Events and News – East Coast 23 -24

EAST COAST TRIPLES FINALS 2023

Mark Olivers Bicheno rink of Ray Villain and James Pyke jumped away to an early lead over the Swansea team of Sandi Hodge, Dean Pyke and Barry Hill, picking up 7 shots over the first four ends bowling to medium /long ends. With Ray Villain playing outstanding lead bowls Bicheno built a commanding lead to be 17/3 after 12 ends. Great team play from all three Bicheno players saw them leading 22 to 5 with 4 ends to play and despite a mini comeback from Swansea it was the Bicheno team who were victorious in Semi Final 1.

In Semi Final 2, the Scamander rink of Joe Sumrall, Michael Tunks and Tony Faulkner played John O’Hara’s Bicheno rink with the first 2 ends shared, each picking up two shots. The next few ends saw some good conversion shots played by Tony Faulkner to give Scamander a lead of 6/2 after 5 ends. The next 5 ends were closely contested and after 10 ends the score was 8 all. With Pat Hough playing well for Bicheno and Tony Faulkner continuing his good form in the skips position for Scamander, scores were close until the Scamander team managed some multiple scores to run away from Bicheno and take out the Semi Final.

FINAL

The final was contested between Mark Oliver’s Bicheno team and a Scamander team skipped by Tony Faulkner.

After 6 ends Bicheno lead by 5 shots with good leading by Ray Villain and some telling draw shots by his team mates Mark Oliver and James Pyke. The Scamander team of Tony, Michael Tunks and Joe Sumrall fought back over the next few ends and at end 11 the scores were locked up at 8 all.

Bicheno dominated the middle section of the match and at end 17 looked like they had established a winning lead of 15/10.

Not to be out done the Scamander team picked up 7 shots over the next three ends to take a two-shot lead into the last end.

Some great bowling saw Bicheno holding two shots with one bowl to come from their shop Mark Oliver to win the game. Unfortunately, his bowl fell short and the game went to an extra end.

A great on shot by Mark Oliver sealed the win for Bicheno, 18/17.

East Coast Fours Championships 2022/23

FINAL

The delayed final between the two Swansea teams of Shane Pollington, Steve Haneveer, Michael Dalla-Vecchia and Peter Whatley; and Barry Hill, John Greening, Dean Pyke and Sandi Hodge was held at the Swansea Bowls Club on Sunday, 15^th January 2023.

Play commenced at 10:30am under overcast conditions with the winners to be decided over 18 ends.

Shane and his team started well and enjoyed an early lead.  With both teams bowling well, it was Shane’s team that held a 7 shot lead after 9 ends (13-6) and looked destined to win.  Under sunny skies, Barry’s team lifted in the second half and won 8 of the last 9 ends to go on and win 26-14.

Congratulations to the East Coast Fours Championship team of Barry Hill, John Greening, Dean Pyke and Sandi Hodge.

EAST COAST PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022/23

Sectional play commenced at 9:30am on Saturday, 7^th January under darkening skies at the Swansea Bowls Club.  There were 13 teams from the four East Coast Clubs, competing for entry into the final scheduled for Sunday 8^th January.

Some Christmas hangover was evident with a few players finding it difficult to adapt to the 2-4-2 format, overcast conditions and a quickish green.  After blowing out some cobwebs, play soon settled into a rhythm and some great matches ensued.  Sunny conditions prevailed after lunch and with the green quickening, matches were much tighter.  Sectional play was completed by late afternoon, with the section winners to progress to the semi-finals.

