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Autumn Night Competition
The Autumn Night competition for both mixed and ladies’ teams will play the grading game this week. Any teams wanting to play in the competition and not yet entered should email the team entry to Secretary Monica email secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com, or take it to the office on Wednesday night. Teams must be entered by this weekend to be able to play in the competition.

Draw For Grading Games 26 February
Ladies Competition
6pm court 9 Gundamaine v Post Office Hotel (Kally Molloy/Robyn Kenny). Bye-Hodders

Mixed Competition
7pm court 9 Gundamaine v Easy Win (Jack Piercy/Ally Walsh). 7pm court 10 Swampies v Van Hotel (Marg Spackman/Robyn Kenny) Office duty-FNA committee

Adjourned AGM
The adjourned AGM of the Forbes Netball Association will be held on Thursday, 19th March at 7 pm at the Forbes Services Memorial Club. The planned February AGM could not be held due to a lack of a quorum.

Low Scores In Par Event

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John Boyle watches his tee shot intently.

The Saturday Men’s competition was a 4BBB Par event, sponsored by Highlands Design and played by 56 players. Conditions really helped good scoring and the pairing of Les Little and Barry Parker won with a score of +9, ahead of runners-up Mark Watts and Doug Churchill on +7 and getting the count back nod ahead of Dan Bayley and John Boyle.

The ball sweep went to +4 on count back: +7 – D Bayley/ J Boyle; +5 – D Rhodes/J Zannes, R Borger/P Barnes; +4 – G Webb/R Besgrove, A Currey/C Hurford, D Kenendy/G Falvey, R Scott/B Slack-Smith.

The Sunday Stableford Medley was played by a good field. Barb Drabsch finished on top with her 34 points, but closely followed by Ray Taylor on 33 points.

On Sunday the Club’s Pennants teams played at Cowra GC. The course brought some variable results for our guys. Our Division 1 team lost to Bathurst 4-1. Shane Sallaway (2 up) was the only Forbes player to manage a win, but the others were close. The Division 2 team lost 3-2 to Wellington. Winners were T West (19th) and C Dwyer (3-2). The Division 3 team were winners over Wellington by 3-2. R Borger (2 up) and I Brown (4-2) had returns to form while B Hodges powered to a 4-3 win.

The Summer Super 6’s comp is now in its final two weeks of general play before the Finals series begin. Teams are to note that under the 2-Pool system the top-5 will participate in the Finals series. Do not forget to pick up your copy of the Programme book from the Pro Shop.

This weekend the Men have an Individual Stroke, sponsored by Ian Simpson Real Estate, with 18-hole Stableford Medley on Sunday. The Pennants for Divisions 1-4 are at Wellington.

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Croquet News And Results

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Golf Croquet 18th February
A total of 34 players turned up for Golf Croquet and the club welcomed two new players, Kevin and Judy Girot. Anne Stewart played as Judy’s partner in one game and was very impressed with her first effort. The ladies were only beaten 7-6 by two seasoned players, Tony Thomson and Veva MacCullagh. Judy managed to hit the ball through four hoops, a big effort for her first game. The council put on a morning tea after croquet had finished which was very much appreciated.

Visitors on the day were Doreen Whitworth, Helen Spry and Peter Mahlo.

The winners of three matches were: Colleen Liebich, Joan Littlejohn, Dorelle Scott and Lorraine Todd.

Aussie Croquet 22nd February
It was a mild morning with 26 participants for the Saturday Aussie Croquet. The club welcomed one visitor, Robyn Liebich, who enjoyed her day especially partnering her mum Colleen Liebich.

The only winners of three games were Veva MacCullagh and Tony Thomson.

A reminder to all members that March birthdays will be celebrated on Tuesday, 3rd March at 12pm in the Golf Club.

Cricket Results

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Results of games played Friday, 14th February and Saturday, 15th February.

Under 17s: Parkes Cats 6/115 in 23 overs (Hunter Hawke 28no and 2/1, Harrison McGregor 25no, Geordie Duncan 2/18, best fielders Ryan Mackenzie and Cooper Towns) defeated Forbes Engineering 9/107 in 23 overs (Talis Hurford 24no, Rhys Glas- son 22no, Brad Mattiske 2/3, Jack Whitty 1/5). Forbes Achesons 60 lost to Condobolin 1/61 (Franklind Ross and Ryan Goodsell played top roles for Condobolin with the bat). Parkes Colts had the bye.

