Night Bowls

Ella Pietersma or ring 0417872317

MILLICENT BOWLING CLUB NIGHT OWLS REPORT March 2025
From Ella

We had another very successful year this year and I must give a big thank you to not only our hard working volunteer staff who have turned up each week to keep things running smoothly but also to the happy enthusiastic players who come each week with their smiling faces to come and have some fun. Thank you to the players who filled in when teams were short especially when some had a bye but still came along and played.
We must thank Denis Clifford for the great job he has done for us with publicity and photos. He has indicated that he will not be doing it next season so we will be looking for someone who can continue to do this role for the coming season.  Thank you also to Glen Tilley our announcer and scorer and look forward to working with him for another year. Chris Earl is doing a great job each week in the office and we are grateful for his contribution. Unfortunately John Eldridge hasn’t been able to help as much as he would have liked due to health problems but is hoping next season to do more. Thanks must go to Frank Cooper for behind the scenes help and I am hoping to involve him more in the coming season. I must give thanks to my husband (Derk) who helps and fills in whenever it is necessary and for putting up with me sometimes when things don’t go as planned.
We have  enjoyed two  BBQ,s and our thanks go to the boys who cooked for us and continue to support us on each occasion. Having the Rotary Van and Eddie Hann .  This really makes a  difference to the flow of things and eliminating queues.

Thanks to the bar staff, the kitchen staff (too numerous to mention) and Merle for the wonderful job with the trading table
A big thank you must go to all our Sponsors and volunteers who support us in this mammoth 18 week season so that we can give these 116 players in our community a good social night out which is of great benefit to our club and enables us to do club upgrades from time to time. We are always looking for new players and especially 1  extra team each year and this coming year is no exception, more new teams is no problem as there are still spare rinks.
So be prepared that if we come and ask you please consider helping out.

Thank you for your participation this year and we look forward after a break to an even better season next year.

Premier Teams and Runners-up for each Division

Team Touches: The winning teams for each Division

Millicent Bowling Club Night Owls 12^th March 2025  
by Ella Pietersma.

Here we are the last night of Competition and what a season we have had. So many stories to tell and so many laughs over the last few months. This is what keeps bringing us back. What a wonderful social interaction we experience each week as we catch up with friends and make new friends as well with over 100 players each week. We now look forward to a few months off during the winter and then when spring comes around again, we look forward to the return with the anticipated October 2025 start again.
Touches
White Division: Simon Laslett (Lions Roar) 3,
Blue Division: Nil
Red Division: Ian Grosser (Somerset Seniors) 3, Terry Barnes (Untouchables) 3.

Winners in the Red Division: Grand Hotel (Jamie Veering, Peter Penny, Jim Taylor) defeated Mossies 30+24, Rovers 30+16, Max’s Four 28+3, Somerset Seniors 27+5, Jack Attack, Somerset Legends had a draw 0n 16 +0.
Winners in Blue Division: Rotary ( Greg De Pampilis, I. Nitschke, A. Emonson, Peter Gregurke) defeated Rams 29+8, Try Hards 28+10,Acky’s Owls 26_4, Lions 26+7, Sparkies 26+1.
Winners in White Division: Lions Roar (Ralph Domaschenz, Simon Laslett, Wally Lang, Yogi McMillan) defeated The Nice Guys 29+12< Miss Fitts 28+13, Millicent Windows 26+3, Wanna B DJ’s 18+0, Gizzies Crew 14+0.

Millicent Bowling Club Night Owls 5^th March 2025
by Ella Pietersma

As the season is drawing to a close with only 1 weekof competition left before the famous BBQ and Presentation night.

Touches
White Division: Jaydon Williams, Jamie Damhuis, Compass (Richard North) plying for the  Nice Guys all had 3 touches, James Vacoe (Millicent Windows) 4.
Blue Division: Mick Parish (Black Beetles) 3, Braydn Reilly (Here 4 Beer) 4, Allan Webster (Awesome Foursome) 6, Scott Lonergan (Sparkies) 3.
Red Division: Max Blacketer (Max’s Four) 4.

Winners in the Red Division: Jack Attack (Ian Kuckel, Frank Cooper John Hamill, John Madden) defeated Gran Hotel 28+7, Rovers 27+1, Somerset Legends 26+4, Somerset Legends 26+2.Bits & Pieces 25+2.
Winners in Blue Division: Rotary (Ian Mitchell, Ian Nitscke, Aaron Emonson, Greg DePamphillis) defeated Black Beetles 29+7, Here 4 Beer 27+8, Acky’s Owls 27+7, Rams 27+0, Sparkies 26+15.
Winners in White Division: The Pups (Todd Clark, Luke Ferguson, Hamish Reilly, Finn Grimes) defeated Wanna B DJ’s 30+22, Easy Beats 27+0, X Factor 28+6, Millicent Windows 27+7, Gizzies Crew 27+4.

