{"id":50040,"date":"2023-11-16T08:14:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T06:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/bowls-glory-on-the-green-20231116\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:55:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:55:06","slug":"bowls-glory-on-the-green-20231116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/bowls-glory-on-the-green-20231116\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowls glory on the green"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2023-\u201924 season of Northern Cape Bowls commenced in fine style this past weekend with the Northern Cape Pairs Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qualifiers from the four sub-districts all eyed the first title of the season after each sub-district had hosted a pairs competition, with the qualifiers making it through to the Northern Cape playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sectional play was completed on Saturday, 11 November, with the winners of each section making it through to the semifinals on Sunday morning, which was followed by the finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_ce829ecc\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9847\/1605e05b3adc4fe89d605d666c8daf15.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7550717d5af84e3b8a8d9f398cdb2524.jpg\" title=\"Northern Cape Bowls women\u2019s pair winners and runner-ups are from the left Annelie Mathewson, Odri du Plessis, Braam van der Westhuizen (president), Geraldine Moodaley and Michelle van Zyl.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Northern Cape Bowls women\u2019s pair winners and runner-ups are from the left Annelie Mathewson, Odri du Plessis, Braam van der Westhuizen (president), Geraldine Moodaley and Michelle van Zyl.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the women\u2019s pairs final, after being locked at 21 all on the final end, Annelie Mathewson and Odrie du Plessis scored the crucial winning shot over Geraldine Moodaley and Michelle van Zyl to take home the title. Both teams are from Kimberley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The losing semifinalists played for a third and fourth place, and it was Melandi Lambrechts and Liezel Kock from Conroy who came out on top over Marietjie van den Bergh and Mariaan Botha from Kalahari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_c053f521\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9847\/245ed43e5f7a447e9d81a634cf73b5ed.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/949f8a1674f042318624d4227fa188b0.jpg\" title=\"At the Northern Cape Bowls Pairs Championship are, from the left, Shaun Campher, Francois van der Walt, Braam van der Westhuizen (Northern Cape Bowls president), Marco Geel and Dudley Daniels. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">At the Northern Cape Bowls Pairs Championship are, from the left, Shaun Campher, Francois van der Walt, Braam van der Westhuizen (Northern Cape Bowls president), Marco Geel and Dudley Daniels. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the men\u2019s pairs, Dudley Daniels and Shaun Campher continued their form from the previous weekend when they had reached the final of the Kimberley Sub-District Bowling Association pairs competition, by advancing to the Northern Cape Bowls\u2019 pairs final. 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