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News Off The Netball Courts

December 13, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

The Forbes Netball Association (FNA) night competitions for both mixed and ladies teams played the finals in each competition recently.

The finals were played between the two top teams on the point score ladder in each competition. In the ladies competition Forbes Engineering defeated Golfie 44-33.

Best and fairest awards were presented after the game. This award is determined by the umpires each week and totalled at the end of the competition. Best and fairest was awarded to Shea King (CWD) and Brianna Duncan (Marist).

In the mixed competition FPS Teachers defeated RBCC 32-18. Best and fairest was awarded to Kate Hanley (Double Shot) and Jack Finch (Hot Shots).

News for 2019

The next night competition will be starting at the end of February 2019.

The AGM of the FNA will be held on Thursday, 21st February at 7pm at the Forbes Services Memorial Club. Volunteers are needed to fill the many committee positions.

The FNA is enquiring about taking teams to the International Netball Festival in October in New Zealand, with divisions entering being: Open, 18’s, 15’s and 13’s. There will be more news on the New Zealand trip in February.

Junior Cricket Scores And Draw

December 6, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

Results of games played 30th November and 1st December:

Under 17’s: Achesons 6/115 (Connor Greenhalgh 34, Toby Matheson 27, Tallis Hurford 2/10, Jed Matheson 2/23) defeated Hawkes 6/110 (Mitch Wright 34, Hunter Hawke 14 n.o., Abigail Simpson 10 retired, Mason Ruzgas 2/10, Hunter Hawke 1/8, Royce Simpson 1/12. Best fielders: Harrison McGregor and Royce Simpson).

Bayliss 4/128 (Corey Thompson 44, Ryan Dunn 26 retired, Harry Bayliss 22 retired and 2/12, Frankland Ross 2/5. Best fielders:

Frankland Ross and Jacob Chambers) defeated KMWL 9/107 (Luke McDean 26, Brady Nicholls 20, Clarke Hollman 1/9, Callum Farmer 1/12. Best fielders: Lachlan Barnes and Rhys Glasson).

Omitted Result from 24th November:

KMWL 158 (Brady Nicholls 48, Luke McDean 21 and 1/16, Pat Cormie 2/15. Best fielders: Pat Cormie and Jacob Bell) defeated Hawkes 128 (Mitch Wright 77, Royce Simpson 14, Hunter Hawke 1/8, Brody Clarke 1/16. Best fielder: Harrison McGregor).

Under 14’s: Sixers 6/146 (Ryan Dunford 38 n.o., Jack Milne 21 n.o., Flynn Thompson 3/6, Connor Batt 1/1. Best fielders: Cody Kirk and Sam Rayner) defeated Bernardis 10/99 (Ed Mayo 19, Doug Irvine 17, Amy Maslin 1/6, Jack Priest 1/13. Best fielders: Tom Maslin and Campbell Ryan).

Livestock 5/112 (Joe Ellison 18 retired and 1/4, Henry Hodges 16 retired, Jacob Smith 16, Toby Jarick 2/15. Best fielders: Henry Hodges and Jack Whitty) defeated Thunder 5/97 (Harry Jones 15 retired, Joseph Tanswell 13 n.o., Nathan McCreadie 1/4, Danilo Bottaro-Porter 1/7. Best fielders: Harry Jones and Darcy Dawson).

Under 12’s: Sportspower 3/139 (Stirling Francis 27 retired, Tom Glasson 23 retired and 2/1, Michael Price 1/2, Tom Greenhalgh 2/20) defeated Scorchers 6/70 (Thomas Simpson 18 n.o. and 1/7, Bailey Price 7 n.o, Thomas Ball 1/25. Best fielder: Harry Yelland).

Adept Plumbing 95 (Marcus Hardy 27 n.o., Tayte McNamara 15 and 2/3, Tom Whitty 1/6) defeated Renegades 38 (Henry Rice 9 n.o., Seth Tanks 6, Ellen Dolbel 1/11, Callum Rowbotham 1/13. Best fielder: Ellen Dolbel).

No results yet for the game between Walkers AgNvet and Hazell & Field.

Pointscore after games played 1st December: 3 points = win, 2 points = tie/draw/washout, 1 point = loss, 0 points = forfeit/bye. Under 17’s: Bayliss 7, Achesons 7, KMWL 7, Hawkes 3.

Under 14’s: Livestock 15, Sixers 14, Thunder 8, Bernardis 8.

Under 12’s: Sportspower 19, Hazell & Field ***, Walkers AgNvet ***, Adept Plumbing ***, Renegades 11, Scorchers 7.

Under 10’s: No pointscore is kept.

Draw for Saturday 8th December:

All games to begin at 8:30am, players need to be there by 8:15am.

Under 17’s: Hawkes v Bayliss at Northparkes Oval, Parkes. KMWL v Achesons at South Circle Oval, Forbes.