Under 14s: Forbes Bernadis 5/74 (Pat- rick Ryan 18no, Tom Maslin 13 retired, Ollie Mayo 2/1, Bradman Hardy 1/3, best fielder William Mayo) defeated Parkes Colts 7/43 (Jake Dunn 20, Sam Rayner 4, Jack Milne 2/6, Caleb Crisp 2/20, best fielders Kade Ticehurst and Harry Yelland). Forbes Livestock 4/142 (Joe Ellison 63, Griffin Jones 15no, Riley Goodsell 2/6, Toby Jarick 1/0, best fielders Riley Goodsell and Brodie Page) defeated Parkes Cats 8/78 (E. Moody 36no, Holly Duncan 6, Z. Pearce 1/13, Liam Freeman 1/15, best fielders H. Kennedy and Z. Pearce). Forbes KMWL had the bye.

Under 12s: Parkes Colts 3/105 defeated Forbes Sportspower 3/86. Forbes Ag N Vet 3/140 defeated Parkes Cats 3/77. Forbes Adept Plumbing 5/104 defeated Hazell Field Accountants 6/84.

Barry Shine A Winner

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Forbes Division 4 Pennants team ready to play at Wentworth – Steven Grallelis, Les Little, Stephen McAlister, Troy Howe, Stuart Thomas

On Saturday the event was Individual 18-hole Stableford, sponsored by Cahill Footwear. The field of 59 players returned good scores in great conditions.

Division 1 winner was Barry Shine with 41 points, ahead of runner-up Andrew McDonald on 38 points. Barry hit every fairway, while Andrew was refreshed after a trip. The Division 2 winner was Phil Wells with a score of 39 points, closely followed by runner-up Rod Besgrove on 38 points.

The ball sweep went to 33 points on count back: 37 – N Duncan, A Dukes, J Bernardi, B Parker, Alf Davies, A Alley; 36 – P Gray- son, S Grallelis, C Barrett; 35 – F Donohoe, J Dobell; 34 – J Cutler, G Willis (D/league); 33 – R Baker, P Tisdell, P Duke.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – D Rhodes; 18th – R Smith. There were four visitors from Duntryleague – Greg Willis, Chris Kelly, Steve Fulmer and Mark Hildebrandt.

The Sunday Stableford Medley again had a small field with many regulars away. Mike Spice won with 38 points. There was no Runner-up or Ball sweep. The NTP’s, sponsored by GWG, saw no-one make it on the 9th, but Mike took the 18th quite easily.

Farewell to Tommy Punnett, the Touring Pro who has been helping at the Pro Shop during the Summer. Tommy was often seen fine tuning his putting or honing his chipping skills. We thank him for his company and wish him well on the Australian circuit.

The Summer Super 6’s competition will finish the last two weeks with handicaps frozen, which may affect the final placings on the Pool tables.

Saturday, 22nd February is a 4BBB Par, sponsored by Highlands Design, playing for the Ron Barton Memorial Trophy. Sunday has an 18-hole Stableford Medley, with Pennant duties for Divisions 1-3 at Cowra.

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Netball News

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AUTUMN NIGHT COMPETITIONS 2020
The format for the Autumn night competitions for both mixed and ladies’ teams were set at the General Meeting on Thursday. Team nomination forms can be downloaded from the FNA website, with the first grading to be held Wednesday night, 26th February. Ladies may play in both mixed and ladies’ teams, on the same night. Everyone is urged to come along and enjoy the fun of the night competitions.

FORBES ALL AGE CARNIVAL
The Forbes All Age carnival will be held on Sunday, 3rd May. This carnival has been operating since the association was formed in 1975, and, according to past teams, is one of the best organised carnivals in the region. Age groups are from 11 years to open ladies. Many extra helpers will be needed to help make the huge day another great success.

FORBES GALA DAY 2020
The Gala day, which was extremely popular in 2019, will again be held in 2020, bigger and better. A date in August will be finalised at the February general meeting.

FORBES REPRESENTATIVES 2020
The Forbes Netball Association has entered the Open representative team in the West/Central West Regional League Divi- sion 2. The team is training weekly and has already improved. The Open representative team will play the first round of games in Orange on Sunday, 1st March. A date for the Representative Information Day was finalised at the meeting on Thursday night. More information will be available next week. Players turning 12, 13, 14, 15 and 17 will need to apply for their respective age groups. Players must be turning that age in 2020.

Weekly Croquet News And Results

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Tuesday’s Golf Croquet was a wash out, but the rain was welcomed. Croquet Club members look forward to any rain in the future.

Aussie Croquet Saturday, 15th February
Saturday’s Aussie Croquet was played on the best grassed surface club members have played on for the last 12 months. It was slow for a start because of the thickness of the grass but it played beautifully as the day went on. Out of 24 players there were only two players who won their three matches. They were Barry White and Elvy Quirk.

