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CLUB TWEED AND CLUB PINE RIVERS WIN 2024 STATE PENNANT TITLES

Club Tweed Women and Club Pine Rivers Men have won back-to-back State Pennant Titles after both going through the finals weekend undefeated at Club Tweed.

Club Tweed Women did battle with 2022 Champions Club Kawana in the final and kept a small lead until the halfway mark where they started to pull away. The Kawana Women rallied for a while until Tweed put their foot down, finishing off the stronger to take the title 45-34. Lynsey Clarke's rink proved the difference with a strong 10 shot win.

Well done to Club Kawana on being runner up, they snuck into the finals by the barest of margins after having a draw with Algester in round 3, with only percentage separating the two on the ladder.

Club Pine Rivers Men shot out of the blocks against Club Musgrave in the final to take an early lead 16-5. Musgrave tried hard to reduce the margin and came within a few shots trailing 31-34. The Pine boys then got a roll on and jumped out to a 56-39 lead thanks to Jason Carpenter's rink opening up a big lead over Ryan Bester. Musgrave never gave up and worked back to be within six shots going into the last end, Club Pine Rivers answered the challenge to claim the title 60-55.

Well done to Club Musgrave on reaching the final, their first appearance in a State Pennant Final since winning the event in 2001.

Congratulations to all teams who qualified for the State Finals from the eight zones throughout QLD.

Thank you to Club Tweed for being amazing hosts once again and to the Tweed Shire Council for their support.

Thank you to Bowls QLD Match Committee, Umpires, Selectors and staff for their contribution to this event and Bowls Gold Coast Tweed Media Team for quality live streaming.

State Pennant Grand Finals Scores:

Women – Club Tweed 45 def Club Kawana 34
Serena Bonnell, Kira Bourke, Claire Turley, Lynsey Clarke 26 def Lynda Brownen, Leigh Fortington, Maria Rigby, Katelyn Inch 16
Lilly Vardy, Gail Crompton, Emma Boyd, Chloe Stewart 19 def Pauline Laverty, Fay Whittaker, Joan Tennant, Noelene Dutton 18

Men – Club Pine Rivers 60 def Club Musgrave 55
Jesse Turnbull, Andrew Todd, Brendan Wilson, Jason Carpenter 27 def Joel Downey, Wilson Alexander, Peter Brown, Ryan Bester 12
Jason Andrewartha, Micheal Breen, Justin Knight, Aaron Hewson 16 lost to Phil Jordan, Dean Drummond, Dean McWhinney, Sean Baker 18
Adam Liddell, Trentan Healey, Cory Fuller, Chris Rosanes 17 lost to Tyler Pettigrew, Gary Mounsey, Sam White, Nic Gosley 25

Please find the full results: https://www.bowlsqld.org/2024-state-pennant-draw-results/

State Pennant Grand Finals this afternoon at Club Tweed

Commencing at 12:45pm (QLD time)
Women: Club Tweed vs Club Kawana (Live Streamed)
Men: Club Musgrave vs Club Pine Rivers

Can defending champions Club Tweed and Club Pine Rivers go back-to-back??

Full results: https://www.bowlsqld.org/2024-state-pennant-draw-results/

Thank you to the Tweed Shire Council and Club Tweed for their support of this event.

2024 STATE PENNANT FINALS Day 1 and two sectional rounds are complete at Club Tweed with the third round and finals tomorrow (Sunday 3 Nov).

We have two showdowns lined up for tomorrow mornings women’s round 3, with the Club Tweed vs Hervey Bay in section 1 and Algester vs Club Kawana in section 2, the winner of each game will win their respective section and advance to do battle it out in the final.

In the men’s section 1, Club Musgrave and Pialba are undefeated and play off for the section in the morning. In section 2, Club Pine Rivers are the only undefeated team and need a win over North Toowoomba to advance to the final, a loss will bring South Suburban and North Toowoomba into contention.

