15/04/2026
Night 3 of Gala week saw a bumper 5 games to entertain the big crowd.
The first game off the green was the Gents Triples. It was a strong start by Andy Cochrane, Willie Milne and Jimmy Milne as they raced out to a 15-2 lead and it proved too much for Kieran Alexander, Ethan Alexander and Willie Short as Andy, Willie and Jimmy completed the double of Gents and senior triples.
The next game was the final of the Friday Night pairs with Michael MacColl and Blair Gourley getting the flying start in this one but back to back threes for Grant Armstrong and Alan McDonald saw them get the score back to 16-12 but a run of 4 singles was enough to see Michael and Blair across the line.
In the Ladies rinks it was a very similar story where Amanda Easson, Georgia Bugden, Maureen Morrison and Susan Myles got the strong start to race out to a 15-4 lead but credit to Irene Davidson, Greta Gall, Tricia McWalter and Lynn Short who battled away to cut the deficit. A timely six in the 2nd last end finally put paid to the comeback as Amanda, Georgia, Maureen and Susan claimed the title.
Our second last game was the Gents Senior pairs between Colin Craigie and Ronnie Duall and Mike Crooks and Brian Morris. This was a pretty even contest with never more than a few shots between the teams but it was always Colin and Ronnie that kept their noses in front to lift the trophy.
The final game on the carpet was the mixed triples where the team of Christine Cochrane, John Wright and Brian Smith shot out the blocks to lead 8-1 after 4 ends. Despite this set back, Dave Milton, Colin Gourley and Ann Milton slowly chipped away at the lead and found themselves 13-11 up going into the last end. It all came down to Brian's final bowl but he didn't quite get the right connection allowing Dave, Colin and Ann to win the last final of the night.
Once again another night of great bowls, well done to the winners and hardlines to the runners up.