Category: The Mercury
Top two dominant in top four clashes
The top two sides, Sandy Bay and Kingborough, underscored their dominance of the competition in the final round before the Christmas break.
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Glenorchy City still winless after another loss
Orford consolidated their position mid-table in Ladies Division One, recording their first all-rinks win for the season against home side Glenorchy City.
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Orford favourites at halfway mark in Division One
Orford kept to their winning ways at home to Glenorchy City in Round 9 of the Saturday Division 1 Pennant, winning on three rinks by twelve shots, 76-64.
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The Seagulls extend their ladder lead at Bucks
Sandy Bay, away to Buckingham, cemented their position as ladder leaders at the half-way mark of the Leumas Accounting Saturday Premier Division Pennant.
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Claremont in a thrilling draw at Howrah
Claremont came agonisingly close to causing one of the upsets of the season at Howrah in Thursday’s round of the Women’s Division One Pennant.
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Only two games played due to bad weather
Wet weather and unplayable greens caused three of the five matches in Leumas Accounting Saturday Division One Pennant to be abandoned with no play possible.
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Kingborough survive early scare in the Tigers Den
Miraculously, four of the five matches in Leumas Accounting Saturday Premier Division were able to be played in Round 8.
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Top two brutal in all-rinks wins
The top two sides in Bowls South’s Thursday Women’s Division One Pennant each claimed solid all-rinks wins in Round 7.
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The Seagulls swoop at Howrah to steal the chips
Sandy Bay maintained their position at the top of the leaderboard in the Leumas Accounting Saturday Premier Division Pennant clinching a tight split rinks decision at Howrah.
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Howrah confirmed favourites with emphatic win
Howrah’s convincing all-rinks win in the Ladies Division 1 Pennant this week has established the Eastern Shore club as firm favourites for a fourth successive title.
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The travellers enjoy success on foreign fields
Visiting sides were successful in four of the matches in last Saturday’s round of Bowls South’s Saturday Division One Pennant.
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Buckingham mauled at the Bull Ring
Three of the five matches in Leumas Accounting Saturday Premier Division this week ended in the home side claiming maximum points.
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Loss to Brighton leaves Glenorchy City Winless
Glenorchy City suffered an all-rinks loss at Brighton in Round 5 of the Women’s Division 1 Pennant leaving the side winless for the season and anchored in the relegation zone.
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New Norfolk takes a bruising at Royal Hobart
Royal Hobart at home ended New Norfolk Division 1’s unbeaten run in a thriller with an overall win 75-71.
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The Bay steal the chocolates at Claremont
In the match of the Premier Division round between the top two sides Sandy Bay were the victors and are still ladder leaders.
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The Tigresses mauls Rosny Park at the Den
In the only clean sweep of the Thursday Women’s Pennant round, Kingborough returned to winning form with an all-rinks victory over Rosny.
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Franklin breaks through for first Div 1 win
Franklin, on their home green, hit the winners’ list with a bang in Leumas Accounting Saturday Division 1.
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Sweet revenge for Sandy Bay in the Tiger’s Den
The match of the round in the Leumas Accounting Premier Division pitted last season’s Grand Finalists against each other.
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Defiant Rosny Plots Survival Yet Again
The great Houdini of Women’s Thursday Division 1, Rosny Park, is in line to escape relegation for the third season in succession.
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Oatlands draw overall with Beltana
In a thrilling finish to the Oatlands-Beltana Round 3 match in Leumas Accounting Saturday Division 1 last Saturday nothing could separate the sides.
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Kingborough stumbles at Claremont
All but one of the matches in Bowls South’s Leumas Accounting Saturday Pennant Premier Division on Saturday were close encounters.
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Monster all-rink wins the order of the day
Action in Bowls South’s Thursday Women’s Pennant Division 1 with the victors in three of the matches recording big winning margins.
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New Norfolk in a canter at Beltana
A rejuvenated New Norfolk made light work of their visit to Beltana in the second round of the Leumas Accounting Saturday Division 1 Pennant.
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Howrah in top form account for Bucks
Howrah continued its excellent early-season form in Bowls South’s Leumas Accounting Premier Division.
