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The 2021 Junior State Championships was held at North Toowoomba and Toowoomba Bowls Clubs from January 17-22. It was a week of bowls to remember and a statement by the Junior bowlers of Queensland that they have the talent and the skills to take on Australia’s best.
U18 Girls’ Singles winner, Olivia Rothwell (Enoggera) Words and photos by Peter Rookas
SINGLES Singles finals day for the BQ State Junior Bowls Championships at North Toowoomba Bowls Club on Friday, January 22 brought down the curtain on an exceptional week of junior lawn bowls. The standard and skill level of the junior bowlers continued to amaze the throng of spectators, supporting families and officials. Overcast skies and a calming of the North Easterly wind provided almost perfect conditions and the young bowlers revelled in the bubbling atmosphere of an amphitheatre-like setting.
Girls’ Singles champions L-R: Ashlee Knight (Mackay City) - silver, Olivia Rothwell (Enoggera) - gold & Caysee Wilson (Kawana) - bronze
Taking centre stage on the main rinks were the Under 18 Girls Gold & Bronze medal finals. Enoggera’s Olivia Rothwell faced Mackay City’s Ashlee Knight for the Gold; both girls chasing their first-ever medal at BQ Junior level. It was Rothwell who stamped her authority on the match and she took an early
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