2022 State Championships

The Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region had representatives in all but one event at the 2022 State Championships held in Bendigo.

The event was staged from Saturday 30th April to Sunday 8th May 2022 at the Bendigo East Bowling Club.

Contested events include Singles, Pairs, Mixed Pairs, Triples, Fours and Champion of Champions Singles events.

16 Finalists in each event contest Round of 16 matches, followed by Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, then the Final.

Ballarat Highlands State Championships Week representatives.

Champion of Champions
Men – Ethan Higgins (Gisborne)
Women – Sarah Braybrook (Webbcona)

Men’s Events
Singles – Craig Ford (Victoria)
Pairs – Stephen Taylor & Graham Edwards (Kyneton Golf)
Triples – David Anderton, Geoff Gullock & Ross Brown (Webbcona)
Fours – David Beardmore, Terry Kelly, Ethan Higgins (Gisborne), Graham Edwards (Kyneton Golf)

Women’s Events
Singles – Elizabeth Kierce (City Oval)
Pairs – Jill Hopper & Deb Gorin (Victoria)
Triples – Jill Hopper, Deb Gorin (Victoria) & Lisa Tung (Ballarat)
Fours – Deb Gorin, Jill Hopper, Donna Leeson & Helene Stenning (Victoria)

Mixed Event
Mixed Pairs – Yvonne Clark & Keith Chapman (Buninyong)

Our best result was a runners-up finish in the Men’s Fours courtesy of the Gisborne quartet David Beardmore, Terry Kelly, Graham Edwards & Ethan Higgins.

Unfortunately, Graham Edwards had to withdraw from the final and Tim Rogers generously agreed to come in as a substitute.

2022 State Championships Week

Results for Ballarat Highlands bowlers can be found below.

Champion of Champions Men

Ethan Higgins (Gisborne)
R16 – Ethan Fruend (Ovens & Murray) – 25-24 (W)
QF: – Rohan Kelly (Gippsland) – 19-25 (L)

>>> View Men’s Champion of Champions results here

Champion of Champions Women

Sarah Braybrook (Webbcona)
R16 – Lorraine Dowson (Strzelecki) – 25-24 (W)
QF – Nicole Shortis (Geelong) – 14-25 (L)

>>> View Women’s Champion of Champions results here

Men’s Singles

Craig Ford (Victoria)
R16 – Jack Sharman (Gippsland) – 25-15 (W)
QF – Geoff Lowe (Wimmera) – 24-25 (L)

>>> View Men’s Singles results here

Men’s Pairs

Stephen Taylor & Graham Edwards (Kyneton Golf)
R16 – Ethan Fruend, Adrian Pantling (Ovens & Murray) – 4-23 (L)

>>> View Men’s Pairs results here

Men’s Triples

David Anderton, Geoff Gullock & Ross Brown (Webbcona)
R16 – Brenton Hackett, Paul Michael, John Hall (Strzelecki) – 16-9 (W)
QF – Frank Krslovic, Joe Turner, Steve Brindle (Mornington Peninsula) 7-15 (L)

>>> View Men’s Triples results here

Men’s Fours

David Beardmore, Terry Kelly, Graham Edwards & Ethan Higgins (Gisborne)
R16 – Nathan Mills, Damon DiFlorio, Ben Hubber, Josh Corless (Yarra) – 15-10 (W)
QF – Mitch Sidebottom, Mark Ryan, Matthew Robertson, David Daws (Goulburn Murray) – 25-10 (W)
SF – Michael Turner, Marcus Gregg, Ron Goudie, Kevin Clyne (Wimmera) – 19-13 (W)
FINAL – Jordan Yates, Brad Willoughby, Paul Williamson, Anthony Flapper (Northern Gateway) – 6-25 (L)

Note: Tim Rogers replaced Graham Edwards in the Final.

>>> View Men’s Fours results here

Women’s Singles

Elizabeth Kierce (City Oval)
R16 – Dianne Monk (Geelong) – 25-21 (W)
QF – Jodie Fruend (Ovens & Murray) – 22-25 (L)

Note: Jodie Fruend was the eventual Women’s Singles winner.

>>> View Women’s Singles results here

Women’s Pairs

Jill Hopper & Deb Gorin (Victoria)
R16 – Marie Russell, Xu (Sophia) Jing (Metro West) – 7-13 (L)

>>> View Women’s Pairs results here

Women’s Triples

Jill Hopper, Deb Gorin (Victoria) & Lisa Tung (Ballarat)
R16 – Lorelle Tebbet, Christine Vella, Judy Nardella (Metro West) – 14-13 (W)
QF – Claire Sanders, Laureen Smith, Anne Miles (Ovens & Murray) – 13-18 (L)

>>> View Women’s Triples results here

Women’s Fours

Deb Gorin, Jill Hopper, Donna Leeson & Helene Stenning (Victoria)
R16 – Denise Huender, Gillian Baxter, Alison Hall, Tris Doolan (Yarra) – 20-18 (W)
QF – Lily Dodd, Helen Mills, Chelsea Pollock, Lisa Trewarne (Metro West) – 17-18 (L)

>>> View Women’s Fours results here

Mixed Pairs

Yvonne Clark & Keith Chapman (Buninyong)
R16 – Anne Miles, Ian Brimblecombe (Ovens & Murray) – 6-19 (L)

>>> View Mixed Pairs results here

State Novice and Over 60 events were held in February at Bendigo East Bowling Club.

The following bowlers won 2021-2022 Novice and Over 60 events.

Men’s Novice – Jordan Atkinson (North Ballarat)
Women’s Novice – Not Played
Men’s Over 60 Singles – Wayne Roberts (City Oval)
Men’s Over 60 Pairs – Trevor Young, Kevin Mayberry (Kilmore)
Women’s Over 60 Singles – Janine Roberts (City Oval)
Women’s Over 60 Pairs – Julie Holton (BMS) & Liz Kierce (City Oval)

Novice and Over 60 State Champions results below.

Men’s Novice

Jordan Atkinson (North Ballarat)
R16 – Matt Ogilvie (Strzelecki) – 11-21 (L)

>>> View Men’s Novice results here

Played Sunday, 27th February 2022.

Women’s Novice

Women’s Novice event was not held in Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region due to insufficient entries.

>>> View Women’s Novice results here

Men’s Over 60 Singles

Wayne Roberts (City Oval)
R16 – Tom Ristic (Yarra) – 9-21 (L)

>>> View Men’s Over 60 Singles results here

Played Friday 18th February 2022 @ Bendigo Bowls Club

Men’s Over 60 Pairs

Trevor Young, Kevin Mayberry (Kilmore)
R16 – Stewart Pyers, Tony Cahill (Metro West) – 9-15 (L)

>>> View Men’s Over 60 Pairs results here

Played Wednesday 16th February 2022 @ Bendigo Bowls Club

Women’s Over 60 Singles

Janine Roberts (City Oval)
R16 – Jennifer Salmon (Northern Gateway) – 17-21 (L)

>>> View Women’s Over 60 Singles results here

Played Wednesday 16th February 2022 @ Bendigo Bowls Club

Women’s Over 60 Pairs

Julie Holton (BMS) & Liz Kierce (City Oval)
R16 – Judith Naughton, Wilma Stevenson (Sandbelt) – 15-7 (W)
QF – Jeanette Tinning, Cheryl Trotman (West Coast) – 17-13 shots (W)
SF – Terri Mathews, Jan Richardson (Mornington Peninsula) – 11-15 (L)

>>> View Women’s Over 60 Singles results here

Played Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th February 2022 @ Bendigo Bowls Club

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