SECTIONAL RESULTS

SECTION 1:

Lead	Skip	Points	Score
P. Hough	M. Oliver	6	+30
J. Greening	S. Haneveer	4	+8
C. Butler	L. Mayne	2	-26

SECTION 2:

Lead	Skip	Points	Score
D. Pyke	B. Hill	6	+46
G. Bean	S. Bean	4	+19
V. Hodgetts	C. Reeves	1	-13
J. Wallace	L. Wallace	1	-52

SECTION 3:

Lead	Skip	Points	Score
P. LeFevre	J. Keane	6	+16
M. Pyke	V. Whatley	4	-1
M. Tunks	J. O’Hara	4	-3

SECTION 4:

Lead	Skip	Points	Score
C. Davern	S. Pollington	6	+20
R. McGiveron	G. McDonald	4	+3
I. Cashion	P. Whatley	2	-11

The sectional winning teams of, Mark Oliver, Barry Hill, Julie Keane and Shane Pollington would compete in the semi-finals the following day.  A random draw was conducted with Mark Oliver and Pat Hough to play Julie Keane and Peter LeFevre; and Barry Hill and Dean Pyke to play Shane Pollington and Chris Davern.

SEMI-FINALS

A bright sunny morning welcomed players to Swansea for the semi-finals on Sunday, 8^th January with play commencing at 10:30am.  Winners would progress to the final in the afternoon.

Mark’s and Julie’s teams both won early ends, with both teams having their moments and trading the lead for the match.  Julie and Peter were adapting to the conditions much better and began to win multiple ends.  Julie and Peter maintained their rhythm throughout the match and progressed to the final with a 21-12 win.

Barry and Dean were quickly away and enjoyed an early lead.  Shane and Chris began to find their rhythm and Barry and Dean were held scoreless for a number of ends.  Shane and Chris were getting the better of their opponents and enjoyed a 16-9 lead with only a few ends to play.  Barry and Dean lifted and scores were level at 16 all, with 2 ends to play.  Barry and Dean went on to win 20-16 and progress to the final

The final would be between the Swansea team of Barry Hill and Dean Pyke and the St Marys team of Julie Keane and Peter LeFevre.

FINAL

A bright sunny sky with warm and windy conditions welcomed the teams back to the green for the final.

Barry and Dean dominated from the outset, picking up 4 shots on the first end.  While Julie and Peter were winning ends, they were mostly managing single shots only.  All players were producing some excellent shots, however after 2 days of bowling the warm conditions started to take effect with the occasional errant delivery.  Barry and Dean coped somewhat better with the green and conditions and went on to enjoy a 30-10 win.

Congratulations to the winning East Coast Pairs team of Barry Hill and Dean Pyke.

East Coast Triples Championships 2022/23

SECTIONAL MATCHES

Sectional play commenced at 9:30am on Sunday, 4^th December under sunny skies at the Swansea Bowls Club.  There were 15 teams from the four East Coast Clubs, competing for entry into the final scheduled for the following Sunday.

The players quickly adapted to the near perfect conditions that prevailed throughout the day.  Some great tussles ensued with one drawn match and a number of teams winning by a single shot.  Section 4 was a tight affair with three teams each winning two matches, meaning shots would determine the winner.  Sectional play was completed by early afternoon, with the section winners to progress to the semi-finals.

SECTIONAL RESULTS

SECTION 1:

Lead	Second	Skip	Points	Score
M. Dalla-Vecchia	S. Hanaveer	S. Pollington	6	+53
T. Grose	M. Carrick	J. Matters	4	-12
L. Bennett	M. Pyke	J. Holmes	2	8
M. Barker	P. Wayne	M. Sherrin	0	-49

SECTION 2:

Lead	Second	Skip	Points	Score
P. Hough	J. O’Hara	M. Oliver	6	+24
J. Sumrall	M. Tunks	V. Hodgetts	4	+21
I. Cashion	S. Scicluna	C. Butler	2	-5
J. Dalla-Vecchia	V. Whatley	B. Cheek	0	-40

SECTION 3:

Lead	Second	Skip	Points	Score
S. Hodge	D. Pyke	B. Hill	4	+19
J. Keane	P. LeFevre	G. McDonald	4	+16
C. Reeves	R. King	S. Seymour	4	-5
L. Wallace	J. Wallace	R. Villain	0	-30

SECTION 4:

Lead	Second	Skip	Points	Score
G. Laycock	G. Bean	S. Bean	5	+21
B. Reeves	M. Stingel	C. Stingel	4	+6
C. Hodgetts	B. Wesley	B. Hodgetts	3	-15

The sectional winning teams of Shane Pollington, Mark Oliver, Barry Hill and Sue Bean would compete in the semi-finals the following Sunday.  Shane Pollington to play Mark Oliver and Barry Hill to play Sue Bean.

