The District Pairs Semi-Finals were played Wednesday morning a fortnight ago between Jean Schmidtke and Carmel Bell (North Mackay) versus Lorraine Lemke and Lorraine Silman (North Mackay)
The other semi consisted of players Betty Nicolle and Margo Stanley (Airlie Beach) versus Val DePinto and Lorna Bowers (North Mackay).
Both of these games were wonderful to watch, with the eventual winners to go into the final on Wednesday afternoon. The semi-final winners were both North Mackay teams, with Lorraine and Lorraine to play Val and Lorna in the final.
After a quick bite of lunch the ladies started playing at 1pm, in a game that onlookers described as ‘epic’.
They played end-for-end in a skillful and entertaining game of bowls.
17 ALL was the score at the end of 21 ends, so a deciding end had to be played. With a final game score of 18-17, Val DePinto and Lorna Bowers were named Mackay District Pairs Champions. The game finished at 5.20 pm and the ladies were exhausted.
“Congratulations to our super winners, and to our amazing runners up Lorraine and Lorraine in a game played in such great camaraderie,” Suzanne Hazledine from North Mackay Bowls Club said.
“It was lovely to see such a super crowd who stayed to watch till the very end.”
Social Results - Wednesday 30 March
Winners: M. Stockton, L. Baumgarten, A. Bailey. Runners up: J. Moran, F. Lehmann, S. Cutress.
An all-Mackay North competition for the final of the Mackay District Ladies Pairs championship. Lorraine Lemke, Lorraine Silman, Val DePinto and Lorna Bowers
