A very close final prevailed for the bowls final of the Region’s Mixed Pairs championship played at the Kyneton Bowling Club, which saw it being a family affair.
The Kyneton pair of Kisha Monleon and Anthony Mathison (father and stepdaughter) narrowly lost out by two shots to Webbcona’s Leah and Ben McArthur (mother and son).
The Kyneton duo had the upper hand for the first part of the game with the game turning on the 9th end when an up shot played by Ben McArthur moved Kyneton’s shot bowl and resulting in his team taking six shots on the end and moving to 10 shots to nine.
Together with four shots scored by the Webbcona duo in both the 11th and 13th end saw their lead increase by seven shots and although Monleon and Mathison scored shots consistently in the final ends of the game they were unable to overcome the earlier deficit.
Leah McArthur said at the conclusion of the match that the greens bowled very well all afternoon and everyone bowled well given the tricky windy conditions that were present.
“Young Kisha (Monleon) played a very good game and will be one to look out for in the years ahead,” she said.
Kisha said she found the wind very difficult to play in but she was happy to make the finals.
– Anthony McCabe
