2014 Hornsby Rocket Challenge Night a HUGE success

We held our annual Challenge Night this past Friday, and what a success it was.

We had teams from Bendigo Bank Galston, Mixed Probus, Matt Keans office, family and friends and of course a few bowlers from the Rockets (next year we would like to see more Rockets attend).

Matt Kean opened the night and our latest Patron, The Hon. Phillip Ruddock, closed the evening.

We had 72 bowlers who all seemed to have had a wonderful time.

Prizes were given out during the evening and the Hornsby Rockets raised $690.80 ($110 which was from the lolly guessing competition) which is a fantastic effort.

Many thanks to all who attended and maybe next year, we will have a bigger turnout.

First Place went to: "Marbled Jaw" (the Mixed Probus team)

Second Place went to: "Whatever" (comprised of Rose MacPherson, Kevin MacPherson, Mark
Lagden, Amy McFadden, Robert Klabbers and Debbie Nancarrow).

Third Place went to: "Kean Beans" (comprised of Matt Kean and his staff, Natham Constable and Adam Mandarano).

All other teams did exceptionally well and everyone went home a winner.

Here are some additional pictures from the night. Thanks to EVERYBODY who showed up and supported the Rockets.

Hornsby Invitational

Hornsby Rockets hosted the annual Hornsby Invitational on the 5th and 6th of April and we had a fantastic turnout.

Five clubs (including the Rockets) and  1 Independent competed (including Hornsby)

On Saturday the 5th, there were seventy-two bowlers competing in the doubles. HUGE turnout. Thanks to all the clubs.

Collectively the Rockets won 56 medals and 3 trophies

Congratulations to the Illawarra Star Strikers who were Club Champions.


During the weekend we also had a Jelly Bean guessing competition and raffles for fifteen different Easter Egg baskets (the delicious, chocolate Easter Eggs). Since Hornsby Rockets are self-funded, every dollar raised helps defer the costs.

The winner of the Jelly Bean guessing contest was Beryl Boon with the closest guess at 780 Jelly Beans (Actual amount was 784).   Total amount raised was $66.00

The winners of the raffles are below:
1st Prize -  Rowena Jenner  (Illawarra) - (Purple Ticket C44)
2nd Prize - Stephen Smith (Hornsby) - (Orange Ticket C19)
3rd Prize - Ansel (No surname - was someone attending one of the children's birthday parties) - (Purple Ticket C100)
4th Prize - Anthony Jackson (Central Coast) - (Green Ticket B10)
5th Prize - Annette Seymour (Hornsby) - (Purple Ticket C19)
6th Prize - Jo Eslick (Hornsby) - (Orange Ticket C79)
7th Prize - Trish McNamara (Hornsby) - (Purple Ticket C03)
8th Prize - Kelly Fishburn (Lachlan Tigers) - (Orange Ticket C66)
9th Prize - Rowena Jenner (Illawarra) - (Orange Ticket C47)
10th Prize - Bibby Hunter (Hornsby) - (Orange Ticket C40)
11th Prize - Stephen Smith (Hornsby) - (Orange Ticket C18)
12th Prize - Cheryl M (Central Coast or Gosford??) - (Green Ticket B14)
13th Prize - B Cook (Alison Cook's dad from Illawarra) - (Purple Ticket C72)
14th Prize - Ian Charlseworth (Illawarra) - Purple Ticket C76)
15th Prize - Ansel (No surname - was someone attending one of the children's birthday parties) - (Purple Ticket C66)




Easter Raffle - Total amount raised was $360.00

Fantastic Total Amount raised - $426.00

Well done everybody.

A Great Day in Illawarra!

Hornsby Rockets set 'em up, and knocked 'em down in fine style.

The bowlers kicked butt:  7 Gold, 3 Silver and 5 Bronze medals + 7 Trophies

Crangratulations to ALL who participated. It was a long drive and everyone represented Hornsby Rockets with styles.

That's a lot of smiling faces!

Illawarra Competition - Outstanding Acheivements

While we still don't know the final results of today's comp, the following bowlers did Hornsby Rockets especially proud:

Adam Mandarano in doubles, score of 205 with a 4 bagger
Adam Mandarano in singles, score of 201
Mark Lagden in doubles a 4 bagger
Mark Lagden in teams with a turkey
Angela Moxham in singles with a turkey

Well done by everybody today. You represented!

New Patron for Hornsby Rockets

NSW MP for Hornsby, Matt Kean, has been our patron for a number of years and has always been a strong Hornsby Rockets supporter.

I'm very pleased to announce that, in addition to Mr. Kean's strong support, we can add the support and Patronage of the Hon. Philip Ruddock, MP for Berowra.  When he agreed to be Patron for Hornsby Rockets, Mr. Ruddock wrote: "It is with pleasure that I accept and shall look forward to making acquaintance with you and your team members.  The Hornsby Rockets are a very special group and I am delighted to be associated with you."

Welcome aboard, Mr. Ruddock.

State Team Congratulations

A quick post - congratulations to Timothy Wilson, Candice Lundie, Amy McFadden, Warren Seymour, Mark Lagden, Adam Mandarano and Karina Peters for making the state team this year.

Well done, everyone!

A Busy Time Ahead

The Hornsby Rockets Ten Pin Bowling Club has a very full calendar for the next few months.

Pencil them in and come and support us:

On April 5th and 6th Hornsby AMF host our Invitational. Singles, Double and Teams compete for bragging rights.

Our Challenge night will be held on the the 16th of May. If you haven't received an invite yet, you will be soon.

On the 29th of June, bowlers, parents, carers and committee members will man the grill at Bunnings in Dural. Come by, buy a sausage sandwich and drink and support the club.

And once again we will celebrate "Christmas in July" on July 26th by hosting a trivia night at Hornsby RSL. Trivia games, raffles and loud music should warm everybody up. This is our one major fundraiser for the year. It helps with the cost of bowlers' uniforms, the Christmas party, trophies and medals, transport to local competitions and to the Nationals.

If you want any more information about any of these events (like wanting to donate sausages for the BBQ, or prizes for trivia night, or just to cadge an invite for the Challenge Night), leave a comment below and someone will get back to you ASAP