SEMI-FINALS

A bright sunny morning welcomed players to Swansea for the semi-finals on Sunday, 11^th December with play to commence at 10:00am.  Winners would progress to the final in the afternoon.

Shane and his team were quickly away and enjoyed an early lead.  Mark and his team steadily pegged back Shane’s early lead during the middle ends.  Shane’s team regained their rhythm and his team progressed to the final with a 21-14 win.

Barry’s and Sue’s teams traded early ends with both teams having their moments with a single shot separating the teams after 6 ends.  Sue’s team picked up 4 shots on the seventh end and were never headed, going on to win 21-11.

The final would be between the Swansea team of Shane Pollington and the St Marys team of Sue Bean.

FINAL

An overcast and threatening sky welcomed the teams back to the rink for the final, with drizzly rain following for a short period.

Early ends were shared with the score at 4-3 to Shane’s team after 4 ends.  With the arrival of the drizzle Shane began to produce some excellent draw bowling and was consistently drawing the winning shot.  Shane’s team seized the momentum and began to pick-up multiple shots on successive ends, while Sue’s team were winning limited ends by only a single shot.  Shane’s team were never headed and went on to enjoy an unassailable lead of 25-9 after 19 of the 21 scheduled ends, at which time Sue conceded.

Congratulations to the winning East Coast Triples team of Shane Pollington, Steve Hanaveer and Michael Dalla-Vecchia who defended their title from 2021/22.

 

 

 

 

 

 

EAST COAST FOURS CHAMPIONSHIPS 22-23

Sectional play commenced at 9:30am on Sunday, 13^th November under inclement skies at the Swansea Bowls Club.  There were eight teams from the four East Coast Clubs, competing for entry into the final scheduled for the following Sunday.

The players had to adapt to the continued drizzly weather conditions that prevailed throughout the first-round matches.  Some great tussles ensued until most teams had completed 13 of their 15 ends and the rain increased in intensity.  All round one matches were completed with the 32 players leaving the green looking more like ‘drowned rats’ than bowlers.  Play was unfortunately abandoned at 12:00pm.

Sectional play recommenced at 9:45am on Sunday, 20^th November under bright sunny skies with the eight teams keen to compete for entry into the semi-finals.

Some great games ensued with a number of teams winning the last end of their match to win by a single shot.  Sectional play was completed by early afternoon, with the section winners plus the two next best qualifiers to progress to the semi-finals.

SECTIONAL RESULTS

SECTION 1:

Lead	Second	Third	Skip	Points	Score
M. Pyke	M. Dalla-Vecchia	S. Hanaveer	S. Pollington	6	+14
J. Keane	J. Holmes	G. Bean	S. Bean	4	+3
L. Bennett	B. Cheek	V. Whatley	L. Mayne	2	-13
L. Wallace	J. Wallace	J. O’Hara	R. Villain	0	-4

SECTION 2:

Lead	Second	Third	Skip	Points	Score
S. Hodge	D. Pyke	J. Greening	B. Hill	6	+24
J. Sumrall	N. Child	M. Tunks	S. Seymour	4	+19
I. Cashion	S. Scicluna	C. Butler	B. Wesley	2	0
J. Parsons	V. Banks	J. Rankin	G. McDonald	0	-43

The sectional winning teams of Shane Pollington and Barry Hill, plus the next best qualifying teams of Sue Bean and Sammy Seymour would compete in the semi-finals.  A random draw was conducted with Shane Pollington to play Sue Bean and Barry Hill to play Sammy Seymour.

Shane and his team were quick out of the blocks and enjoyed a 9-2 lead after the completion of six ends.  While Sue and her team made some gains Shane enjoyed a 13-6 lead with three ends to play.  Sue’s team made their move and won 3 shots from Shane with two ends to play.  With one end to play Sue trailed Shane by just 3 shots.  A tight tussle ensued on the final end with Sue picking up a single shot to see Shane and his team progress to the final with a 13-11 win.