Under 14’s: Bernardis v Thunder at Grinstead Oval, Forbes. Sixers v Livestock at Spicer Oval, Parkes.

Under 12’s: Sportspower v Adept Plumbing at Steffan Field, Forbes. Hazell & Field v Renegades at Keast 1, Parkes. Scorchers v Walkers AgNvet at Keast 2, Parkes.

News Off The Netball Courts

November 29, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

The next Forbes netball night competitions will start in late February 2019 and will be played until June. Thank you to everyone who has helped with the running of the competitions and the umpires who have umpired every week so the games can be played. Thank you to Rosa and Haig for coming early each week and putting up the post pads on the courts.

Bingo Fundraiser: The bingo fundraiser was lots of fun and another day will be planned in 2019. Thank you to Rosa Gillogly for helping with the committee to organise the bingo fundraiser for the association. Thank you to everyone who helped with the bingo day and a huge thank you to everyone who donated prizes to make the afternoon a success.

Annual General Meeting 2019: The Annual General Meeting of the Forbes Netball Association will be held on Thursday, 21st February. Open representative team 2019 selections postponed: The first selection for the Open representative team has been postponed and will now be held on Wednesday, 5th December at 7pm.

Merry Christmas: The Forbes Netball Committee would like to wish all members and their families and friends a very merry Christmas.

Junior Cricket Scores

November 29, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

Results of games played 10th November:

• Under 17’s: Achesons 10/131 (best fielder: Jed Page) defeated Bayliss 8/126 (best fielders: Harry Bayliss and Frankland Ross).

• Under 14’s: Forbes Livestock 5/58 (best fielders: Joe Ellison and Bradman Hardy) defeated Thunder 10/57 (best fielders: Geordie Duncan and Joseph Tanswell). Forbes KMWL 117 defeated Bernardis 109. Parkes Sixers had the bye.

• Under 12’s: AgNvet 168 (best fielders: M Coote and Z Fraser) defeated Renegades 71 (best fielders: Callum Rowbotham and Matthew Skinner). Adept Plumbing 4/143 (best fielders: Marcus Hardy and Charlie Bray) defeated Scorchers 7/58. Hazell & Field 111 defeated Sportspower 104 (best fielder: Sterling Francis).

• Under 10’s: Rossers 4/47 defeated Dunfords 2/46. Clarkes 116 defeated Morgans 45.

Results of games played 16th and 17th November:

• Under 17’s: Bayliss 4/144 (best fielders: Tyler Yeo and Jack Milne) defeated Hawkes 7/100 (best fielders: Hunter Hawke and Royce Simpson). Forbes KMWL 2/120 (best fielders: Rhys Glasson and Callum Farmer) defeated Achesons 7/77 (best fielders: Callum Farmer and Jade Page).

• Under 14’s: Thunder 6/82 (best fielders: Darcy Dawson and Harry Jones) defeated Bernardis IGA (best fielders: Thomas Brindle and Samuel Klingner). Forbes Livestock 7/88 (best fielders: Hugh Mackey and Harry Whitty) defeated Sixers 9/87 (best fielders: Jake Dunn and Flynn Thompson).

• Under 12’s: Sportspower 174 (best fielders: Sterling Francis and Toby Brown) defeated Renegades 77 (best fielders: Holly Duncan and Matthew Skinner). Hazell & Field 3/139 (best fielder: Phil Klingner) defeated Scorchers 3/73 (best fielder: Oliver Westcott). Walkers AgNvet 5/82 (best fielders: Sam Motley and Brodie Page) defeated Adept Plumbing 5/70 (best fielders: Matty Higgins and Tayte McNamara).

Pointscore after games played 17th November: 3 points = win, 2 points = tie/draw/washout, 1 point = loss, 0 points = forfeit/bye.

• Under 17’s – Bayliss 3, KMWL 3, Hawkes 1, Achesons 1.

• Under 14’s – Livestock 9, Sixers 8, Thunder 6, Bernardis 6.

• Under 12’s – Hazell & Field 13, Sportspower 13, Adept Plumbing 11, Walkers AgNvet 11, Renegades 7, Scorchers 5.

• Unders 10’s – No pointscore is kept.

Great Days For Golfing Action

November 29, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

The competition on Saturday was the Deacon Dwyer 4BBB Stableford Medley, sponsored by Rod Besgrove, in which 63 players relished the conditions.

The winners for the day were Rod Besgrove and Barb Drabsch with a score of 47 points. Runners up were Frank Hanns and Kim Herbert with 46 points.

The ball sweep went to 742 nett on count back, going to: 47 – B Drabsch/R Besgrove; 46 – F Hanns/K Herbert; 44 – R Nixon/N Duncan, M Haley/J Haley; 43 – R Webb/P Tisdell, A Dukes/P Maher, J Betland/P Dawson and 42 – M Cahill/M Spice.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – A Dodgson (Condo); 18th – R Smith.

