MURRAY VALLEY PLAYING AREA
WEEKEND PENNANT – ROUND 6 RESULTS – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11
Division 1 –
Murray Downs 1 12/81 d Swan Hill 1 0/59.
Moulamein 1 12/92 d Lake Boga 1 0/69.
Racecourse 1 12/110 d Nyah District 0/40
Division 2 –
Racecourse 2 12/89 d Tooleybuc 1 0/55.
Balranald Ex Services 10/80 d Manangatang 1 2/60.
Murray Downs 2 12/98 d Swan Hill 2 0/49
Division 3 –
Racecourse 4 10/53 d Swan Hill 3 0/26.
Murray Downs 4 9/55 d Lake Boga 2 1/36.
Racecourse 3 8/53 d Murray Downs 3 2/36
Division 4 –
Racecourse 5 10/76 d Racecourse 7 0/32.
Moulamein 2 10/67 d. Murray Downs 5 0/33..
Lake Boga 3 10/55 d Murray Downs 6 0/31.
Tooleybuc 2 9/45 d Lake Boga 4 1/39.
Racecourse 6 8/53 d Manangatang 2 2/52.
Nyah District 2 – bye.
WEEKEND PENNANT FIXTURE – ROUND 7 – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18
Division 1 –
Moulamein 1v Racecourse 1.
Swan Hill 1 v Lake Boga 1.
Murray Downs 1 v Nyah District 1.
Division 2 –
Balranald Ex Serv 1v Racecourse
2. Swan Hill 2 v Manangatang 1.
Murray Downs 2. v Tooleybuc 1.
Division 3 –
Lake Boga 2. v Murray Downs 3.
Racecourse 4 v Murray Downs 4.
Swan Hill 3 v Racecourse 3.
Division 4 –
Lake Boga 3 v Racecourse 6.
Manangatang 2 v Racecourse 7.
Lake Boga 4.v Murray Downs 6.
Moulamein 2 v Tooleybuc 2 .
Nyah District 2 v Racecourse 5.
Murray Downs 5 – Bye
The Saturday Pennant then has a break until January 15.
MIDWEEK PENNANT – ROUND 6 RESULTS – TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14.
Division 1 –
Swan Hill 1 6/42 d Racecourse 2 2/39.
Racecourse 1 6/53 d Murray Downs 1 1/44.
Lake Boga 1 8/65 d Murray Downs 2 0/40.
Division 2 –
Murray Downs 5 8/62 d Swan Hill 2 0/32.
Manangatang 1 6/55 d Nyah District 1 2/37.
Balranald 1 8/10 d Lake Boga 2 0/-10 (forfeit)
Tooleybuc 1 6/56 d Murray Downs 4 2/44.
Racecourse 3 6/44 d Murray Downs 3 2/41.
The Midweek Pennant will recommence on January 11.
The Murray Valley State Triples were played on Sunday at Lake Boga with very disappointing entries.
The winners of the Ladies section were Teresa Furnell, Di Scown and Noeline Weir of Murray Downs, with the Men’s section won by Mark Snel, Mick Holyoak and John Ford from Racecourse.
The next event for Murray Valley is the Champion of Champion Singles to be played at Swan Hill Bowls on Saturday January 8 and Sunday January 9.
The Novice Singles is now on January 16.
MEN’S LADDERS – SATURDAY PENNANT – ROUND 6
Division 1 Pts
Murray Downs 1 68
Racecourse 1 40
Swan Hill 1 35
Moulamein 1 28
Lake Boga 1 23
Nyah District 1 22
Division 2 Pts
Racecourse 2 68
Murray Downs 2 46
Balranald Ex Serv 1 41
Manangatang 1 35
Tooleybuc 1 20
Swan Hill 2 6
Division 3 Pts
Murray Downs 3 41
Racecourse 3 40
Lake Boga 2 31
Murray Downs 4 30
Racecourse 4 29
Swan Hill 3 9
Division 4 Pts
Racecourse 5 58
Moulamein 2 51
Murray Downs 5 40
Lake Boga 3 40
Racecourse 7 40
Racecourse 6 38
Manangatang 2 28
Nyah District 2 20
Lake Boga 4 14
Tooleybuc 2 11
Murray Downs 6 10
MIDWEEK LADDERS – ROUND 6
Division 1 Pts
Lake Boga 1 36
Swan Hill 1 30
Murray Downs 2 25
Murray Downs 1 24
Racecourse 1 23
Racecourse 2 6
Division 2 Pts
Racecourse 3 39
Murray Downs 3 30
Nyah District 1 30
Tooleybuc 1 28
Lake Boga 2 27
Balranald Ex Serv 1 26
Murray Downs 4 22
Murray Downs 5 20
Manangatang 1 12
Swan Hill 2 6
MURRAY DOWNS
MURRAY Downs held their annual Turkey Day tournament last Thursday with very challenging weather conditions.