Sammy and his team were also quick out of the blocks and enjoyed a 7-1 lead after just four ends.  Sammy continued to pick up ends, however Barry and his team capitalised on some good bowling to pick up 4 shots on the 5^th and 9^th ends to reduce to margin to just 2 shots after 10 ends (10-12).  Barry and his team dominated the final five ends to enjoy an 8 shot win, 20-12 and progress to the final.

The final between the two Swansea teams of Shane Pollington and Barry Hill will be held at the Swansea Bowls Club on Sunday, 15^th January 2023.

 

 

 

2021-22 EAST COAST CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

FOURS:
SECTION WINNERS:

SECTION 1:	M Dalla-Vecchia, S Pollington, J Amos, S Hanaveer
SECTION 2:	J Faulkner, A Faulkner, M Seynmour, P Oldham
SECTION 3:	L Wallace, P Hough, R Villian, M Oliver
SECTION4:	T Viney, J Rankin, I Johnston, G McDonald

SEMI FINALS:

Section 2 Vs Section 3	Oldham def Oliver
Section 4 Vs Section 1	Pollington def McDonald

FINAL:

Pollington def Oldham

TRIPLES:

SECTION WINNERS:

SECTION 1:	R Villian, P Hough, P Parker
SECTION 2:	B Hill, J Amos, D Pyke
SECTION 3:	S Bean, G Bean, D Squires
SECTION 4:	S Pollington, S Hanaveer, M Dalla-Vecchia

SEMI FINALS:

Section 2 Vs Section 3	Hill def Bean
Section 4 Vs Section 1	Pollington def Parker

FINAL:

Pollington def Hill

EAST COAST SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020-21

EAST COAST SINGLES PRELIMINARY ROUNDS

BN EAST COAST PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP 2020-21 Report By Garry Laycock

The finals of the East Coast Pairs for 2020-21 was played on 17 January 2021 in cool and light windy conditions at St Mary’s Sports Centre with eight teams playing some exciting draw bowls and conversion shots when required.

SEMI FINALS:

Seymour/Faulkner 15 def Harrison/Reeves 14

Pollington/Della-Vecchia 16 def McDonald/Viney 9

Matters/Laycock 14 def Bilson/Murphy 13

Golder/Greening 18 def Oliver/Philpott 8

In the Preliminary Finals the winning teams adapted to the conditions quickly and all played quality bowls  to progress to the finals.

PRELIMINARY FINALS:

Pollington/Della-Vecchia 21 def Golder/Greening 8

Seymour/Faulkner 21 def Matters/Laycock 7

In the Final Michael Seymour/Anthony Faulkner  won eleven of the eighteen ends, with Shane Pollington/Michael Della-Vecchia picking up six shots on the eleventh and one shot on the twelfth end to take a 13 to 8 lead.  The Scamander side played some telling conversion shots to win the next four of the five ends, to finish fourteen all after eighteen ends.

As per Bowls North Conditions of Play, an extra end was required to determine the winner and it was the Scamander duo who prevailed over Swansea team by one shot.

Congratulations to the Scamander team of Michael Seymour and Anthony Faulkner the East Coast Pairs Champions for 2020-21 season.

Michael Seymour & Anthony Faulkner 15 def Shane Pollington & Michael Della-Vecchia 14

BN EAST COAST PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP 2020-21. REPORT BY GARRY LAYCOCK

The preliminary rounds of the East Coast Pairs Championship were held today (10/01/21) at the St Marys Sports Complex. With twenty-one teams from the four East Coast Clubs making up seven sections.

Quarter finals will be made up of the seven section winners plus the next best qualifier.

SECTION WINNERS:

Section 1:  G Laycock – J Matters

Section 2:   R Lyon – R Bilson

Section 3:  M Dalla-Vecchia – S Pollington

Section 4:  B Reeves – D Harrison

Section 5:  J Greening – S Golder

Section 6:  M Oliver- P Philpott

Section 7:  T Viney – G McDonald

NBQF:        T Faulkner – S Seymour

Draw for Quarter Finals Sunday 17^th 9.00am for 9.30am.

