MURRAY DOWNS
SOCIAL bowls last Thursday were played in rather warm conditions.
Harry Whitford, Greg Robertson (second week in a row) and Mal Martin were the winners.
Last Saturday had some mixed results, with Division 1 heading straight into the grand final – great effort.
Division 2 Team 2 were beaten, and Team 3 won, so they now meet each other tomorrow in the preliminary final.
Division 3 Team 4 won, as did Division 4 Team 5, so they both play tomorrow as well.
Good luck to all teams.
Midweek Pennant played on Tuesday also had some mixed results with Team 1 Division 1 heading into the grand final – well done.
Team 2 Division 1 had a great tussle and narrowly went down.
Division 2 Team 3 were defeated, but Division 2 Team 4 won, so they now go on to play each other in the preliminary final at Swan Hill Bowls Club on Tuesday.
Good luck to both teams.
Weekend Pennant teams
Saturday
Division 2 Team 2 vs Murray Downs 3 at Swan Hill – J. Boyd, N. Brown, D. Alderuccio, P. Furnell; N. Martin, R. Halligan, H. Whitford, D. Uebergang; K. Power, G. Robertson, D. Barry, K. O’Bree.
Division 2 Team 3 vs Murray Downs 2 at Swan Hill – C. Rovere, N. Weir, D. Angus, T. Furnell; N. Delmenico, J. Wilson, G. Whitla, L. McPhee; B. Napier, K. Burrage, I. Austerberry, D. Fisher.
Division 3 Team 4 vs Lake Boga 2 at Swan Hill – L. Toomer, D. Timmins, C. McCaig, C. Fox; S. Giddings, C. Parry, M. Angus, B. Kelly; B. McCartney, V. O’Bree, D. Holland, R. Smith
Division 4 Team 5 vs Lake Boga 3 at Swan Hill – T. Pearce, J. Templeton, G. Steel, W. Murray; B. Butcher, G. Seton-Stewart, B. Deighton, M. Martin.
Midweek Pennant teams
Tuesday
Division 2 Team 3 vs Murray Downs 4 at Swan Hill – B. Kelly, R. Halligan, N. Weir, G. Robertson; D. Scown, D. Fisher, B. McCartney, D. Barry.
Division 2 Team 4 vs Murray Downs 3 at Swan Hill – P. Martin, N. Martin, D. Timmins, V. O’Bree; C. Rovere, C. Fox, B. Monk, K. Burrage.
RACECOURSE
CONGRATULATIONS to our Division 2 and 3 Saturday pennant teams and to our Division 2 Midweek team. They advance straight into the grand finals of their respective grades.
Saturday Division 1 will play in the preliminary final against Swan Hill tomorrow, and Teams 1 and 2 of Midweek play each other for the right to tackle Murray Downs again.
Jack Attack social bowls last Wednesday evening saw Darcy Winduss, Scott Treweek, Jye Wilson and Danny Mitchell as the winning combination.
Last Wednesday’s Jackpot bowls were won by Peter Loughran and Max Renney with two wins and +9 shots. In second place were Graeme Bennett, Bob McIntosh and Neil Williams, with one win and +4 shots.
Swan Hill Smiles Dentists Any Combo Triples was won by Bryan Bice, Lorraine Loats and Clive Power, with three wins and 77 points.
In second place, with three wins and 76 points, were Norm Smith, Kaye Roberts and Greg Schack.
Jackpot bowls on Wednesday were won by Graeme Bennett, Clive Power and Max Renney, with two wins and +15 shots. Runners-up, with one win and +1 shot, were Ernie Russell, Neil Williams and Peter Hooper.
On Wednesday, Jack Attack was won by Bob Hovenden, Tyson Donaczy and Leigh Matthews.
Today we have our Tradies’ Bowls Day, sponsored by Work Locker, 4pm start and a barbecue tea is provided later. For more information, contact Bob Hovenden at Work Locker, Curlewis Street.
Weekend Pennant teams
Saturday
Division 1 Team 1 v Swan Hill 1 at Swan Hill – M Snel, Nev Smith, S Domaille, M Evans; M Holyoak, R Hayes, DJ Weaver, G Bennett; N Smith (manager), K Gardner, R Wolfe, T Wiseman.
Division 2 Team 2 and Division 3 Team 3 will play a practice match on Saturday at 1pm. Teams 4 and 5 can come along to make up numbers if they wish, before heading to Swan Hill to cheer on the Division 1 side.
Midweek Pennant teams
Tuesday
Division 1 Team 1 v Team 2 at Swan Hill – D Doran, R Hayes, T Wiseman, K Roberts; R Schack, Norm Smith (manager), N Roberts, M Hooper.
Division 1 Team 2 v Team 1 at Swan Hill – C Smith (manager), J Ford, G Bennett, H Frame; V Lindsay, N Smith, DJ Weaver, F Devereux.
SWAN HILL
SWAN Hill Bowls Division 1 were in finals form last Saturday for their first semi-final against Lake Boga 1.
