Parkes bowling and Sports Club has 2 new regional champions. 

Sisters Jan McPhee and Kim Warren – Evans have won the regional open pairs and are off to State playoffs next year at Dubbo. Game score 20/18. What a fantastic result. 

Results of the Gersbach/ Freeman comp between ourselves and the Railway bowling club were as follows. In the top grade all 3 rinks were won by us with a big board total of 72 to us and 55 to the Railway bowlers. In the lower grade only 1 of our 4 rinks won with the Railway winning comprehensively on the big board to give them an overall win. Timing was everything yesterday with the rain bucketing down with thunder and lightning 10 minutes after completion of the games. 

Next weekend the Parkes Bowling and Sports Club will be welcoming teams from all over NSW for their 2 day Prestige Triples 2 bowls tournament which has been sponsored by many local Parkes business houses who will have signage and recognition displayed over the two days. 

With a pool of prize money for the place getters totalling $4050 there will be plenty of willing competition with first place being worth $2100 and place getters down to fourth place. Those teams that do not gain a place go into the hat for a chance to win 5 lucky door prizes of their $210 entry money back. 

Two major singles games were played on Saturday. On rink 3 Nathan Reynolds played Joanne Simpson in a 35 end game where only one 3 was scored throughout the game with 1’s being the usual result on most ends. The game was neck and neck until the 27th end when Nathan held a 6 shot lead. Joanne fought back with 3 1 shot ends and a 3 to only go down 25/20. 

On rink 4 Greg Townsend played a very determined Mick Simpson in a cracker of a game that could have been anybody’s. In another very low scoring game Greg began to gain a lead on the 7th end holding a 4 shot lead before Mick found his mojo and reduced the lead to overtake Greg on the 26th end when he scored a 4. On the end of the game that mattered, Greg played some great shots to hold Mick off and gain the lead again on the last end with a 2 to win a very tight tussle 25/24. 

In social bowls on Thursday 22 bowlers attended with the following results; Ray Jones Bob Freeman and John Corcoran combined to defeat George Bradley Mal Porter and Geoff Freeman 23/17. 

John Carr and Steve Ryan 21 were too good for Alan Affleck and John Wright 18. 

On rink 4 John Ward and Brian Townsend 20 defeated Marty Tighe and village person Colin Mudie 16. 

On rink 3 another village person and bowling table boss Rob Irving teamed with Ian Simpson to have a 17 all draw with Ron Hornery and Gary McPhee. 

And the final game of the day Mick Valentine and President Riordan had a 26/22 win against Arthur Corbett and Colin Hayward. 

On Saturday in social bowls George Bradley Colin Woods and Brian Townsend were way too good with a 23 shot win over Ron Hornery Bob Freeman and Colin Mudie 9 shots. 

In the only pairs game Colin Hayward and Steve Ryan 21 got over the line against their opponents Rhona Went and Geoff Freeman 18. 

On rink 2 Ray Jones Mick Valentine and President Riordan 23 shots were victorious over Rob Irving John Carr and Steve Turner 20. 

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