Bowls News

Well, Pennant for 2024 is finally over and what a successful end to the season it proved to be!!

The club had 5 sides competing in the Preliminary Finals on Saturday morning at various locations across the Sunshine Coast. Four of these won their way through to the Grand Finals in the afternoon. A wonderful achievement considering most of them were playing in higher Divisions than last year.

Pelican Waters was the location for the greatest success story. Both our Men And Ladies Division 4 teams winning their flags. This is especially impressive as both teams have secured back to back promotions and flags.

The Men’s side defeated Mooloolaba 6-1 in the morning to earn the right to take on Divisional winners Maroochy in the afternoon final. The 5-2 victory quietened the raucous Maroochy support. A special mention to Mark Walkers rink which had a massive 29-7 rink win to see the side home.

Not to be outdone, the Ladies also secured back to back promotions and flags. A comprehensive 6-0 win over Headland Pacific was followed by an equally impressive 54-36 win over Kawana. A standout 32-13 rink win from Jennifer Smith’s team was enough to secure victory.

Meanwhile at Nambour, Division 1 Ladies had secured a comprehensive 52-28 victory over Mooloolaba in the morning to earn the right to play Kawan in the afternoon. Unfortunately, coming up against a side littered with State and National players, it proved to be a bridge too far. But enormous credit should go to the Ladies for reaching the final.

The Division 2 Men had an emphatic 7-0 win over Maroochy in the morning to move into the final against Coolum Beach. In a stop start game, due to the afternoon rain we were always chasing the opposition and eventually succumbed by 9 shots to finish runners up.

Division 8 Men made the long trek up the Mountain to Mapleton in the morning but came up against a very strong Yandina side who went on to be the overall Divisional winners.

With 2 Pennant flags and 5 sides making it through to the Finals, we should congratulate ourselves on another remarkable Pennant season. Congratulations to all the players who competed and thank you to the Selectors for their input and dedication throughout the season.