QBC held their club championships over weekend of 28/29 Jan, when the winners were – Mens singles – M Ward. Ladies singles – I Everett. Mens pairs – J Prokopowycz, C Brazier. Ladies pairs – I Everett, A Linley. Mixed pairs – C Dye, T Morgan. Mixed trips – C Dye, T Morgan, T Voisey. Mixed rinks – C Bowles, K Bowles, D Gould, T Voisey.  Well done everyone, and best of luck for the forthcoming Champions of Champions tournament.

Also played last week, was the semi-final of the LLB Premier 20 cup against San Luis.  Unfortunately, QBC ended up losing 5-7, with the following disciplines scoring the points – HOME. Pairs – C Brazier, J Prokopowycz 20-13. AWAY. Singles – T Morgan 21-20. Pairs – I Everett, M Ward – 19-19. Rinks – M & C Highland, P Farrell, T Voisey 24-22.

In the South Alicante league, Pearls had a very good 9-3 home victory against Country Bowls.  Here’s the successful rinks – M Highland, C Dye, C Highland 18-18. G Phillips, M France, Jason P 18-17. H Olsen, T Morgan, C Brazier 20-12. G Carnell, V Campbell, F Roberts 21-18. Diamonds meanwhile, came unstuck on their visit to La Marina.  Losing 2-10, only C Skinner, P Farrell, G Skinner 26-18, came away with a victory.  Rubies were also away, but they returned from San Luis with a well deserved 10-2 victory over Trekkers.  Well done – T Brinton, F Houbrecht, A Reid 27-13. J Cleal, M Holmes, D Gould 17-14. S Johnston, B & L Miller 23-17. L Armstrong, D Riley, B Armstrong 18-13.

Onto Friday’s Southern league, and once again it was a very good day for QBC teams.  Swallows had a superb 11-1 home victory over San Miguel Apaches, to maintain their lead at the top of div 1.  Well done to – G Phillips, M & C Highland 18-15. C Brazier, M France, Jason P 29-3. G Carnell, V Campbell, F Roberts 15-15. B Trinder, C & K Lowry 18-16. T Morgan, C Dye, M Ward 26-10. Finally, Swans played their div 2 match away at Emerald Isles, and they too stayed top, with a 6-6 draw against Claymores.  Here’s the winning rinks – C Bowles, D Gould, K Bowles 17-15. L Armstrong, A Linley, B Armstrong 18-16. H Olsen, P Bottle, T Voisey 20-14.