Written by Tom Callaughan & Henry Lawler
On Sunday the 14th March the Year Seven boarders who stayed in for the weekend went bowling at “King Pin” bowling centre at Darling Harbour. It was a great event which was enjoyed by all.
Hugh Edwards (Wellington) kicked off with a great seven pins in his first ball … unfortunately this was followed by a gutter ball. Ben Ticehurst (Hunters Hill) came next and repeated this with a seven himself. Then it was Tom Callaughan (Yass) to have his bowl scoring with a six. Clearly I wasn’t the best … nor was I the worst! Will O’Leary (Elong Elong) only knocked down one pin in three frames! However … as you will see … Will had his revenge planned!
We went through the frames with a close finish looming between none other than Will O’Leary (who must have only been bluffing early in the game) and Hugh Edwards. It was Will who ended up with an incredible ‘come from behind’ win on a score of 67. He was ecstatic. Hugh on the other hand was devastated but should not be upset having come in second!
The race for third was also close between Tom and Ben with Ben needing a spare in the final frame. It wasn’t to happen and Tom slid into third place.
While all that was happening Lincoln Mooring (Bourke) and Henry Lawler (Dubbo) were the only two Year 7 boys who were playing against the Year 8s.
Henry’s first bowl was a good one which scored an eight and Lincoln repeated this with an eight of his own. By the eighth frame, Henry was on 52 and a Year 8 boy was on 48 and Lincoln was on 12. By the last frame, Henry needed one more pin to draw and two more win, so he bowled, it was a gutter ball the second and last chance to win so he bowled his final ball … it was going dead straight … but then started to drift to the left … but then hit the left part of the pins knocking over three of them and putting him on 77 – so he won by two pins.
Over all … a great day. Thanks to Br Anthony who took us to the bowling and we are looking forward to getting even better scores next time we go!
Pictured in Photo 1: Travis Blair (Macksville), Kobe Pitt (Moree), Hugh Edwards (Wellington), Will O’Leary (Elong Elong), Ben Ticehurst (Hunters Hill), Zack Dennis (Bathurst), Lincoln Mooring (Bourke), Henry Lawler (Dubbo), Tom Callaughan (Yass), Patrick Hannaford (Braidwood) and Stephen Sia (Lord Howe Island)