The closest matches on the day were:
• Elvy Quirk, Jeff Liebich 14, def John Cole, Kathleen Broderick 11.
• Colleen Liebich, Joan Littlejohn 14, def Bill Scott, Roz Rennick 11.
• Dorelle Scott, Veva MacCullagh 14, def Robin Pols, John Browne 11.
• Bob Murray, Sandy Hepburn 14, def Cherylin Cole, Ray Burridge 13.
• Barry White, Bill Scott 14, def Roz Rennick, Lorraine Todd 11.
• Elvy Quirk, Harley Stewart 14, def Colleen Liebich, Bob Murray 12.
• Jeff Liebich, John Cole 14, def Ray Burridge, Tony Thomson 13.
• John Browne, Merv Langfield 14, def Cherylin Cole, Veva MacCullagh 12.
• John Browne, Merv Langfield 14, def Cherylin Cole, Dorelle Scott 12.

Golfers Score In The Rain

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Ron Morris teeing off and hoping to beat the rain.

The Men’s competition on Saturday, an Individual 18-hole Stableford event sponsored by Troy Howe Electrical, was a wet affair for the 68 players. However, many of them did manage to score well.

The Division 1 winner was Simon Flynn (Mudgee) with 38 points, helped by the count back which saw Anthony Alley finish as Runner-up. Simon was steady throughout, while Anthony stormed home with 22 points on the back  9.

The Division 2 recorded the best score, going to the winner Matt Duff on 40 points. He is expecting a cut in his handicap. Runner-up was Jack Dobell with 37 points, getting there on count back from John Ridley.

It was wet out there. The early golfers had the better of the conditions but the rain and a brief clap of thunder with a short zap of lightning scurried a few golfers to refuge. Some players lost their grip on the club which saw some clubs flying down the fairway or in the trees.

There was no Sunday Stableford Medley as the Club hosted the CWDGA Pennants. In all 60 Pennants golfers teed off in cloudy conditions, which soon turned to a few showers then steady drizzle. Winning teams were; Division 1 Bathurst, Division

2 Duntryleague and Wellington, Division 3 Cowra and Wellington, Division 4 Cowra.

Pencil in a Callaway Demo Day scheduled for Thursday, 20th February, where you can try out the latest Callaway ‘Mavrick’ range. Book a time at the Pro Shop.

Saturday, 15th February is the 2P-2Club Ambrose Aust Championship, sponsored by Cahill Footwear. Sunday, 16th February has a Stableford Medley.

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Cricket Draws For This Weekend

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Friday, 14th February

Game to begin at 6.00pm, players need to be there by 5.45pm.

• Under 14’s: Parkes Colts V Forbes Bernardis at Woodward Oval, Parkes.

Saturday, 15th February

All games to begin at 8.30am, players need to be there by 8.15am.

• Under 17’s: Forbes Engineering V Parkes Cats at South Circle Oval, Forbes. Forbes Achesons V Condobolin at Grinstead Oval, Forbes. Parkes Colts have the bye.

• Under 14’s: Parkes Cats V Forbes Livestock at Spicer Oval, Parkes. Forbes KMWL have the bye.

• Under 12’s: Parkes Cats V Forbes Ag’N’Vet at Harrison Park, Parkes. Parkes Colts V Forbes Sportspower at Morrissey Field, Parkes. Forbes Hazell & Field V Forbes Adept Plumbing at Botanical Gardens, Forbes

Croquet Results

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Golf Croquet Tuesday, 4th February
There was a good turnout on Tuesday for Golf Croquet with 35 players hitting the greens. After the matches, Croquet Club members had a birthday lunch for both January and February birthdays at the Commercial Hotel. The January birthdays were for Cherylin Cole, Bob Murray, Liz McLean, Colleen Liebich and Sandy Hepburn. February birthdays were for Jill Rubie, Denny Smith, Mary Hodges, Lily Allegri and Evelyn Mahlo who celebrated a milestone birthday. The winners of three games were: John Browne, Veva MacCullagh, Denny Smith and Alex Todd. Some of the closest scores on the day were: John Cole and Veva MacCullagh 7 def Merv Langfield and John MacCullagh 6. Robin Pols and Jeff Liebich 7 def Bob Murray and Lorraine Todd 6.

Aussie Croquet Saturday, 8th February
Saturday presented players with a light breeze, cool temperatures and black skies followed by a light sprinkling of rain. Raincoats were the order of the day in anticipation of the expected downpour, which didn’t eventuate. The winners of three matches of the day were Merv Langfield, John Mac- Cullagh and Lorraine Todd.

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