Ovens and Murray state singles tournaments to start at Benalla and Club Mulwala on Sunday will feature more than 60 players.
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The men's draw has attracted 34 entries with matches to commence at Benalla at 9.30am.
A further 30 players are in the women's event to be played at Club Mulwala.
Meanwhile, YMGCR's Anne Miles and Yarrawonga's Caroline Reilly combined to win the Ovens and Murray 60 and over women's pairs title by two shots.
Miles and Reilly saw off Wodonga's Leah Venvile and Alice Bounader, 16-14.
The Wodonga duo booked their place in the decider thanks to a 20-6 win against a YMGCR side skipped by Marie Morffew.
Miles has been in a rich vein of form after she captured the state pairs title with Claire Sanders earlier this month.
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Wangaratta's Greg and Laurie McDonald take on YMGCR's Albert Dodman and Rob Martin in the men's 60 and over pairs final at YMGCR today.
Dodman and Martin toppled Milawa's Norm Hallett and Dennis Wadley, 18-5, in the first semi-final, while the Wangaratta combination was too strong for Rutherglen's Murray Scown and Graeme Goudie, 15-6.
In further Ovens and Murray news, the quarter-finals of the state mixed pairs were played at Corowa Civic on Sunday, with an early start made to beat the heat.
A final-end thriller saw Wangaratta's Rohanna Smith and Ethan Fruend eliminate clubmates Peta Mattys and Mark Bell, 18-17.
Kiewa Valley's Deb Crothers and Bill James progressed to the semi-finals with a 16-11 salute against Yarrawonga's Richard and Jan Hermassoo.
YMGCR'S Laureen Smith and Les Spencer stayed in the hunt with an impressive 17-12 victory against Miles and Ian Brimblecombe (Wangaratta), who won the event last year and had recently represented the region at Bowls Victoria's Champions Week at Warrnambool.
Yarrawonga's Tim Cromie and Evelyn Calder got the better of Wangaratta's Adrian Pantling and Renee Hill, 25-12.
A date for the mixed pairs semi-finals and final is yet to be determined.