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The final of the Levin Bowls Women’s Junior Singles was a replay of last years final, except this year Jenny Watt turned the table on Bella Law and run out a convincing winner 21-3.  Watt the in form player of the qualifying and post section.  I was impressed with Jenny’s performance in the final both her physical and mental game …

In the Mixed Novice Singles at Levin Bowls yesterday the bowling standard was exceptional good with two games going to the wire.  In the round robin Phil Stirrat took sometime to settle in.  Behind 3-20 against Doug Harris he started to draw a lot better and won the next seven ends before Doug finally got the last shot he needed …

The Women’s Handicap Singles Champion is again Diana McGill for the second year in a row.  But this year she didn’t have it all her own way and fought back from a big deficient to get the win against our up and rising star Donna Gripp.  Donna had a modest 7 points head start and took full advantage of the slow …

Sixteen pairs began play on Saturday 10 September  in the Men’s Balloted 2 x 4 x 2 Pairs Championship – the first championship event of the summer season. With the cotula green still too soft for play the Women’s event would follow on Sunday. By the end of a beautifully sunny, mild spring day seven pairs had collected the two …

The Levin Bowling club has the biggest playing programme and so some of our club championships have to be played in Winter and during the week.  Such was the Mixed Fours, the first Club Championship for this coming season was played on the 19th and 20th August.  60 members contested this event on Saturday to try and qualify for the one life …

Levin Bowling Club has found their Triples Winners for 2016.  Two strong teams meet in the Women’s final and it would have been a close match if not for Margaret Griffin’s brilliant draw bowling.  She was helped by team mates Susan Boxall and Julie Stichbury and although the score indicated it wasn’t a tight match it certainly was.  Beaten finalists …

The clubs handicap singles again has two full greens.  Saturday is qualifying day for the post section, players need to win two out of their three games.  Last years winner Grahame Law (6) over come a low handicap to win, this year he has dropped to (4) and has some hard games to qualify.  John Adam’s (3) who was beaten …

Jim Bagnall and Joe Wnek prove to strong in Balloted 2x4x2 Pairs Final for Ken Hayward and Greg Hutchings.

Bronwyn McMahon, Jenny Watt and Bella Law wins the Women’s Balloted Triples.  The women played a round robin with Bronwyn’s team winning all their game. Special congratulations to Bella for her first Club Championship.

The first club championship the Mixed Balloted Triples was held over the weekend in beautiful conditions.  The green was running fast for this time of the year and thanks must go to our new Green Superintendent Arne Janssen and his team of helpers.  A large crowd of over 30 watch a high quality final which produced a very tight game until …