Ladies 2021-2022 Championship Pairs final
Played 9th January
Cathy Little, Kerry Stewart, Sue Willett, Christine Donnelly
The final of the Ladies Pairs Championship was completed today. The Final was between the very experienced and seasoned team of Sue Willett and Kerry Stewart against the relatively new team of Christine Donnelly and Cathy Little. Play got under way and unfortunately nerves got to Christine and Cathy early and they had a difficult first few ends that gave Sue and Kerry a good lead.
Christine and Cathy gathered their thoughts and were able to get some momentum going to try and bridge that gap. They fought valiantly but the experienced pair of Sue and Kerry played very well and came away with a good win. The game was played in the upmost best spirit with all ladies encouraging each other and It was a pleasure to witness such comradery between the players. Congratulations to Kerry and Sue as they deserved their win playing excellent bowls all competition to be the Ladies 2021-2022 Pairs Champions.
Also congratulations to Christine and Cathy for making the final and playing very well. Well done all of you.
Sincere thanks to Barb and her match committee team for the organisation of the event. Also thanks to Andrew and Brett for rolling the greens to enhance that players environment
Men’s Pairs Championship finals
Men’s 2022 Championship Pairs runners-up
Men’s 2022 Championship Pairs runners-up
Men’s 2022 Championship Pairs runners-up
Played 9th January
Today saw the conclusion of the 2021-2022 Ladies and Men’s Championship Pairs Competition. The morning session saw the completion of the men’s semi-finals. The first semi was between the Jimmy Buchanan team of himself and Koro versus Mike Wyndham and Blignault Olivier. This was a very close game early with all players getting used to the conditions. Jimmy’s team were very consistent and played some great bowls against the determined Mike and Blignault. The experienced pair of Jimmy and Koro pulled away and had a good win. The game was a lot of fun and the Mike and Blignault should be very proud of their efforts.
The second semi-final was a great match between four of our top players who are all close mates. Wes Neilson and Trev Vellios took on the James Groves and Tom Dangerfield team in a tough match that had some great highlights with Jimmy and Tom pulling away with a great win. This resulted in a top billing final between two hot men’s teams.
Men’s 2022 Championship Pairs winners
Men’s 2022 Championship Pairs runners-up
Men’s 2022 Championship Pairs runners-up
The grand final got underway after midday in conjunction with the Ladies grand final. The two Men’s teams had a tight battle early and scores were even after the first four ends. The more experienced team of Jimmy and Koro hit their straps with excellent bowling to get a good lead. James Groves and Tom were very competitive also playing very good bowls and was just missing getting the win on the coming ends. Jimmy and Koro pulled away with an impressive margin but Tom and James were not to be denied and they had a late charge but unfortunately they ran out of ends and the 2021-2022 Men’s Champion pairs team is Jimmy Buchanan and Michael Korycin.
Congratulations to the winners and runners up and all the teams that made the semi-finals.
Men's pairs championship teams
Ladies Pairs Championship Day 1 results
Ladies Pairs Championship.
The Ladies joined the men today and started their 2021-2022 Ladies pairs competition. There was some cracking bowls played in great spirit. The Pam Cocking team got over the line against the strong Barb Lord team to get to the semis. The Kerry Stewart team and the gun Nancy Sutton team had an epic battle with Kerry and Sue Willett getting the chocolates to also go
Men’s Triples Championship Finals
Played 28th November.
Men’s Triples Championship was completed today.
The semi-finals saw the Oakley boys, Kim & Glenn, and Mark Ryan get through against the team of Jeff Clarke, Kev Gray and Brett Driscoll. The second semi was an epic battle between the Don Pike led side of John Bartlett and Richard Wyatt versus the team of Brian Vandervelde, Roy Sutcliffe and John Kalajzic. Scores were level after the 18 allocated ends and the Don Pike team won the tie break end .
