Basil Doherty delivers a bowl on a cold day on the Southern Cross Bowls Club green.
Basil Doherty delivers a bowl on a cold day on the Southern Cross Bowls Club green. Gerard Walsh

Titbits from Warwick bowls, touch, football and netball

Anniversary bowls

THE Southern Cross Bowls Club will have its 70th anniversary celebrations on Sunday.

Bowls will start at 9.30am. The club has played at the same venue since it opened in Palmerin St in 1947.

See photos and full report on the anniversary in the Daily News next week.

Touch sign-on

THE Warwick Touch Association sign-on will be on Wednesday at 6.30pm at the touch fields in Jackie Howe Dr.

For more information, email warwicktouch footy@hotmail.com. Players unable to attend can phone Justin Nolan on 0401323076.

Football returns

WARWICK junior football will return from a holiday break at Queens Park on Saturday morning with 480juniors in action.

The biggest numbers are in the four-, five- and six-year age groups, which augers well for the future of the sport in Warwick. The club has also received a $35,000 grant from the Queensland Government Gambling Community Benefit Fund to fertilise and regrass Queens Park.

Wolves away

THE Warwick Wolves are away in two grades on Sunday in Football Toowoomba fixtures.

Warwick will play West Wanderers in Toowoomba at 1pm in reserves and at 3pm in the premier division. Last weekend, Warwick coach Jon Pearson didn't want to name his best players - he was happy with the lot in a 3-0 loss to leaders Willowburn in the premier division game in Warwick.

Warwick netball competition

GAME SCORES

Competition Fixtures Round 15: Red Frogs 24 d Insync 21, Hazzards 27 d Ravens 19, Confro 29 d Doorslammers 21, The Heat 26 d Scots 15.

Social Fixtures Round 17: Tradie Ladies 37 d Bandits 21, Renegades 25 d Hot Shots 23, Strikers 32 d Killara Cruisers 13, Stylistics 39 d Roughies 12, Fruit Tingles 31 d Shoot & Scoot 19, Bye Gettin Plastered Gals.

POINTS TABLES Competition Fixtures: 54 Ravens, 52 Hazzards, 49 Confro, 36 Doorslammers, 32 Scots, 29 The Heat, 21 Insync, 17Red Frogs.

Social Fixtures: 58 Renegades, 56 Strikers, 47 Stylistics, 39 Bandits, 39 Fruit Tingles, 35 Hot Shots, 33 Gettin Plastered Gals, 33 Tradie Ladies, 31 Killara Cruisers, 19 Shoot & Scoot, 10 Roughies.



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