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Boars Begin With A Win

April 12, 2018 By Maggi Barnard

Parkes Boars have opened their New Holland Agriculture Cup account with a double header win against rivals Dubbo Rhinos. The Boars second-grade team faced the Rhinos, under the coaching of Ethan Kosef. The challenge this year was to start strong and the team didn’t disappoint. Mitch Hutchings crossed for the first of his three tries, then kicked the conversion to give Parkes the lead within the first five minutes. Ben Rathbone’s defence on the line was instrumental in keeping Rhinos scoreless for the match, with the Boars final score being 33.

First points on the board for the firstgrade game went to the Rhinos, due to a Boars handling error. The Boars, coached by Joshua Miles, soon evened the scores thanks to Ben Ryan’s tries, along with the combined strength of the Boars front row holding well. A penalty scrum to Parkes on the 15m took the half time score to 22-5.

In the second-half, the tempo of the game increased, and tempers started to flair. The Boars tenacity was awarded when Rodgers successfully landed 3 penalty goals, then crossed undefended under the posts in the final moments to seal the match with a final score of 43-22.

Players player and winner of the Old Boys Jersey went to Sam Davis on Debut. The 2018 New Holland Agriculture player of the day was awarded to Mitch Hutchings from Boars second grade.

A vote of thanks to the referees Chris Reynolds (2nds) and Paul Hannock (1sts) for recognising the very hot conditions and allowing extra drink breaks for both teams. Next weekend the Boars travel to Narromine’s Cale Oval to face the Gorillas. Narromine had a strong win over Mudgee Wombats in their first round so this will be a
big match for both teams. Seconds kick off at 1:50pm with First at 3:15pm.

By Cath Ryan

Footy Tipping Results – Round 5

April 12, 2018 By Maggi Barnard

Ladies Netball Takes Off!

April 5, 2018 By Maggi Barnard

What a great start to our ladies competition enjoying the last few weeks of daylight savings. Hope all our players had a wonderful Easter break.

No player is to take the court this week unless they have registered and paid their netball fees. There are still a few players who have not registered online through MyNetball.

If you are having troubles with online registrations or payment please let us know. So great to see teams for filling their umpiring duties each week, please remember to print your name when you umpire so we can work out umpiring payments. It is also important that all players sign the score card each week, and if there are any stoppages for injury they are to be recorded on the back of the scorecard.

Junior netball is starting this Saturday 7th April, if there are any senior players who would be interested in coaching, umpiring or helping out please contact Calli Miller

Results Round 4
A Grade: The Star Budgies 29 def U15s Parkes Reps 24. Inline Panel & Paint 23 def Parkes Cellars 21
B Grade: PHST 38 def U14s Parkes Reps 14. Sweaty Betty’s 10 def Platelets 8

Round 5 – Tuesday 3rd April
• Setup: The Star Budgies
• Pack Up: Inline Panel & Paint
A Grade – Court 1
• 6:00pm Inline Panel & Paint v The Star Budgies (Umpires: U15s Parkes Reps + Parkes Cellar)
• 7:00pm U15s Parkes Reps v Parkes Cellar (Umpires: Inline Panel & Paint + The Star Budgies)
B Grade – Court 3
• 6:00pm Sweaty Betty’s v U13s Parkes Reps (Umpires: Platelets + U14s Parkes Reps)
• 7:00pm Platelets v U14s Parkes Reps (Umpires: Sweaty Betty’s + U13s Parkes Reps)
• BYE PHST

By Lisa Nutley

Bowling For Championship

April 5, 2018 By Maggi Barnard

3rd April 2018
The first round of the Club Championship pairs were played today with Margaret Hawken and Audrey Jones defeating Chris Curteis and Frances Charlton. Kim Evans and Elaine Miller defeated Merilyn Rodgers and Rosemary Mitchell.

The next round will be played on 17th April as the CWD Singles will be played next week at Forbes. Good Luck to our
members playing.

The draw for the pairs are as follows:
• Margaret Hawken and Audrey Jones versus Kim Evans and Elaine Miller.
• Gwenda Carty and Cherie Frame versus Rhona Went and Liz Byrne.

In other games played, Maureen Miller and Hilda McPherson defeated Di Greenhalgh and Gwenda Carty. Betsy Johnstone and Maureen Bailee defeated Eileen Bradley and Rhona Went.

The CWD Fours and Senior Fours close 8th May. Entries for our Classic Triples to be held at Parkes close on the 8th May. Please put your entry in. There is a Committee meeting on Friday 6th April at 2pm.

To play social bowls please ring Table Selectors Eileen Bradley and Minnie Riordan between 9am and 9.30am. Social roster is Marja Iffland.

By Rosemary Mitchell

Running For Bums

April 5, 2018 By Maggi Barnard

Early last week some people may have noticed a woman running along the highways between Forbes and Parkes, or between Parkes and Peak Hill, or Dubbo. Jenna Brook was passing through the Central West region of New South Wales as part of a 4,500km odyssey to start a conversation about bums, specifically to raise awareness about Bowel Cancer.

“80 Australians die every week from bowel cancer, making it our nation’s second biggest cancer killer. If you talk to friends and family about bowel cancer, it is amazing how many have stories to tell,” said Jenna.

“Bowel cancer is preventable, treatable and beatable. Treatment has a 90% success rate if detected early. Currently, only about 40% are caught in time.” Jenna was spurred to commence her campaign, dubbed “Running for Bums”, after learning these statistics.

