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Prospect Pétanque Club
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Last night we held the delayed Super Melee, which is usually held on the first Wednesday of the month, but last week the weather was so inclement it was almost rowboat material.
So this week we were much more fortunate to have no rain even though it was a bit cold, but everyone rugged up for that scenario. We go it our two games and enjoyed a beef burger and some white chocolate cake with cream for dessert.
Last quarters winers were announced with two first time place getters for the Wednesday melee, Phil Smith taking top honours, Loni was second and Graham was third.
Congratulations to the place getters and this winter Melee grouping is under way. Next one will be the 5th of August.
Reminder that Next Week 15th July is our AGM starting at 7.00pm.
So this week we were much more fortunate to have no rain even though it was a bit cold, but everyone rugged up for that scenario. We go it our two games and enjoyed a beef burger and some white chocolate cake with cream for dessert.
Last quarters winers were announced with two first time place getters for the Wednesday melee, Phil Smith taking top honours, Loni was second and Graham was third.
Congratulations to the place getters and this winter Melee grouping is under way. Next one will be the 5th of August.
Reminder that Next Week 15th July is our AGM starting at 7.00pm.
Rain? What rain? It's always sunny on competition day at Prospect!
Yet again Prospect turned on a beautiful (if cold) day for the annual Prestige Cup, sponsored by Prestige Trophy, Badge & Engraving who have been supporting us for decades!
The turnout of 23 teams was joined by Lawrence Ben MP to check out what the heck was going on with this sport he'd never heard of in the backstreets of Nailsworth! I think he was wowed by our stunning grounds, the turnout, the skill and strategy involved in the game, the concept of a full day's competition plus lunch, great bar prices and the fantastic camaraderie in the Adelaide pétanque community.
In the competition, the usual suspects of Van and Ha split up, with Van playing with Paul and Ha with Arwed. Haejung and Janet also teamed up, steamrolling the opposition in the pool rounds to finish first, forcing a 2nd/3rd semi final between Van/Paul and Ha/Arwed.
With Van/Paul winning that semi (and Van probably sleeping outside tonight), they went on to the final against Janet and Haejung, taking the honors 13-4.
There were some cracking finals in the other groups:
- Consolante went down to the wire, with Ross and Deb pipping Marty and Graham 12-11.
- Conviviale was similarly close, Melissa and Gavin defeating Ray and Jim 12-10, despite Ray and Jim getting 5 points in the penultimate end
- Social 1 saw Yvonne and Richard beat Richard and Karen 9-8
- Social 2 went to Michael and Bingo, over Lee and Maureen 13-11
- Social 3 went to Fran and Val over Denise and Kym 13-3.
Huge thanks to non-playing help - Brett, David and Steve, plus the Prospect team who put together a great lunch of pasta from Schinellas, hot bread and salad followed by apple pie with ice cream and custard!
Yet again Prospect turned on a beautiful (if cold) day for the annual Prestige Cup, sponsored by Prestige Trophy, Badge & Engraving who have been supporting us for decades!
The turnout of 23 teams was joined by Lawrence Ben MP to check out what the heck was going on with this sport he'd never heard of in the backstreets of Nailsworth! I think he was wowed by our stunning grounds, the turnout, the skill and strategy involved in the game, the concept of a full day's competition plus lunch, great bar prices and the fantastic camaraderie in the Adelaide pétanque community.
In the competition, the usual suspects of Van and Ha split up, with Van playing with Paul and Ha with Arwed. Haejung and Janet also teamed up, steamrolling the opposition in the pool rounds to finish first, forcing a 2nd/3rd semi final between Van/Paul and Ha/Arwed.
With Van/Paul winning that semi (and Van probably sleeping outside tonight), they went on to the final against Janet and Haejung, taking the honors 13-4.
There were some cracking finals in the other groups:
- Consolante went down to the wire, with Ross and Deb pipping Marty and Graham 12-11.
- Conviviale was similarly close, Melissa and Gavin defeating Ray and Jim 12-10, despite Ray and Jim getting 5 points in the penultimate end
- Social 1 saw Yvonne and Richard beat Richard and Karen 9-8
- Social 2 went to Michael and Bingo, over Lee and Maureen 13-11
- Social 3 went to Fran and Val over Denise and Kym 13-3.
Huge thanks to non-playing help - Brett, David and Steve, plus the Prospect team who put together a great lunch of pasta from Schinellas, hot bread and salad followed by apple pie with ice cream and custard!
Well Wednesday Might Melee was not a goer, due to the inclement weather we had over the past 48 hours, Nailsworth had received a good soaking and the pistes were wet. There were not enough pistes to hold the competition, but the meal did go ahead with Bami Goreng in Beef and Chicken, dessert was White Chocolate and Rasberry Cake or Chocolate Cake served with Cream. Cooks were Yvonne and Jacques who served up a tasty meal on a very cold evening. As a result we will hold the Melee next Wednesday, weather depending but the long range forecast says the rain is clearing.
This is also good for Sunday for the Prestige Cup, particularly for the 24 registered teams playing.
Thank you to the bar staff and kitchen helpers with the clean -up.
See you Saturday, we will be open as usual.
This is also good for Sunday for the Prestige Cup, particularly for the 24 registered teams playing.
