Some of the crowd taking part in the Carlyle Gardens day.
Jamie & Divan
Gary Simmons skipped one of the winning division two teams
June Cousen has umpired many of the ladies’ pennants games
Wayne Mietzel also played very well last Saturday.
Trevor Laurens played great bowls on Saturday
Ron Bowers skipped the winning three bowl triples team
Clive Wales bowls during the three bowls triples final
Two of Goosies friendly bar staff
Skipper, John Priest won his triples game on Saturday.
Felix Purcell volunteered his time as an umpire last Saturday.
Vic Gaudion bowls while Vern Mietzel looks on.
Ray McCarthy skips one of the third grade teams
Third grade skip, Peter Grant concentrates on his bowl
John Kennell prepares to bowl in the B pairs final
Ken Lane bowls in the B pairs final
Skip Glen Royes only lost his pairs semi-final game against skip Ray Walker by one shot after being all square on the last end and having to play an extra end.
Club championship Two Bowl Triples winners, from left, Ken Wedel, John Priest and Tony Allsop beat Ian Beveridge, Dave McKendry and Clint Vasse in the final.
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Goosies Bowls Results
North Mackay Bowls Club (Goosies) major sponsor is Carlyle Gardens retirement Village. On Sunday afternoon they sponsored a highly successful mixed pairs day, with a Christmas in July theme, resulting in almost every rink being filled on both greens. All the prizes were drawn from lucky door tickets apart from a special prize for the most festive outfit, won by your scribe. After the game Carlyle Gardens also provided a special Mulled (spiced warm) wine for everyone and a variety of Christmas sweets which included rocky road, coconut ice, rum balls, almond bread and other delicacies. Val Harvey from Carlyle presented the prizes, helped out by Eve the Elf from Goosies. All players are looking forward to the next “Carlyle” day. On Sunday morning the semi-final of the Senior singles match was played between Vic Gaudion and Tony Allsop. This was a very exciting and hard-fought gameTrever with no more than three points separating the pair. After three hours the match was drawn at 24 points all. On the final end a measure went Tony’s way, so he now progresses to the final. SOCIAL BOWLs Monday mixed pairs was won by pat O’Neil and Jan Little with Ann Smith and Isla Comelli runners up. Wednesday ladies winners were N. Schmidtke, S. Hazeldine and A. Smith followed by T. Russell, M. Blucher and I. Comelli. Cheryle Corbett won the women’s Championship singles title. A great effort Cheryle. There were no results available for Thursday games. Friday winners were Lorna Bowers and A. Kees followed by Bert Hobbs and Ken Wedel. Kitty toucher draw was won by a visitor, J. Pummba who was not successful. Saturday men’s pairs winners were B. Ryan and Rob Evans closely followed by Trevor Laurens and John Stronach. Pics credit Tony Allsop. Pioneer SHS Boys - Secondary School Cup
The boys are out there making the club proud in Airlie Beach. First game down 13-10 but lost 8 points on a power play, 2nd game down 7-10 are one stage down 2-8. Goosies bowls results 11th July
The club mixed pairs championship has commenced with a big field of 22 pairs. It looks very competitive this year, with no real favourites, and some close games are expected. Most games will be played on green number two, nearest the Gooseponds. Men’s pennants have now concluded, resulting in a win for our fifth division. Congratulations guys on winning the pennant. Our club is very proud of you. Looks as though you will head up to fourth division next year. The ladies’ B singles championship was won by Isla Comelli, while Deb. Mackenzie was runner up. On Sunday, 18th Carlyle Gardens is sponsoring