VALENCIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - 18TH SEPTEMBER TO 14TH OCTOBER

 

This year the Championships were excellently hosted by Benitachell and Bonalba Bowls Clubs. Great to see a good entry from El Cid this year. AND WOW - DIDNT WE DO WELL!

 

First and foremost its CONGRATULATIONS to this years LADIES PAIRS CHAMPIONS - JEAN MCLAUGHLIN AND YVONNE BRIDEN beating BBC in the final.

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In the RINKS - SELMA BLIGHT, JEAN MCLAUGHLIN, PAUL TRUNCHION AND CHRIS SALTER won through to the final only to just lose out to Vistabella in an extra end. SO CLOSE!

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In the TRIPLES - Only played yesterday (14th October) another team JEAN MCLAUGHLIN, STEWART BEATTIE AND CHRIS SALTER also won through to the final but again only just lost out 15-13 to Vistabella. SO CLOSE!

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Some great performances in the other disciplines as well. In the Mens singles PAUL TRUNCHION, GREG SPERRING AND CHRIS SALTER all made it through to the last 8. So many other near misses with 21-20 losses in some games, extra end losses in others. All in all a very impressive Championships for El Cid. Still difficult to believe how well those 2 youngsters Jean and Chris did. Often playing 2 games in a day and entering almost all disciplines and of course achieving some incredible results!

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NORTHERN LEAGUE - A completely different format for the league this year. Now just teams of 9. Two matches on the green at the same time and no restriction on moving players between teams except they are unable to play for different teams in the same week. This year El Cid have entered 3 teams, The Knights, The Cavaliers and The Templars. Mixed results over the first 3 weeks. The Knights with 6-2, 6-2,5-3 wins, The Cavaliers 0-8, 2-6 losses then a fantastic 8-0 win. Best start though to the Templars with 8-0 and 8-0 wins, their 3rd match to be rearranged shortly. Results can be found under the individual team names in the website main menu. 

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WINTER LEAGUE -a much changed squad this year. The first match played at El Cid a 3-7 loss to Quesada. Then just today their longest trip of the season to Country Bowls saw a 2-8 loss. 

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This years Club Championships also underway this week. It sure is a busy time. Come on El Cid!

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