Taylor And Carpenter A Winning Combination
On the weekend, the Men’s Competition was a Stableford Multiplier contested by 30 pairings. The winners, Ray Taylor and Bruce Carpenter, combined well and used their steady play to score an impressive 81 points.
A long way back were Andrew McDonald and Tony Cogswell, with 71 points. They had two ‘wipes’, but recovered well. The remaining scores ranged from 68 to 32. The ball sweep went to 62 points on count back, going to: 81 – Taylor/Carpenter; 71 – McDonald/T Cogswell; 68 – Shine/G Webb; 67 – Donohoe/Squires, Borger/Borger; 66 – Byrne/Hanns; 62 – Bown/Drane. The NTP’s went to: 9th – P Dawson; 18th – P Maher.
On the cards the scores for individual holes ranged from 9’s to zeros. But the best score on any hole, a 12, was shared by Pymont/Kay (on the 5th) and Dawson/Bayley (on the 7th). The Stableford Medley on Sunday was a quiet affair with many regulars playing away to help other clubs. The winner was Ron Morris with 35 points. There was no runnerup or ball sweep. There was no NTP’s either as no-one hit the green with their tee shot!
This week the ‘Winter 3’s’ competitors did play very well. The winner this week was Murray Field with nett 28. Following behind on 32 were: M Ewing, E Uphill, J Haley. About 10 Forbes players ventured to Caragabal on Sunday to play in their Special Event, a 2-person Ambrose. The field of 46 players enjoyed a good day. Forbes players among the prize winners were: Third on count back – Andrew Dukes and Ash Tucker with 62. Longest drives to Ash and Andy, on separate holes. Good team work by the boys.
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Netball News
The Forbes Netball Saturday competition is drawing to a close with the last round of competition to be played this Saturday. The semi-final series will start with minor semi-finals in all divisions on August 5; major semi-finals on August 12; finals on August 19 and the grand finals and annual presentations on August 26.
Presentations will be held immediately after the last grand final games. All coaches are asked to nominate a player from their team for the judging of the Edna Jenkin Memorial Junior Encouragement Award, for players aged 11 and 12 years in 2017.
Nomination forms for this award are available at the office on Saturday. The award is for a player who has shown outstanding co-operation, enthusiasm and sportsmanship throughout the season. The Chris Read Memorial award will also be presented at this time. Everyone is invited to nominate a volunteer/helper, not a committee volunteer, who has helped whenever and where ever they are required, which is what Chris used to do when she was involved with the FNA.
Chris’ family wanted to continue, and acknowledge the volunteers, who worked like their mother had done in the past. Nomination forms for this award are available at the office on Saturday. This person does not have to be a registered member of the FNA, and anyone can nominate a volunteer. The nominations must be returned by August 5. The winners will be announced at the presentations.
The 2017 Representative presentations will be held at the Forbes Services Memorial Club on Saturday night August 19. Times will be 6:30pm for 7pm, with other details to be finalised.
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Netball News
Welcome back to Forbes Netball Saturday competition, after the school holiday break. There was very exciting news on the umpiring side for Forbes Netball over the school holidays, when Forbes NA umpire Aurella White was awarded her All Australia National B Umpire Badge at the Australian Invitational Youth Games at Maitland.
Aurella is one of the youngest umpires in the West/Central West Region, to be awarded her National B badge at the age of 14. The FNA Committee would like to congratulate Aurella, on this outstanding achievement. More news on Aurella’s journey in later editions.
Friday netball
Friday netball will continue today, from 5pm til 6pm for anyone who would like to join in the fun of skills and games. Players do not have to be registered for Saturday competition to play Friday netball, and the coaching is free to all participants.
Semi final rounds coming up
All coaches and players are reminded that the semi final series is coming up soon. Minor semis will be played on August 5, major semis will be played on August 12, finals will be played on August 19 and grand finals will be played on August 26.
Presentations will be held straight after the grand finals on August 26.
Former Red Bend Boy Goes for Gold
Twenty year-old Kurt Lovett is living his dream. Kurt moved to Sydney when he left school to play hockey with the NSW Institute of Sport, and has been going from strength to strength ever since. Earlier this month Kurt captained the NSW Under 21s Hockey Team, claiming gold in the National Championships that were held in Wollongong. The NSW sky blues topped off an undefeated season and claimed victory over QLD in a match that provided an antidote to the State of Origin.
