The camaraderie of the League’s young bowlers shone through as they contested the 2022 running of the three Mid Shropshire junior titles.
A triple header on Sunday 4th September at Wellington’s Bayley Club saw Tom Killen win the under-18 Merit, Jordan Millman the Under-15 crown and Akeel Khan & Will Thompson the Fletcher Junior Doubles.
Tom, the reigning British Parks junior champion, won an all-Shifnal under-18 final 21-10 against Akeel while, on the same No.1 green, Jordan came out on top of an all-Sinclair under-15 final 21-14 against Dan Corbett.
Akeel and homester Will Thompson teamed up to beat Tom & Jordan 21-15 in the doubles final on a day that saw young Logan Church of Sinclair mark his debut on the junior competition scene with the fire of the day.
League chairman Sean Round paid tribute to the camaraderie of the players, thanked the parents for all they did and had special thanks for junior selector and organiser Brenda Slingo.
He and Margaret Fletcher made the presentations and, despite a small turnout, there was a hotly contested game of killer!
One parent, Emma Duncan, said: “Such great friendships have been made through the years of bowls for the boys.”
Brenda and fellow junior selector Derek Killen now turn their attention to the Shropshire junior inter-league championship on Sunday 11th September.
Old Shrewsbury’s two greens have been picked by the Tanners Shropshire League to stage the under-18 event, but a long-standing triples competition at the same time means the hosts may not be represented.
Tanners are the holders of the six-a-side title and league chiefs had been given until the last minute by the county association to try and raise a team to defend it.
If they can’t, the 10am start time looks set to see two teams from Mid Shropshire, one from Whitchurch and a side made up of young bowlers from both leagues take part in a round robin format.
And the Mid Shropshire teams will be wearing new shirts sponsored by Kerry Millman’s company.
