The Mercury Archives - Bowls Tasmania South

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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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Bucks wins the “cellar dweller” clash

Buckingham’s winning effort to avoid relegation in Round 14 of Bowls South’s Divergence Built Premier Division.

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Kingborough survives Rodman challenge

In the clash between first and second, Kingborough consolidated their place at the top of the ladder.

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Preview of final rounds for 2024

A preview of the final rounds of the Divergence Built Premier Division roster season, as well as the last 3 rounds of Thursday Women’s Division 1 Pennant.

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The Seagulls triumph over the Magpies

Kingborough taking advantage of Glenorchy Rodman’s stumble at the hands of Sandy Bay to leapfrog into top spot.

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Brighton takes advantage as Kingborough wobbles

Kingborough’s post-festive season slump continued in the Bowls South’s Divergence Built Premier Division.

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Top three consolidate their ladder positions

The three leading sides in the Thursday Pennant had solid wins to consolidate their ladder positions.

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SWC Open sides were much improved

The South’s Open Statewide Challenge sides much improved in Rounds 3 and 4 contested in Burnie.

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Brighton keeps pressure on top four

Round 13 action in Bowls South’s Thursday Women’s Pennant Division 1 resulted in good wins to the top 3 sides.

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Top three too good for opposition

The first of a double-header weekend saw the top three sides have solid wins in the Divergence Built Premier Division.

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Buckingham triumphs against ladder leaders

For the second successive season at Buckingham the home side has accounted for Howrah, this time on all rinks by 19 shots.

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Senior men surge to top of leaderboard

Senior (Over 60’s) Men’s and Women’s sides participated in Rounds 3 and 4 of Bowls Tasmania’s Senior Statewide Challenge at the North Launceston Bowls Club on Tuesday.

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Seagulls get their wings clipped

Round 10 of the Divergence Built Premier Division provided some unlikely results, with a rejuvenated Howrah defeating Sandy Bay.

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Trend for ladder changes continues

The first round of Bowls South’s Thursday Women’s Pennant for 2024 continued the trend for changes at the head of the table.

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Kingborough hot prospects for premiership

Bowls action on Saturday 13 January marks the beginning of the second half of the season.

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Bowls action returns after festive season break

Bowls South’s pennant competitions recommence next Thursday with play in Women’s Thursday Pennant.

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Kingborough runaway leaders at halfway mark

In the final round before the festive season break, Kingborough has established a commanding 18 point break over the rest of the competition.

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Tanner heroics win the day for Howrah

Four of the five matches in Round 9 of Bowls South’s Women’s Thursday Pennant resulted in all-rinks wins for the visitors.

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Tough initiation for senior sides in new-look SWC

Bowls South’s Senior sides contested the new-look Statewide Challenge at North Launceston Bowls Club against the North, North-West and State sides.

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Cremorne makes it three in a row

After going winless for the first 5 rounds, Cremorne made it 3 wins in a row, sneaking home by 5 shots at Dover on Saturday.

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Glenorchy Rodman remain undefeated

More pain for Claremont with the still undefeated Glenorchy Rodman crushing their hosts by 29 shots.

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Kingborough’s slump continues

Glenorchy Rodman continued Kingborough’s slide down the leader board, inflicting a third straight loss in the Thursday Women’s Pennant.

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South Struggles in opening SWC Round

Bowls Tasmania’s inter-regional competitions – the Statewide Challenge
– commenced on Sunday 26 November.

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Glenorchy Rodman topple the Tigers

Glenorchy Rodman made the most of the conditions to end Kingborough’s unbeaten run in Round 6 of Bowls South’s Divergence Built Premier Division.

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Sandy Bay Women Surge in Round 6

In Round 6 of the BTS Women’s Thursday Pennant, in was a train wreck for the home side, Glenorchy Rodman, with Sandy Bay having a massive 52 shot win, 89-37.

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Singles Championships decided

The finals of BTS Women’s and Men’s Singles Championships were played at the Kingborough Bowls Club on Sunday.

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Sandy Bay’s moment of truth arrives

Sandy Bay would have been quite content to take on Kingborough, bolstered by the return of former State player, Josh Mabb.

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Lee Schraner set to star for Dover

In an innovative move, Dover will be fielding Lee Schraner, from Raymond Terrace, NSW (one of Australia’s most accomplished bowlers) for a one-off game against Howrah.

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Kingborough and Rodman dominate their opposition

Top sides, Kingborough and Glenorchy Rodman recorded big winning margins to continue their undefeated run after 4 rounds of BTS Divergence Built Premier Division.

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