“It was a bit of a relief to finally get the gold medal,” he said. However, Kurt’s success isn’t limited to national fields. Last year he represented Australia in the Junior World Cup; so far hockey has taken him as far afield as Vanuatu and South Africa. He will soon be heading to Germany to train for an Australian development side.
“It’s going to be my first trip to Europe,” he said. “We’ll be playing a few different European sides while we’re there. I hope to do a bit of sight-seeing, there’s a few rest days but training is always pretty intensive.” But he said it’s not just the travel or the wins that make it such a satisfying pursuit.
“It’s a sport that really keeps on giving, there’s always something to improve and something to get better at.” His love of hockey was fostered at a young age. “I started playing when I was about seven or eight,” Kurt said. “It’s a team sport which is awesome for young kids. It also really develops good hand-eye coordination,” he added, “it’s such a fastpaced game, so it keeps you fit.”
Kurt credits the unique hockey environment at Parkes as part of the reason for his success. “In small towns you get an opportunity to play with a lot of older people at a young age,” he explained. “You develop your game a lot sooner and you are a lot tougher on the field.”
Kurt is aiming for a professional career in hockey. “I’d have to move to Perth for the Australian Institute of Sport, because that’s where the National Hockey training is based,” Kurt explained. “I would like to go to the Commonwealth Games, and Tokyo Olympics, so if I keep improving, that’s the ultimate goal.”
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Holy Fundraisers, Batman, It’s On Again!
The dynamic duo will take no prisoners at Platypi Park this weekend as Forbes Rugby Club superheroes do battle with the competition in the annual Charity Day. The Mudgee Wombats will face the First Grade Platpyi who, donning Batman jerseys, are expected to “Smash”, “Bam!”, and “Pow!” their way through a hard-fought game.
Meanwhile, in red and black, the Wolfpack will channel Robin’s enthusiasm to “Crunch!”, “Kapow”, and “Thunk” their opponents in a feisty display. After the games, the caped crusaders will offer up their jerseys for auction to the highest bidders. The Charity Day is one way the Club and players give back to their supporters and sponsors. It aims to raise funds for the local community and causes that are close to the club’s heart.
Club Manager, Phil Prior, said that some of the funds this year will support The Long Walk for Lungs. Organised by AGnVET Services in conjunction with the Lung Foundation Australia, the walk will be supported by many participants who will be walking part of the journey with Bill Van Nierop. Bill was diagnosed in 2015 with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), a rare progressive lung disease associated with scarring of the lung tissue that makes it difficult to breath. The five-year survival rate is as low as some of the more devastating cancers –
approximately 20%.
Bill set up The Long Walk for Lungs to raise awareness of IPF in rural Australia and raise funds to support research into IPF and lung disease more broadly, as 7 out of 10 research programs in this area will receive virtually no funding.
The walk will begin in Narromine on 14 August, and follow a 697km route through Central Western NSW passing through the towns of Trundle, Condobolin, Lake Cargelligo, Griffith, Leeton, West Wyalong, finishing in Forbes. Walkers AGnVET in Forbes have had a long association with the Rugby Club, and are grateful for its support in helping their colleague, Bill.
So, if you have time on Saturday, come along and support the teams and their fantastic efforts to support The Long Walk for Lungs and other local charities. The Colts will kick off at 12.45pm.
Croquet Notes
This week we are sending best wishes for a complete recovery to one of our major stalwarts in Alec Todd. We hate to see any of our members not well enough to join us at Croquet, so hurry and get those tests done and get back to us Alec. We all miss you and Lorraine. Thanks to John and other members for stepping up to help Libby set up. Another one out of action is our Secretary Anne. Hope you are mended soon Anne.
Golf Croquet
On Tuesday 11 July magic numbers went to Jeff Liebich, Libby Smart and Lyn Simmonds with three games each, closely followed by Lorna Field, Robin Pols, Caryl Slattery, Jill Rubie, Harley Stewart, Tony Thomson and Barry White with two games each.
Aussie Saturday
Last Saturday there were some good games with close scores. What began as an extremely foggy morning turned out to be a beautiful sunny day. The day’s hat tricks went to Veva MacCullagh, Robin Pols and Kevin Rubie with 2 wins each to John H Browne, Dorothea Croker, John MacCullagh and Dorelle Scott.
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