Thank you to the bar staff and kitchen helpers with the clean -up.
See you Saturday, we will be open as usual.
Wednesday night we had 40 people make their way to play a game or two of Pétanque, even thought it was cold, but at least no rain. Starting at 7.00 for the first game and then were called in to have a nice cup of pumpkin soup with warm bread prepared by Brett, who is the soup king!
Marty and Michael were still working on our hamburger, so we all went out and finished the game or stayed in side and shared a drink and chat. Either option was great on a cold night.
The burger could have tomato, cheese and beetroot so very Australian! Sauce of choice.
Thanks to our chefs and bar staff and see you on Saturday for another afternoon of Pétanque.
Two other reminders.
1: The Prestige Cup doubles competition will be held on the 5th July at Prospect, register your team at www.mypetanque.com/teamregister.htmtid=1146&tname=Prospect%20Petanque%20-%20Prestige%20Cup&tdate=...
2. The Club AGM is being held on July 15th commencing at 7.00pm please put that in your diary. To attend more information will be posted later and come out in the Newsletter. To be eligable to vote you must be financial, membership forms are available at our website and at the bar.
Marty and Michael were still working on our hamburger, so we all went out and finished the game or stayed in side and shared a drink and chat. Either option was great on a cold night.
The burger could have tomato, cheese and beetroot so very Australian! Sauce of choice.
Thanks to our chefs and bar staff and see you on Saturday for another afternoon of Pétanque.
Two other reminders.
1: The Prestige Cup doubles competition will be held on the 5th July at Prospect, register your team at www.mypetanque.com/teamregister.htmtid=1146&tname=Prospect%20Petanque%20-%20Prestige%20Cup&tdate=...
2. The Club AGM is being held on July 15th commencing at 7.00pm please put that in your diary. To attend more information will be posted later and come out in the Newsletter. To be eligable to vote you must be financial, membership forms are available at our website and at the bar.
A big week and week-end for Prospect Petanquers. We started on Wednesday with a great meal from our Wednesday night cooks, we had a steak sandwich/roll and a lovely cup of homemade vegetable soup. Just what we needed on a very cold and wet night where no pétanque was played but a great night to catch up with friends. So a big thank you to Brett for the soup and Marty and Micheal for the steak sandwich/roll.
Saturday, saw our monthly Saturday competition run with 30 players participating over the two games. Richard V and Roberta scored 24 points and only one member finished with a perfect score of 26 and the winner was Heike taking home the winnings of $60.00. Who now with the other previous winners has a handicap of 1 point. Congratulations Heike and see everyone for the Saturday competition on the 18th July. The competition was followed by a big cup of soup and warm bread that was made by Brett. Just the treat on another cold winter day.
Sunday, the State Triples were held at ESP, this year was the first year in 15 years that a female competition was held and we had our first PPC ladies team enter. This competition was delayed in March due to potential inclement weather where they predicted 80mls of rain and thunder and lightening, which did not eventuate but better to be safe than sorry. Originally we were going to have three teams but unfortunately with the change of date, members were now travelling and on holidays but we still had one team with a newbie to the competitive world of Lonie, plus Val and Sophie. We could hear laughs and cheers from both sides when competing , when great shots were played.
The open section saw four Prospect teams, Richard V, Yvonne & Maureen, Janet, Micheal and Ben, Heike, John and Phil and Richard H, Kym and David C. Final results were not available at the time of this post, but all teams had mixed results. But you have to be in it to win it.
Results we do know were:
The Women’s final results
Haejung & Deb Rodda, Anna
Tina,Rada & Deb Coleman
The Open final results:
Van, Ha & Nathan
Ray, Dominic & Craig.
The Open Convivial was won by Greg, Rob & Ralph.
See you Wednesday I believe it will be cool but no rain predicted this week.
Saturday, saw our monthly Saturday competition run with 30 players participating over the two games. Richard V and Roberta scored 24 points and only one member finished with a perfect score of 26 and the winner was Heike taking home the winnings of $60.00. Who now with the other previous winners has a handicap of 1 point. Congratulations Heike and see everyone for the Saturday competition on the 18th July. The competition was followed by a big cup of soup and warm bread that was made by Brett. Just the treat on another cold winter day.
Sunday, the State Triples were held at ESP, this year was the first year in 15 years that a female competition was held and we had our first PPC ladies team enter. This competition was delayed in March due to potential inclement weather where they predicted 80mls of rain and thunder and lightening, which did not eventuate but better to be safe than sorry. Originally we were going to have three teams but unfortunately with the change of date, members were now travelling and on holidays but we still had one team with a newbie to the competitive world of Lonie, plus Val and Sophie. We could hear laughs and cheers from both sides when competing , when great shots were played.
The open section saw four Prospect teams, Richard V, Yvonne & Maureen, Janet, Micheal and Ben, Heike, John and Phil and Richard H, Kym and David C. Final results were not available at the time of this post, but all teams had mixed results. But you have to be in it to win it.
Results we do know were:
The Women’s final results
Haejung & Deb Rodda, Anna
Tina,Rada & Deb Coleman
The Open final results:
Van, Ha & Nathan
Ray, Dominic & Craig.
The Open Convivial was won by Greg, Rob & Ralph.
See you Wednesday I believe it will be cool but no rain predicted this week.
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