Bowls captain Pip Baker congratulates the Queens of the Green-winning team.
The third annual Queens of the Green bowls tournament was held on September 10 and 11 at Club Tocumwal with 32 teams and 128 bowlers, playing over a very competitive but fun two days of bowls.
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What a fantastic two days of bowls, with the winners Marianne Kirk, Jennifer O’Connor, Helen Brache and Ann Burns from Numurkah Town. It was a great result for one of our Tocumwal teams comprising Karen Stephenson, Barb Patterson, Sue Wilson with Jo Pettit from Barooga, who finished seventh overall.
Teams came from far and wide: Torquay, Moorabbin, Golden Square, Numurkah Town, St Leonards, Corowa Civic, Wangaratta, Drouin, Howlong, Seymour, Barooga, Lavington, Numurkah Golf, Inglewood, Yarrawonga Mulwala GBR, Benalla and North Albury, with many indicating that they will be returning next year, some pre-booking their accommodation for 2025 before heading home.
The Queens of the Green bowls tournament.
Berrigan
Berrigan will play Oaklands in the grand final of the regional bowls Holy Shield on Sunday.
Jerilderie hosted the final round of the shield last Sunday in blustery conditions.
After a slow start in the morning, Berrigan lifted in the afternoon session and snuck home to beat Oaklands 47-42 (13-5). Game 1 - M Jenkins (Oak) d R Reynoldson (Ber) 13-8, M Sutcliffe (Oak) d M Hansen (Ber) 13-10. Game 2 - R Reynoldson (Ber) drew with M Sutcliffe (Oak) 13-13, M Hansen (Ber) d M Jenkins (Oak) 16-3.
In other results, Jerilderie defeated Finley 48-44 (14-4) and Rand was awarded a forfeit over Urana. Rand played a scratch team made up of bowlers from Finley, Berrigan and Jerilderie on the day.
The ladder after the final round is: Oaklands 68 points, Berrigan 65, Rand 52, Finley 38, Jerilderie 38, Urana 9.
The Holy Shield finals will be played at Berrigan this Sunday, September 22, starting at 10am. The Curlews will play Oaklands in the grand final, Finley will play Rand, and Jerilderie will take on Oaklands.
The Curlews have two practice matches coming up before the official season starts in October. The first match is at home against Tocumwal this Saturday, September 21, starting at 10am. The second is away against Club Mulwala on Friday, September 27, starting at 4pm. Twenty-four bowlers will be needed for each match.
