Junior Bowlers Shine at the 2023-24 Junior Inter-Zone 7-A-Side Championship
Club Dubbo once again plays host to the Junior Inter-Zone 7-A-Side Championship, with bowlers traveling from across the state to compete in this prestigious event. Fourteen sides took to the greens, braving the windy and chilly weather to compete in singles, pairs, and fours events, all with the goal of emerging victorious in their sections and contesting for the gold medal and the overall title of “Champion Zone.”
Many players participated in a coaching session the previous day with Bowls Australia NSW/ACT Pathways Coach James Reynolds, Australian Jackaroo Cody Packer, and members of the Bowls NSW Junior Committee. The competitors put in some incredible performances across the opening day of competition.
The Junior Inter-Zone 7-A-Side Championship is an event that most juniors eagerly look forward to, representing their Zone and impressing the selectors for upcoming state events. For many juniors, the championship also provides an opportunity to interact and play against peers from different regions, fostering new friendships.
With three rounds of sectional play completed, the section winners have been determined and are ready to compete in the semi-finals and final for the prestigious gold medal tomorrow morning and the title of ‘Champion Zone.’ This year marks the final year that the competition will be played in Zone sides, as next year the sides will compete under Regions.
Some clear section winners emerged across most events, while others were decided by narrow margins. Sides that didn’t win their sections will still compete tomorrow, playing off for 5th through to 14th place.
The top four semi-finalists have been confirmed as follows:
Singles:
| Tim Thorning (Zone 3) | VS | Billy Waite (Zone 12) |
| Tom Rich (Zone 10) | VS | Travis Moran (Zone 16) |
Pairs:
| Cooper Fliendner & Cooper Dart (Zone 4) | VS | Bradley Farlow & Chanel Chakouch (Zone 12) |
| Lily Kirk & Sam Rich (Zone 10) | VS | Anthony Fuller & Cael Arneman (Zone 16) |
Fours:
| Charli Cameron, Kyne Allen, Samantha Robinson & Jacob Martin (Zone 3) | VS | Hudson Altmann, Coby Sheppeard, Caleb Blacka & Charlie McCudden (Zone 7) |
| Sam McGuigan, Telara Edwards, Brayden Noonan & Tom Penyu (ACT) | VS | Zac Moran, Savannah Bennis, Blake Perry & Zoe Davies (Zone 16) |
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