North Beach in last end thriller
Women’s Over 60’s Triples results The 2016-17 AERO Women’s Over 60’s State Triples Championships concluded at Doubleview on Friday.
North Beach’s Kaye Blackwell, Rinske Butcher and Ann Drayson were crowned back to back champions defeating Lee Poletti, Kerry Anderson and Vicki Spragg in a tightly fought final.
Both sides had strong wins in their semi-finals undeniably earning their places in the final. Kaye Blackwell’s side picked up a four on the first end of their semi-final against Pam Webber, Karen Daddow and Marion Mickiewicz which on its own would have been enough to force a draw. The North Beach girls were in inspiring form never looking beatable during their 25-4 win.
Poletti took a little more time to put away Kathy Gobbart, Rhonda Prosser and Debbie Rhine trailing 7-12 after eight ends. However after hitting the lead 13-12 Poletti picked up a six blowing the game open.From then on her side never looked back as they ended up winning relatively comfortably at 24-15.
The final was as close as it could be with neither side holding a significant lead for any period of time. It was a game where it paid to get close early with teams often holding shot for whole ends. Halfway through the game Poletti was holding a game high lead of six however three ends later Blackwell had pulled it back to even at 11-11. On the 13th Poletti picked up a five to re-establish her lead at 16-11 and it looked like the end her side needed to get back on track. However Blackwell responded immediately with a four of her own and followed up with a two to take the lead for the first time in 11 ends.
With one shot to Blackwell and two to Poletti making up the next two ends it was a deciding eighteenth end that would settle the game. Spragg held the shot but after being called to play positive Drayson landed the shot bowl and remained for the whole end despite two runs at it from Poletti. That shot gave Blackwell, Butcher and Drayson a 19-18 win and their second Over 60’s Triples Championship in as many years.
Women’s Over 60’s Triples sectional results
Women’s Over 60’s Knockout results
