Kevin Nibloe wins ninth club championship title at Prestwick Indoor Bowling Club

Apr 29 2011 by Mike WIlson, Ayrshire Post (main ed)

KEVIN NIBLOE and Val O’Neill lifted the top two titles when Prestwick Indoor Bowling Club rounded off their season.

Kevin beat Brian Fulton to win the gents singles for his ninth club championship title while Val took the ladies crown for the first time with a win over Rose McAuley.

The national senior singles went to Morris Sturgeon for the third year running when he beat Monty Cowley.

Craig Cobbledick won the gents under 25 singles, beating Jordan Slaven.

The under 15 singles went to Matthew Grant who beat Darren Weir.

Club honours: SIBA internationalist: Paul Boyd; SIBA over 50 internationalist: Cliff Eade; Scottish two bowl pairs champions: Junior Cole & Robert Rae; SYIBA triples champions: Adam Grant, Andrew Weir & Jordan Slaven; Ayrshire Senior Fours League: Prestwick; Bobby Sutherland Trophy: Prestwick.

Under 12 singles: Darren Weir; r-up: Rebecca Houston; junior pairs: Ross Gouldstone & Jordan Slaven; r-up: Jack Goodwin & Craig Cathie; SYIBA junior singles: Adam Grant; r-up: Andrew Weir; Under 17 singles: Jordan Slaven; r-up: Craig Cathie; adult and junior league: Craig Cobbledick & Brad McCulloch; r-up: Alan Williams & Jordan Slaven.

Gents league: Div One: Colin Weir, Andrew Weir, Bert Ireland, Bobby Lyall & Blair McKee; r-up: Donald Hendry, Bobby Davidson, Brian Sugden, David Brown & Don Sharp; Div Two: Jim Walker, David Dunlop, David Dunlop jnr, Tommy Smith, Charlie Watson & Mark Laughlans; r-up: Peter Gardner, Neil Rowan, David Rowan, Arthur Stewart, Bill Herd & Stuart McGeachie.

Gents national fours: Lee McCulloch, Struart Reid, Craig Cobbledick and Robert McCulloch; r-up: Michael Higgins, Cliff Eade, Dougie McKie & Alan Paxton; Gents national triples: Allan Hendry, Junior Cole & Brian Fulton; r-up: Dougie McKie, Cliff Eade & Michael Higgins; gents national pairs: Alec Adrain & Paul Foster; r-up: Brian Fulton & Robert McCulloch; gents national two bowl pairs: Junior Cole & Robert Rae; r-up: Gary Martin & Paul Boyd; newcomers league: Bill Hart, Victor Westcott, Charlie Law & Hugh Melvin; r-up: Eddie Kerr, Ian Robertson, Jack Craig & Francis Blakely.

Ladies national fours: Lynn Houston, Pat Sutherland, Val O' Neill & Rose-ena Smillie; r-up: Lilias Hamilton, Anne Edgar, Allison Granger & Jill West; ladies national triples: Jean Paterson, Val O' Neill & Rose-ena Smillie v May Law, Betty Hainey & Nancy Gelleburn; ladies national pairs: Val O' Neill & Rosenna Smillie; r-up: Muriel Cowley & Kathie Mitchell.

League fours knockout cup: Gavin Campbell, Drew Boyd, Paul Boyd, Kevin Nibloe, Andy Kilday & Gary Martin; r-up: Robert McCulloch, Craig Cobbledick, Lee McCulloch & Drew McMillan; Gents league, Premier Division: Willie Fulton, Brian Fulton, Allan Hendry, Robert Rae & Stuart W Reid; r-up: Craig Cobbledick, Lee McCulloch, Drew McMillan & Robert McCulloch; mixed pairs league: Adam Grant & Jennifer Reid; r-up: Val Houston & Tommy Houston; Sunday night mixed pairs league: Jim O' Neill & Val O' Neill; r-up: Helen Dunlop & Stewart Dunlop; mixed triples league: Joe Reid, Jennifer Reid & Alan Paxton; r-up: Brian Fulton, May Fulton, Willie Fulton, Morris Sturgeon & Winnie Howie; mixed fours: Val O' Neill, Pat Sutherland, Colin Weir & Jim O' Neill; r-up: Andrina Scott, Don Sharp, Ian Davey & Margaret Wells; mixed triples: Ian Davey, Don Sharp & Margaret Wells; r-up: Alastair Smillie, Rosenna Smillie & Stuart W Reid; mixed pairs: Rosenna Smillie & Stuart W Reid; r-up: Lorna Thomson & Wilson Duffy; mixed singles: Rose McAuley; r-up: Jim O' Neill.

Senior ladies summer points league: Gladys Wallace; r-up: Margaret McGillivray; senior ladies winter points league: Gladys Wallace; r-up: Margaret Nixon & Jean Main; senior gents summer points league: Tom Workman; senior gents winter points league: Ken Neal; r-up: George Belford; senior triples league: Neil McMillan, Drew McMillan & Alan Paxton; r-up: John Docherty, Scott Watson, Willie Scott & Joe Reid.

Senior fours league: Hector Berretti, Eddie Doolan, Willie Fulton & Willie Kennedy; r-up: Morris Sturgeon, Michael Higgins, Joe Reid, Jim Fortune & Tommy Collins; national senior fours: Hector Berretti, Jim Ross,Jim Fortune & Morris Sturgeon; r-up: Alec Thomson, Willie Fulton, Willie Scott & Eddie Doolan; national senior triples: Michael Higgins, Jim Fortune & Morris Sturgeon; r-up: Monty Cowley, Tom Howson & Willie White; national senior pairs: Michael Higgins & Morris Sturgeon; r-up: Jim Ross & Willie Scott; ladies Sunday triples league: Liz Connell, Mary Higgins, Janetta Rodger & Kathie Mitchell; r-up: Margaret Wells, Andrina Scott, Sheila Carswell & Margaret Train; ladies weekday pairs league: Jennifer Reid & Sheena Docherty; r-up: Madge Egger & Muriel Cowley.

Ladies fours league: Liz Houston, Pat Sutherland, Val O’Neill, Rose-ena Smillie; r-up: L. Hamilton, E. Edgar, A. Granger, J. West; ladies ballotted two bowl pairs: May Hood & Kathie Mitchell; r-up: Caryl McKean & Agnes Land; ladies winners/non winners triples: Anne Edgar, Jill West & Marion Thomson; r-up: Margaret McRonald, Kathie Mitchell & Muriel Cowley.