Sunday: Round 3 at 8:15am; FINAL at 12:30pm approx. (QLD Time)

Please find the event program, results and more information: https://www.bowlsqld.org/events/state-pennants/

Live streamed on Bowls QLD website, YouTube & Facebook.

Thank you to the Tweed Shire Council and Club Tweed for their support of this event.

(Happy Birthday to Club Tweed's Bowls Manager Wayne Turley!)

STATE PENNANT FINALS are underway at Club Tweed

Live Streaming of both days on Bowls QLD website, YouTube and Facebook.

More Information including results: https://www.bowlsqld.org/events/state-pennants/

Thank you to the Tweed Shire Council and Club Tweed for their support of this event.

Congratulations to the following teams who have won through District and Group Play-offs to the State Finals:

Women:
Group 1 – Club Tweed / Gold Coast Tweed
Group 2 – Algester / Cunningham
Group 3 – Taroom / Condamine
Group 4 – Club Kawana / Sunshine Coast
Group 5 – Hervey Bay / Fraser Coast
Group 6 – Bargara / Bundaberg
Group 7 – Leichhardt team
Group 8 – BYE

Men:
Group 1 – Musgrave Hill / Gold Coast Tweed
Group 2 – North Toowoomba / Downs
Group 3 – Tara, Jandowae, Taroom / Condamine
Group 4 – Pine Rivers / Moreton Bay
Group 5 – Pialba / Fraser Coast
Group 6 – Bargara / Bundaberg
Group 7 – Souths Suburban / Mackay
Group 8 – Jubilee / North QLD

Join us LIVEONTHEGREEN from on Saturday 2nd November & Sunday 3rd November 2024 at Club Tweed for the 2024 State Division 1 Pennant Finals, proudly supported by the Tweed Shire Council & Club Tweed.
Saturday starts from 8:45am and Sunday from 8:15am.

If you are in the area, come along to watch some great games and enjoy the friendly hospitality of the Host Club.
And if you have friends not on Facebook, let them know that the LIVE STREAM is also available on the Bowls Gold Coast Tweed website and "YouTube" channel... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyO5Kq3SHkId1xPYlMceq3A and Bowls Queensland "YouTube" channel...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL5PQoVcDzQxLT4uOg1jSw

STATE PENNANT FINALS at Club Tweed
Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 November

Live Streaming of both days on Bowls QLD website, YouTube and Facebook.

More Information including results: https://www.bowlsqld.org/events/state-pennants/

Thank you to the Tweed Shire Council and Club Tweed for their support of this event.

Congratulations to the following teams who have won through District and Group Play-offs to the State Finals:

Women:
Group 1 – Club Tweed / Gold Coast Tweed
Group 2 – Algester / Cunningham
Group 3 – Taroom / Condamine
Group 4 – Club Kawana / Sunshine Coast
Group 5 – Hervey Bay / Fraser Coast
Group 6 – Bargara / Bundaberg
Group 7 – Leichhardt team
Group 8 – BYE

Men:
Group 1 – Musgrave Hill / Gold Coast Tweed
Group 2 – North Toowoomba / Downs
Group 3 – Tara, Jandowae, Taroom / Condamine
Group 4 – Pine Rivers / Moreton Bay
Group 5 – Pialba / Fraser Coast
Group 6 – Bargara / Bundaberg
Group 7 – Souths Suburban / Mackay
Group 8 – Jubilee / North QLD

Pershouse and Wilkie win 2024 State Champion of Club Champion Singles GOLD!

At Bargara Bowls Club, Bundaberg

Home town favourite Adele Pershouse (Bargara) has won her first Champion of Club Champion Singles title after defeating North Ipswich’s Vicki Cameron 25-17 in a quality final.

Pershouse opened up a couple of small leads during the game before Cameron answered the challenge: 5-1 to 5 all and 15 – 8 to 15 all. Cameron then took the lead of the first time in the game at 16-15 before Pershouse regained the lead and pulled away to claim the title 25-17. Much to the delight of her home crowd at Bargara.

Wendy Wilson from Northern Suburbs defeated Broadbeach’s Bolivia Millerick 25-16 to claim the Bronze Medal.