Jenna’s grandfather survived bowel cancer late in his life. The family took the matter seriously and openly discussed the issue. “I have grown up knowing that my risk is elevated. I’ve now had three colonoscopies since I was 25, as a preventative measure.

The doctors have removed 14 polyps as a result. The process is painless.” “Many people are still too embarrassed to report symptoms to their doctors and push for screening. Still more people avoid discussing bowel cancer within a family setting because it seems undignified. However, the fact is that 1 in 4 people diagnosed have a family history of bowel cancer.”

Jenna’s journey began on 17th February from the southernmost end of Tasmania and will see her reach the tip of Cape York by early June, averaging more than 40km per day.

As at 27 March, Jenna has already travelled over 1200km and raised more than $20,000 for Bowel Cancer Australia.
For route information and donations, visit runningforbums.com.au.

Tee Time

March 28, 2018 By Maggi Barnard

Ladies, have you ever wanted to play a bit of golf, but don’t feel like joining a ‘serious’ club, or taking part in competitions? Why don’t you try the Parkes Ladies Social Golfers? The Parkes Ladies Social Golfers meet every Tuesday and Friday morning for a round of 9 holes before heading for a coffee, often at Cedar’s Café in the Greenparkes Garden Centre.

“Everyone is welcome, just come along and have a hit,” said Lois Godden. “Bring a friend, have a cuppa afterwards, we’re a friendly and fun-loving group of ladies.” Originally there were two separate groups, the Cygnets, who met on Tuesdays, and the Pitch and Putters who met on Fridays.

Several years ago, they combined into one group. There are currently 22 members, with anywhere between 3 and 15 turning up on any given day. “It’s not expected that you come every time, its very casual,” said Dawn Wakefield. “Our tee-off time varies according to daylight saving.”

If you’re interested in joining, tee-off starts at 8am next week. For any enquires please contact Helen Westcott on 0412 444 452.

7 PHS Swimmers Off To State

March 28, 2018 By Maggi Barnard

Parkes High School students performed with pride and passion at the Western Region swim titles in Dubbo on 15th March. The swim team, consisting of Olivia Dolbel, Nicayden Greenwood, Jordan and Liam Moody, William Lamond, Geordie Duncan, Gabriel Goodrich, Brookelyn Pinkstone and Archie Rix, performed strongly against
the cream of Western NSW swimmers.

Gabriel, Liam and Olivia swam strongly to claim second place in their 100m breaststroke finals while Nicayden recorded a personal best (pb) in his events to claim a third place in his 100m breaststroke and backstroke finals. Jordan swam several pbs, while William anchored the 200m freestyle team with a gutsy effort to claim third
place. Geordie achieved second places in the 100m butterfly, freestyle and 50m free.

The team enjoyed a great day of swimming, considering the quality of opposition, who converged from all corners of Western NSW. “I am really excited for the team heading off to state. We have improved heaps from last year,” said Nicayden Greenwood.

Olivia Dolbel spoke for the team when she was asked about swimming. “I just love it because it is great for fitness and best of all we get to socialise with our mates.”

As a result of their efforts, Liam and Jordan, Geordie, Gabriel, Olivia, Nicayden and William have been invited to contest the State Titles at Homebush Aquatic Centre in April.

Hockey is Happening!

March 22, 2018 By Maggi Barnard

The 2018 hockey season is here with the annual Junior Super Gala and Rego Day tomorrow, 24th March from 9am to 12pm at the Parkes hockey complex. The day includes a free coaching clinic from 9:30am to 11am for kids of all ages over three. There will be a jumping castle, free sausage sandwich for participants, lucky prize giveaways and the canteen and Just Hockey Pro Shop will be open!

Competition start dates are: A Grade & A Reserve (high school) – Wednesday, 4th April; B Grade & B Reserve (primary) – Saturday, 7th April; C & D Grade (infants & preschool) – Saturday, 7th April; all Senior Hockey grades – Saturday, 7th April.

All registrations are to be submitted and paid for online. No paper forms needed. Go to: www.parkeshockey.org.au and click Registration.

Claim your Active Kids Voucher, and only pay the HNSW fee. The fees are the same as last year. For information on registration and the 2018 fee structure, join the Parkes Junior Hockey Facebook group. For further information
contact Cherie Johnstone 0428 843 601 and Glenn Johnstone 0429 600 596.

Women’s Bowling

March 22, 2018 By Maggi Barnard

The No 4 Pennant team played the Railway Diggers Club this week and were defeated 40 – 30 losing both games.
In other games played Gwenda Carty, Rhona Went def Margaret Hawken, Cherie Frame in a pairs game. Di Greenhalgh, Chris Curteis def Jean Kennedy, Eileen Bradley in a pairs game.

Di Howell, Robyn Morgan, Liz Byrne def Isabel Svendsen, Rose Howlett, Betsy Johnstone in a triples game.
Winners for the day were Isabel, Rose and Betsy and runners-up Margaret and Cherie.

Parkes Hockey Wins Award

March 22, 2018 By Maggi Barnard

Parkes Hockey Inc won the Community Event of the Year Award at the Hockey NSW Annual Awards Night in Campbelltown last Saturday for hosting the inaugural Kookaburra 8’s U11 Carnival in Parkes in April 2017. The event will again be hosted by Parkes on 28th and 29th April. At the ceremony were (L-R) Kurt Lovett (Hockey NSW), Glenn Johnstone and Cherie Johnstone (Junior Directors, Parkes Hockey Inc), Mandy Westcott (Women’s Director), Ian Westcott (T2 Project Manager) and David Thompson (Hockey NSW CEO).

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