THE Port MacDonnell Bowling Club held it’s men’s and women’s triples in windy conditions on Sunday.
The men’s event was contested by seven teams.
Adam Wilson’s team of Chris Richards and John Broadbent defeated the rinks of Eddy Smith and Keith Dowdell to reach the final.
Terry Seiler’s side of Des Horrigan and Chris Negline had a bye in the first round, before they accounted for Kevin Norman’s rink to advance.
The final was a game of two halves, where Seiler was off to a good start.
After eight ends his team led 11-1, but the game turned around from there.
After 17 ends had been played, Wilson’s trio was up by two shots and it all came down to the last end.
Seiler’s rink held the game with three shots, but when Wilson’s last bowl was a lucky rub which moved the jack, Wilson’s side clinched the title 17-13.
There were four teams take part in the women’s event, which was played in a 15-end knockout format.
Heather Richards’ rink defeated Marilyn Sutton to reach the final, while Elaine Pruis defeated Roma Henderson to advance.
The decider was played over 18 ends and the Richards’ skippered rink of Jan Dowdell and Suzanne Connell was off to an early lead against Pruis’ side of Lyn Vanderley and Sharon Perryman.
After 10 ends they held a 14-3 advantage, which was pushed out to a solid 20-9 shot win at the end of the day.
PENNANTS
Port MacDonnell had a mixed round of Pennants over the weekend.
In the Friday Pennant competition, Port MacDonnell’s Division 1 side had a loss to Millicent Blue.
The final score saw Millicent with 51 shots and eight points, while the “Bay” totalled just 34 shots.
Division 2 was more successful and recorded a six-shot win over Naracoorte RSL, 49/8 to 43/0.
In the Saturday Open competition, Port MacDonnell’s Division 1 team accounted for Mount Gambier Red 73/10 to 65/2.
Division 3 Red also tasted victory, defeating Beachport convincingly 93/11 to 56/1, while Port MacDonnell Blue was outclassed by Millicent Red.