On Sunday, the club ran this year’s Scramble event, which is now sponsored by Volkswagen and co-sponsored by Callaway, who provided prizes for the winners and balls for each player. This is a 4-person Ambrose, nett competition.

An early group, comprising A Dukes, P Maher, M Cahill and M Spice, set the clubhouse lead with a Nett 553/4, off a scratch score of 62. They anxiously awaited the day, checking often to see the scores returned.

But in the end it was in vain as they were relegated to runners-up. The winning group included Ian Bown, Paul Kay, Sally Crosby and Steve Grallelis, and these players combined well all day.

For example, Stevie G teed up on the 18th, somewhat under pressure, and promptly put his shot only four feet beside the pin. Playing partner Sally Crosby slotted the putt for a ‘2’.

The prize winners were:

• Best nett – S Grallelis, P Kay, S Crosby, I Bown on 55.5

• Runner-up – A Dukes, M Cahill, P Maher, M Spice on 553/4

• Third place – A Cogswell, B Thomas, M Watts, P Nixon on 583/4

• Best scratch – A Dukes, M Cahill, P Maher, M Spice on 62

• NTP’s – 9th: A Dukes; 18th: S Grallelis.

By Short Putt

Medal Of Medallist Decided

November 22, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

In an engaging performance, Peter Nixon scored 69 nett to take out the ‘Medal of Medallist’ honours for 2018. Pete turned square with the card and finished square for an all par performance.

The Saturday Men’s competition was an Individual Stroke, sponsored by Loomzy’s Fish n Fix. The field of 59 players enjoyed sunny conditions across a green course.

Cam McMillan, a young player also in form, took out the A-Division with a very good round of 74, nett 67. He got there on count back from Stuart French and powered his way out of trouble to score his 67.

In the B-Division, it was Ethan Gaffney who finished with 69 to take the honours. In a classic display of playing to his handicap, Maurie Westwood took runner-up with a fine 70 nett.

The ball sweep went to 72 nett on count back, going to: 67 – C McMillan, S French; 69 – E Gaffney, P Nixon, B Hodges; 70 – T Callaghan, P Grayson, R Nixon, M Westwood; 71 – P Maher, B Chandler, W Judge; 72 – K Sanderson, N McMillan, R Morris.

Alongside the comp NTP’s there were additional sponsored NTP’s. The comp NTP’s went to: 1st – P Pymont; 9th – P Nixon. The sponsored NTP’s went to: 3rd – B-Grade W Judge, and nil for both A-Grade and C-Grade; 18th – A-Grade P McDade, B-Grade G Webb, C-Grade B Chandler.

The Medal of Medallists was held in conjunction with the stroke event. Of the 32 eligible medallists, 22 were able to participate. They generally produced good scores with players across all grades contributing well and seven producing sub-par rounds.

Peter Nixon’s 69 nett pipped Richard Nixon, P Grayson and T Callaghan on 70, and too good for Warwick Judge and Bruce Chandler on 71.

There was no Sunday Stableford Medley, with instead the Forbes Rotary Charity Day being held.

This Sunday, Forbes will be holding its VW Scramble, previously known as the Holden Scramble. There is still plenty of opportunity to register, either online or at the Pro Shop.

By Short Putt

Croquet News

November 22, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

It was good to see some of our former players back on the courts for our Tuesday’s golf croquet. Welcome back Mal Smith and Doreen Whitworth! They have not lost their touch. They each won three games after a long absence from the sport. It was a great effort to come back and carry on where they left off. Other winners of three games were John Browne, John Job, Kevin Rubie and Bill Scott.

Two of the closest games were between Lorna Field and Merv Langfield with 7, who defeated Ruth Cheney and John Allegri with 6. The other close game was between Doreen Whitworth and Mary Hodges with 7, who defeated Colleen Liebich and Evelyn Mahlo with 6.

Members were notified that Saturday’s game had been cancelled due to top dressing of the courts. A further bulletin advises that all games have been cancelled until further notice but we will hopefully be back on the courts before the Christmas break.

Enjoy the break and introduce yourself to some other activities, like… Christmas shopping!

By Anne and Harley Stewart

Croquet News And Results From The Field

November 15, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

Croquet week ending 10th November

The Melbourne Cup took its toll on numbers for Tuesday’s golf croquet, although there were some close games. The closest game of the day was between Jeff Liebich and John MacCullagh. Jeff Liebich won the game with a score of 11 to 10.

Two of our best players, Bob Murray and Kevin Rubie fought out a close game with Bob Murray winning on the last hoop with a 7 to 6 score.

The winners of their three matches on the day were John Allegri, Bruce Field, Mary Hodges and Joan Littlejohn. Well done to all!