Congratulations to the winners – Ken O’Bree, Sharon Giddings and Geoff Seton-Stewart.
Runners-up were Doug Fisher, Di Angus and David Timmins.
Congratulations also to Teresa Furnell, Di Scown and Noelene Weir on winning the State Triples held at Lake Boga on Sunday.
They will now progress to the region finals in March.
TEAMS FOR WEEKEND PENNANT – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18
SIDE 1 – v Nyah District 1 at Murray Downs – John Alderuccio, Ken O’Bree, Garry McCaig, Buck Lehman; Chris Power, Neil Brown, Kevin Rowe, John Caldwell; Mick Tempini, Mick Hollingworth, David Alderuccio, Josh Thornton (manager).
SIDE 2 – v Tooleybuc 1 at Murray Downs – Phil Mangano, Josie Boyd, Doug Fisher, Peter Furnell; Keith Burrage, Neville Martin, Darryl Barry, Greg Whitla (manager); Greg Robertson, Noel Delmenico, Harry Whitford, David Uebergang. (Duty Team)
SIDE 3 – v Lake Boga 2 at Lake Boga – Sharon Giddings, Dawn Deighton, Di Angus, Teresa Furnell (manager); Cath Parry, Noelene Weir, Bob Deighton, Bob Napier. (Rinks/Players to make own way)
SIDE 4 – v Racecourse at Racecourse – Connie Rovere, Lindsey Toomer, Bernadette Kelly, Carl Fox; Dave Timmins, Cecelia McCaig (manager), Mal Kanizay, Di Scown. (Players to make own way)
SIDE 5 – v BYE
SIDE 6 – v Lake Boga 4 at Lake Boga – Dawne Holland, Joe Sappupo, John Templeton, Wayne Murray; Mary Johnson, Vicki O’Bree, Bev McCartney, Graeme Steel. (Rinks/Players to make own way)
RACECOURSE
RACECOURSE Bowls Club will be closed from December 25 to January 4, however the club will be open on Christmas Eve if members want to come for Christmas drinks.
The final of the club Men’s Singles will be played tonight at 4.30pm between Robert Hayes and Holyoak with spectators welcome and bar facilities open.
The winners of jackpot bowls on Wednesday morning were Arthur Threadgold, Kevin Vivian and Allan Lindsay with two wins and +11 shots.
Runners-up were Neville Smith, Andrew McKay and Phil Parry with one win and +3 shots.
Night bowls was won by Woorinen Wanderers consisting of Barb Lewis, Greg Lewis, Trevor Rowlands and Tony Keegan.
Congratulations to Mark Snel, Mick Holyoak and John Ford on winning the Murray Valley State Triples on Sunday.
TEAMS FOR WEEKEND PENNANT – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18
Division 1 – Team 1 v Moulamein at Moulamein – N Smith (manager), G McIntosh, S Domaile, K Gardner; M Snel, D J Weaver, Nev Smith, M Evans; M Holyoak, R Hayes, D Jonkers, G Bennett.
Division 2 – Team 2 v Balranald at Balranald – B Bice, N Roberts, A Lindsay, J Beard; T
Wiseman, J Ford, A Threadgold, R Doran; D McCarron (manager), D Poulton, I Lockhart, P Parry.
Division 3 – Team 3 v Swan Hill 3 at Racecourse – G Bailey, K Vivian (manager), R Rust, R Jones; P Snel, J Wilcox, E Russell, P Hooper.
Division 3 – Team 4 v Murray Downs 4 at Racecourse – C Power, A McKay, L Ryan, M Renney; B Horsburgh (manager), G Schack, L Kingsbury, B McIntosh.
Division 4 – Team 5 v Nyah District at Nyah District – C Smith (manager). M Hooper. L Taylor, H Frame; V Lindsay, R Schack, K Bailey, K Roberts.
Division 4 – Team 6 v Lake Boga 3 at Lake Boga – T O’Shannessy, D Doran, P Holland, S Looney; B Warren (manager), L Loats, K Duthie, B Mason.
Division 4 – Team 7 v Manangatang at Manangatang – R Harrop (manager), K Saville, N Albert, K Foott; G Harwood, I Lawry, R Browell, D Lawry.
