Bowls: Ladies go second in national league

Nov 9 2011 by John Miller, Stirling Observer Wednesday

STIRLING indoor ladies continued their good Scottish League form last Saturday with an 87-72 home victory over Cumbernauld.

The win, their third in a row, takes them to second top spot in their Division One Section D league at the halfway stage of the campaign.

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CHAMPIONSHIP – I Ferrier, ru – K McLuskey; Mathieson – I Ferrier, ru – I Carnachan; Cochrane – I Wallace, ru – B Morrison; Presidents – N McIvor, ru – P McGuire; Millar – G Mortimer, ru – E Redmond.

Challenge pairs – G Mortimer, I Wallace, ru – J Williams, P McGuire; Two-bowl pairs – G McLuskey, D Henshaw; Mixed pairs – S Morrison, H McCulloch, ru – G Mortimer, l Muir; Challenge triples – G Mortimer, J Somerville, I Wallace; Challenge fours – W McCulloch, I Wallace, B Morrison, I Carnachan; Mixed triples – P Marshall, H Watson, B Morrison.

Juniors – K McLuskey, ru – G Cumming; Atkinson – A Dawson, A Russell, I Kirkpatrick, B Morrison; R Stewart trophy – I Hutchison, A Russell, H Watson, M Mercer; J Burnet trophy – I Kirkpatrick, M Bridges.

Ladies championship – CA Lydon, ru – M Ferrier; Monument – M Ferrier, ru – L Muir; Miller – H Watson, ru – M Ferrier; Challenge pairs – H Watson, P Dick, ru – A Doyle, S Harrison; Presidents pairs – M Ferrier, P Sheppard, ru – A Doyle, CA Lydon; Two-bowl pairs – C Cooks, S Harrison, ru – M Bridges, A Doyle.

Scottish Juniors

IN last weekend’s Scottish Junior singles playdowns at Cumbernauld, Stirling’s David McEwan won his opening match 21-4 against Alloa before losing 13-10 to Auchinleck.

Meanwhile Fintry’s Garry Brown won 21-9 against Irvine and 21-12 against Galleon before making his exit from the competition by losing 10-21 to Prestwick.

Taking their places in next month’s national finals at Ardrossan are Stonehaven, Prestwick, Falkirk and Abbeyview.