• Scunthorpe bowls champs play The Rest

  By Scunthorpe Telegraph at 06:30 on 24/05/13

  

  THE 2012 Division One champions, Perrys Sports, played a Rest of the League team in the annual Champions versus The Rest match. The latter comprised rinks from each of the other divisions' winning teams – Rose Leisure, Brigg, Belton, Appleby Frodingham, Perrys Ladies and a rink representing the league's management. The match took place at Perrys Sports green on an excellent playing surface that produced some quality bowling and...

• Shot difference decides Scunthorpe bowls leadership

  By Scunthorpe Telegraph at 06:45 on 23/05/13

  

  RAILWAY Sports are top of Division One in the Scunthorpe Bowsl League, having played three games and collected 28 points out of a possible 36. The leaders hosted the side directly below them, Rose Leisure A, in a match that produced a result with only four shots in the overall score. Collecting the four points for shot difference changed the result from what might have been six points each to a victorious win for Railway of 10 points...

• Perry's chasing successive Scunthorpe bowls league titles

  By Scunthorpe Telegraph at 06:45 on 18/05/13

  

  PERRYS Sports have made a good start to the defence of their Division One title. They collected all 12 points on their way to winning their first match against newly-promoted Rose Leisure B. The other newly-promoted team, Burton Stather, put up a gallant fight in their first match at Epworth, being beaten by eight points to four, having only lost on a small shot difference in the overall aggregate. Both teams secured wins on two...

• Thorn in side of Roses team

  By Scunthorpe Telegraph at 06:45 on 11/05/13

  

  NEWLY-promoted Rose Leisure B faced an interesting match against their colleagues, Rose Leisure A, who finished in the top five of Division One last season. The A team found the B side a handful during this first match of the season. Both teams collected two rink wins, with only the total shots difference determining the overall result. The B team showed distinct determination, scoring 67 shots to the A team's 92, losing by eight...

• App-Frod are in hunt for new boss

  By Scunthorpe Telegraph at 09:00 on 09/05/13

  

  APP-Frod's close season has begun with a search for a new manager. Simon Shorthose stepped down from the hot seat last November, leaving Martin Blades and Mark Crowston to take charge. The Steelmen finished third from bottom in NCEL Division One, ending with a 4-1 defeat at Shirebrook Town, and are now recruiting for a new boss. Bottesford Town also ended the campaign on the wrong side of a result – 1-0 at home to Grimsby...

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