The final was a close and tight game with both teams playing very well. The team of Mark Ryan , Glenn Oakley and Kim Oakley successfully defended their crown by winning 22 shots to 19 and winning the championship for the second year in a row.
Congratulations Guys
Ladies Triples Championship finalists
Winners
Runners-up
Runners-up
Nancy Sutton, Sally Woods and Jo Morey
Runners-up
Runners-up
Runners-up
Jen Lithgo, Jennie Townsend and Carol Howie
Finalists
Runners-up
Finalists
Mixed Fours final- Winners & runners-up
Mixed Fours Finals - the games
Played 14th Nov.
Today was the finals of the mixed fours. The green was excellent but in the morning the wind was very tricky. The semi-finals played in the morning saw two excellent games of bowls by all players.
The Keith Willet lead team of Sue Willet, Harry Teeuwissen and Kerry Stewart took on the Clarke team of Jeff and Lorraine with Ross Hahn and Brett Driscoll. The game was very tight early with the Clarke team bursting out of the blocks and the Willet team fighting back. Scores were close then but the Willett team were more constant than the Clarke team although the ends were very close and the Willett team pulled away in the later stages to get an excellent win by nine shots. This was sweet revenge for the Willet team as the Clarke team knocked them out of the finals last season. The game was played in excellent spirit.
In the other very fitting final the Brain Vandervelde lead team of Richard (Kiwi) Wyatt, Janet Poulter and Dewi Sasson had a great battle with the Barb Lord team of Mark Ryan and the family team of Mark and Kathy Donoghue. The Bard Lord team were well in control early but the determination of the Brian V team got them back into contention with the scores all level at 15 each with five ends to play. Some great bowls were played by all with extremely competitive ends resulting in the Barb Lord Team winning their way to the grand Final. This is a great effort as Kathy and Mark are both first year bowlers.
The final was set up with the seasoned Willet Team taking on the up and coming Lord team. The Easterly wind dropped off and the conditions were quite warm for the first half of the game. The sea breeze came in and the conditions were then perfect for good bowls. The final was extremely tight early with all players playing at a high level that you would expect in a Grand finale. In the end the more experienced team pulled away and had a very good win. However it was an excellent effort for the inexperienced Barb Lord team to make a final.
Congratulations to Keith and Sue Willett, Harry Teeuwissen and Kerry Stewart as you are the Joondalup Bowling Club 2021-2022 Mixed Fours Champions.
Mixed fours championship. Results day 1
Mixed Fours championship started on Sunday 7th in very difficult windy conditions. D green was excellent for the competition and all players enjoyed the green. Thank you Craig for mowing and Keith for rolling the green. The wind was very tricky and no player enjoyed that. There were some great games during the day. With our club we have some great family teams with the Willett, Oakley, Nelligan, Moree, Clarke, Pickford, Poulton and Donoghue Families all doing well today. We also had the great pleasure of our legend Nancy playing with her great nephew Kian and his mate Kaja and they all did very well only losing on a tie break end.
It will be very interesting next week for the finals.
Ladies and Men championship fours finalists
MEN'S FINAL
Sean Niven, Shane Rixon, Ben Leggett, Chris Leggett (skip) 26 defeated Geoff Stevenson, Mark Ryan, John Wills Keith Willett (skip) 20
Geoff Stevenson, Mark Ryan, John Wills Keith Willett (skip) 25 defeated Tom Dennett, John Ferguson, Lance Farrow, Alan Covell (skip) 7
Sean Niven, Shane Rixon, Ben Leggett, Chris Leggett (skip) 24 defeated Larry Young, Tony Phillips, Kim Oakley, Glen Oakley (skip) 11
LADIES FINAL
C Lane, K Powell, C Little and B Lord(skip) 33 defeated J Ewen, S Parry, G Pickford and P Poulton (skip) 12
LADIES FINAL
C Lane, K Powell, C Little and B Lord(skip) 33 defeated J Ewen, S Parry, G Pickford and P Poulton (skip) 12