Abe and Stower Over 60’s champs

by admin on November 11, 2016

Aero Bowls Women’s Over 60’s Pairs Results Noelene Abe (Corrigin) and Wendy Stower (Mosman Park) are the 2016 Women’s Over 60s State Pairs champions.
They defeated Sorrento pair Barbara Lorencs and Shelley Jeffs 21-10 in the final held at Sorrento on Friday.
Abe and Stower won their semi-final 19-15 against Lea Mias and Gail Hjorth from Melville. The Sorrento girls also had a tough scrap beating Renate Coote and Maureen Cooney 18-13.
The final started as tight as it could with five singles in the first five ends. After seven the scores were still almost even with Abe leading Lorencs 5-3 in what was the game’s biggest lead so far. On the eighth end Abe and Stower opened the game up picking up the first number of the game with a four. They followed it up with a three and in two ends had turned a two shot lead into nine shots.
Abe and Stower continued to control the game winning four of the next five ends to lead 19-6 after 14 ends.
With just for ends to go Lorencs needed numbers and got one with a four on the 15th end but that was the last time she’d score. Two singles to Abe kept the game out of reach after the 17th end and Abe and Stower were winners with an end to spare 21-10.
It is the first Over 60s Pairs win for both Abe and Stower being one of only a few events left for Abe to cross off her list.
Women’s Over 60’s Pairs Sectional Results
Women’s Over 60’s Pairs Knockout Results
Photo: Noelene Abe (Corrigin) and Wendy Stower (Mosman Park) with the Women’s Over 60’s Pairs trophy