a mixed pairs fun day with many lucky draw prizes, commencing at 1 pm. There is also a prize for most festive outfit. The theme is ‘Christmas in July’. Nomination sheets are on the board. Social Bowls. Monday’s pairs event was won by Bevan and Phyllis Cooper, with runner up Bob and Nell Stafford. Tuesday games have re-commenced, this time on Tuesday mornings starting at 9 am: it is a triples event, two games of 9 ends and includes a kitty toucher draw. Wednesday ladies’ day was won by L. McGuire, P. Louis and D. Wise. In second place was N. Schmidtke, S. Bartolo and M. Bartolo.. Friday mixed pairs resulted in a win for Ernie Sealy and Tony Allsop with Peter Horsburgh and Peter Shepherd in second place. Peter Horsburgh also won the $750 kitty toucher draw, and the money when his bowl stopped perfectly, resting on the jack. Great shot Peter. Peter then shouted the bar which was greatly appreciated. Tony Allsop Goosies bowls results. 4th July
Our club championships are down to the final two events, commencing next week. The mixed pairs and mixed fours are two of the most popular club competitions, and this year there are many entries, with some very formidable teams. The games should be very exciting and closely fought. This is one competition where you will see a mixture of both ladies and men skips. Nuggy Pratt and Tony Allsop will be defending the mixed pairs title they won last year. The two semi-finals of the senior men’s singles are yet to be played also. Our division one and three ladies’ pennants teams have won the pennants this year. The division two ladies’ team is running second. Congratulations ladies, you have done our club proud. Men’s division two pennants teams won very hard fought and close games on Saturday against Airlie Beach. Ian McDonald’s team won by two, Ron Bowers won by one shot and Chris Banney went down by one shot. This gave us a win of five points to one. Sunday division two played Northern Beaches at Beaches. Ron Bowers who filled in for Chris Banney won his game, but both Ian McDonalds team and Gary Simmons teams lost. The results for division three and five were not known. Social Bowls Monday’s winners were Don Agnew and Graham Moore, with Judith Hall and Isla Comelli running second. Wednesday Ladies game was won by S. Thomsen, S. Roscoe and C Francis with S. Hazledine, D. Dodds, S. Bartolo and D. Offield second. There were no results available for Thursday or Friday. Saturday men’s game was won by Peter Horsburgh, Wayne Mietzel and Vic Gaudion. Check the nomination board for Tuesday morning pairs and a big competition on Sunday, 18th July. Pics credit: Tony Allsop Goosies Results 27th June.
Social Bowls Monday Mixed pairs was won by Vic Gaudion and Jean Zamparutti. Second was Vaughn Munro and Kees Struik. Wednesday ladies’ winners were C. Lee, L. McGuire and L. Lemke. Second was the team of N. Schmidtke, H. Rose and D. Offield. There were no results available for Thursday and Friday. Saturday men’s pairs was won by Victorian visitor Alan Easterbrook, and Larry Evans with Darren Laurens and Greg McLean second. It was noticeable how well the relatively new bowlers, Trevor Laurens and Wayne Mietzel, played. Tuesday morning mixed bowls start shortly. Names on the nomination sheet on the board please. There is also a sheet on the board for volunteers for bowls days. Please help take the load off the few who do the job now. The only result available for Sunday Pennants was a draw for the second division who played at Marian. Chris Banney’s team had a big win, but both Ian McDonald and Gary Simmons teams lost, resulting in a draw of 61 points each. Final result was Marian 3.5 points, North Mackay 2.5 points. Pics credit: Tony Allsop Goosies Bowls week ending 20th June.
