EAST COAST
2024 East Coast Pairs
The East Coast Pairs was played over two weekends, Sunday February 4th, and the 11that the Scamander Bowls Club.
17 teams entered the 2024 event with the St Marys club having 9 teams. All players struggled with the heat in sectional play with 8 teams going through to the finals. From St Marys, Tamatha Grose, Gary Laycock, Ian Johnston and Jim Rankin progressed. From Swansea, Bridgette Cheek and Michael Dalla-Vecchia, and from Scamander, Michael Tunks and Grant McCormack.
The quarter final results were;
Michael Dalla-Vecchia & Chris Butler (Swansea) defeated Gary Laycock & Jeff Matters (St Marys) 18/11
Tamatha Grose & Danni Turner (St Marys) defeated Jim Rankin & Mick Sherrin (St Marys) 18/16
Michael Tunks & Tony Faulkner (Scamander) defeated Bridgette Cheek & Sandi Hodge (Swansea) 22/7
Grant McCormack & Michael Seymour (Scamander) defeated Ian Johnston & Paul Davern (St Marys) 12/10
The Semi Final between Tamatha Grose and Michael Dalla-Vecchia was an even contest with the lead changing on several occasions. With 3 ends to go the scores were locked at 14 all. The Swansea pair managed to pick up a 3 and a 1 to take out the Semi Final 18/16
In the second Semi, it was the two Scamander teams of Michael Tunks & Tony Faulkner and Grant McCormack & Michael Seymour doing battle. Unlike Semi Final 1, the scores were never really close and with McCormack picking up a seven on the 14th end the final result of 23/7 was a fair reflection of the game.
The Final was played out between Scamander and Swansea. The Scamander team of McCormack & Seymour began by picking up a 4 on the first end and this trend continued throughout the game with McCormack & Seymour defeating Dalla-Vecchia & Butler 21/9.