1: G Laycock – J Matters vs R Lyon – R Bilson

2:  M Dalla-Vecchia – S Pollington vs B Reeves – D Harrison

3:  J Greening – S Golder vs M Oliver – P Philpott

4: T Viney – G McDonald vs T Faulkner – S Seymour

With the Preliminary finals to follow and the Grand Final will be held in the afternoon.

EAST COAST FOURS FINALS 2020-21 – Report by Garry Laycock

Today we reached the halfway point of the East Coast Championships with four teams playing the semi-finals at St Mary’s Sports Centre this morning (13/12/2020) with the winners progressing to the final in the afternoon.

In the first semi-final – J Kean – P LeFevre – M Turner – I Johnson from St Mary’s Sports Centre took on Swansea’s T Viney (sub) – S Golder – D Pyke – B Hill and it was Swansea team that prevailed wining eleven of the fourteen ends played to win a place in the final . Final score was 16 to 4.

St Mary’s  D Squires – B Harwood – G Laycock – G Matters lined up against the team of S Smith – G Tunks – J O’Hara – M Tunks  from Scamander Bowls Club to see who would face off against the Swansea in the final. It would be St Mary’s side that progress to the final by winning eleven of the fifteen ends 19 to 8.

With some exciting bowls being played by all the players , it was a tight tussle with scores locked at 3 all after 5 ends. With St Mary’s holding on to 4 shots on the 7^th end and 2 on the 8^th to gain a handy lead of 9 shots to 5. St Mary’s team was able to keep the advantage running out winner’s  17 to 10.

EAST COAST FOURS CHAMPIONS FOR 2020-21 ARE:

Dean Squires, Bobby Harwood, Garry Laycock and Geoff Matters.

EAST COAST FOURS CHAMPIONSHIP 2020-21 – Report by Garry Laycock

Post sectional play was held on Sunday December 6 at St Marys Sports Centre with ten teams from the four East Coast Clubs competing in this years Fours Championship event.

The players quickly adapted to the blustery weather conditions that prevailed throughout the day.

SECTION WINNER RESULTS:

SECTION 1:

J Keane	P Leferve	M Turner	I Johnson	6 Points     +11
I Cashion	M Watchorn	L Mayne	M Pyke	2 Points      -25
S Smith	G Tunks	J O’Hara	M Tunks	4 Points      +14

SECTION 2:

S Child	N Child	S Ward	S Seymour	2 Points        -3
C Hodgetts	P Whatley	T Whelhan	V Whatley	2 Points        -25
D Squires	B Harwood	G Laycock	J Matters	4 Points       +26
B Reeves	C Reeves	V Hodgetts	D Harrison	4 Points        +2

SECTION 3:

B Elliot	G Bulter	J Holmes	B Hodgetts	2 Points        -5
S Hodge	B Cheek	M Dalla-Vecchia	S Pollington	4 Points        +1
M Golder	S Golder	D Pyke	B Hill	6 Points        +19

With the three section winners plus the next best qualifier progressing to the Finals on Sunday December 13. 10 for 10.30 am start, the draw is as follows –

I Johnson Vs B Hill

G Matters Vs M Tunks

EAST COAST TRIPLES FINALS 20-21 – Report by Garry Laycock

With plenty of overnight and early morning rain it was a late start for the four sections winners who progressed into the semi-finals of the East Coast Triples for 2020-21 at St Marys Sports Centre.

In the semi-finals M Dalla-Vecchia from Swansea played T Faulkner from Scamander.

It would be T Faulkner’s rink who would go into the final winning ten of the eighteen ends. Final scores were 18 shots to 14.

The second semi final was contested by B Hill (composite side) from Swansea and M Oliver from Bicheno.

With Barry Hill winning eleven of the seventeen ends and there was no need to play the last end.

B Hill progressed into the final with the score line was 16 to 6.

In the final it was Scamander side consisting of Tony Faulkner, John O’Hara and Sue Smith, jumped out to an early lead of seven to nil after four ends but then Swansea found some form and won thirteen of the next sixteen ends to take out the title 20 to 12.

