played with the green running well in excess of 17 seconds proved too much for the morning winners with Sheena Millar, Glenda Rohde, Steve Chandler and Mel Hobbins taking out the win by two shots.
– Hidden Jack
COOROY
THE reigning champions went down in the finals of the Championship Men’s Triples on Saturday morning. Brian Cunnington, Russell Butler and Bevan Mahoney played too well against Ben French, Bill Pain and Eric Kenzler.
Visitors Brian, Ann and Forde took home the prize money on Saturday in the Jackpot Pairs. What a glorious afternoon for bowls it was. Del and Lynne shared the money with Forde to be runners-up.
The Noosa Radiology Day on Thursday was a great success with a full green of players. Alan McGrath and Des Horrox were overall winners. Brain Cunnington and John Sedman came runners-up. Bevan Mahoney and Doug Alisone were Round 1 winners while Julie Ainscough and Terence Charles took home the money for second round winners.
Tuesday Jackpot Pairs winners were new member Colin Gilmour and Geoff Green. Peter Desbrow and Margaret Dawson were runners-up.
This week there are games on Tuesday, Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday.
– Julie Ainscough
TEWANTIN NOOSA
The Sunshine Coast Ladies District Pairs were hosted by the club over the weekend on 12 and 13July. The team of Jenny Lonie and Robyn McAnelly (see pic) defeated Coolum in the Quarter finals 21-15. On Sunday, they took on Mooloolaba in a semi final and won 16-10. They progressed to the final against Nambour. Tewantin/Noosa took the final 28-16 to be crowned Sunshine Coast District Womans Pairs Champions.Tuesday 8 July Priceline 2 bowl triples. Winners: Claire Anderson, Eric Bolesworth and Bev Dickinson. Runners-up; Dot Imber, Pauline Mohr and Yvonne Ambrey.
Wednesday 9 July: Priceline Men’s Bowls: Winners: Danny Crameri and Troy Rowley (2 wins +35); Runners-up: Peter Richardson and John Watt (second game win +6); Triples winners: Ivor Burnell Jones, Ivan Baker and Alan Brooks. Jackpot won by Danny Crameri, Troy Rowley, Bryan Simmons and Dennis Coulter
Friday 11 July: Laguna Estate Open triples. Winners: Carol McAskill, Judy Ingram and Bob Nesbit. Runners-up: Tony Taylor, Bill Hock and Irene Land. The margin jackpot was not claimed. Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 July: The Men’s Triples Championship Semis saw Burt De Koster, Mike Lowe and Gary Moss 28 defeat Danny Crameri, Simon Wood and Phil McCanna 24. The second semi final had Bob Nesbit, Josh Anderson and Troy Rowley 35 defeat Tony Howard, David Hawksford and Bob Mulvouge 21. The final is expected to be played at 10am on 10 August (weather permitting).
– Heath Costello
NOOSA HEADS
Last week saw the final staging of the annual Noosa Heads Ladies Fiesta before next year’s vacation of the Noosa Junction premises. So, it seemed fitting that the top three placings were filled by local fours.
The Debbie Austin team took top spot, after a count-back, from Carol Coole with Pat Teale’s group in third place. Thirty-eight teams from across the coast competed in perfect weather conditions.
There was also a capacity turnout on Monday for the July edition of the Noosa Open 1500 when event
sponsor Barry Jackett teamed with Ross Ward to take the main prize. Winners of the first-round losers pool were Mal Lloyd and Mary Williams.
Tuesday men’s pairs winners were Allan Teale and John Brock, with the next biggest margin scored by Bill Burkitt and Ralphe Rickman. The Friday Jackpot Pairs day was won by Coolum visitors Brenda
Balchin and Louise Whitten from Ron and Carol Coole.
Saturday social triples went to Pauline Cousens(Edithvale), Fabio Cantori and Beryl Nelson with runners-up prize to Margaret Waugh, Allan Cousens and Jan Zemler. The Noosa men had pennant trial matches and the team of Paul Rieck, John Scruton and Richard Hillhorst took the margin prize.
Also on Saturday, the current ladies pairs champs went to Tewantin to play in the District Champion of Champions play-offs, but Jan Burkitt and Carol Studley were knocked out by the girls from Caloundra.
– The Chalker