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Mixed Pairs bring the Nationals to a close
After 17 days of elite bowls on the Gold Coast, the 2024 Nationals came to a close with the conclusion of final event, the Australian Mixed Pairs.
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Franklin finds the going tough at Sorell
Newly promoted Franklin faced a baptism of fire in the first round of Leumas Accounting Premier League Saturday Division 1.
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Rodman Imposing in All-Rinks Win Over Bucks
In a brutal opening to Bowls South’s Leumas Accounting Premier Division, Glenorchy Rodman was merciless against their visitors, Buckingham.
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Howrah starts season with monster win
Howrah was ruthless in its match with Glenorchy City in the opening round of the 2024-25 Thursday Women’s Division 1 Pennant season.
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Sides Championships complete the Nationals
More elite bowls remain to be played in Bowls Australia’s Nationals Championships, with the Australian Sides Championships commencing today.
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Howrah favourites for 4th successive pennant
It will take a mighty effort from the following pack to stop Howrah claiming a fourth straight Women’s Thursday Division 1 Pennant title.
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Leumas Accounting Premier Division Ready to Roll
As Bowls South prepares for the commencement of its 2024-25 Pennant bowls season, we welcome Leumas Accounting as the major sponsor of Saturday Premier Division.
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Para Bowlers and Juniors Head to the Nationals
Bowls action in Bowls Australia’s Nationals increases intensity later this week for Southern Bowlers with three separate State sides heading to the Gold Coast.
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The Nationals Start on the Gold Coast
A small number of Southern bowlers will receive valuable elite competition during Bowls Australia’s Nationals on the Gold Coast.
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Southern Sides Clean up in State Playoffs
In a fantastic end to the bowls season, four of the six Southern sides won their Division in the State Pennant Playoffs.
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Kingborough win Premier Division Pennant
Kingborough claimed their fifth Bowls South Divergence Built Premier Division Pennant in eight years.
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Sandy Bay into fifth consecutive Grand Final
Glenorchy Rodman bowed out of the finals race – beaten by thirteen shots by Sandy Bay.
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Kingborough through to Grand Final at a gallop
Kingborough moved into the Grand Final of Bowls South’s Divergence Built Premier Division in emphatic style.
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Howrah dominates for third title in a row
Howrah continued its dominance of Bowls South’s Thursday Women’s Division 1 Pennant at Buckingham on Tuesday,
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Glenorchy Rodman repels Sandy Bay challenge
In a cracking game that came down to the last end home side, Glenorchy Rodman, withstood Sandy Bay’s challenge for second.
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Kingborough claw their way into Grand Final
With a place in the Grand Final at stake, the Thursday Women’s Pennant Division 1 preliminary final lived up to expectations.
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Gala Week success for Southern Bowlers
Southern bowlers enjoyed success at Bowls Tasmania’s recently completed State Championship Gala Week at the North Launceston Bowls Club.
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Buckingham monstered by Kingborough
Kingborough moves 18 points clear at the top of the ladder following their massive 71-shot, all-rinks win over Buckingham.
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Home green advantage helps in semi-finals
Home green advantage plays big part in the Bowls South’s Thursday Women’s Division 1 Semi Finals.
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Bowls North claims overall victory in 2024
Bowls North was crowned the overall winner after topping the table in four sections – Open Men, Senior Men, Senior Women and Junior sections.
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Top teams tumble in Round 16 upsets
Top two sides both suffer losses in the round 16 clash of Bowls South’s Divergence Built Premier Division.
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Rosny survives with Houdini-like effort
The final round of Thursday Women’s Division 1 Pennant has been played with no change to the top four.
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Senior Men stumble, Senior Women succeed
The final two rounds of the SWC saw Senior Men and Women fighting it out at the North Launceston Bowls Club.
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Magpies suffer mauling at Kingborough
Kingborough records a resounding all-rinks 56 shot victory, 107-51, to reclaim top spot on the leader board.
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Howrah regains top spot after Round 17
The volatility of Bowls South’s Thursday Women’s Pennant continuing in Round 17 with another leaderboard change.
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BTS Fours and Over 60s completed
Claremont hosted the Women’s Triples, Beltana hosted the Men’s Triples, while the Women’s and Men’s Over 60’s were played at North Hobart.
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