Asquad of 11 members from the Mount Gambier District Indoor Bowls Association have recently returned from the 52nd Australian Indoor Bias Bowls National Championships in Devonport, Tasmania with success.

Serena Bourn represented South Australia in the Ladies Singles and came home with the silver medal to the NSW player Monika Korn by only one point.

Bourn had two wins on the first day but struggled on the second day to lose one game by one shot and the other by four.

After the second day’s defeats she regrouped and won the next five games and saved the best for last beating her opponent 41 shots to 4 to boost her percentage and put her in second place by 8%.

The Ladies Triples team also consisted of two Mount Gambier members in Nicola Bowditch and Keisha Pearson who also were successful in claiming the silver medal in the triples discipline.

With Nicola Bowditch leading, Samantha Hawke as the second and Keisha Pearson skippering the ladies started the week not as they expected losing both games on the first day.

But they then returned to win the next five games and losing the last game on Friday.

This set up the final game on Saturday to be crucial to win to claim the silver medal.

The ladies won the last game against Queensland 21 shots to 17 which secured the medal.

Results

Ladies Singles: Serena Bourn, 2nd, 7 wins; Ladies Triples: Keisha Pearson, Samantha Hawke and Nicola Bowditch, 2nd, 6 wins; Mixed Pairs: Jennifer Bowering and Leigh Huckel, 6th, 4 wins and 1 draw; Ladies Pairs: Fiona Pearson and Jan Miller, 6th, 3 wins and 1 draw; Ladies Fours: Fiona Rochow, Veronica Opie, Sandra Williams and Jodie Hawke, 6th, 3 wins; Men’s Fours: Kevin Burn, Terry Howard, Paul Stockham and Geoff Amos, 6th, 3 wins and 1 draw; Men’s Triples: Tim Radley, Craig Pearson and Aaron Hawke, 10th, 3 wins.