Fast Lane

Brown resumes on familiar note

story first published in the Central Western Daily, Saturday 16 January, 1999. Note: Calendar was not printed in the CWD. Headline is from the CWD.

Bowlers are slowly getting back into the swing of things at the Orange Tenpin Bowl after the Christmas break with a couple of leagues re-commencing during the week with more to return in the upcoming week.

Jason Brown, after a fantastic year in 1998, is obviously out to make 1999 even better. After his perfect game in a recent practice session, mentioned in last week's column, "Chuck" got back to league action in the Wednesday Auto Style Doubles and rolled the high series of the week with a 658 trio that included games of 221-248.

Not far behind was Henry Phillips who shot games of 237-214 for a handy 634 series while other games of note were turned in by city champion John Cooney 218, Wally Price 202, David Hayward 204-212 and Dianne Gee 213.

Despite Jason Brown's excellent series, the honour of being the first bowler of the week for 1999 goes to Mick Moorby who rolled an personal best 253 game in the Friday Triples last week. No other scores from that usually high-scoring league were provided.

Qualifying continues for the annual Bob Jane T Mart and Harvey Norman Orange No-tap tournament with the final to be held next Sunday, 24 January.

The top ten at the time of writing was:

1	Jan Peters	1200
2	Leo McKay	1170
3	Frank McGovern	1131
4	Mark Lijic	1117
5	John Hayward	1097
6	Aaron Osborne	1073
7	Trevor Rowney	1064
8	David Rosser	1047
9	Jason Osborne	1033
10	Marie Rosser	1022

The top twenty players at the end of qualifying will contest the ten game final where the winner will receive a set of all rounder tyres valued at $400. The minor placegetters will receive electrical goods while all finalists will go into a draw for a Getaway holiday. As top qualifier, Jan Peters, with a perfect 1200 tally will gain free entry into the final.

A ten game roll-off to decide the seven-member (boys and girls) Western Warriors squad will take place tomorrow at the Dubbo Bowl.

The Western Warriors team will compete in the Challenge Shield during the New South Wales State Junior Championships at Easter.

Another event this weekend is the Liverpool Cup at Manhattan Bowl, Liverpool.

Adults can nominate for the New South Wales Walter de Veer team up until 20 February 1999. The Walter de Veer Trophy is part of the Australian National Championships and Orange bowlers Chris Collins and Jim Dullaway represented their state in the event this year.

The ten game roll-off will be held at Bathurst Bowl on 21 March 1999 with the top four players moving on to the state finals in Sydney next April. The state squad will then compete in the Nationals in Adelaide next October.

Bowlers must have an average of 180 and under for men or 170 and under for women to be eligible.

Players should check the nomination form for full details and eligibility requirements.

Orange Tenpin Bowl will be hosting the 10^th annual New South Wales Country Championships and Masters from 30 January to 7 February. The event is proudly sponsored by Orange City Council and Hanson's Optometrists, Orange.

The 1999 Orange Tenpin Bowling Association tournament calendar has been released and is presented below. As suggested every year, make sure you keep a copy handy. An alternative choice this year is to bookmark the calendar page on this website.
Note: The calendar page is updated as events or dates change and is fully linked to all the related news stories and results. The calendar below is correct only at the date of this article.

January
17	Western Warriors Roll-off, Dubbo (juniors)
24	Bob Jane T Mart and Harvey Norman Orange No-Tap Final
30	Opening ceremony for 10^th annual New South Wales Country Championships, Orange
30-31	10^th annual New South Wales Country Championships, Orange

February
6	10^th annual New South Wales Country Championships, Orange
7	10^th annual New South Wales Country Masters, Orange
13-14	Round 1 Country Challenge, Tuggeranong
14	Valentines Day Scotch Doubles, Orange
20-21	no events scheduled
27-28	no events scheduled

March
7	Round 1 Central West Pennants: Bathurst v Orange
12-13-14	Orange Tenpin Bowling Association Junior Championships
14	Orange Tenpin Bowling Association Junior Masters
14	Walter de Veer Roll-off, Bathurst
20-21	no events scheduled
27-28	Round 2 Country Challenge, Dubbo

April
2-3-4-5	New South Wales Junior State Championships, Bankstown
11	New South Wales Country Tenpin Open, Orange
11	No-tap tournament, Bathurst
17-18	Walter de Veer State finals, Sydney
18	Round 2 Central West Pennants: Dubbo v Bathurst
24	Orange Tenpin Bowling Association Junior Disco and Presentation Night
25	Anzac Day tournament, Orange

May
2	Orange Tenpin Bowling Association Masters
8-9	Round 3 Country Challenge, Orange
16	Round 3 Central West Pennants: Orange v Dubbo
23	Skins tournament, Bathurst
29-30	New South Wales State Championships

June
6-7	New South Wales State Championships
12-13-14	New South Wales State Championships and Masters
19-20	Round 4 Country Challenge, Wagga
27	Round 4 Central West Pennants: Orange v Bathurst

July
3-17	Junior National Championships, Adelaide
3-4	no events scheduled locally
10-11	no events scheduled locally
18	Round 5 Central West Pennants: Bathurst v Dubbo
24-25	no events scheduled locally
31	Round 5 Country Challenge (venue to be advised)

August
1	Round 5 Country Challenge (venue to be advised)
8	Round 6 Central West Pennants: Dubbo v Orange
15	Charity tournament, Orange
21-22	Bathurst City Championships
28-29	Bathurst City Championships

September
5	Central West Pennants Finals Division 1 in Dubbo, Division 2 in Orange
11-12	Orange City Championships
12	Orange Tenpin Bowling Association Teams Classic
18-19	Round 6 Country Challenge, Bathurst
19	Pee Wee Championships, Orange
25-26	Orange City Championships

October
tba	Australian National Championships - Adelaide
2-3	no events scheduled locally
9-10	no events scheduled locally
16-17	no events scheduled locally
23-24	no events scheduled locally
30-31	no events scheduled locally

November
6-7	no events scheduled locally
14	New South Wales Country Junior Tenpin Cup, Orange
20-21	Country Challenge State Final, Campbelltown
27	Orange Tenpin Bowling Association Annual General Meeting and Presentation Day
28	Orange Tenpin Bowling Association Adult/Junior Doubles Tournament

December
4-5	no events scheduled locally
11-12	no events scheduled locally
18-19	no events scheduled locally
25-26	Christmas Day/Boxing Day

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