Apologies for last week but a very busy time for me with the national finals going on and everything else so will try and catch up today. The Nationals didn't go great for us but the guys should be proud to reach this stage of the competitions.
Roger in the singles had a good win in his first game and suffered the dreaded one shot defeat in the quarter finals, almost a replica then of the senior pairs who also had a good win before losing to the eventual champions by one shot in the quarters. We also had guys in both the county championship and senior county championship teams who competed in Llandod, the county team were beaten in the semi by Pembrokeshire and the seniors won their semi before being beaten in the final by South Glamorgan. Well done to everyone.
Meanwhile back at the club, our ever improving ladies team won 10-0 at Blaina, then beat Brynmawr at home 8-2, a great 9-1 win over Trelewis at home and a 6-4 victory over Merthyr west End at home was followed by a 8-2 victory over Gilwern. An excellent set of results that sees our ladies second and third in their respective leagues, a massive well done to you all.
Our mixed team played Guest Memorial in the semi final at Abergavenny and won a place in next weeks final against Whitchurch, again well done to everyone who supported this venture and good luck next week.
The West Mon League side beat Six Bells at home 14-0 to set up a big top on the league clash with Blaina which they also won 12-2 to win the league, a really great achievement with a blend of new and experienced bowlers taking part and stands us in good stead for the future.
The MBA side suffered two 14-0 defeats against Ynysddu and Machen before putting up a good fight losing 10-4 to Abergavenny. Unfortunately this means they are relegated to division 4 next season but some promising performances in this league should give them confidence to compete next year and hopefully bounce back up the leagues.
Our PG team have continued to impress and after a 12-2 victory at home to Ystradfechan a much stiffer test away to Whitchurch was also passed with flying colours and another 12-2 victory secures our place in division 2 and puts us right in the mix for a promotion spot or even champions with three home games to come. Well done guys.