In the Men’s Final Club Helensvale’s Brett Wilkie won a war of attrition over previous winner Glen Pitts from Algester 25-20. The pair traded blows and the lead a number of times throughout the game with Wilkie sneaking away at the end to claim the title.

In the Bronze Medal match Pialba’s Mark Armstrong defeated Robert Spence from Souths Suburban 25-21.

Both Pershouse and Wilkie now advance to the National Champion of Club Champion Singles in Tasmania during November 2025.

Full results: https://www.bowlsqld.org/2024-champion-of-club-champion-draw/

Thank you to the Bargara Bowls Club / Sandhills Sports Club along with their staff and volunteers for being an amazing host; and to Gold Coast Tweed Media Team for providing quality live streaming. Thank you to the Bowls Queensland Match, Umpire and Selection Committees along with staff for their involvement in another successful State Champion of Club Champions Finals Series. Well done to all Group winners who played over the past 6 days.

Thank you to event sponsors: Bundaberg Regional Council, Bargara Bowls Club, BIOScapes Group, Sandhills Sports Club and Ross Gray Motor City Bundaberg.

Thank you to Wendy Wilson and Christina Pavlov for the photos

State Champion of Club Champion Singles Medal Rounds at Bargara Bowls Club tomorrow morning, good luck to all.

Schedule:
8:30am Women’s Singles Gold Medal Match (live streamed):
Adele Pershouse (Bargara / Bundaberg) vs Vicki Cameron (North Ipswich / Cunningham).

8:30am Women’s Singles Bronze Medal Match:
Bolivia Millerick (Broadbeach / Gold Coast Tweed) vs Wendy Wilson (Northern Suburbs / Brisbane).

8:30am Men’s Bronze Medal Match:
Mark Armstrong (Pialba / Fraser Coast) vs Robert Spence (Souths Suburban / Mackay).

Following the Women’s Final & Presentations:
Men’s Gold Medal Match (live streamed):
Brett Wilkie (Club Helensvale / Gold Coast Tweed) vs Glen Pitts (Algester / Cunningham).

Live streamed on BQ YouTube, Website and FaceBook.

Thank you to sponsors: Bundaberg Regional Council, Bargara Bowls Club, BIOScapes Group, Sandhills Sports Club and Ross Gray Motor City Bundaberg.

2024 State Champion of Club Champion Singles Finals are underway at Bargara Bowls Club, Bundaberg.

Click on the link for more information including draws, results, event program: https://www.bowlsqld.org/events/champion-of-club-champion/

Live streamed on Bowls QLD YouTube, website and FaceBook.

Thank you to event sponsors: Bundaberg Regional Council, Bargara Bowls Club, BIOScapes Group, Sandhills Sports Club and Ross Gray Motor City Bundaberg.

2024 Champion of Club Champions – Singles Group Winners:

WOMEN:
Group 1: Bolivia Millerick (Broadbeach / Gold Coast Tweed)
Group 2: Vicki Cameron (North Ipswich / Cunningham)
Group 3: Jenelle Brown (Miles / Condamine)
Group 4: Wendy Wilson (Northern Suburbs / Brisbane)
Group 5: Cheryl Lorkin (Tansey / Burnett)
Group 6: Adele Pershouse (Bargara / Bundaberg)
Group 7: Rebekah Pullen (Emerald / Leichhardt)
Group 8: Pam Power (Ayr / North QLD)

MEN:
Group 1: Brett Wilkie (Club Helensvale / Gold Coast Tweed)
Group 2: Glen Pitts (Algester / Cunningham)
Group 3: Robert Hammond (Roma / Maranoa/Warrego)
Group 4: Brett Merkel (Enoggera / Brisbane)
Group 5: Mark Armstrong (Pialba / Fraser Coast)
Group 6: Tim Smith (The Waves / Bundaberg)
Group 7: Robert Spence (Souths Suburban / Mackay)
Group 8: BYE

Thanks to Wendy Wilson for the photos

Capalaba and Club Tweed win 2024 State Champion of Club Champion Pairs GOLD!

