Pictured with Adam Crouch (centre) are L to R Club Chairman Frank Anderson, Bowls Director Freddy Dowse, Director & TWBC Secretary Lyn Wagnor, and Club Ceo James Heddo

Adam Crouch, Member for Terrigal, visited the Terrigal Bowling Club on Tuesday 6^th April to congratulate the men’s and ladies’ bowlers on their successful application for grants through the NSW Local Sports Grant Program.  Adam handed over a cheque for $4,000 to support the club’s ongoing commitment to providing opportunities to both junior and adult bowlers, especially those adults with restricted or limited mobility issues. Adam was told that Terrigal Bowling Club hoped to encourage all groups to take up the sport and aimed to assist those that already play to continue playing bowls for much longer.

The Terrigal Bowling Club team of coaches includes coaches with qualifications or experience to assist junior, new and aspiring bowlers, wheelchair bowlers, bowlers with impaired vision and bowlers with limited mobility problems. All coaches are accredited with Bowls Australia and have satisfactorily passed the NSW Working With Children Checks.

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 Congratulations to Ettalong Memorial's Bailey Meti for winning the Singles element of the State Under 18 7 a Side Championships held yesterday and today (7th to 8th April 2021) at Dubbo.   

Other credible performances were made by the Pairs team of Mingara's Billy Waite and Blane Cook who finished 8th in the Pairs and especially the BCC Fours team who finished 4th.  The fours team was Munmorah's Olivia Crane, Toukley District's Reegan Peterson, Gosford City's Brandon Willmette and Ettalong Memorial's Brandan Stokes.

Overall the side finished 3rd, the best that I can remember any of our sides achieving in this prestigious event.  

The players are travelling home as this notice is published and more will be said and hopefully some photos will be available on their return.   

Bailey with his Gold medal with Runner Up Zone 7's Nicholas Tyce and Bronze Medalist Zone 10's Jack McShane.

On Sunday 28th March 2021,  the BCC Open and Senior Representative sides were successful in winning back the Michael Schwarcz Shield at Northmead Sports.  However, Zone 10 could not find the shield, so I provide the photo above of the last time we won it with yours truly being presented the trophy by now President of Zone 10 Mark (Scruffy) Barton.  The Open Side was:

With the 2020 State Finals completed on Friday (19/3/2021), Bowls Central Coast can now declare that the 2020 Bowlers of the Year are:

2020 Open Bowler of the Year (and recipient of the Wal Rainbow Shield) is Darren Morrison who represented Bateau Bay when winning the BCC 2020 Singles.  Darren achieved 185 points.  He also won the 2020 BCC Triples and made the semi-final of the Fours.  Runner Up to Darren was  Chayne Edwards on 160 points largely due to his win in the Champion of Club Champions Singles and also the Pairs (the first time this has ever been done).

The Under 18 2020 Bowler of the Year has been already awarded to Bailey Meti.  In 2020 Baily won the singles, won the pairs and was runner-up in the fours amassing 225 points.  He was desperately unlucky that the 2020 State Finals of the Under 18 Championships were cancelled eliminating his chances of winning additional points in the State Finals.  

In 2020 a new approach has been taken with Bowler of the Year.  Previously the Open Bowler of the Year was the Bowler of the Year.  However from 2020, the Bowler of the Year is the Bowler of the Year who attains the most points and that Bowler is Phil Westcott.  Congratulations Phil.  He can add the title of BCC Bowler of the Year and BCC Senior Bowler of the Year to his Ettalong Memorial Bowler of the Year that he won for 2020.

Phil, Darren and Michael will be presented with their trophies, badges and prizemoney as soon as practicable.  Bailey has already received his trophy, badge and prizemoney.  BCC was going to wait for the 2021 Presentation Night to present the 2020 Bowlers of the Year, but it was decided that would be unfair as the 2020 Bowlers of the Year would never get a chance to proudly display the trophy in their Clubs.

 Due to Inclement Weather, Zone Match has decided to POSTPONE Round 3 of Pennants on Saturday 20th March and also Zone Pairs on Sunday 21st March. Notification will be forth coming from Zone Match in regards to when both postponed events will be played. 

Senior Triples winners - Bateau Bay

Bateau Bay’s Peter McCarten, Bill Constantine and Tony Shoebridge are the Zone 15 Senior Triples Winners for 2021! Shoebridge’s team putting on a masterclass display of bowls were unstoppable for Davistown RSL’s Frank Borg, Bob Gaze and Wayne Hughes. We wish Peter, Bill, and Tony the best of luck at the State Finals being played this year. We are sure that you will do us proud!

Senior Triples Runners-up - Davistown