Contributed by Ken Barker
LESLEY Johnstone and Carole Atkinson from Headland Buderim Club visited on Thursday with Dianne Horsham to celebrate the warmer weather.
The attached photo shows Lesley and Carole on the left with Diane on the right flanking Lynette Evans, Wallace Roy, Sarah Widin and Vince Carbery. Unfortunately the blue sky in the background changed dramatically over the course of the afternoon.
A doubles game with Ken Barker and Lesley matched up against Sarah and Vince and two singles games Wallace v Carole and Lynette v Dianne were bubbling along nicely until, just after afternoon tea, storm clouds gathered, and warnings began to appear on mobile phones. With a forty-minute drive to negotiate, the visitors decided that discretion was the better part of valour and headed home.
A substantial storm followed soon afterwards. No scores were recorded, however, in the discussions which always go on in the sidelines of such games, it was revealed that Vince had played continuous sporting activity for nearly three quarters of a century. Quite an achievement!
There is an old adage that when you are playing badly, the best strategy is to keep it simple. Don’t try the difficult shots.
On Sunday Ken ignored this, and paid the price, leaving his partner Wallace to the mercy of Vince and Sarah who won 20 – 7. Dianne and Lynette played a game of singles which Lynette, fresh from her victory at Stephens Club in the Ernie Melville, won 17 -11.
The group photo below includes visitors from Headland Buderim club.
Play days are Thursday and Sunday.
Please arrive at 2 pm for games to be arranged by 2.30. Contact Sarah Widin 0417640704 for other days.
Coaching is available on Saturday mornings at 8 am. Contact Sarah Widin 0417640704 (President).
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