The District Mixed Pairs competitions have been the main focus of bowls and bowlers from across all clubs in the district for the past two weekends.
28 teams entered the competition when it began on 4 June.
That number had been whittled down to eight teams last weekend for the quarter-finals. Games have been played at several venues and last Saturday the Southern Cross Bowls Club hosted the quarter-finals with the following results:-
Maree Sagse and Col Hayes (Goondiwindi) 31 defeated Annette Larkin and Neil Postle (Clifton) 8.
Judy and Neville Richardson (Tenterfield) scored an 18-14 win over Pam Moore (The Summit) and Mat Shepherd (Warwick East) 14,
Robyn and Peter Smith (Stanthorpe) 19 defeated Jacqui and Aaron Richie (Warwick East) 16.
In a close game, Trudy Elder (Inglewood) and Peter Ayerst (The Summit) combined to defeat Sue Butz and Ron Philps (Tannymorel) 19- 18.
In the semi-finals, Judy and Neville Richardson defeated Maree Sagse and Col Hayes 23-15.
In the second semi-final, Trudy Elder and Peter Ayerst 29 scored a comfortable 29-11 win over Robyn and Peter Smith 11.
The winners progress to the final which will be played at The Summit Bowls Club next Sunday. Play gets underway at 11am and the winning team will be eligible to represent the district at the Zone playoffs in Surat at the end of July.
The finals of the District Men’s Singles will also be played at the Summit next Sunday.
The following players have qualified to represent their clubs at
the event:- Steve Martin (The Summit); Trevor Smith (Goondiwindi);
Rob Alcock (Warwick East), Aaron McKinney (Tannymorel), Nick Pianta
(Texas); Brian Brown (Stanthorpe) and the Clifton representative will be decided following play on Saturday.
The winner of this event will also represent the district
in Surat.
