Club Dubbo with West Dubbo Men's bowling club conducted the Noel Soane Junior Pairs lawn bowls last weekend.
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Played over two days in beautiful spring weather, 29 teams competed in both divisions with the local teams doing Zone 4 proud.
In the under-14 division West Dubbo junior Kalium Jones and Mitch Bellingham from Soldiers Point both won their five games.
They were the only team to do so. Runner-up in this division was the team from St John's Park, Jamie Allomes and Grey Hemington, winning four games and 79 points.
Third place went to Troy Xue and Luke Cronan from Asquith with four wins and 74 points.
Fourth spot was Jamie McDonnell (Halekulani) and Tyson Pennell (Kandos).
In the 15 to 18 years: winners from Dubbo City and Dubbo Railway, Brad Barrow and Jono Davis, won their five games and finished with 85 points and were the only team to do so.
Second spot was Jasmine Kew and Jake Waterhouse from Gilgandra and Nyngan with four wins and 80 points.
Third spot went to Ethan Mills and Jamie lee- Worsnop (St John's Park) with four wins and 77 points. Fourth spot went to Kane Agar and Jessie Herbert from East Maitland with four wins and 75 points.
The event had two state junior selectors casting an eye over the junior bowlers for 2014 squad. Bowls manager Anthony Brown, on behalf of West Dubbo Juniors, presented a gift to Sharyn Rendshaw (St John's Park junior bowls co-ordinator) for bringing five teams to the event.
West Dubbo juniors hope to do the same for the St John's Park event in late October.
The tournament was great success for lawn bowls in Dubbo, with great accolades from all the parents and children who attended; with everyone commenting they will be back in 2014.
The tournament director Anthony Brown thanked all the Club Dubbo members in assisting the tournament during the two days with special mention to Dina Moore Zone 4 junior co-ordinator and the West Dubbo women's bowlers.