SWAN HILL
FRIDAY Frolic will be on today, with names to be in by 2.30pm for a 3pm start.
Tomorrow is the last day of the pennant before the holiday break and all three teams will be playing at home.
Well done to our Division 1 team which is in third position on the ladder and our Midweek Division 1 team which is in second position.
Saturday night after bowls is our Christmas party where we are serving a gourmet meal of pizzas, salads, fruit salad and ice cream.
This will be followed by petite tranches, all welcome with names on catering sheet, please, to join in the cheer and fun.
On Wednesday December 22 at 4pm the final of the Men’s Club Championships between Brian Mansbridge and Vic Plumridge will take place, come along and watch, and good bowling to you both.
Entries for our A/C Triples on New Years night can be made to Bill King – 5:30pm start with a light supper after bowls.
LAKE BOGA
OUR Christmas party is on Saturday December 18 and is starting at 6:30pm, all are welcome please bring a casserole.
TEAMS FOR WEEKEND PENNANT – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18
Division 1 – Lake Boga 1 v Swan Hill 1 at Swan Hill – Bones Smith, Judy Wilson, Rod Wickham and Ray Wilson; John McCormack, Barrie Free, Wayne Wright and Ken Hamill; Leo Swan, Greg Clifford, Ian Ross and Peter Phelp. Manager – Ken Hamill.
Division 3 – Lake Boga 2 v Murray Downs 3 at Lake Boga – Ron Atkinson, Jonno Flood ,Max Lord and Noel Hender; Gary Cowland, Max Parsons, Les Barnes and Marie O’Meara. Manager – Marie O’Meara.
Division 4 – Lake Boga 3 v Racecourse 6 at Lake Boga – Basil McDonald, Jnet Hamill, Keith Anderson and Alex Jobling; Helen Jobling, Grant Davies, Les Grey and Terry Haw. Manager – Alex Jobling.
Division 4 – Lake Boga 4 v Murray Downs 6 at Lake Boga – Jean Leach, Jill Pye, Nola Bruton and Ray Leach; Richard Bruton, Robyn Jolly, John Pye and Brian Fowles. Emerg – Amber Moynihan, Manager – John Pye.
NYAH DISTRICT
CONGRATULATIONS to our club Singles winners with both games going to the final end.
Youngster Thelma Watson defeated two year veteran Sheena Coe, and wily Simon Wynne came from behind to defeat our great clubman Bryan Smith.
Our club classic tournament has been postponed to a date after our Armstead day in February.
Christmas party is this Sunday at Tooleybuc Club, and thank you to them and all our sponsors for their ongoing support.
Last Saturday Division 1 struggled against a competitive Racecourse who were determined to avenge their first round loss, and we went down by 3 rinks.
Tuesday saw Manangatang and Nyah District one rink all, but Manangatang were big winners.
Happy festive season to all.
TEAMS FOR WEEKEND PENNANT – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18
1st Division v Murray Downs at Murray Downs – B.Smith, T.Watson, Alex.Everett, Andy.Everett; R.Howard, P.Wynne, A.Kelly, J.Hopkins; G.Muir, M.O’Bree, I.Harbour, S.Wynne.
4th Division v Racecourse at Nyah District – K.Coburn, M.Heap, N.Everett, G.Sydes; B.MacDonald, M.Hagley, S.Coe, J.Nichols. Emerg. J.Dacey, R.Vernon, B.Bailey.
TOOLEYBUC
THANKS to Nyah District in providing our Division 4 side with two substitute players last week so our team could play against Lake Boga 4 at home, it was a close match with one rink winning by six shots, and the other team had a draw.
This week Division 4 travel to Moulamein.
Our Division 2 played at Racecourse and unfortunately went down in all three rinks, with Racecourse quite convincing winners on the day, hoping for an improved performance this week at Murray Downs.
Midweek played Murray Downs 4 at home and won by 12 shots overall with both teams winning one rink each.
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.
TEAMS FOR WEEKEND PENNANT – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18
Division 2 – Tooleybuc 1 v Murray Downs 2 at Murray Downs – T.Armstrong, R.Holland, G.Murdoch, G.Maher; C.Jackson (m), R.Ward, W.Hazlett, M.Grace; A.Adams, D.Adams, K.Smith, B.Smith.
Division 4 – Tooleybuc 2 v Moulamein 2 at Moulamein – I.Hickey, D.Holmes, B.Beckwith, sub; P.Jager (m), M.Button, T.Tobias, L.Nield.
