Massive congratulations to West Dubbo Bowls’ long-serving manager, Anthony Brown, who was recently named joint winner of the Bowls NSW Administrator of the Year, alongside Brett Gemmell from Lowlands Bowling Club!

The prestigious award was presented last month at the Wentworthville Leagues Club with Anthony’s tireless work, long hours, and dedication to both the members and the wider bowls community, having rightfully been recognised with the win.

Several members of the Club’s Bowls Committee also attended the awards evening, followed by the Bowls NSW Conference the next day, gaining valuable insights for the year ahead.

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Club Championships

New member, Di Wilson, won the Women’s Major Singles Championship title after an outstanding performance against experienced campaigner, Marg Rich, with the final score 25–20.

Quarter-Finals: R Gilholme def. K Dart; D Wilson def. B Margery; J Gibson def. M Wilson; M Rich def. G Morrison. Semi-Finals: D Wilson def. R Gilholme; M Rich def. J Gibson. Congratulations to all the ladies for an excellent championship series!

Men’s Major Singles Championship:

Quarter-Finals: T Wilkinson def. D Stanley; J Stephenson def, C Biles; G Gudmunson def. L Burden; W Towney def. D Morris. Semi-Finals: T Wilkinson def. J Stephenson; G Gudmunson def. W Towney.

The final, between Tim Wilkinson and Grant Gudmunson, will be played this Sunday.

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Mixed Fours Championship:

The Mixed Fours kicked-off last Friday night in a round-robin format. Round One results: S. Ryan def. A Taylor; A Brown def. D Byrne; T Williams def. T Speirs; W Towney def. J Palmer; G Gudmunson def. D Morris; M Low def, M Strawhan.

Round Two on tomorrow (Friday) night: A Brown vs J Palmer; G Gudmunson vs T Williams; S Ryan vs D Bryne; M Low vs W Towney; A Taylor vs T Speirs; D Morris vs M Strawhan.

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Mid West Region

The Mid West Mixed Pairs’ Championship was also held at Club Dubbo last weekend. Only one West Dubbo team survived the sectional play. Jess Gibson and Phil Morrow reached the quarter-finals, but failed to advance.

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Social Bowls

Last Wednesday, John Fardell and John Mackenzie were too good for the large field, with Graham Ross and Warren Brown second. Scott Caroona (Cairns visitor), John Davis, and John Zeb were the victors on Friday, with Steve Evans and Graham Ross the runners-up.

On Sunday, Pam Dawson, Bev Margery and Mary Ney won from Carmen Hartley and new member Shaun Harper.

The Barefoot Business Bash continues to be a Wednesday night hit! After four rounds, Central West Freight and Nationwide Machinery remain unbeaten.

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Club News

The McLeod/Munro Pink Charity Day will be held this Sunday. Join us for this special Charity Day in support of the Western Cancer Centre.

The club has three new coaches. A big shout-out to Claire Brown, Kelly Dart, and Deb Brown who successfully completed their Club Coach Accreditation recently. Fantastic effort, ladies, a great addition to our coaching ranks!

All the best to Deb and Anthony Brown who are off to Tasmania next week with the NSW Para team contesting the national titles, which will be played at Burnie involving five days of competition. The club’s top junior, Cooper Dart, will also be playing in the Junior Series. This will also be Cooper’s last event as a NSW representative junior!

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For event details and club contacts, see our entry under Recurring (Multiple Days) in Dubbo Photo News' community diary.

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