Canton Beach Bowls, based at the Canton Beach Sports Club, has seen a few changes this year.
For the first time, 2023 has seen Pennant games played in mixed teams of both men and women at the club.
In another first – a brother and sister are playing together in the same team.
Bill Scott, 83, and his Sister Mary Leslie, 79 have been loyal members of the club for many years and have now paired-up as part of the grade 7 team.
The siblings have been ripping into the competition, taking out their section of the Central Coast competition.
“The competition is played in three sections and we played against Ettalong, Avoca, Halekulani and Davistown,” Bill said.
In the next two weeks the winners of all three sections play-off against each other, with the ultimate winner to take out the Central Coast championship and represent the region in the Sydney play-offs.
Bill, who has been playing bowls for about 10 years, said the game was quite a change of pace from his days of playing rugby league as a younger man.
“It’s a lot slower – but it’s a longer game,” he said.
It’s Mary who is the veteran, gracing the bowling greens since 1990.
“Playing together has been a bit of an eye-opener,” Bill said.
“We go crook on each other all the time – but it’s been really good.”
Terry Collins