The prestigious ladies and men’s singles titles have been decided at the Mount Gambier Bowls Club.
In the ladies competition, Kristy Errock and Leanne Hentschke played off in the decider with Errock going on to claim her third consecutive title.
In a truly dominant period Errock now travels to Beachport to try to win her second association title.
In the men’s singles championship, in a replay of last year’s decider, Jeff England made his way through to the final where he took on Tony Bowditch.
England made his way through the draw with wins over Ron Cox, Jim Farren and Greg Carpenter with Bowditch defeating David Holland, Kym Jones and Tim Radley to qualify for the final.
The final played in front of a big crowd on Friday night promised to be a great game and three hours and 33 ends later, that’s exactly what was delivered with both bowlers playing excellent draw bowls.
The lead changed several times with England looking in control leading 24-21 requiring just one shot for victory but his opponent fought back to win the next two ends to trail 24-23.
Bowditch played two superb bowls to be holding game, but England played the game deciding bowl running the jack into the ditch to claim his first singles title at the Mount Gambier Bowls Club.
The scoreline 25-23 was a credit to both bowlers who are both enjoying successful periods in the career.
Results of Club Championships played recently:
Mens Pairs Champions: Greg Carpenter and Tony Bowditch; Runners Up: Tim Radley and Jeff England.
Ladies Pair Champions: Leanne Hentschke and Margaret Marshall; Runners Up: Maryka Heaver and Beryl Versluis.
Mens Fours Champions: Tim Radley, Jason Kuring, Greg Carpenter and Tony Bowditch; Runners Up: Neil Blakey, Jim Farren, Gary McIntyre and Daniel Langdon.
Ladies Fours Champions: Barb Milstead, Gaylene Leggett, Maryka Heaver and Beryl Versluis; Runners Up: Jane Calleja, Mavis Edgcumbe, Leanne Hentschke and Margaret Marshall.
Saturday’s resumption of the LSEBA Open Pennant competition saw the Division 1 Reds host Penola under the roof at the Bob Cranwell Centre.
The hosts played excellent bowls winning the three rinks for a convincing 99-48 win, securing the valuable 12 points cementing their 2nd postion on the ladder.
The best performed rink of Neil Blakey, Peter Reppin, Tony Renzi and Greg Carpenter were able to dominant their opponents to securing a 38-13 win.
The Blues travelled across town to take on Mount Gambier RSL Blue and were able to win one rink with the Kym Jones skippered team winning 27-21.
Unfortunately the win was not enough to cover the other two rinks losing overall 72-58.
The Blues will look to the Round 14 home clash with Kingston to lift their way up the ladder.
Division 2 enjoyed home ground advantage in their Round 13 match up with Millicent Red and were able to secure eight valuable points with a 78-64 win.
The stars of the day were the rink of Milton Chant, Glenn Brown, Perria Davis and Leanne Hentschke with their 36-18 win.
The Ron Cox rink was tied at 22-22 playing the last and despite an excellent bowl by Cox just missed out on a win.
The rink skippered by Margaret Marshall fought it out to narrowly lose 20-23.
The eight points lifted the team into third on the ladder and will travel to take on ladder leaders Naracoorte RSL in their round 14 clash.
The Division 3 South Reds travelled across town to take on Mount Gambier RSL Blue and found the hosts in good form going down 83-64.
The rink of Bill Duncan, Ron James, Rex Klaasens and Athol Malseed were able to secure two points for the visitors with a 20-17 win.
The round 14 match up with Millicent Red will be a must win game as they try to climb up the ladder.
The Blues in Division 3 South played host to Millicent Blue and tasted success for the first time this year with an excellent 88-61 win.
The welcome win was secured with the outstanding effort by the rink of Gary Williams, Bill Knowles, Malcolm Schwarz and Glen McCallum who dominated their opponents for a 39-12 win.
The rink of the Norman Foote, Mark Jacquelin, Bob Cranwell and Steven Praetz also secured a win with their 22-20 win.
The Blues will face Mount Gambier RSL Red in round 14 in search of consecutive victories.
