A FIELD of twenty six turned out for Thursday social bowls with our super bowls coordinator organising practice games for the upcoming pennants which could prove beneficial. The majority of games were closely contested except for the winning teams rink which resulted it total confusion over ends played and skips ignoring the professional calls of their seconds with Robert Hayes, Gordon Pritchard, Terry Davies cruising to a 28-10 (18+18) victory over Adrian Rovere, Don Mehieloff, Rob Gibson, runners up were Mike Sheely, Kevin Everett, Neville Atkins who won the last five ends to def Tony Tersteeg, Bob Charman, George Wisemantel 25-18 (18+7) Kevin Burley, Ben Philpott, Max Stevens only conceded three ends in the first eleven but then had a little Grandpa nap to hang on for a 24-16 (17+8) win over Col Beattie, Rob Heininger, Jim Gretch and in the two pairs encounters Karl Weiss, Phil Ellis def Paul Young, Jody Thompson 26-20 (17+6) and in another pairs match Norm McLeod, Rob Cushway def Paul Sheridan, Michael Way 24-19 (15+5

Saturday mixed bowls was again depleted by the pennant season with Adrian Rovere, Rob Gibson, Sue Cross, Jenny Stevens (swinger) def Max Stevens, Rob Cushway, Debbie Cushway, Jenny Stevens 18-15.

The two Gloucester pennant sides travelled to the coast on Saturday but were heavily affected by the salt air with the number three sides going down 10-0 to Tuncurry Beach and the number seven’s losing 9-1 to Harrington.

The final of the W. T. Howard Funerals sponsored mixed fours was played on Sunday and what a game it was with the scores being level on six occasions in the first sixteen ends and on end nineteen Neville Atkins who played great bowls all day collected the kitty for a five shot end making the score 19-13 with only two ends to play and that was game over with Neville, Allen Rose, Bev Germon, Jenny Burley (playing great lead bowls) def Tony Tersteeg, George Wisemantel, Bev Murray, Joan Ridgeway 20-14 to become the W.T. Howard mixed fours 2024/2025 winners for the second consecutive year.

The Manning Valley Motors “Autopro” sponsored men’s fours entry sheet is on the board closing at 12 noon on 16 February and will commence the first round on 23 February.

By George WISEMANTEL