The Kempsey Macleay Bowling and Sporting Club punched above their weights at the NSW State Pennants Finals to have two teams finish runner-up in their separate grades.
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The Grade Three team put up a good fight but was defeated in the final by Taren Point Bowling Club by 17-points in the final.
Meanwhile the Grade Six side fell to Taree Railway Bowling Club in a tight tussle which saw them lose by a six-point margin.
Each team had 12 members competing and the target of each game is to get to 63-points first.
Kevin Kennedy represented the Grade Six side and he had high expectations of his side heading into the tournament.
“We had a good feeling prior to competing, we were confident without being too confident,” Kennedy said.
“As a team we stuck together and we played for each other.”
The two sides were proud of their efforts but were hoping for the victory.
“It is a shame neither team got the win but at the end of the day it was a great result,” Kennedy said.
“The atmosphere in the final was great, there were a lot of people supporting us.”
Kempsey Macleay Bowling and Sporting Club has 60 members in their men’s competitions and they earned great results against clubs with superior numbers.
Taren Point, the side Grade Three lost to in the final, has close to 600 men’s bowling participants.
The two sides progressed to the state finals by winning their zone which is the lower Mid North Coast tournament before defeating their opponents in the Upper Zone.
The state finals begin with a round robin with the top four sides of each group advancing into the semi-final stages.
The Grade Three and Grade Six sides won their elimination final to progress into the state final.
There are roughly 1,500 sides entered into each grade across the separate regions in the state.
The best of the 16 regions playoff at the state finals.
Grade Three competed in Maitland while Grade Six travelled to Tamworth.