At Bargara Bowls Club, Bundaberg

Club Tweed’s Claire Turley and Lynsey Clarke have pulled off an amazing feat of three State Champion of Club Champion Pairs Titles in a row when they defeated Thuringowa’s Kate Leverton and Wendy Jones 21-11 in the final. To go through winning your club championship, then District, Zone and a State Title is a great feat within itself, to do all this three years in a row is unbelievable, a first in Queensland! Turley and Clarke are long term team mates at all levels of the sport and continue to enjoy victory together.

It was a case of dejuva for Leverton and Jones after reaching the final of the Fours two days ago where they also claimed Silver behind Club Tweed. A great achievement to reach two finals of this prestigious carnival.

Home town favourites Adele Pershouse and Connie-Leigh Rixon of Bargara won the Bronze after defeating Linda Mitchell and Sue Brady from Club Pine Rivers 21-10.

Capalaba brothers Kane and Jacob Nelson took out the Men's Pairs after defeating Algester's Glen Pitts and Cohen Litfin 21-13 in the gold medal match. Pitts and Litfin led 10-9 after 11 ends before the Nelson's hit their straps to pull away to lead 18-10 after 17. They then kept it tight for the remainder of the match to win their first State Champion of Champion Pairs Title. A great follow up for the pair after both winning Australian Titles in the last two weeks.

In the battle for Bronze, it was 18 all going into the last end where Enoggera's Tom Blaszczyk and Ryan Digby picked up shot to claim the win 19-18 over Paul Kajewski and Tim Smith from The Waves.

Full results: https://www.bowlsqld.org/2024-champion-of-club-champion-draw/

The Singles event starts with three rounds tomorrow (Wednesday 30 October) and then finals on Thursday morning (Women at 8:30am, Men to follow).

Live streamed on Bowls QLD YouTube, website and Facebook.
Thank you to the Gold Coast Tweed Media Team for live streaming.

Thank you to event sponsors: Bundaberg Regional Council, Bargara Bowls Club, BIOScapes Group, Sandhills Sports Club and Ross Gray Motor City Bundaberg.

Thank you to Wendy Wilson for the photos

State Champion of Club Champion Pairs Medal Rounds at Bargara Bowls Club this afternoon at 1pm approx, good luck to all.

Gold Medal Match’s:
Women (live streamed)
Group 8: Kate Leverton & Wendy Jones (Thuringowa / North QLD) vs Group 1: Claire Turley & Lynsey Clarke (Club Tweed / Gold Coast Tweed)

Men
Group 2: Glen Pitts & Cohen Litfin (Algester / Cunningham) vs Group 1: Kane Nelson & Jacob Nelson (Capalaba / Gateway)

Bronze Medal Match’s:
Women
Group 4: Linda Mitchell & Sue Brady (Pine Rivers / Moreton Bay) vs Group 6: Adele Pershouse & Connie-Leigh Rixon (Bargara / Bundaberg)

Men
Group 4: Thomas Blaszczyk & Ryan Digby (Enoggera / Brisbane) vs Group 6: Paul Kajewski & Tim Smith (The Waves / Bundaberg)

Live streamed on BQ YouTube, Website and FaceBook.

Thank you to sponsors: Bundaberg Regional Council, Bargara Bowls Club, BIOScapes Group, Sandhills Sports Club and Ross Gray Motor City Bundaberg.

2024 State Champion of Club Champion Pairs Finals commenced today with two rounds at the Bargara Bowls Club, Bundaberg.

Draws and results: https://www.bowlsqld.org/2024-champion-of-club-champion-draw/

Round 3 and medal rounds tomorrow (Tuesday 29 October) at Bargara Bowls Club.

Live streamed on Bowls QLD YouTube, website and Facebook.

Thank you to event sponsors: Bundaberg Regional Council, Bargara Bowls Club, BIOScapes Group, Sandhills Sports Club and Ross Gray Motor City Bundaberg.