Millicent Bowls Club crowns its ladies and men’s triples champions for 2022/23 season

The Millicent Bowls Blub held their Annual Triples Championship competition earlier this month.

In the Ladies Competition 21 players took part, with all games up to the grand final played over 15 ends in a knock out system. The team of Lorraine Hyland, Ella Pietersma and Heather Carthew competed against Mary Campbell, Carlene Godden and Carol Gibbs in the grand final played over 18 ends.

By the 7th end there was only a one shot difference in the scores with Carthew team eight shots to Campbell team seven, this continued up until the 14th end, where the Campbell’s Team took the lead by one shot. At the final end the score finished with the Campbell team 19 shots to the Carthew team 11 giving Mary Campbell, Carlene Godden and Carol Gibbs the title of Triples Champions for 2022/23 season. In the Men’s Triples, 36 players took part in the competition, also played over 15 ends leading up to the grand final, which also was played over 18 ends.

In this competition the grand final came down to the teams of Glen Jones, Andre Reinders and David Reichelt taking on Ben Masters, Aaron Emonson and Steve Skeer. This game was also a neck and neck game and by the 17th end scores were all square at 14 shots each, with only one bowl to play by the Masters team, the Jones team were holding two shots by with a brilliant bowl from Ben Masters with his last bowl, with a little weight on it came through moved the jack to give Steve Skeer, Aaron Emonson and Brian Masters one shot and the Championship for 2022/23 season.

LADIES TRIPLES CHAMPIONS: (Above top) Carol Gibbs, Carlene Godden & Mary Campbell.

MEN’S TRIPLES CHAMPIONS: (Above bottom) Ben Masters, Aaron Emonson & Steve Skeer