2024 State Championships
The Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region had representatives in all 2024 State Championships events held in Bendigo.
The event was staged from Saturday 13th April to Sunday 21st April 2024 at Bendigo East Bowling Club.
Contested knockout events include Singles, Pairs, Mixed Pairs, Triples, Fours and Champion of Champions Singles events.
A total of 16 Finalists in each event competed in Round of 16 matches, followed by Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, then the Final.
Ballarat Highlands State Championships Week representatives.
Champion of Champions
Women – Michelle Tait (BMS)
Men – Ben McArthur (Webbcona)
Women’s Events
Singles – Sarah Braybrook (Webbcona)
Pairs – Elizabeth Kierce & Sally McCracken (City Oval)
Triples – Helen Cyrulo, Dot Evans & Teresa Wylie (Gisborne)
Fours – Deb Gorin, Jill Hopper, Donna Leeson & Helene Stenning (Composite)
Men’s Events
Singles – Greg Brown (Sebastopol)
Pairs – Greg Brown & Ian Warner (Sebastopol)
Triples – Zac Stewart, Matt Blackburn & Ben McArthur (Webbcona)
Fours – Will Hodgetts, Andrew Dalgleish, Greg Thomas, Dave Anderton (Ballarat North)
Mixed Events
Mixed Pairs – Sarah Braybrook & Bett Collins (Webbcona)
Our best result was Webbcona’s Ben McArthur reaching the semi final of the Men’s Champion of Champion Singles where he lost to eventual winner Brad Marron (Kangaroo Flat).
2024 State Championships Week
Results for Ballarat Highlands bowlers can be found below.
WOMEN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS SINGLES
M. Tait (BMS)
RD1: 25-19 (West Coast)
QF: 15-25 (Metro West)
Michelle’s quarter final opponent, Brooke Edwards (Altona), went on to win the Women’s Champion of Champions title.
View Women’s Champion of Champions Singles results here.
MEN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS SINGLES
B. McArthur (Webbcona)
RD1: 25-15 (Wimmera)
QF: 25-14 (Mornington Peninsula)
SF: 18-25 (Bendigo Campaspe Goldfields)
Ben’s semi final opponent, Brad Marron (Kangaroo Flat), went on to win the Men’s Champion of Champions Singles.
View Men’s Champion of Champions Singles results here.
WOMEN’S SINGLES
S. Braybrook (Webbcona)
RD1: 25-16 (Wimmera)
QF: 19-25 (Sandbelt)
Sarah’s quarter final opponent, Kelly McKerihen (Clayton) went on to win the Women’s Singles.
View Women’s Singles results here.
MEN’S SINGLES
G. Brown (Sebastopol)
RD1: 25-21 (Gippsland)
QF: 22-25 (Geelong)
Greg’s quarter final opponent, Dan Priddle (Highton), finished runner-up in the Men’s Singles.
View Men’s Singles results here.
WOMEN’S PAIRS
E. Kierce & S. McCracken (City Oval)
RD1: 20-5 (Yarra)
QF: 3-19 (Northern Gateway)
Elizabeth and Sally’s quarter final opponents, Northern Gateway’s Nicholle Wendt and Julie Fitt, went on to win the Women’s Pairs final.
MEN’S PAIRS
G. Brown & I. Warner (Sebastopol)
RD1: 17-5 (Murray Downs)
QF: 16-19 (Strzelecki)
Greg and Ian’s quarter final opponents, Traralgon’s William McIlwain and James Scullin went on to win the Men’s Pairs event.
View Men’s Pairs results here.
WOMEN’S TRIPLES
T. Wylie, D. Evans, H. Cyrulo (Gisborne)
RD1: 11-20 (Ovens & Murray)
View Women’s Triples results here.
MEN’S TRIPLES
Z. Stewart, M. Blackburn, B. McArthur (Webbcona)
RD1: 15-14 (Geelong)
QF: 7-27 (Metro West)
View Men’s Triples results here.
WOMEN’S FOURS
D. Gorin & J. Hopper (Webbcona), D. Leeson & H. Stenning (Victoria)
Rd1: 11-21 (Mornington Peninsula)
View Women’s Fours results here.
MEN’S FOURS
D. Anderton, G. Thomas, W. Hodgetts, A. Dalgleish (Ballarat North)
RD1: 11-16 (Mornington Peninsula)
View Men’s Fours results here.
MIXED PAIRS
S. Braybrook & B. Collins (Webbcona)
RD1: 9-12 (Eastern Ranges)
View Mixed Pairs results here.
Congratulations to all our BHBR bowlers who competed at the 2024 State Championships.
2024 State Championship Articles
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