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Cannons fire off first winning pennant round

08 Mar 10 | Kurri Kurri Bowling Club has claimed their first win for season 2010 in the Hunter District Bowling Association pennants competition.

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Easts beat western foes

01 Mar 10 | East Maitland swept Maitland City 6-0 in the first round of the Hunter District Bowling Association pennants competition.

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City roll out new line-up

26 Feb 10 | This time last year, Jamie Bennett was preparing to play for Maitland City in grade five of the Hunter District Bowling Association pennants competition.

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Bowler rolls pure gold to win four junior titles

17 Feb 10 | Haydn Bojkowski made it an unforgettable triple treat on Sunday when he sealed his third title in as many weeks in the Hunter District Bowling Association Junior Championships.

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Nervous wait for Glen

05 Feb 10 | Kurri Kurri bowler Carolyn Glen will have to wait more than a month to find out if she’s made her second NSW team.

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Kurri Kurri duo bow out of State finals with early loss

03 Feb 10 | Kurri Kurri Bowling Club duo Nathan Dawson and Carolyn Glen had an early exit from the State finals of the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation Mixed Pairs on the weekend.

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Skiffs ready to break hoodoo

28 Jan 10 | The Swansea Skiffs are out to exorcise their Big Bowls demons when they face the East Cessnock Comets at Kahibah on Friday night.

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Swansea sail into grand final fixture after bowling over Cannons

25 Jan 10 | The Kurri Kurri Cannons bowed out of the Invitational Big Bowls Challenge on Friday night, missing out on a grand final berth.

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Cannons win through for shot at final

18 Jan 10 | The Kurri Kurri Cannons have a shot at redemption this Friday night after they knocked out the Wallsend Bears in the elimination final.

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Cannons without marquee bowler

14 Jan 10 | If the Kurri Kurri Cannons are to continue their quest for a second Invitational Big Bowls premiership in three seasons they will have to do so without the services of marquee player John Green.

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Griffins bow out of Big Bowls

11 Jan 10 | Despite a close semi-final loss to the Swansea Skiffs, the Kurri Kurri Cannons are still firing in the Big Bowls Challenge.

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Griffins are confident of semi place

07 Jan 10 | If form is anything to go by the East Maitland Griffins are definitely on a roll. In the final three rounds of the Invitational Big Bowls competition the Griffins won all three and accumulated an impressive 35 out of a possible 45 points to finish in fourth spot.

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Rees fires up for Big Bowls semi-final

06 Jan 10 | The last bowl Andrew Rees sent down for Kurri Kurri in the Invitational Big Bowls competition had the minor premiership riding on it.

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Cannons miss out on minor premiership

23 Dec 09 | The Kurri Kurri Cannons narrowly missed out on a chance to clinch the Invitational Big Bowls minor premiership on Monday night and will now be forced to line up against the same team that denied them that opportunity in the semi-finals next month.

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Cannons have a shot at minor premiership and a week off

21 Dec 09 | The Kurri Kurri Cannons’ destiny is in their own hands today in the last match of the Big Bowls regular season.

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Two matches in hand to fire Kurri’s ascent up bowls ladder

17 Dec 09 | It may be the last official round this week, but the Kurri Kurri Cannons will have two chances to add fire to their ascent up the Invitational Big Bowls ladder.

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King of the rinks

16 Dec 09 | Nathan Dawson went to the Hunter District Bowling Association presentation with no expectations. He left East Cessnock Bowling Club on Saturday afternoon with his second consecutive title for Hunter District Bowler of the Year. |