Congratulations to Trevor Viney, Dean Pyke, and Barry Hill on being East Coast Triples Champions for 2020-21 season and commiserations to the runner ups, Tony Faulkner, John O’Hara and Sue Smith.

The next event in the East Coast Calendar is the Fours Championship with post sectional play to commence on Sunday December 6 and post sectional to commence on 13 December at St Marys Bowls Club.

HOWARD WATSON CHALLENGE  2020-21 Report By Garry Laycock.

The St Marys Bowls Club hosted the Howard Watson challenge between the East Coast and Bowls North on Sunday November 22, 2020.

The green was a little tricky after some early morning drizzle, but as the day progressed and conditions warmed up and the green speed changed, all players involved produced some magnificent bowls played across all four rinks.

Bowls North was well represented with the BN President, Vice President, Secretary and Board Members also attending along with Bowls Australia Tasmanian Regional Manager Allan Eadie.

The Bowls North sides also contained some of their up and coming Juniors, Dylan Samphier, Blake Jones, James Jones and Lachlan Strochnetter.

A superb morning tea was awaiting for the visitors on arrival and with a two course meal for lunch no one went hungry. (Although the Bowls North Secretary had trouble holding her shorts until some binder twine was produced to rectify the problem).

Scores being:

East Coast 69 to Bowls North 73

D Harrison 13 lt P Costello 24

P Philpott 26 def S Van Reil 8

G Matters 16 lt B Smith 20

D Pyke lt A Eadie 21

St Marys Bowls Club along with all the East Coast Clubs would like to thank Bowls North for their fellowship both on and off the green and we look forward to hopefully winning the Howard Watson trophy next year.

East Coast Triples Sectional Results 2020-21 (Report from Garry Laycock)

The preliminary round of the East Coast Triples was held today (15/11/2020) at the St Mary’s Bowls Club this years host club for all East Coast Championship events. Sixteen teams entered made up from the four East Coast Clubs, making up 4 sections,  but unfortunately due to a late scratching it left 15 teams competing which forced a bye in section one.

With the wet conditions experienced on the East Coast of late Green Keeper Glen McDonald and his helpers turned out a true and free running green, which accounted for the high standard of bowls played.

The four sectional winning skips were, as follows will play the preliminary finals at St Mary’s

Section 1 – from Bicheno Bowls  Club – Mark Oliver

Section 2 – from Swansea Bowls Club – Barry Hill

Section 3 – from Scamander Bowls Club – Tony Faulkner

Section 4 – from Swansea Bowls Club – Mark Dalla-Veleco

The preliminary finals will be held at St Mary’s on November 28th 10:00 am for 10:30 with the two winners contesting the final in the afternoon.

The draw for the preliminary finals is as follows:

Mark Oliver vs Barry Hill

Tony Faulkner vs Mark Dalla-Veleco

EAST COAST TRIPLES DRAW 2020-21

 St Marys Bowls Club – 15 & 29 November 2020

SECTION 1:	J Kean – P LeFevre – T Grose
	B Reeves – V Hodgetts – D Harrison
	B Cheek – H Dalla-Vecchia – S Pollington
	R Villain – M Oliver – R Blison
Section 2:	B Wesley – D Pyke – B Hill
	M Turner – D Turner – I Johnson
	L Bennett – B Elliot – C Hodgetts
	T Whelan – P Whatley – V Whatley
Section 3:	J Summerhall – G Tunks – M Tunks
	M Golder – B Hodgetts – S Golder
	P Hough – L Page – R Lyon
	S Smith – J O’Hara – A Faulkner
Section 4:	D Jones – M Pyke – J Holmes
	L Mayne – I Cashion – C Bulter
	B Harwood – G Laycock – J Matters
	S Child – N Child – S Seymour

EAST COAST PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP 2019-20 – SCAMANDER BOWLS CLUB SECTIONAL PLAY – JANUARY 12, 2020. 9 FOR 9.30 AM START.
POST SECTIONAL PLAY – JANUARY 19, 2020 – QUARTER FINALS 9 FOR 9.30 START WITH SEMI AND FINAL TO FOLLOW.

