Bowling club celebrates its champions at prize-giving ceremony
The players were awarded for their incredible performances in different categories in the club championships.
It was a day filled with excitement and celebration when the Benoni Bowling Club honoured its bowlers during its annual prize-giving on October 20 following the completion of the club champs.
The club champs took the entire season and all winners and runners-up were crowned during the prize-giving ceremony.
The club’s marketing executive, Chantal Henn, hailed the leadership of the club for a successful season, where the club welcomed a lot of newcomers.
“Under the leadership of our dynamic chairperson, Eamonn McNulty and the new executive committee, we witnessed an extraordinary triumph. We salute this phenomenal success and unwavering dedication of our club championships champions,” said Henn.
Henn wished the club well for the upcoming season, saying may it be a “showcase of outstanding talent, intense competition and genuine connection among players”.
The winners were as follows:
Open
Men
• Winner: Willem Giesing
• Runner-up: Neil Westmoreland
Women
• Winner: Chantal Henn
• Runner-up: Di Griffiths
Veterans
Men
• Winner: Des Lou
• Runner-up: Hugh Lee
Women
• Winner: Di Griffiths
• Runner-up: Karen Peres
Handicap singles
Men
• Winner: Deon Henn
• Runner-up: Eamonn McNulty
Women
• Winner: Karen Peres
• Runner-up: Chantal Henn
Novice singles
Men
• Winner: James Clark
• Runner-up: Craig Webster
Pairs
Men
• Winners: Des Lou and Neil Westmoreland
• Runners-up: Sydney Labuschagne and Tony Evertse
Women
• Winners: Verinia Gardiner and Jakkie Whitehorn
• Runners-up: Karen Peres and Avril Owen
Drawn pairs
Men
• Winners: Willem Giesing and Deon Henn
• Runners-up: Des Lou and Dirk van der Westhuizen
Women
• Winners: Di Griffiths and Cindy Nel
• Runners-up: Jakkie Whitehorn and Avril Owen
Trips
Men
• Winners: Willem Gieseing, Hugh Lee and Deon Henn
• Runners-up: Warren Gardiner, Mark Lakin and Sydney Labuschagne
Women
• Winners: Peres, Karen Seedontein and Ursula Killian/G Hoskins
• Runners-up: Rachel Giesing, Juanita Myburgh and Chantal
Mixed pairs
• Winners: Deon and Chantal Henn
• Runners-up: Willem and Rachel Giesing
Most improved
• Men: Willem Giesing
• Women: Cindy Nel
• Victor ludorum: Willem Giesing
• Victrix ludorum: Di Griffiths
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