Pairs championships decided in indoor bowls

The Mount Gambier District Indoor Bowls Association held its second association championship event last Thursday night.

The events were the Adrian Pearson Lawn & Garden Care / Marina & Perria Davis Men’s Pairs Championship and the Kathy & Stephen Von Duve/ Henry Kerr Memorial Ladies Pairs Championship. Entries were higher in the men’s entries than last year and a little lower in the ladies. In the ladies semi finals, the combined pair from Saints and Post-Tel of Lyn Evans and Fiona Pearson defeated the Saints pair of Carmel McQuade and Veronica Opie 7 shots to 4 and the PostTel, Wandilo combined team of Lorraine VanDen Hoogen and Keisha Pearson defeated the other Saints team of Shirley Gifford and Jennifer Bowering 8 shots to 4.

The final of the Kathy & Stephen Von Duve/Henry Kerr Memorial Ladies’ Pairs Championship was taken out by the combined Saints & Post-Tel pair of Lyn Evans and Fiona Pearson who defeated Lorraine VanDen Hoogen, 6 shots to 5.

The men’s semi finals saw the Wandilo Water Rats team of Simon Attiwill and Brad Errock defeat the Commercial Club pair of Rod Fleming and Michael Cameron 8 shots to 4, while in the other semi final the Commercial Club team of Graham Dent and Jos Breuker defeated the Blue Lake Bowlers team of Josh Ferrazzola and Thomas Butler 7 shots to 4.

The Commercial Club pair, of Graham Dent and Jos Breuker defeated the Wandilo Water Rat pair of Simon Attiwill and Brad Errock winning the championship 8 shots to 1 to take out the Adrian Pearson Lawn & Garden Care/ Marina & Perria Davis Men’s Pairs Championship.

The ladies’ consolation saw the Blue Lake Bowlers team of Bronwyn Hill and Emma Freemantle defeat the Moorak pair of Shirley Baker and Nola Spencer 9 shots to 5. In the men’s consolation final the Saints team of Chris Shentall and Gary Bowering defeated the Post-Tel Team of Kevin Burn and Trevor Williams winning the Men’s Consolation 11 shots to 4.

PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALISTS: Kathy & Stephen Von Duve/ Henry Kerr Memorial Ladies Pairs & Adrian Pearson Lawn & Garden Care/Marina & Perria Davis Men’s Pairs Championship Finalists; (L-R) Trevor Williams, Gary Bowering, Kevin Burn, Chris Shentall, Nola Spencer, Brad Errock, Simon Attiwill, Graham Dent, Shirley Baker, Jos Breuker, Emma Freemantle, Keisha Pearson, Bronwyn Hill, Lorraine VanDen Hoogen, Fiona Pearson & Lyn Evan