Millicent Bowling Club Night Owls 26th  February 2025
 by Ella Pietersma.

As the season is drawing to a close with only 2 weeks of competition left before the famous BBQ and Presentation Night bowlers are becoming anxious to see where they are on the ladders. It is amazing to see so many people so keen to play each week as Millicent Bowling Club has the best attendance at Night Bowls in all the South East and is the envy of many clubs. The team of Rams managed to get an 8 tonight with this being 2 weeks in a row that a team received this which is a maximum count on an end.

White Division: Kristy Varcoe (Millicent Windows) 3, Jaydn Williams (The Nice Guys) 4.

Winners in the Red Division: Mossies (Ethan Emonson, Derk Pitersma, Eddie Hann, David Wenzel) defeated Untouchables 28+2, Rovers 27+5, Jack Attack 27+4, Somerset Legends 27+2, Grad Hotel 26+5.
Winners in Blue Division: Black Beetles (Bill Chapman, Trevor Rogers, Heather Huitema) defeated Birdies 29+8, Rams 28+18, Sparkies 28+4, Lions 28+3, Here 4 Beer 27+1.
Winners in White Division: Lions Roar (Simon Laslett, Wally Lang, Yogi McMillan, Stewie Pounsett) defeated Millicent Windows 28+5, Easy Beats 27+6, Miss Fitts 27+2, Gizzies Crew 27+0, The Nice Guys 16+0, Wanna B DJ’s 14+0.

Millicent Bowling Club Night Owls 19^th  Febuary 2025

After the extreme weather last week where we had to cancel the night bowls we were all happy to be back playing again.
Touches in Red Division: SimonCooper (Maccas) 3, Graham McRobert (Maccas) 3, John Chalmers (Max’s Four) 3.

Winners in the Red Division: Jack Attack (Ian Kuchel, Frank Cooper, John Hamill, John Madden) defeated Untouchables 28+5, other winners were Grand Hotel C27+8, Somerset Legends 26+3, Somerset Seniors 26+3.
Winners in Blue Division: Rotary (Peter Gregurcke, Aaron Emonson, Derick Lindh, Ian Nitscke) defeated Here 4 Beer 30+18, Black Beetles 27+8, Sparkies 27+3, Try Hards 26+5, Lions 25+2.
Winners in White Division: Miss Fitts (Marg Lang, Joy Warren, Jan Buhlmann, Orr Grovenor) defeated The Nice Guys 30+32, Lions Roar 29+9, with Millicent Windows , Gizzies Crew and The Pups all winning on a forfeit with 27+0 each.

Millicent Bowling Club Night Owls 5^th Febuary 2025
  by Ella Pietersma.

We are so fortunate to be here in Millicent being able to bowl each Wednesday night and not have to worry about floods and bushfires and adverse conditions. When we drive around the countryside here the grass may not be green but there is plenty of it and lucerne is green and growing without irrigation we certainly are blessed. Our night bowlers are now over half way into the season and some are starting to get competitive as scores come together. We were very fortunate tonight as some of our members have gone to Adelaide to play against other country teams in the Annual Mens’ Country Carnival and we managed to get substitute players to replace these. Thank you to those who came along and filled in for them.
Touches in Red Division: Ian Kuckel (Jack Attack) 3, John Hamill (Jack Attack) 3,
Touches in Blue Division: Peter Gregurke (Rotary) 3, Paul Bisco (Try Hards) 3, Don Gilbertson (Lios) 4,
Touches in White Division: Rhonda Slape (Easy Beats) 3, Yogi McMillan (Lions Roar) 5, Nick Waring (Gizzies Crew) 3

Winners in the Red Division: Somerset Legends (Deb Butler, Geoffrey Lane, John Silis, David Sharp) defeated Grand Hotel 29+17, other winners were Jack Attack 28+9, Mossies 28+5, Untouchables 28+5, Somerset Legends 26+3.
Winners in Blue Division: Rotary (Peter Gregurke, Aaron Emonson, Ian Nitschke, Greg De Pamphilis) defeated Try Hards 28+8, Birdies 28+4, Black Beetles 27+2, Here 4 Beer 27+1, Sparkies 26+ 5.

Winners in White Division: X Factor ( Jean Smith, Chad Talor, Mark Skeer, Tony Wenzel) defeated The Nice Guys 29+37, Gizzies Crew 27+10, The Pups 27+ 8, Miss Fitts 27+6, Millicent Windows 27+0.

