Stewart claims singles three-peat
BY ALEX TIGANI
There is no stopping Jason Stewart at the age of 40.
Almost a decade after the former Nimbin and Lismore bowler moved down to the Hunter Valley, he and his family have never looked back.
“I had friends serving in the army who were down seeing if I’d like the place and I fell in love with it as soon as I came down,” Stewart explained.
“Greta-Branxton is just absolutely beautiful and my family and I just go for drives down to Denman, Scone and anywhere around the Valley and it is just beautiful.”
Stewart’s talent on the green saw him play as far south as Sydney and as far north as Maroochydore under a handful of talented coaches overtime.
Therefore, his expertise and skills were utilised with early stints at Maitland City, guiding the side to state playoffs in 2013, and Kurri Kurri, where he would reunite with friends in 2014.
Thankfully, he would find his true colours with the Greta Workers Bowls Club in 2015 and has not looked back since.
His line-up bolstered with recruits appeared set for another state appearance with a 3-0 start thanks to wins over Paxton, East Cessnock and Dungog.
However, the pennant season was then cancelled due to Covid-19 and will now return in July.
Until then, Stewart will still look back on 2020 with some positivity after claiming his third straight club singles title.
The last man to claim a club three-peat was Edward Hill in the 1986/87 season.
“To get the three-peat is massive,” Stewart explained.
“I also nearly got the clean sweep but finished runner up in the triples.”
Moving forward, Stewart has urged his teammates to keep building towards 2021 while also paying tribute to the Greta Workers Club boss for his efforts.
“We should really thank Phil Johnson who is CEO of the club,” he explained.
“He has been a great supporter over the years and over time we have been able to go to the state playoffs for a number of events such as club challenge because of him.”