THE Open Grade 6 State Finals were held at Yamba and the Soldiers Point Team appreciated their supporters making the long trip.

The Point progressed through their Section due to wins by C. Ball’s and P. Smith’s Teams including an overall 84 shots to 37 win vs Coolamon. They then progressed to the Quarter Final when they had a dominant 63 shots to 48 win over Brooms Head. Next, they played a strong Uralla Team in the Semi-Final. In a close contest, P.Smith’s Team was trailing by 4 shots overall on the last end with 6 bowls adjacent to the ditch. Leading by one shot, the Uralla Skip in attempting to gain another shot, moved the Jack to the Point’s bowls and went down 4 shots. This 5 shot reversal gave a win to the Point 54 shots to 53. Lawn Bowls can be a cruel game!

A large crowd assembled for the Final with Soldiers Point playing Belfield, a Team from Western Sydney which had won all its games. Their relatively young and aggressive team, backed by vocal spectators, proved too strong for the Point winning 55 shots to 48 with G.Rainey’s Team on the only winning rink.

Club President, Steve Doran, congratulated the Point team on winning the Runner-up Flag making it three Pennant Flags for the Club-their best performance for many years.

By Peter SMITH