Club Tweed and Club Pine Rivers win 2024 State Champion of Club Champion Fours GOLD!
At Bargara Bowls Club, Bundaberg
Congratulations to Club Tweed’s Lilly Vardy, Debbie Franzi, Serena Bonnell and Ellen Falkner who have defeated Thuringowa’s Kate Leverton, Denise Davis, Corinne Dibnah and Wendy Jones 22-21 to win the women’s title.
Falkner’s team led 10-4 after 7 ends before a spirited fight back by Jones rink to draw level at 10 all after 10 ends. Jones then kicked away to lead 21-12 after 17 ends before a remarkable comeback from Club Tweed, trailing by 3 shots going into the last end 18-21, Falkner’s rink picked up 4 shots to win the gold by the barest of margins.
Well done to Thuringowa on reaching the final and taking home Silver, this was a second fours silver in a row for Kate Leverton and Wendy Jones after also reaching the final in Mackay last year.
Club Maroochy’s Shirley Cornish, Jane Mantle, Jan Sullivan and Ellen Ross won the battle for Bronze in the women’s event 24-9 over Gladstone’s Carolyn Meade, June Lisle, Terri Ferris and Samantha Lunck.
Congratulations to Club Pine Rivers Trentan Healey, Micheal Breen, James Templeton and Aaron Hewson who won the men’s event after defeating local favourites Ian McMah, Mick Tobin, Paul Kajewski and Tim Smith from The Waves, Bundaberg 22-19 in the gold medal match.
Hewson’s team went out to a 6-0 lead after 4 ends before Smith’s rink hit their straps and took the lead 8-6. Both teams traded blows until 13 all, Hewson then held a small lead to be 2 up after 16 ends, on the 17th end Hewson was 4 down before driving the bare jack into the ditch with his last bowl to pick up 1 shot and extend their lead to 3. The Hewson foursome finished the stronger to hold on to win gold by 3 shots. The Waves boys never gave up and fought hard until the end to take home silver.
Capalaba’s Riley Gerick, Cody Gerick, Jacob Nelson and Kane Nelson took out Bronze in the men’s event 21-19 over Pialba’s Brody Carter, Brendan Wrice, Mark Armstrong and Nic Gosley (a second fourth in a row for this Pialba team).
Full results: CLICK HERE
The Pairs event starting tomorrow is headlined by Club Tweed’s Claire Turley and Lynsey Clarke who are back trying to win their third pairs title in a row.
Live streamed on Bowls QLD YouTube, website and Facebook. CLICK HERE
Thank you to the Gold Coast Tweed Media Team for live streaming.
More information including draws, results, event program: CLICK HERE
Playing schedule:
Women’s and Men’s Pairs: Monday 28 October & Tuesday 29 October
Women’s and Men’s Singles: Wednesday 30 October & Thursday 31 October
Thank you to event sponsors: Bundaberg Regional Council, Bargara Bowls Club, BIOScapes Group, Sandhills Sports Club and Ross Gray Motor City Bundaberg.
Below – Gold Medallists (Thank you to Wendy Wilson for the photos)
Below – Silver Medallists
Below – Bronze Medallists
Below – Fourth Place