Millicent Bowling Club Night Owls 29^th January 2025
 by Ella Pietersma.

We (the Night Owl Bowlers) have been very spoilt with the weather conditions each Wednesday night this season and of course we hope this continues. We are more than half way through the season and if you watch the results they are very interesting. Do any of you bowlers check these? And also the touches table? The winners each week are certainly happy with their prizes but then who doesn’t like chocolates? Or a prize. Another thing that happens frequently is a bowler celebrating their  birthday at bowls and this happened this week with Graham Abbott who also managed to get 4 touches tonight. Happy birthday Graham.  
Touches in Red Division: Sam Kent (Bits & Pieces) 4, Ray Doecke (Maccas) 3.
Touches in Blue Division: Robert Hamilton (Awesome Foursome) 3, Graham Abbott (acky’s Owls) 4, Keith Field (Lions) 3, Graham Attiwell (Try Hards) 3.
Touches in White Division: Jaydn Williams (The Nice Guys) 3.

Winners in the Red Division: Bits & Pieces (Graham Watson, Sam Kent, Graham Doyle, Jim Greenfield) defeated Mossies 29+13, other winners were Jack Attack 28+15, Rovers 27+11, Somerset Legends 27+8 Untouchables 26+10.
Winners in Blue Division: Acky’s Owls (Mary Bellinger, Barb Leicester, Nigel Ross, Graham Abbott) defeated Awesome Foursome 29+19, other winners were Rotary 28+10, Sparkies 27+9, Try Hards 27+9, Lions 27+2.
Winners in White Division : Easy Beats (Rose Watts, Ted Hamilton, Rhonda Slape, Ian Slape) defeated the Nice Guys 28+20, The Pups 28+15, Miss Fitts 27+3, X Factor 27+3, Wanna B DJ’s 27+0.

Millicent Bowling Club Night Owls 22nd January
By Ella Pietersma

It was great to see a large crowd here early tonight all eager to start bowling. It is always a pleasure to greet our keen players here each week and arrive early to socialise and catch up with friends.
Touches in Red Division: Phil Keatley (Max’s Four) 5
Touches in Blue Division: Nil
Touches in White Division: Shane Reilly and Graham Reilly (Here 4 Beer) 3.

Winners in the Red Division: Maccas (Ray Doecke, Maureen McRobert, Malcolm McRobert, Graham McRobert defeated Mossies 27+5, other winners were Somerset Seniors 7+4, Jack Attack 27+3, Max’s Four 27+3, Somerset Legends 25+1.
Winners in Blue Division: Sparkies ( Chris Earl, Scott Lonergan, Tery Lonergan, Bob Reilly) defeated Acky’s Owls 30+18, other winners were Rotary 27+9, Here 4 Beer 27+6, Try Hards 26+8, Black Beetles 25+3.
Winners in White Division : The Pups (Luke Ferguson, Finn Grimes, Hamish Reilly, Todd Craig) defeated Lions Roar 29+13, other winners Gizzies Crew 28+13, Miss Fitts 27+0, X Factor 27+0, Easy Beats25+2.

Millicent Bowling Club Night Owls 15^th January 2025 
by Ella Pietersma.

We played in cooler conditions tonight with all but one team playing. The Scrapper team unfortunately can not field a team due to health issues but hope to return later down the track.  So each team playing them will win on a forfeit until this can be fixed. If your team is playing them and you still would like a game please inform the office and we will find you another team to play with. Only two bowlers  had 3 touches tonight which is very unusual so it usually indicates that conditions were not easy tonight.
Touches in Red Division: Malcolm Mc Robert (Maccas) 3.
Touches in Blue Division: Nil
Touches in White Division: Matt Cockrum (Millicent Windows) 3.

Winners in the Red Division: Rovers (Steve Skeer, Rodger Buckmaster, John Buhlmann, Mick Pedler) defeated Somerset Seniors 29+12, other winners were Untouchables 29+7, Somerset Legends 28+12, Max’s Four 28+9, Maccas 26+1.

Winners in Blue Division: Here 4 Beer (Dave Taylor, Graham Reilly, Braydn Reilly, Shane Reilly) defeated Black Beetles 28+7, Awesome Foursome 28+5, Acky’s Owls 27+11, Try Hards 27+5, with Rotary and Sparkies having a draw 16+0.

Winners in White Division : The Pups (Todd Craig, Finn Grimes, Hamish Reilly, Luke Ferguson) defeated the Nice Guys 30+22,  Millicent Windows 30+15, Easy Beats 30+12, Miss Fitts 29+14, with Lions Roar winning on a forfeit 27+0.

