TBA National Disability Championships 2011

The National Disability Championships were held in Adelaide 4th - 10th June.  Fifteen Hornsby Rockets bowlers and ten carers travelled to Adelaide for a busy week of bowling.  We'll bring you more photos as they come in. Congratulations to the bowlers who all participated in multiple events, and did their club proud.  Medals were won in fifteen events!

Karina Peters competed in the Interstate Challenge, for NSW, which was placed third.

Our thanks to the carers who went along to support the team members, and those who ran Saturday bowling for the other Hornsby Rockets on Saturday 5th.

Warming up for the last event

Between events

A Rockets supporter ... who could it be?

Hornsby Rockets medallists

D grade teams

Warren Seymour, Declan O’Connor, Carolyn Michael, Ian Charlesworth (Illawarra) - Bronze

B grade teams

Mark Milner, Simon Thatcher, Natham Constable, Kevin MacPherson – Gold

D grade doubles

Declan O’Connor, Warren Seymour – Silver

Declan O’Connor, Warren Seymour – Bronze

C grade doubles

Natham Constable, Emma Matthews – Bronze

A grade doubles

Adam Manarano, Kevin MacPherson – Gold

D grade singles

Declan O’Connor – Gold

Georgie Du Pille – Silver

C grade singles

Emma Matthews – Gold

Tayla Walley – Silver

Candice Lundie - Bronze

D grade all events

Declan O’Connor – Gold

Georgette Du Pille – Bronze

C grade all events

Tayla Walley - Gold

Emma Matthews – Bronze

Interstate Challenge

First: Northern Territory

Second: Queensland

Third: New South Wales (Karina Peters is a member of the NSW team)

The 2012 TBA National Disability Championships are scheduled to take place in mid-June in Hobart.

2011 TBA National Competition, Adelaide

This morning, 15 Hornsby Rockets accompanied by 10 parents and carers are off to Adelaide to compete in the national championship hosted by the Ten Pin Bowling Association, for bowlers with disabilities. We'll be away for the whole week!

It will be cold and wet we hear, in Adelaide, so wish us luck!  We will have a great time together, and hope to fit in some sight-seeing.  Karina will be playing for the State team, so send her a few extra good wishes.

For those Rockets not going to Adelaide, Saturday bowling is still on this Saturday (4th), at Hornsby, as other parents and volunteers have stepped in. Thanks!

Trivia and games night ....a good time and a great result

Our thanks to all our guests, sponsors and donors who made our 2011 Trivia and Games night such a success on 14th May. We raised over $3,500 to help support the Hornsby Rockets Tenpin Bowing Team.

And we learned how to belly dance!