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Women’s Pennants Wrap Good spread of winners throughout competition
Tuesday Pennants
The Professionals Tuesday Pennant Competition concluded with a huge day of action at the Cambridge Bowling Club in March. Manning once again proved superior in the Premier League competition, however a nice spread of winners across the competitions meant plenty of clubs were celebrating another fantastic season.
1st White Division
North Beach 63 def Willetton
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North Beach showed their club has great depth when their second team produced a great victory over Willetton who finished top of the table in 1st White.
North Beach, with victories on two rinks, were able to hold Willetton at bay over the late stages. The winning rinks were those of Glenda Cooper (skip), June Barr, Margaret Douthie and Lee-Anne Steel who won by four and Annette Campbell, Leonie Wilson, Lyn Moffat and Maree Lumsden who won by nine. The North Beach win turned the tables on the result two days earlier where Willetton was victorious and first into the Grand Final.
That left North Beach to battle it out with Manning for a Grand Final spot, and with two solid rink wins and a drawn third rink North Beach charged into the final game of the season.
Premier Division
Manning 72 def North Beach
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Manning have once again flexed their muscles showing they are still the dominant force in Women’s bowls completing a remarkable ninth straight Premier League title. Hailey Packer with her team of Laura Butler, Robyn O’Brien and Saffronne Alden started slowly but picked up numerous big ends to win 31-17 as the highest winner for the Eagles.
This match is still available via Bowls WA’s Streamer page for anyone wishing to re-live another brilliant Eagles performance.
Manning was first to book its place in the Grand Final with a stirring victory over traditional rivals Mosman Park, largely on the back of the Packer rink, home by 16 shots over Kerry Andersen. Alongside, it was North Beach eliminating Osborne Park in a close one, with Jenni McLaughlin’s crew doing all the damage.
It was then that North Beach achieved an upset victory at Mosman Park, with Rhonda Prosser’s team of Debra Rhine, Robin Higgins and Carol Booker grabbing the biggest win.
1st Green North Division Morley 58 def Sorrento 56
Morley who finished second on the ladder in 1st Green North were able to turn the tables on their higher ranked opponents Sorrento across the finals series, firstly beating them at Sorrento before backing it up in the grand final. This was one of the tightest contests of the day with nothing in it before Morley was able to hold on for a nail biting two shot win. The preliminary final result was an indication that the two grand finalists were the strongest teams throughout the season with Sorrento, forced to earn its place in the Grand Final, accounting for Mount Lawley on all three rinks and by a solid margin.
1st Green South Division
Cockburn 55 def Safety Bay 48
Cockburn caused the upset of the day when they defeated Safety Bay to claim the 1st Green South flag
They had been blown off the green just two days earlier when Safety Bay defeated them by 35 shots but turned it around when it mattered most. Kelli Wray with her team of Anne-Marie Pritchard, June Rimmington and Ann Lloyd the best for the Titans with a 22-11 victory.
Cockburn’s victory reflected an incredible 42 shot turnaround with the confidence boost of its win over Warnbro in the preliminary final perhaps the catalyst for the win.
2nd Division
Mt
Pleasant 57 def Yokine 46
Mt Pleasant looked the team to beat all year in second division as they received a big boost to their playing ranks with the arrivals of Kaye and Donna Blackwell and Lisa Brannan giving them some great backend fire power.
They lost just one match across the 18 home and away rounds and franked that form in the finals beating an impressive Gosnells by four in the semi finals before a nice win over Yokine in the grand final. All those sides along with Dalkeith Nedlands will progress to 1st Division next year.