By Casey O'Connor
Following two days of play, the final of the SDMDBA 2022 Men’s District Pairs next Saturday will be an all-Summit affair next Saturday as Steve Martin and Mark Spiller take on fellow club members Jamie Zamprogno and Tony Schubert. Play gets underway at the Summit Bowls Club 1pm and will be a game not to be missed.
The Sectional play, quarter finals and semi-finals of the 2022 Men’s District Pairs was held at last weekend at the Summit. Conditions were perfect across the two days of comepitition and the greens, thanks to the work of Frank and his crew were in top order and running well.
At the completion play on Saturday, five section winners Jim Leys and Peter Collis (Warwick East), Steve Ellison and Garry Roberts (Goondiwindi), Dale Callaghan and Eliseo Zamprogno (Inglewood and The Summit), Jamie Zamprogno and Tony Schubert (The Summit), and Steve Martin and Mark Spiller (The Summit) progressed to Sunday’s quarter final round.
Three qualifiers, Peter Ayerst and Frank Taylor (The Summit), Graeme Warner and Steve Tyter (The Summit), and Barry Ziebell and Kim Hankinson (Southern Cross) also made it through to Sunday’s playoffs.
In the quarter finals Graeme Warner and Steve Tyter had a narrow win over Warwick East bowlers, Jim Leys and Peter Collis. The score 24- 23.
The Summit team of Jamie Zamprogno and Tony Schubert defeated fellow Summit bowlers Peter Ayerst and Frank Taylor 18- 13.
Dale Callaghan and Eliseo Zamprogno scored a one shot win (18-17) over the Southern Cross pair Barry Ziebell and Kim Hankinson.
Another Summit pairing, Steve Martin and Mark Spiller had a comfortable 30-11 win over Goondiwindi visitors Steve Ellison and Garry Roberts.
In the first of the semi-finals two Summit teams went head to head. Jamie Zamprogno and Tony Schubert scored a 30-14 win over Graeme Warner and Steve Tyter.
In the second semi-final the Summit pair Steve Martin and Mark Spiller scored a 24-15 win over Dale Callaghan (Inglewood) and Eliseo Zamprogno (Summit).
Congratulations to all finalists.
The SDMDBA would like to thank The Summit Bowls Club for hosting the event and for their hospitality.
