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Congratulations to Damien Miller and David Quigley on winning the Riverina Murray Open Men’s Pairs Championship at Leeton on Sunday.

This win qualifies them for the State Finals to be played at Dubbo mid–2026.

They had won their section at Temora on 7th September to qualify for the semi–finals.

In their semi–final on Sunday morning they defeated Matt McComber and Brett White from Wagga RSL 23 shots to 5.

The winners of the other semi–final were John Ingram and Lincoln Gooley from Leeton Soldiers.

In the final Damien and David defeated the Leeton team 20–10.

Damien and David have now been members of the winning teams for the Region Pairs, Triples and Fours.

In local play there were 16 players on the green on Wednesday afternoon. Conditions varied throughout the afternoon depending on the clouds.

Albert Carter and Aldo Malvicino combined well in their game to win 31–11.

Other winning teams and their scores were Tom Preston and Cliff Traynor 27–13, Harold Anderson and Denis Rosen 19–12 and Jim McQuade and Jill Rosen 18–16.

There were similar conditions on Saturday afternoon with a very cool wind.

In one game of Pairs the team of Albert Carter and Ivor Watkiss dominated the scoring to win 25–8 while in the other game of Pairs Ted Loader and Geoff Holt scored 2 shots on the final end to win 18–16.

The Triples game also had a close finish with Peter Cram, Brian McNair and Greg Woods winning 16–13.

On Sunday 28th September the team of Glen Seward, Joe Read and George Somerville will be playing in the NSW Finals of the BPL Cup.

Two winning teams from the State Finals will qualify for the National Finals to be held at the Pine Rivers Club in Queensland on 28th to 31st October.

Good luck to our local team in this prestigious event.

Players are reminded that entries for the Region Singles Championships close at the club on Thursday 25th September and on BowlsLink on Sunday 28th September.

IMAGE: David Quigley and Damien Miller – winners 2025–26 Riverina Murray Region Men’s Open Pairs.

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