The B grade men’s singles final was played on Sunday, resulting in a win for Clint Vassie, who played excellent bowls for a good win over Errol Simmons. Also played on Sunday was the club championship three bowl triples final. That was an exciting game between Clive Wales, Ernie Sealy and Alex Cameron and Ron Bowers, Glen Royes and Mick Mackenzie. Ron Bowers’ team won. A club championship senior singles game was also played on Sunday, resulting in a win For Tony Allsop against Lew Trott. Social bowls. Monday’s game resulted in a win for Fred King, John Fry, Rob Evans and David Evans. Second came Isla Comelli, Ann Smith, Margaret Fogg and Chrissy Hall. Wednesday ladies game was won by Lorna Forest, Brenda Trannore, Shirley Bartolo, and Ann Smith. Second place was filled by M. Andrew, Maryanne Bartolo and Maureen Blucher. Thursday mixed pairs was won by Edith Sealy and Brian Dennien, with Celie and Barry Lee second. The kitty toucher draw was won by Phyllis Cooper who missed, so jackpots this week. Friday’s mixed pairs winners were the very consistent Val De pinto and Bev Svenson with Tony Allsop and Ken Wedel a close second. The kitty toucher was not won, so jackpots again to $750. There were no results available for Saturday play. Pics credit. Tony Allsop Goosies results 13th June
With a short break in pennants, our club championships are underway again. On Saturday, John Priest with Ken Wedel and Tony Allsop, and Clive Wales with Ernie Sealy and Alex Cameron won their matches and now meet in the semi-final. In the senior singles, Ron Bowers advanced after defeating Wayne Olsen, who won his morning game against Greg McLean. Men’s pennants rankings (after round 6): North Mackay running second in division two, fifth in division three and division five is leading the field. Social Bowls Mondays mixed pairs was won by Vic Gaudion and Ken Wedel. Runners up were Peter Cowling and Kev Davis. Thursday’s mixed pairs winners were Vic Gaudion and Barry Lehmann, followed by Wayne and Brenda Trannore. The kitty toucher jackpots to $130. Fridays mixed pairs was taken out by Debbie Mackenzie and Chrissy Hall. Ron and Lorna Bowers ran second. Chrissy also won the draw for kitty toucher and missed by a few inches. It stands at $700. Saturday was men only day, and the pairs comp winners were Albert Graves and Peter Delaney. A triple of Darren Laurens, Mick Mackenzie and Wayne Trannore came second. Nominations for mixed pairs and fours close on 4th July and forms are now up on the board. Pics credit. Tony Allsop Goosies results 6th June
There is a lot happening at Goosies. Thursday bowls are back, in a pair’s competition of 2x4x2. Friday bowls are also re-commencing from today, three bowl pairs, with the kitty toucher jackpot standing at $600. A new competition is starting this Sunday, 13th. It will be a pairs comp and will run from 2pm until 4.30pm in a warehouse format. All bowlers including warehouse bowlers are welcome. Nomination forms are now up on the board for these games. Please support your club and keep these comps running. We are very proud to have been involved with the schools in promoting bowls and congratulate the teams that have won this year. If your children or grandchildren are at a loss for something to do, make enquiries at Goosies about their free coaching programmes. The B grade pairs has now been decided, and Ken Lane and John Kennell are the new club champions. They defeated Ray Walker and Vaughn Munroe in a very hard fought and close game. Our second division Pennants team had a close win over Souths Suburban on Saturday at Souths. Chris Banney’s team had a big win while Gary Simmons’ and Ian McDonald’s teams both had losses. However, Chris had a big enough margin to take the overall win. Both the third division teams lost to Souths at Souths. On Sunday, second division played Valley at North Mackay. Chris Banney’s team and Ron Bowers’ team both had good wins but Gary Simmons’ team lost. Final score meant North Mackay went down by one shot. The third division under skips Peter Grant and Ray McCarthy both had good wins against Mackay club at North Mackay. The fifth division results were not known. The only social results available at time of writing was Monday, when Darren Laurens and Lawrence Borg won from Pat O’Neil and Ann Smith. Pics credit Tony Allsop Goosies results 23rd May
There has been very little social play over the last week due mainly to pennants and players on holiday. No results were available. This week has been an up and down one for our men’s pennants teams. I believe that our three division two teams lost to Airlie Beach. Division three earned 4.5 points with a draw and a win, and fifth division had four points with one loss and one win. Pics credit: Tony Allsop Goosies Bowls Results week ending 16th May
