Men’s State Triples
Walker, Pauling and Marsland claim title Scott Walker, Glen Pauling and Dale Marsland have won their first state titles with victory in the Henselite State Triples on Sunday April 8, 2018. They defeated Tom Mitchell, Shane Knott and Cody Packer in a high scoring final at Osborne Park Bowling Club. The tone for the game was set in the first two ends where Mitchell started with a four before Walker responded with a three. Throughout the match a count higher than three was scored seven times with only three singles. The early part of the match was very even with Mitchell holding a slight 8-10 lead after the eighth end. Across the next three ends Walker scored a pair of twos and a four to take the lead for the first time in the match and extend it to 16-10. It was the largest lead of the match, but it was also short lived. Mitchell responded with his own four to bring the deficit back to two and followed it up with another five shots in three ends to retake the lead 16-19 with just three ends left. Walker only needed one of those to retake the lead picking up four on the very next end.
• Dennis Patullo representing Henselite with the State Triples champions.
Following it was a three giving Walker a four shot cushion going into the last end, and with the way the game was going he looked set to need every bit of it. Mitchell entered the end looking for his third four of the game but could only manage two. This was enough for Walker, Pauling and Marsland to claim their maiden titles 23-21 in a high scoring topsyturvy affair.
• Above: Glen Pauling in the action during the final.
• Left: Players look on as the skis are about to bowls.
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BowlsWA • Jack Hi • Autumn 2018