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Cobram Win Three out of Five
Berrigan Community Bowling Club hosted the Murray Playing Area finals on one of the hottest days of the season. The many spectators witnessed some spectacular bowling on excellently prepared greens. Cobram Bowls Club finished the season well, with teams in the grand final in four of the possible five divisions, and coming home with three…
READ MOREMidweek Premiers
The Midweek Grand Finals were played on the excellently presented Finley Bowls Club greens. Some excellent bowls were played in both divisions, with both games being tightly fought to the end. In Division 1 Numurkah Golf & Bowls were the winners 65/59 over Tocumwal Golf & Bowls Club. Division 2 saw Picola defeat Numurkah Bowls…
READ MOREChampion of Champions Pairs decided
Some excellent bowls were played at Cobram in the finals of the Champion of Champions Pairs. In the Women’s Final Lidija Patching and Robyn Hodgkin of Numurkah Golf & Bowls won a tightly fought contest with Judy Harvie and Effie Eaton of Tocumwal Golf & Bowls. The final score was 12/10. Earlier Lidija and Robyn…
READ MOREMurray Champion of Champions
The finals of the Murray Playing Area Champion of Champions singles were played on the excellent Cobram greens. In the Men’s final Barry Cosgrove of Wunghnu was too consistent for Berrigan’s Rick Bradbury, winning 25/9. In the semi-finals Barry had defeated Warren Snow of Katandra West 25/9, and Rick had defeated Mick Ryan of Strathmerton…
READ MOREWunghnu Pair take Regional Title
John McKenzie and Graham King were the Murray Playing Area representatives in the 60 & Overs State Pairs held at the Shepparton Golf Bowls Club. John and Graham overcame the Kyabram pair of C. Preddy and D. O’Brien, winning 13/11. They will now play the State Championships at Bendigo Bowls Club on Thursday 16 March….
READ MOREJenny & Ross off to Bendigo
In a high quality match at Shepparton Golf Bowls Club, the Murray Playing Area representatives, Ross Higgins and Jenny O’Connor of Numurkah Bowls Club were able to run out winners over the Shepparton Park pair of Paul Nichols and Di Hands 13/11. Ross and Jenny will now play the other 15 Regional winners in the…
READ MORETocumwal Trio take Regional Title
The Murray Playing Area was represented in the Goulburn Murray Regional State Titles by Leigh Hansen (skip), Cheryl Townsing and Effie Eaton. They played the Goulburn Valley trio of D. Best, M. Cerini and L. Freeman at Shepparton Golf Bowls Club. After some great bowls from both teams the scores were level at 14 all…
READ MOREState Pairs Title Defended
Ross Higgins and Jenny O’Connor from the Numurkah Bowls Club successfully defended their State Pairs Title at Berrigan, by defeating the Cobram pair of John Dixon and Joy Mynard. It was a great game of bowls with the scores level at 10 all going into the last end. It was a last bowl victory to…
READ MOREState 60 & Overs Singles
The winners of the 60 & Over Singles were decided this week. The men’s match was played at Barooga and the Women’s at Tocumwal. After a slow start Lidija Patching of Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club was victorious over Heather Tabe of Tocumwal Golf & Bowls Club 21/16. In the semi finals Lidija had defeated…
READ MOREGoulburn Murray Region website update
The Goulburn Murray Bowls Region are currently in the process of amalgamating the Central, Goulburn Valley and Murray Bowls Websites, thereby allowing our GM Bowls Website to provide much needed and relevant data for all of our playing area members as well as visitors to our site. To that end we have in conjunction with…
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