Pennants This year, we are playing only divisions 2,3 and 5 in pennants. Our division two teams had great results last weekend. They played Pioneer Valley at Pioneer Valley on Saturday. Chris Banney’s team had a draw, Ian McDonald’s team also had a draw, and Greg McLean’s went down by one shot on the last bowl. On Sunday, the division 2 teams played Marian at North Mackay. North Mackay (Goosies) won all three games. Results for our other two divisions were not known at the time of writing. Social Results Monday pairs was won by Fred King and David Evans. Second was Lesley Basingeran and Bev Woodward. Wednesday Ladies winners were Deb Mackenzie, Nina Archer and Sue Hazeldine. Runners up were Sheryl Cuttriss, Jan Little and Cicely Lee. There were no results available for Thursday or Saturday. Friday was cancelled due to Saturday and Sunday pennants play. Chris Banney’s pennants team consists of Tony Allsop Peter Delaney Neal Blucher Chris Banney Pics credit: Tony Allsop. Goosies Bowls Results 9th May
Men’s Pennants are starting this weekend and the draw and teams are up on the notice board. Good luck to our teams and may the wicks go our way. In the men’s three bowl triples championship the team of Mick Mackenzie, Glen Royes and Ron Bowers are now in the final after beating Dave McKnight, Eric Galletly and Greg McLean. SOCIAL BOWLS RESULTS. Monday pairs was won by Maurie Pearson and Paul Goldston. Second was a triple: Edith Sealy, Helen Fleming and Bevan Cooper. Wednesday Ladies Gooseponds Triples was won by Margaret Creese, Maureen Blucher and Bev McDonald. In second place was Joyce Camilleri, Val De Pinto and Marie Bragg. Third was the team of Dot Wise, Lurline Ford and Shirley Bartolo. In the ladies’ pairs club championship, Hilary Rowan and Lorraine Silman meet Val De Pinto and Bev Svenson in the final. Thursday mixed pairs winners were Ken Wedel and Barry Lehmann, with Barry and Celia Lee runners up. The kitty toucher jackpots, as it was not won. Friday mixed pairs winners were Bev Svenson and Val De Pinto, with Tony Allsop and Ernie Sealy a close second. Tony also won the kitty toucher draw but finished up just behind the kitty, so the kitty toucher jackpots. Saturday men’s pairs winners were Peter Grant and Frank Paterson with John Chester-master and Wayne Trannore second. Pics credit: Tony Allsop. Goosies Bowls report week ending 2nd May
Pennants are commencing very soon, and the draw for all divisions is up on the nominations board. If you are wanting to play, please make sure your name and dates you are not available are on the nomination list, as the selectors are about to choose the teams to represent North Mackay. It was very pleasing to see a good field last Thursday. There were players on both greens so the new format seems very popular. After a four-week trial, I understand the board will be looking at starting Tuesdays again, but also under a different format. Any suggestions to Ian Beveridge would be appreciated. There was also a good field of players on Friday and Saturday, although with pennants starting shortly Saturday numbers will drop back. There was the usual large field of players on Monday, resulting in a win for J. Haber and R. Vigliante. Wednesday Ladies day was won by Marie Duck, Bev Woodward and Cicely Lee. Runners up was the team of Isla Comelli, Jan Little and Netty Thomsen. There were no results available for Thursday or Friday, although we do know that Bob Kinnane won the Kitty Toucher draw, but missed, so the jackpot increases next week. Saturday men’s day resulted in a win for Greg McLean and David Evans with Ian McDonald and Mick Mackenzie coming a close second. Pics credit: Tony Allsop. |
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WINNERS ARE GRINNERS AT GOOSIES
Goosies would like to acknowledge a very special achievement of two of our long-standing members, Ron and Lorna Bowers. Ron and Lorna are to be congratulated for each winning the Open Singles for 2020.This marks the first time that North Mackay Bowls Club has seen a husband and wife both win the Men’s and Women’s A-Grade in the same year! Our humble members didn’t want a fuss made but we think this deserves a big shout-out. Ron and Lorna have been members for close on 30 years with Ron serving on the NMBC Committee for several of those years. The lovely Lorna has contributed much during her time with the NMLBC and is currently one of the ladies’ selectors. To cap off a successful year, it also just happens to be Ron and Lorna’s Golden Wedding Anniversary this year! Congratulations Ron and Lorna, a well-deserved win and we wish you many more happy years bowling through life together. |
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Breaking News!
Goosies is thrilled to announce the winner of the prestigious Dr William Shield, held last weekend, is our very own North Mackay Bowls Club!!! City Club were worthy rivals in the final but NMBC bowled their way to victory with their precision and skill and, in fact, our boys did not drop a game over the entire weekend! The team would like to acknowledge the excellent skills of the Selectors which surely contributed to this notable success. Congratulations North Mackay Bowls Club you have done us proud! Left to Right: Clive Wales, Ron Bowers, Peter Grant, Ernie Sealy,John Kennell, Ray Walker, David Mckendry, Tony allsop, Greg McLean. Warren Corbett , Missing: Bert Hobbs, Greg Breckell, Vic Gaudion |