Saturday’s Aussie croquet was again low on numbers due to grandparent members that attended graduation ceremonies to celebrate milestones in their grandchildren’s path to adulthood. Congratulations to you all and your families!

There were some close games on the courts with the closest being between Elizabeth McLean and Joan Littlejohn against Elvy Quirk and Bob Murray. This game had some exciting moments as they tussled at the final peg out. The final score was a nail biting 14 to 13 with Elizabeth and Joan be- Page 12 Friday 16 November 2018 Your free weekly guide to what’s happening in and around Forbes…shop locally first! ing the winners in the end. The winners of three games were John Browne, Joan Littlejohn, Bob Murray and Harley Stewart.

The next birthday lunch is to be held on Tuesday, 13th November and will celebrate our November birthday babies Dorelle and Bill Scott, Bruce Field, Roslyn Rennick and Dorothea Croker.

Planning is underway for the club’s Christmas lunch which is set for the 18th December along with the recognition of the highest scorers for each of the games during the year.

By Anne and Harley Stewart

Junior Cricket

November 15, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

Results from 2nd and 3rd November:

Under 17’s: Parkes Hawkes 0/39 in 4.5 overs (Hudson Hawke 25 not out and Hunter Hawke 10 not out) against Forbes Achesons was washed out. Parkes Bayliss had the bye.

Under 14’s: Parkes Sixes 3/108 (best fielders: Liam Moody and Conner Batt) defeated Forbes Bernardis 6/72 (best fielders: Doug Irvine and Sam Klingner). Forbes KMWL 91 (best fielders: Henry Hodges and Jasper Mackey) defeated Forbes Livestock 90 (best fielders: Hugh Mackey and Tom Cornie). Parkes Thunder had the bye.

Under 12’s: Walkers Ag N Vet 5/110 off 20 overs defeated Parkes Scorchers 4/60 in 20 overs. Hazell-Field Accountants 125 defeated Parkes Renegades 44 (best fielders: Riley Swan and Seth Tanks). Forbes Sportspower 86 (best fielders: Tom Glasson and Mitchell Smith) defeated Forbes Adept Plumbing 70 (best fielders: Demsey O’Connell and Matty Higgins).

Under 10’s: Rossers 9/48 lost to Clarkes 4/94. Morgans 50 lost to Dunfords 2/75.

Arrangements for wet weather/ changes of venue: The executive committee wishes to advise that if wet or inclement weather causes doubt about the playing of games or changes of venue, that decisions are made at 6:45am on Saturday morning after the Grounds Inspection Committee have checked the grounds. Announcements are advised on the Facebook page from 7am in relation to the playing of games and changes of venue.

The following players participated in representative cricket matches at Dubbo on Sunday, 4th November:

Under 16’s: Harry Bayliss and Ryan Dunn

Under 14’s: Ryan Dunford

Under 12’s: Harry Jones, Harrison Kennedy, Jack Milne, Ewan Moody, Maddison Spence and Tristan Ross.

Luke McDean of Forbes also played in the Lachlan Under 16’s team.

Success For Locals In Forbes Classic

November 15, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

Once again the annual Forbes Classic, sponsored by Frank Spice Nissan, was a success with over 150 players competing on each day of the weekend. Players from 37 clubs participated, with some coming from Queensland and West Australia to enjoy the course.

The crowning glory was the win by local player Peter Nixon, the defending champion from 2017’s event. Peter finished the Individual A-Grade Stroke event, held on Sunday, with 71 scratch, skipping ahead of another local Steve Betland (72) and Graham Howland (73) from Dunheved GC in Sydney. Peter turned square with the card and finished his round with a ‘2’ on the last hole.

The B-Grade Scratch winner was Josh Coulthurst (Forbes) who blistered around in 81, off an 18 handicap. He was three shots ahead of Ken Sanderson and Scott Kirkman, both from Forbes. The C-Grade Scratch winner was Tony Stevens (89) from Palm Meadows, near Surfer’s Paradise in Queensland. Runner-up was our own Bruce Squires on 93.

Prizes were awarded to Handicap and Stableford winners and runners-up, as well as the popular NTP’s and Long drives. Peter McDade (Lismore) nearly had the perfect shot on the 9th when his ball finished only inches from the hole.

On Saturday the Classic comp was a 4BBB Stableford. The winners there were Peter Sinclair (Nelson Bays) and Keith McCulloch (Riverside Oaks) with 48 points. Runnersup, sadly on count back, were Phil Duke (Forbes) and Tim O’Malley (Tumut). The full prize list is available in the Pro Shop.

Generally though, Forbes players had success at the top of the grades while many of the visitors scored better than the locals through the body of the grades. All players enjoyed the course and the greens, with acknowledgement to Jack and Darren Clarke and the volunteers who got the course ready.

By Short Putt

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