SECTION 1: REEVES/STINGEL PYKE/HILL GOLDER/GOLDER VINEY/McDONALD	SECTION 2: CARRICK/WRIGHT BALZER/CLINGO TUNKS/O’HARA LAYCOCK/MATTERS	SECTION 3: JOHNSTON/HODGETTS DENHOLM/CLINGO BULTER/WHATELY BYE
SECTION 4: HODGE/CHEEK FRENCH/STINGEL PYKE/POLLINGTON REEVES/HARRISION	SECTION 5: GROSE/PERCY LeFEVRE/KEANE SEYMOUR/FAULKNER ELLIOTT/HODGETTS

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EAST COAST TRIPLES 2019-20

SECTION WINNERS: (Full names and clubs required)

SECTION 1:      BRIAN WESLEY -SHANE GOLDER – BILL HODGETTS – SWANSEA
SECTION 2:      JOHN GREENING – DEAN PYKE – BARRY HILL – SWANSEA
SECTION 3:      PAT HOUGH – DAVID NEWSTEAD – SHAUN McCARTHY – BICHENO
SECTION 4:      CHRISTINE REEVES – CAROLYN STINGEL – VERNON HODGETTS -SCAMANDER

SEMI FINALS
SECTION 1 v SECTION 3      B WESLEY – S GOLDER – B HODGETTS
P HOUGH – D NEWSTEAD – S McCARTHY

SECTION 2 v SECTION 4      J GREENING – D PYKE – B HILL
C STINGEL – C REEVES – V HODGETTS

FINAL
SANDI HODGE – DEAN PYKE – BARRY HILL
v
MARK OLIVER – DAVID NEWSTEAD- SHAUN McCARTHY

WINNER
ANDI HODGE – DEAN PYKE – BARRY HILL

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Calendar of Events 2019-2020     East Coast Calendar of Events

Entry Forms – Championship Events – select from the links below
East Coast Fours 19-20
East Coast Men’s singles 19-20
East Coast Pairs 19-20
East Coast Triples 2019-2020
East Coast Women’s Singles 19-20

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EAST COAST SINGLES RESULTS  2018-2019

Congratulations to Barry Hill and Sue Bean, winners of t he East Coast Singles 2018-2019.

Follow this link to the pdf file for all results.

EAST COAST SINGLES ENTRIES 

VENUE SWANSEA
3RD FEBUARY 2019 & 10TH FEBUARY 2019         9.15 FOR 9.30 START

MENS ENTRIES: (SURNAMES ONLY)
AITKEN – McDONALD – PERCY – MATTER – OLIVER – GOLDER – PARKER – HODGETTS – McCARTHY – HILL – WESLEY – PYKE

WOMEN’S ENTRIES: (SURNAMES ONLY)
BEAN – WALSH – PYKE – GOLDER – WATCHORN – WHATELY – HODGETTS

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EAST COAST PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP 2018-2019

SECTION WINNERS:

SECTION 1 – G Percy – S Bean

SECTION 2 – M Golder – B Wesley

SECTION 3 – C Stingel – L Taylor

Next Best – T Viney – G McDonald

SEMI FINALS(Skips Name Only)

S Bean v G McDonald

L Taylot v B wesley

FINAL

G McDonald v B Wesley

WINNERS:  T Viney & G McDonald (St Marys)

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 EAST COAST TRIPLES RESULTS  2018-19

SECTION WINNERS:
SECTION 1 – GLENN McDONALD – IAN JOHNSTONE – TREVOR VINEY
SECTION 2 – BILL HODGETTS – SHANE GOLDER – BRIAN WESLEY
SECTION 3 – DARREL HARRISON – GRETA HARRISON – PHIL COCKER-WILLIAMS
SECTION 4 – VICKI WHATLEY – MELISSA PYKE – MEL GOLDER

SEMI FINAL (SKIPS NAME ONLY):
VINEY Vs WESLEY
COCKER-WILLIAMS Vs GOLDER

FINAL (SKIPS NAMES ONLY):
COCKER-WILLIAMS Vs WESLEY

WINNER:
B HODGETTS – S GOLDER – B WESLEY   – SWANSEA BOWLS CLUB

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East Coast Player of the year – 2017/18

Shane Pollington from the Swansea Bowls Club became the inaugural winner of the Bowls North East Coast Bowler of the Year; presented at Bicheno RSL Bowls Club on Monday 23rd April.

