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            6                                                           Clive & Margaret kept up this outstand-
                   BODELWYDDAN                                          ing form in the final and after losing a
                   BODELWYDDAN
                                                                        single on the opening end to Derek &
                  CASTLE HOTEL                                          Sheila Oxley and ran out with a 14 - 3
                   CASTLE HOTEL
                                                                        scoreline  that  ensured  their  champi-
                                                                        onship victory.
                                                                             In the 2 bowls Singles, Margaret
                                                                        Jones eased through her quarter final
                                                                        against Michael Lilley by 8 shots to 4.
                                                                        Maria Kitchener also won her quarter
                                                                        final by the same score against Pauline
                                                                        MacCallum.  Lance  Windsor  went  2
                                                                        shots better with a 10 - 4 result over
                                                                        John Sampson.
                                                                             Completing the semi-final line-up
                                                                        Alan MacCallum edged through 7 - 5
                                                                        over Steve Dick.
                                                                                            Alan  then  faced
           Richard  Kitchener,  Mar-
           garet Jones, Pauline Mc-                                                    Lance Windsor in an ab-
           Callum  &  Clive  Younger                                                   solute cracker of a semi-
           got the event off to a flying                                               final. At  one  stage Alan
           start by winning the open-                                                  led 8 - 4 but Lance took
           ing day’s fun bowls drive                                                   two singles and a pair to
           by 23 shots to 7.                                                           level the scores and force
                 The tournament has                                                    a sudden death extra end
           now been running for 17                                                     on which Lance scored a
           years  at  this  superb                                                     single  to  get  through  to
           Warner hotel and as usual                                                   the final.
           the Pairs was the opening                                                        The other semi was
           event     having     fought                                                 also a cracker with Mar-
           through  the  round  robin                                                  garet  Jones  scoring  a
           stages  and  then  the            Seated Pairs Champions Clive              vital  single  on  the  last
           knockout rounds, Derek &          Younger & Margaret Jones with             end  to  edge  out  Maria
           Sheila Oxley were in great         finalists Derek & Sheila Oxley           Kitchener by 7 - 6.
           form  in  their  semi-final  with                                           In  the  final  after  a  hard
           Selwyn  Jenkins  &  Bernard                                           fought  seven  ends  the  score
           Williams.                                                             stood a 5 all but Margaret then
                 Derek & Sheila got off to                                       scored two singles and a two
           a great start and led 6 - 0 after                                     to win 9 - 5.
           three ends but a four from Sel-                                             In the Triples quarter fi-
           wyn & Bernard closed the gap.                                         nals  Neville  Ruff,  Steve
           However Sheila & Derek seem                                           &Vivien Dick opened up with a
           to  find  another  level  and                                         five on the opening end of their
           replied with a three and a four                                       match against Margaret Leslie,
           and eventually won 15 - 7.                                            Neil & Carol Wilson.
                 The other semi-final saw                                              A three and four later in
           Clive  Younger  &  Margaret                                           the  game  brought  Margaret,
           Jones  in  devastating  form                                          Neil & Carol within sight of their
           against  Pam  Fayers  &  John                                         opponents at 7 - 9 but Neville,
           Paddy and quickly sped into a            Singles Champion             Steve  &  Vivienne  finally  won
           big lead and won 15 - 3.                                              11- 8.
                                                     Margaret Jones
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