By Casey O'Connor
The improved state of the green at the Stanthorpe Bowls Club and allowed some of the championship matches had been deferred to be played.
On Tuesday, in front of a small batch of spectators the semi-final of the B grade men’s singles between Gordon Gallaway and Jack Bell developed into a real thriller.
Gallaway held the lead until the twenty third when Jack Bell finally took the lead, holding on until the final end where Gordon held two shots to wrestle back a 24-23 lead.
It was an exciting game which could have gone either way – congratulations to both players and special thanks to Brian Brown who marked the game.
Conditions were perfect for bowls on Wednesday and members played one game of triples and a game of pairs Dot Rankin.
Peter Smith and Len Girgenti took the honours in the Triples scoring a 20-18 win over opponents, Ernie Jones, Rocky Thompson, and Mark Wicks.
Bruno Stefanon and Brian Brown out played Gordon Gallaway and Jack Bell in the pairs.
The final score 22-12.
Several members of the Stanthorpe Club attended a Bowling Arm tutorial day at Drayton this past week and two of the attendees, Gordon Gallaway and Bruno Stefanon are already reaping the benefits.
On Saturday, the much-anticipated semi-final of the self-selected pairs finally got underway. There were also two games of three bowl triples played.
In the semi-final the team of Wendy Hurnall and Frank Gallo team took the chocolates. They defeated Ernie Jones and Jack Bell 25-12.
Well done to players from both teams.
In the first of the triples games, Mark Wicks, Robyn Smith and Bruno Stefanon scored a 20-15 laurels win over Brian Brown, Luisa Girgenti, and Tom Hodgson.
In a close game Ray Rankin Gordon Gallaway and Jeff Aldridge narrowly outpointed Helen Jones, Peter Smith, and Len Girgenti 18-17.
The club’s featured sponsors this week are Steven and Michael Torrisi of MWF Plumbing.
The ongoing support of these and other sponsors is greatly appreciated.
