The Golden Oldies
On Thursday September 18th we held our final tournament of the season. And what a lovely day for bowling it was. The tournament was the club "Golden Oldies" (70 and over). This was the second year of this tournament which was sponsored by Ralph Hewitt and Fran Marsh.
The format was different this year with four six end games. None of the teams won all four games but three teams won three games so it all came down to points scored by those three teams. The winners were Carl Ferguson, Nancy Kirby and Louisa Arthur with 29 points. Second was the team of Carol Dewey, Ralph Hewitt and Ann Tough with 23 points and third was the team of Bill Arthur, Ken Bevan and Linda Eals with 22 points. The prize for one game high was won by Tom Bevan, Jenn Wetherall and Donna Longman.
Ralph presented the prizes.
Thanks to the drawmasters Julie Perry and Anne Leahy for their work and for the extra prizes for the spider and a musical quiz during one of the breaks. Also, thanks Julie for the music throughout the day. An excellent playlist for those of a certain age.
Bill Arthur
On Thursday September 18th we held our final tournament of the season. And what a lovely day for bowling it was. The tournament was the club "Golden Oldies" (70 and over). This was the second year of this tournament which was sponsored by Ralph Hewitt and Fran Marsh.
The format was different this year with four six end games. None of the teams won all four games but three teams won three games so it all came down to points scored by those three teams. The winners were Carl Ferguson, Nancy Kirby and Louisa Arthur with 29 points. Second was the team of Carol Dewey, Ralph Hewitt and Ann Tough with 23 points and third was the team of Bill Arthur, Ken Bevan and Linda Eals with 22 points. The prize for one game high was won by Tom Bevan, Jenn Wetherall and Donna Longman.
Ralph presented the prizes.
Thanks to the drawmasters Julie Perry and Anne Leahy for their work and for the extra prizes for the spider and a musical quiz during one of the breaks. Also, thanks Julie for the music throughout the day. An excellent playlist for those of a certain age.
Bill Arthur
The Ontario Novice Singles Championships
Playing singles at lawn bowls is very challenging. Singles play involves a lot of strategic thinking, including shot selection and anticipating the opponents' moves. Competing against a single opponent can create pressure, as all eyes are on you, and there’s no teammate to rely on. Our representatives at the Ontario Novice Singles Championship would no doubt testify to that.
The Championships were held at the Oshawa club on September 20th and 21st . Lynn Bryans is the Ladies District Champion and she received her winners pin and pennant at the opening ceremony. Terry Bradshaw qualified as the runner up in the District playdowns but a runner up doesn’t get pins and pennants! Just the reward of playing.
Sixteen men and sixteen ladies competed and the format on day 1 was round robin with 4
groups of four players. The top two in each group qualify for the quarter finals on day 2 which is elimination day.
The lawn bowling gods tested the nerves of players and supporters on day 1. Terry got off to a good start with two wins (18-10 and 18-15) and more often than not that would be sufficient to qualify for the quarter final but this was no normal day. Terry lost his final round robin game 18-8 and there was a three way tie with 3 of the payers having each won two games. The tie breaker is based on point differential in all three games. The District 16 player had a point difference of 11, the District 11 player had 9 and Terry had 1. So Terry finished third and was eliminated.
Lynn had the opposite experience. After a heavy defeat in her opening game against Kim
Bonisteel of District 15 (who went on to win the bronze medal) the pressure was on her and she rose to the challenge with wins of 18-4 and 18-8 in the next two days. The calculators were out again as three of the ladies in the group had two wins. Lynn placed second with a point difference of 9 which gave her the edge over the 2024 silver medallist, Karen Manfredi.
So on to Sunday – win or go home! Lynn was drawn against Kirsten Merrill of District 12 and we knew from the outset this would be a tough match as Kirsten had won all her round robin games by significant scores.
Lynn played a very good game and after nine ends the score was 9-10. The next end was a vital one with Kirsten scoring 3 points after a close measure. After that Kirsten scored successive deuces to win the game. It is ironic that Lynn probably played her best in that game but to no avail. Kirsten went on to win the gold medal. Little consolation for Lynn to know that she was beaten by the gold medallist.
Bill Arthur
Playing singles at lawn bowls is very challenging. Singles play involves a lot of strategic thinking, including shot selection and anticipating the opponents' moves. Competing against a single opponent can create pressure, as all eyes are on you, and there’s no teammate to rely on. Our representatives at the Ontario Novice Singles Championship would no doubt testify to that.
The Championships were held at the Oshawa club on September 20th and 21st . Lynn Bryans is the Ladies District Champion and she received her winners pin and pennant at the opening ceremony. Terry Bradshaw qualified as the runner up in the District playdowns but a runner up doesn’t get pins and pennants! Just the reward of playing.
Sixteen men and sixteen ladies competed and the format on day 1 was round robin with 4
groups of four players. The top two in each group qualify for the quarter finals on day 2 which is elimination day.
The lawn bowling gods tested the nerves of players and supporters on day 1. Terry got off to a good start with two wins (18-10 and 18-15) and more often than not that would be sufficient to qualify for the quarter final but this was no normal day. Terry lost his final round robin game 18-8 and there was a three way tie with 3 of the payers having each won two games. The tie breaker is based on point differential in all three games. The District 16 player had a point difference of 11, the District 11 player had 9 and Terry had 1. So Terry finished third and was eliminated.
Lynn had the opposite experience. After a heavy defeat in her opening game against Kim
Bonisteel of District 15 (who went on to win the bronze medal) the pressure was on her and she rose to the challenge with wins of 18-4 and 18-8 in the next two days. The calculators were out again as three of the ladies in the group had two wins. Lynn placed second with a point difference of 9 which gave her the edge over the 2024 silver medallist, Karen Manfredi.
So on to Sunday – win or go home! Lynn was drawn against Kirsten Merrill of District 12 and we knew from the outset this would be a tough match as Kirsten had won all her round robin games by significant scores.
Lynn played a very good game and after nine ends the score was 9-10. The next end was a vital one with Kirsten scoring 3 points after a close measure. After that Kirsten scored successive deuces to win the game. It is ironic that Lynn probably played her best in that game but to no avail. Kirsten went on to win the gold medal. Little consolation for Lynn to know that she was beaten by the gold medallist.
Bill Arthur
