2024-25 State Championships Finals
The 2024-25 State Championship Finals were held in the Ballina region this year, at Cherry Street Sports, Lennox Head and Alstonville. Metro North-East Region were well represented with Harbord, Belrose, Newport, Dee Why, Mosman and Manly bowling clubs all participating as Regional Champions. The Metro North-East squad is shown below with photos taken throughout the Championships courtesy of Bowls NSW.
We had some notable successes:
- Virginia Longfellow and Mark Alexander (Harbord) made it through to the Quarter Final in the Mixed Pairs.
- Chris Gordon and Virginia Longfellow (Harbord) made it through to the Final and were Runners-up in the Women’s Senior Pairs
- Terry Warder and Mark Alexander (Harbord) made it through to the Semi Finals in the Men’s Senior Pairs
- Jane Gibson, Chris Gordon and Virginia Longfellow (Harbord) made it through to the Semi Finals in the Women’s Triples
- Richard Wise, Steve Gliddon and Steve Ashdown (Belrose) made it through to the Final and were Runners-up in the Men’s Senior Triples
- John Malone, Peter Crossingham, Terry Warder and Mark Alexander (Harbord) made it through to the Final and were Runners-up in the Men’s Senior Fours
Congratulations to all the participants, it was a solid result for our Region.
Singles
Women
Men
Senior Women
Senior Men
Open Reserve
Jane Gibson (Harbord)
Matt Blackburn (Belrose)
Annie Bowen (Manly)
Steve Gliddon (Belrose)
Jason Salatnay (Belrose)
Pairs
Women
Men
Senior Women
Senior Men
Open Reserve
Dale Nuttall, Suzi Fischer (Belrose)
Steve Kerr, Steve Rawlings (Belrose)
Chris Gordon, Virginia Longfellow (Harbord)
Terry Warder, Mark Alexander (Harbord)
Mark Lawrence, Sean Semler (Mosman)
Triples
Women
Men
Senior Women
Senior Men
Open Reserve
Jane Gibson, Chris Gordon, Virginia Longfellow (Harbord)
Mick Rawlings, Billy Johnson, Steve Rawlings (Belrose)
Dale Griffiths, Coral Lindlay, Vicki Sawtell (Newport)
Richard Wise, Steve Gliddon, Steve Ashdown (Belrose)
Yvette Semler, Mark Lawrence, Sean Semler (Mosman)
Fours
Women
Men
Senior Women
Senior Men
Open Reserve
Dale Nuttall, Suzi Fischer, Midori Matsuoka, Patricia Tan (Belrose)
Derek Woodstone, Paul Somers, Scott Sheppard, Shane Morris (Dee Why)
Jan Chad, Pat Mitchell, Clare Turner, Sue McFadden (Dee Why)
John Malone, Peter Crossingham, Terry Warder, Mark Alexander (Harbord)
Roslin Murphy, Heather Clemens, Yvette Semler, Sean Semler (Mosman)
Mixed Pairs
Virginia Longfellow, Mark Alexander (Harbord)
Midori Matsuoka, Mikel Smith (Belrose)
