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WEST LOTHIAN YOUNG BOWLERS ASSOCIATION
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
SUNDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2008

Another year and once again we had a very closely fought competition from the start. In the first round the games were very close and this continued through the quarter, semis and final.
The semi finalists this year were Connor McKendrick, Greg Baldry, Paul Cairney and Christopher Brown.

Rain stopped play during the semi finals and after a short wait, deliberation by Executive Committee and discussion with the four players involved, all semi finalists decided that they wanted to continue with the competition rather than postpone to another date.

The finalists were Paul Cairney and Greg Baldry.

After another close game, the winner was Greg Baldry.

The 13 champions from within the West Lothian District who entered our annual Champion of Champions Competition on Sunday 7 September 2008 were:

Armadale - Nichola McConnell
Bellsburn - Christopher Brown
Broxburn - Lisa McMaster
East Calder - Greg Baldry
Glenmavis - Dean Welsh
Harrysmuir - Paul Cairney
Kirkliston - Robbie Cuthell
Middleton Hall - Connor McKendrick
Newbridge - Gavin Nicol,
Oakbank - Paul Forrest
Ratho - Christopher Morier
West Calder - Andrew Irvine
Winchburgh - Blair O'Hanlon

Report by: Anne Bremner, Secretary
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Inter-Counties Team for Finals Day (posted 2/8/06)

West Lothian will be represented at the Alan Houston Trophy Finals in Stranraer by :-

Luke Gilliland, Grant Ramsay, Duncan Muir, Michael Campbell
Lisa Barratt, Steven Fleming, Alan Patterson, Daniel Stewart
Ryan Miller, Andrew Semple, Jennifer Richardson, Liam Duffy
Robert Hutchison, Scott McMaster, Mark Campbell, Calum Black

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Vice President's Trophy 2006 Team (posted 24/06/06)

West Lothian were represented at the Alan Michie Trophy on Sunday 11 June 2006 by :-

Ryan Duffy (Newbridge BC)
Lisa McMaster (Broxburn BC)
Christopher Douglas (Middlehall BC)
Stacey Salmond (West Calder BC)

Congratulations to you all - you played very well on the day - hope you all
enjoyed the experience!

Unfortunately you were in the same Section with overall Winners, Northern
Counties who played extremely well and never dropped a point all day.

West Lothian Young Bowlers congratulate Northern Counties on winning the Alan Michie Trophy.

Inter-Counties 2006 Squad (posted 24/06/06)

The 2006 squad will be announced on Sunday 25 June at West Calder. The squad will consist of around 25 or 30 players

Thereafter there will be the annual select game at which adults from 5 clubs are invited to play against the team and also our annual competition with West Lothian Ladies County Team. During these two matches, the final squad of 18 will be picked for the playoffs on 30 July 2006 at Glasgow.

Anne Bremner, Convener

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West Lothian Young Bowlers Leagues (posted 13/11/05)

The overall winners were Ratho BC (18 shots) against Winchburgh BC (10 shots).

The Final League positions were:

North League
Winchburgh (9 pts)
Middleton Hall (8 pts)
Buchan Park (5 pts)
East Calder 2 (4 pts)
Broxburn (3 pts)
Bellsburn (1 pt)

South League
Ratho (14 pts)
East Calder 1 (10 pts)
Oakbank (8 pts)
Blackburn (7 pts)
Armadale (6 pts)
Bankton Mains (6 pts)
West Calder (4 pts)
Glenmavis (1 pt)

West Lothian Champion of Champions (posted 8/9/05)

Sunday 4th September at East Calder BC.

15 Club Champions entered this year's competition.

The Competition format was 80 minutes or 21 shots with the final being 21 shots.

The competitors were:

Aryan Malek (Newbridge)
Martin Campbell (Ratho)
Steven Fleming (Buchan Park)
Greg Baldry (East Calder)
Christopher Wallace (Oakbank)
Scott Hardie (West Calder)
Kevin McConnell (Armadale)
Lisa Barrett (Winchburgh)
Natalie Brown (Glenmavis)
John Brown (Bellsburn)
Christopher Douglas (Blackburn)
Calum Logan (Broxburn)
Ross Yeoman (Queensferry)
Tom Stanton (Blackton Mains)
Robbie Higgins (Middleton Hall)

In each round of the competition all games were very close and it was difficult to predict who would win.
As each round progressed the scores and matches were getting better and better.
In the quarter and semi finals there were some very close ties.

The beaten semi finalists were Martin Campbell and Calum Logan.

The final was between Kevin McConnell and Robbie Higgins.

Robbie managed to pull well ahead of Kevin, at one stage being at least 9 shots up.
Kevin kept his cool and pulled back end by end, peeling then going on to win the match.

WINNER - KEVIN MCCONNELL

All in all a good day was enjoyed by players and spectators.

West Lothian trail to Macduff continues...? (posted 14/8/05)

The story continues of the West Lothian trail to Macduff...

On Sunday 7th August 2005 we travelled to Kinneil for the County Playoffs against Central East, Central West and Greater Glasgow.

Unfortunately at the end of the day the wheel fell of the West Lothian bus at just outside Aberdeen, and it will not reach Macduff!

The winners of the playoffs were Central East.

On behalf of West Lothian, I congratulate Central East and wish them all the best on 10th September 2005.

Anne Bremner
District Convenor

West Lothian Young Bowlers going on trail to Macduff
(posted 27/07/05)

West Lothian Young Bowlers going on trail to Macduff
(posted 27/07/05)

The trail so far.....

Starting in May, when our weekly competitions begin, the selectors are looking for a pool of 25 players in order to make a final selection for the County playoffs.
This is a very hard decision as there is a lot of very good young talent within the District.

The pool has been selected and the first trial game was on Tuesday 5th July 2005 - WLYBA were invited by East Calder Bowling Club who are celebrating their centenary to field a team against their youth section.

A very tight game ensued with the WLYBA being the eventual winners on the night.

The second stop on our tour - Wednesday 13th July 2005, Newbridge Bowling Club - when five clubs within the District (Newbridge, Buchan Park, Armadale, Bankton Mains and Middleton Hall) were asked to put a team up against the WLYBA squad. Again, the WLYBA came out winners by 85-60.

The third stop on our tour - Saturday 23rd July, Bathgate Bowling Club - when we challenged the West Lothian Ladies County Team. This has been an annual fixture over the past five years (last year no game due to World Bowls), with the score standing at 2-2.

Once again, a very good tight game was played, and I am pleased to say that the WLYBA were the winners 68-50. The score is now 3-2 to the Young Bowlers.

The next stop on our tour is on Sunday 7th August 2005 at Kinneil Bowling Club, in the District Playoffs....

Anne Bremner
District Convenor