East Coast clubs singles champions

Women
Winner : Gardia Newstead (Bicheno)
Runner Up: Lyn Taylor (Scamander)

Men
Winner:  Shane Pollington ( Swansea)
Runner Up: Glenn McDonald (St. Marys)

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East Coast Clubs Pairs Sectional Draw

Section 5 is  being played on Saturday January 6, 2018, 9.30am roll up for a 9.45am start

(These players are not required to play on Sunday  January 7, 2018).

1st game: G. Newstead/ S. Bean plays A. Clingo/J. Clingo

2nd game: Losers of the first game plays B. Wesley/S. Pollington

3rd game: B. Wesley/S. Pollington plays winner of the first game.

Sectional Draw for Sunday  January 7, 2018, 9.15am rollup for a 9.30am start

    Section 1: M. Tunks/J. O’Hara, V. Whatley/M. Pyke, D. Newstead/W. Aitken, J. McDonald/G. McDonald.

    Section 2: B. Hodgetts/S. Golder, P. Parker/M. Oliver, S. Mercer/R. Mercer, M. Hook/G. Percy.

    Section 3: S. McCarthy/C. Huett, C. Stingel/L. Taylor, D. Turner/T. Grose, D. Pyke/B. Hill.

    Section 4: K. Pollington/J. Pollington, W. Lowe/T. Besgrove, T. Viney/I. Johnston, B. Reeves/D. Harrison.

    Section 5: played on Saturday January 6, 2018 as above

Good bowling to all

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East Coast Fours Championship:

Scamander:

Sue Smith, Gail Tunks, Michael Tunks, John O’Hara

Bruce Reeves, Chris Reeves, Greta Harrison, Darryl Harrison

Carolyn Stingel, Joe Sumrall, V Hodgetts, Lyn Taylor

Swansea:

Bill Hodgetts, Shane Pollington, Dean Pyke, Barry Hill

St. Marys

Ronda Mercer, Trevor Viney, Graeme Hayes, Glenn McDonald

Audrey Clingo, Tamatha Grose, Stephen Mercer, John Clingo

Bicheno:

Shaun McCarthy, Wayne Aikken, Phil Parker, Mark Oliver

Michael Hook, Cody Huett, Graeme Percy, Sue Bean

Sectional Play Winners

Section 1 Swansea skip Barry Hill

Section 2 St Marys skip Glenn McDonald

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East Coast Triples Championship

Today Sunday 19^th November Gaylene Mc Nab (Secretary BN) and I were present at the Final of East Coast Club’s Triples championship held at Bicheno Bowls Club, the Host Club for the 2017-18 season. The weather was fantastic and the view from the deck was superb, looking down onto the bowling green with the sea view in the background, it all made for a great day.

The final was hard fought between teams from St Marys and Swansea with only one point separating them in the latter stages of the match.

The team from St Marys with lead Trevor Viney, Graeme Hayes and Skip Glen Mc Donald took the lead and won convincingly (21-13) in the end over the team from Swansea lead Bruce Reeves, Vern Hodgetts and Skip Darryl Harrison. A good game played in great spirits well done to all players and Congratulations to Glen and his team.

Thank you to Bicheno for hosting and running the event over the past two Sundays, supplying refreshments etc for players, and my gratitude and thanks to Gary Laycock who travelled from Scamander to umpire for both days.

On behalf of Bowls North I would take this opportunity to say how wonderful it was to see how many entries made up the draw for the Championship, in all 11 teams played off over the two Sundays, well done to everyone.

Winners: Glen McDonald (sk) Graeme Hayes and Trevor Viney

Runner up: Darryl Harrison, Vern Hodgetts and Bruce Reeves

Marleen van den Bosch,  President Bowls North

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East Coast Clubs’ Triples Draw