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60 & Over Singles
The 60 & Over events held by the Murray Playing Area are no longer state events, as Bowls Vic have changed to a state wide carnival to be held at Barham in May. The smaller than usual field played for the title of singles champion at Finley on Saturday, and due to Region commitments by…
READ MORERegion State Events
On the final day of the Goulburn Murray Region State Events held at Strathmerton, two of the four events were won by the Murray Playing Area representatives. The Champion of Champions Pairs was played between the Barooga Sports pair of Ian Smethurst and Geoff Mitchell, and the Seymour VRI pair of Jet Wyatt and Michael…
READ MOREGoulburn Murray Pennant Championships
There were mixed results for the Murray Playing Area teams in the Goulburn Murray Pennant Championships which were played this week. On Tuesday the Midweek Division 1 winners, Cobram, took on the Goulburn Valley team of Shepparton Golf at the Cobram Bowling Club. Cobram came out of the blocks running, and didn’t falter all day…
READ MORESaturday Pennant Premiers
The finals of the Saturday Pennant competition were played at Berrigan where the many spectators created a festive atmosphere, and were treated to some wonderful bowling. In the showcase Division 1 final Katandra West took on Numurkah Golf. Despite winning on two of the three rinks Numurkah Golf went down to Katandra West 56 to…
READ MOREMidweek Premiers
Congratulations to all teams who participated in the Midweek Pennant season. The season was played in good spirit with some great bowling by all players. The final was played on the slick Finley green and the many spectators enjoyed the matches. In Division 1 Cobram were too good on the day for Numurkah Golf, who…
READ MOREMixed Success for Murray at Region State Finals
The first day of the Goulburn Murray Region State Finals saw mixed success for the Murray Playing Area representatives. Murray came out winners in all the individual events, but only one of the teams, the Men’s triples, managed to better the Goulburn Valley teams. In the Women’s State Singles Kerry Baldacchino of Cobram dug in…
READ MOREChampion of Champion Pairs
The Murray Playing Area Champion of Champion Pairs have been decided. In the Ladies final Ann Milkins and Jennifer O’Connor from the Numurkah Bowls Club played Ruth Burnett and Heather Crosthwaite from Barooga Sports Bowling Club. The scores were neck and neck throughout the game, with Ann & Jennifer edging ahead to claim victory 13-10….
READ MOREMurray Playing Area Champion of Champions
Over the past two Sundays the Cobram Bowls Club have hosted the Club Champions from each Murray Playing Area club as they competed for the title of Champion of Champions. The spectators were treated to some wonderful bowls over the two days. The Ladies final was a repeat of the match played two weeks ago…
READ MOREState Finals Decided
The State Singles were played over three Sundays. The first two weeks were played at the Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club and saw the completion of the Ladies finals. However, due to the pleasing number of entries the Men needed an extra week to complete the draw. This was played at the Cobram Bowls Club…
READ MOREMixed Pairs Finally Decided
It was great to see so many entries in the Murray Playing Area State Mixed Pairs this season. After two Sundays of competitive bowls at Berrigan in October, the final was still to be played. Due to other State Events this was not able to be scheduled until today. In the semi-finals Ian Smethurst and…
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