Millicent Bowls Club Night Bowls played 8^th January

Night Bowls restarted in warm conditions, with all players very happy to get back into Night Bowls. Before going out to play, Glen Tilley called all players into the club room to remember one of our long-time night bowlers, Roger Walker, a member of the successful Walker Boys team for many years.  Roger drowned in a boating accident at Beachport this week.  One minute’s silence was observed then the bowlers went out to play 12 ends of bowls

Touches in Red Division: Jamie Cooper [Jack Attack] 3. Chris earing [Grand Hotel] 3. David Wenzel [Mossies] 3. Gary Wilson [Untouchables] 3.

Touches in Blue Division: Trevor Rogers [Black Beetles] 4.

Touches in White Division: Luke Ferguson [ Pups] 5. Tony Wenzel [X Factor] 5. Jean Smith [X Factor] 3.

Winners in Red Division: Untouchables [Barry Smith, David Reichelt, Gary Wilson, Terry Barnes] 27 + 7. Somerset Legends 27+5. Rovers 27+2. Mossies 25+1. Maccas 15+0. Max’s Fours 17+0.

Winners in Blue Division: Rotary [Peter Gregurke, Aaron Emerson, Ian Nitschke, Greg De Pamphillis] 29+12. Here4Beer 29+11.Black Beetles 28+6. Awesome Foursome 27+2. Sparkies 27+1.

Winners in White Division: The Pups [Todd Craig, Finn Grimes, Luke Ferguson, Hamish Reilly] 29+10. Lions Roar 28+18. Miss Fitts 27+10. Two teams won on a forfeit, X Factor and Gizzies Crew.

Millicent Bowling Club Night Owls18th December 2024
by Ella Pietersma.

We have finished 7 rounds of our Competition and after enjoying a Christmas break and the New Year we hope to see you all back safely and fit in the New Year to once again enjoy this twilight bowling.
We start Night Owls again on 8^th January as per our programme.
We wish all our fellow bowlers a blessed Christmas and a Happy and safe New Year.

Touches in Red Division: Graham Watson (Bits & Pieces) 3, Malcolm McRobert (Maccas) 4, John Hamill (Jack Attack) 3, Barry Smith (Untouchables)3.

Touches in Blue Division: Dez King (Black Beetles) 3, Richard North (RMS) 4, Nigel Ross (Acky’s Owls) 3.

Touches in White Division: Nil

Winners in the Red Division: Somerset Seniors (Ian Grosser, Robert Atkinson, Robert Lesley, Craig Stewart) defeated Mossies 28+9, other winners were Somerset Legends 28+7, Untouchaables 27+6, Grand Hotel 27+4, Bits & Pieces 26+1.

Winners in Blue Division: Rams (John Shelton, Margie Gysbers, Richard North, Henny Gysbers) defeated Birdies 29+15, other winners were Here 4 Beer 29+12, Sparkies 29+10, Lions 28+7, Rotary 7+1.

Winners in White Division: Millicent Windows (Noah Cockrum, Kristy Varcoe, Jed Mathews, James Varcoe) defeated The Nice Guys 30+19, other winners were The Pups 28+8, Lions Roar 26+4, Miss Fitts 25+2.

At the end of the presentation we were also blessed with a visit from Santa, who arrived in a fire truck. The children were very excited to meet with him.

Millicent Bowling Club Night Owls 11^th December 2024
by Ella Pietersma.

Well this year’s season is coming to an end with the 8^th January being the commencement of next years competition. We will be having a Barb-B-Que night next week to finish off the year so come along early and enjoy a bite to eat along with friends.
Touches in Red Division: Nil
Touches in Blue Division: Shawn Osmond (The Nice Guys) 4.
Touches in White Division: Hamish Reilly (The Pups) 4, Orr Grosvenor (Miss Fitts) 3.

Winners in the Red Division: Untouchables (Barry Smith, David Reichelt, Jamie Cooper, Tery Barnes) defeated Mossies 30+22, other winners were Rovers 29+18, Somerset Seniors 28+8, Bits & Pieces 27+5, Max’s Four 26+1.
Winners in Blue Division: Birdies 27+11, Mary Dawson, Heather Anderson, Janet Watson, Pam Packer,Acky’s Owls, defeated Here 4 Beer 27+8, other winners were Rams 27+8, Rotary 2+4, Try Hards and Sparkies having a draw with 15 and 17+ 0.
Winners in White Division: Lions Roar (Simon Laslett, Wally Lang, Bevan Staude, Stevie Pounsett) defeated Millicent Windows 29+10, other winners were The Pups 28+7, Gizzies Crew won on a forfeit 27+0, The Nice Guys 26+4, X Factor 26+3.