THERE were many exciting ends played across the singles and fours contests on Friday’s second day of the Bowls Victoria state champions week on Bendigo East’s greens.
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Bowlers through to Saturday’s final in the women’s state singles are Fitzroy Victoria’s Nicole Shortis and Yarraville-Footscray’s Sharon Fletcher.
In the semi-finals, Shortis scored a 25-15 win against St Kilda’s Trish Doolan.
Fletcher beat Judy Alexander from Mount Martha, 25-18.
Just one shot separated the Nick McIntyre-skipped rink from Bundoora RSL and the Araron Wilson-skipped team from Brighton in the men’s state fours semi-finals.
Bundoora RSL’s Luke Eddington, Peter Thomas, Jack Woodhouse and Nick McIntyre won 18-17.
Playing in the city where he first bowled, Wilson teamed with his brother Matt, as well as Chris Hannaford and Geoff Maskell in the fours event.
The other semi-final was won by Wodonga’s Ashley Bates against the Barry Cosgrove-skipped composite team from the Central Goulburn Murray region.
Bates taemed with Josh Rudd, Klive Liverton and Paul Davies to score a 19-13 win against Wayne Lowson, Ian Hocking, Alan Whiteside and Barry Cosgrove.
Orbost’s Karen Chenney scored a 14-8 win against Highton’s Wendy Ballentine in the women’s fours quarters-finals.
In the other quarter-finals, Lalor’a Gayle Edwards beat Clayton’s Mary Tragarth 28-10; Seymour’s Denise Hogan defeated Golden Square’s Julie Ross 22-14; and Bundoora RSL’s Betty Hassold beat Mildura’s Judy Osborne 25-16.
Quarter-final winners in the men’s singles were Ben Loughlin against Bendigo East’s Brad Holland 25-21, Geeong’s Ben Wilding beat Nathalia’s Keith Holland 25-17, Ballarat’s Greg Brown beat Mulgrave’s David Taylor 25-7, and Burden Park’s Tony Nelson scored a 25-18 win against Tom Whitelaw from Mirboo North 25-18.
