State Pennant Finals
Winners Broadbeach Bowls Club Back L-R : Gail Waitai, Adele Pershouse, Rachel Davies, Karen Goldsworthy, Serena Bonnell, Heather Hodgson, Serena Matthews, Anne McClure& Team Manager Joan Tennent Front L-R: Kelsey Cottrell, Bolivia Millerick, Val Jackson & Cheryl Heaps
State Pennant Finals November 6-7, 2021 Rampaging Bulls take the flag By Kelsey Cottrell
Mermaid Beach Bowls Club was the host venue of the Women’s State Pennant Finals and they were treated to top class bowls from eight of Queensland’s best clubs.
Runners-up Bargara Bowls Club Back L-R: Elizabeth Adams, Julie McInally, Debra Handley, Wendy Collins. Bev Munis & Terry Heath. Front L-R: Jenny Dingle, Jenny Hearn, Team Manager Maxine Stauffer, Judy Nowell, Sandra Burgess, Elizabeth Beale & Tulu Chippendale
The Gold Coast’s own Broadbeach Bulls made it six flags in seven years after rampaging home with a convincing whitewash of rinks in the final, skipped by Bolivia Millerick, Kelsey Cottrell and Serena Mathews against Bundaberg’s Bargara Bowls Club, skipped by Terry Heath, Tulu Chippendale and Debra Handley. The 2020 final rematch was a one-sided affair but played in great spirit. Bargara may not have the big names that their opponents had lining up against them, but they had already featured in two previous State Pennant Finals and had qualified undefeated from section one. With wins over North Toowoomba, Condamine and Urangan, the ladies from Bargara showed they are some of the best in our state; consistently making finals is no mean feat but today they would have to settle for silver again. Broadbeach jumped out of the blocks early. All rinks had picked up large multiple counts in the early stages and with the quality of their side, from the leads to the skips, Broadbeach weren’t going to let any lead slip. What shaped up to be a semi-final of sorts, Broadbeach and Kawana (both undefeated) had squared off in the final round of sectional play that morning. Both sides had defeated Tropical Far North QLD represented by the Marlin Coast Bowls Club and Mackay represented by the North Mackay Bowling Club.
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