NEWS

FRY'S SEE OFF RAIN IN FIRST WIN

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The heavy rain which fell at the green 45 minutes before Fry's fourth Bristol and District Bowls League of season against Bristol St Andrews 'A' relented by game time as Fry's looked to pick up their first win of the season. The rain made the green wet to spice things up, as rinks 1 and 2 got off to a fairly even start. Fry's would soon pull away, thanks to rink 3 steadily picking up shots in the early ends. Good shots from Fry's skips on rink 1 and 2 saw Fry's pick up 5's on both rinks, with rink 1 backing that up with a 4 on the very next end as the game reached halfway. Fry's would take a good lead into the second half of the game, but Bristol St Andrews would look to close the gap, with all rinks closing in on Fry's. The deficit on rink 3 closed to a single shot with 2 ends left, but Fry's finished the job with a single, followed by 4 shots on the final end giving Fry's more breathing space in the overall match. Bristol St Andrews tied rink 2 heading into the final end, but again Fry's completed the job with 3 shots handing Fry's the match. Rink 1 had dealt in two's on the final 8 ends, but it would be Fry's maintaining their margin as Fry's picked up all ten points from the 57-39 win. Scores: Rink 1: 23-14; Rink 2: 16-13; Rink 3: 18-12; Fry's 57-39 Bristol St Andrews 'A' (10-0).

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TRIPLES LEAGUE ROUND UP

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The opening month of the Friday Triples League proved to be a successful one with Fry's picking up 3 wins from the opening 4 games picking up 34 points in the process. The good run came to an end last week during the visit to Begbrook Green. Two rinks proved to be close, with Fry's narrowly missing out, but rink 1 was the difference maker in the game, with Begbrook taking the rink 26-10 and all 12 points in the 19 shot win. Scores: Rink 1: 10-26; Rink 2: 13-14; Rink 3: 16-18; Fry's 39-58 Begbrook Green (0-12).

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PERFECT 20 FOR KEYNSHAM

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Fry's went home pointless for the second consecutive week against Keynsham 'A'. A strong start from Fry's on rinks 1 and 2 looked to set Fry's up well, but a counter from Keynsham on rink 3 left the game tight heading towards halfway. Fry's launched a comeback on rink 3, but Keynsham took the upper hand on rink 1, with rink 2 also taking over the lead. Rinks 2 and 3 couldn't close out to gain the extra points, with Keynsham 'A' taking all 10 points with a scoreline 37-60. Scores: Rink 1: 8-20; Rink 2: 17-20; Rink 3: 12-20; Fry's 37-60 Keynsham 'A' (0-10).

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POINTLESS IN HOME OPENER

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Fry's night on the green reflected the weather as the home opener went the way of visitors Henleaze 'A'. Rink 1 struggled to get going with Henleaze pulling out to comfortable lead. The story on rink 3 was similar with Henleaze adding further to the overall score. Rink 2 was a tighter contest giving Fry's some hope. After the halfway point, rink 1 were able to pull some shots back, but Henleaze kept that to a minimum preserving the lead. Rink 3 pulled to within 3 heading into their final end, but Fry's were unable to find the required shots. A tight penultimate end on rink 2 went the way of Henleaze leaving Fry's needing 6 to tie on the final end. Henleaze picked another 2 shots leaving Fry's pointless from the 36-58 defeat. Scores: Rink 1: 14-24; Rink 2: 10-18; Rink 3: 12-16; Fry's 36-58 Henleaze 'A' (0-10).

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KESTRELS SOAR ON OPENING NIGHT

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The opening night of the Bristol and District League Division 2 season saw Fry's make the long trip out to newly promoted Olveston Kestrels. The night saw Olveston take the early advantage with rink 2 opening out a lead over the visitors. Fry's countered on rink 3, however, dropping two 4's in the early ends on rink 1 did Fry's no favours. Olveston held a good lead at the halfway stage, with rink 1 having further extending their lead. The game would close up with rink 1 picking up 11 shots in two ends which saw them retake the lead and see Fry's close the overall gap. Despite Fry's efforts on rink 1 and rink 2 pulling shots back, Olveston would see out the game. The drama wasn't over, as rink 1 battled over the rink points. Fry's held a one shot lead with both skips to bowl their final bowls. With Olveston holding shot, Fry's skip attempt to sit Fry's second bowl down, but would run slightly heavy meaning the slight contact on the bowl was not enough. Olveston's skip would fall 2 feet short, ensuring the points were shared with Fry's taking home 3 points from the 48-54 defeat. Scores: Rink 1: Drew 18-18; Rink 2: Lost 12-27; Rink 3: 18-9; Fry's 48-54 Olveston (3-7).