After a week's break Monique and I were back on Sunday night to play league. Well..it isn't really worth typing on how we went as it wasn't the best night to win any points but at least it was nice to socialize with bowlers after the match.
The girls had their league as normal on Saturday morning. Either they won any points either! I think it is because they mucked around too much.
But I did find out all the results from the casual tournament we played on Father's Day. It seems Rachel's team didn't do well but Monique and I did abit better but not enough to be in the top twenty.
Now being school holidays, bowling leagues will be played as normal. The only time I don't bowl is on Wednesdays. But we will be off to have a social bowl with some friends tomorrow at the same centre where Monique played last weekend for her serious tournament.
Monday, 19 September 2011
Monday, 12 September 2011
7th Ken Mills Kup
What a weekend! I am still in bowling mode as both Monique and I were away for most of the weekend at a bowling centre in Brisbane for a serious tournament. There were around 120 juniors from various centres in Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Toowoomba and the Gold Coast to bowl 18 games over two days. There were ten teams of girls and ten teams of boys playing on 20 lanes at Kedron (which I heard a rumour that centre might be closing down in the future). Normally this tournament is played at a centre in Ipswich but the centre has closed down after the floods hit in January 2011.
Check in started from 6:30am each day. By the time we had daily annoucements and warms up it was around 7:30am when the game one started. On Saturday we left around 6pm. And it was quite an early night for us as we were up at 5am to get ready and leave before 6am. It was about a 40 minute drive to Brisbane. Sunday night ended at 8pm as we had a prize presentation too.
As for the scoring system it was one point each to win scratch and HCP for head to head. It means each bowler in turn plays against the other person on the same line of play on the other lane. And two points for the team to win each game scratch and HCP.
I heard there were over 140 two hundred games announced over the weekend. The highest game bowled was 278 and that was done by a girl from a different centre. Monie's highest game was 209.
After each game completed, they had to change lanes. Because it was a five man team (some centres had an extra player or two so others can have a break but it didn't work out for Monie's centre)it did take about 50 minutes to complete each game. But it would be more likely be an hour by the time the teams changed lanes and start the next game.
Last night after the juniors played, they had a mini disco bowling involving them, their coach and managers had a fun play of two games while waiting for the final results for 90 minutes.
The presentation lasted for 45 minutes. It began as individual and teams placings for high games and series, scratch and handicap. Then they had the team placings of girls and boys from different centres. The girls team came 3rd and they won $40 cash each. And lastly the Cup was represented to the winning centre! Guess who? The centre Monie played for. The juniors came home with a small trophy each and the cup goes to the centre.
This tournament is an annual event and intends to be played around this time each year and Monie did say she would like to do it again.
Check in started from 6:30am each day. By the time we had daily annoucements and warms up it was around 7:30am when the game one started. On Saturday we left around 6pm. And it was quite an early night for us as we were up at 5am to get ready and leave before 6am. It was about a 40 minute drive to Brisbane. Sunday night ended at 8pm as we had a prize presentation too.
As for the scoring system it was one point each to win scratch and HCP for head to head. It means each bowler in turn plays against the other person on the same line of play on the other lane. And two points for the team to win each game scratch and HCP.
I heard there were over 140 two hundred games announced over the weekend. The highest game bowled was 278 and that was done by a girl from a different centre. Monie's highest game was 209.
After each game completed, they had to change lanes. Because it was a five man team (some centres had an extra player or two so others can have a break but it didn't work out for Monie's centre)it did take about 50 minutes to complete each game. But it would be more likely be an hour by the time the teams changed lanes and start the next game.
Last night after the juniors played, they had a mini disco bowling involving them, their coach and managers had a fun play of two games while waiting for the final results for 90 minutes.
The presentation lasted for 45 minutes. It began as individual and teams placings for high games and series, scratch and handicap. Then they had the team placings of girls and boys from different centres. The girls team came 3rd and they won $40 cash each. And lastly the Cup was represented to the winning centre! Guess who? The centre Monie played for. The juniors came home with a small trophy each and the cup goes to the centre.
This tournament is an annual event and intends to be played around this time each year and Monie did say she would like to do it again.
Friday, 9 September 2011
Tournament coming
Has been a busy week playing sport. Besides my leagues Monique had to prebowl on Monday afteroon and yesterday because she will have a busy weekend bowling into a big tournament. Further details has been posted in my normal family blog. I accidently added there instead of here.
Sunday, 4 September 2011
More bowling
We had another busy weekend with bowling. Saturday mornings and Sunday nights were played as normal. We all managed to win either all or most of the points. Monique received another SOTW reward. I have lost count on how many rewards she's got now.
As I said in the previous post, today is Father's Day and we did bowl into that Scotch Tournament. The whole centre was full of junior and their parent bowling together (40 teams) but only the top nine got a prize. My husband bowled with my youngest child while I bowled with my eldest girl. Unfortunately none of us teams were situated into the top nine to win anything. The centre even had a Father's Day raffle but no luck there either!
This week a couple of prebowls got to be done as Monique will be involved into the big tournmanet to be played in Brisbane. Over the upcoming weekend she's got to bowl 18 games. Wish her luck!
As I said in the previous post, today is Father's Day and we did bowl into that Scotch Tournament. The whole centre was full of junior and their parent bowling together (40 teams) but only the top nine got a prize. My husband bowled with my youngest child while I bowled with my eldest girl. Unfortunately none of us teams were situated into the top nine to win anything. The centre even had a Father's Day raffle but no luck there either!
This week a couple of prebowls got to be done as Monique will be involved into the big tournmanet to be played in Brisbane. Over the upcoming weekend she's got to bowl 18 games. Wish her luck!
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