B. Mansbridge and G. Evans rinks set the pace, winning their rinks well. Lake Boga’s Ken Hamill and company were at the top of their game against L. Shadbolt’s rink but could not cover the losses of the other two rinks. Swan Hill came out winners by 20 shots overall.
Tomorrow will see Swan Hill up against a formidable Racecourse 1 side in the preliminary final at Swan Hill. Give it your best shot, Swan Hill Boys.
Our Division 2 side could not repeat their performance from the previous week against Murray Downs 3, going down on all three rinks. Division 2’s season now ends, but there are still plenty of bowls on.
All divisions will play preliminary finals at Swan Hill tomorrow. Supporters should see some good bowling.
Swan Hill Bowls Two Day Classic on The Murray, started on Wednesday with 84 keen bowlers from many clubs, far and wide anxious to contest for excellent prize money.
Fridays are following a very warm weather pattern at the moment – however, Friday Frolic will be on if anyone wishes to brave the heat.
Enjoy the comfort of our airconditioned club for Happy Hour, the raffles and a friendly chat from 3pm onwards.
On Tuesday, both Divisions 1 and 2 preliminary finals are being played at Swan Hill Bowls Club, starting at 9.30am.
With the temperature for next Wednesday likely to be more bowler-friendly, social bowls could be back on the agenda.
Enter your names before the 1pm starting time.
Happy birthday to president Brian, who has been celebrating his 70th with great gusto.
Past member Glen Roberts recently enjoyed his 90th birthday milestone.
LAKE BOGA
NEXT Thursday night is the charity night for the Red Cross. Please, all, come along and support this worthy event. There will be a great supper after the bowls.
Anyone can enter either single entries or teams of four to Ken Hamill at 0408 591 256 or on the list on the notice board at the club.
We need the entries by Wednesday evening, March 1.
Thursday, March 9, will be the Fire Brigade night and then on the 16th will be the night to raise money for MND. Once again, please support these worthy causes.
Winners of social this week were Terry Haw, Les Grey and Laurel Dewhurst. Runners-up were Greg Clifford, Helen Jobling and Ted Hyland. On duty next week is Ray Leach.
Bad luck to Division 1 in the finals last Saturday as they lost to Swan Hill. Division 3 lost by a few shots and Division 4 lost by only one shot – as they both have a second chance this week, we all wish them well and we will all be there to give you support, good bowling to all.
Weekend Pennant teams
Saturday
Division 3 Team 2 vs Murray Downs 4 at Swan Hill – Ian Ross, Grant Davies, Rod Dewhurst, Helen Jobling; Terry Haw, Ron Atkinson, John McCormack, Ted Hyland; Noel Hender, Max Lord, Leigh Kingsbury, Janet Hamill; emergency Basil McDonald.
Division 4 Team 3 vs Murray Downs 5 at Swan Hill – Alex Jobling, John Pye, Keith Anderson, Ray Leach; Robyn Jolley, David Condy, Les Grey, Lyn Maher; emergency Jean Leach.
MVPA
THE Murray Mallee Region team travels to Wycheproof on Sunday to play a trial game against Wimmera Region.
Murray Valley players representing the region are Mikaela Evans, Kylie Gardner and Ros Schack (Racecourse), Danielle Adams (Tooleybuc) and Lisa Critten and Judy Wilson (Murray Downs).
In the men’s division, Mick Holyoak and Norm Smith (Racecourse), Lyndon Shadbolt (Swan Hill) and Josh Thornton (Murray Downs).
RESULTS
Weekend Pennant semi-finals
Saturday, February 18
Division 1 – Second semi-final: Murray Downs 1 8/69 d Racecourse 1 4/60. First semi-final: Swan Hill 1 10/82 d Lake Boga 1 2/62.
Division 2 – Second semi-final: Racecourse 2 10/87 d Murray Downs 2 2/66. First semi-final: Murray Downs 3 12/89 d Swan Hill 2 0/50.
Division 3 – Second semi-final: Racecourse 3 9/80 d Lake Boga 2 3/67. First semi-final: Murray Downs 4 10/77 d Racecourse 4 2/56.
Division 4 – Second semi-final: Moulamein 2 8/53 d Lake Boga 3 2/52. First semi-final: Murray Downs 5 10/64 d Racecourse 5 0/36.
Midweek Pennant semi-finals
Tuesday, February 21
Division 1 – Second semi-final: Murray Downs 1 10/57 d Racecourse 2 0/35. First semi-final: Racecourse 1 8/50 d Murray Downs 2 2/43.
Division 2 – Second semi-final: Racecourse 3 10/54 d Murray Downs 3 0/32. First semi-final: Murray Downs 4 8/42 d Nyah District 2/40.
FIXTURES
Weekend Pennant preliminary finals
Saturday, February 25
Division 1 – Racecourse 1 v Swan Hill 1.
Division 2 – Murray Downs 2 v Murray Downs 3.
Division 3 – Lake Boga 2 v Murray Downs 4.
Division 4 – Lake Boga 3 v Murray Downs 5.
Midweek Pennant preliminary finals
Tuesday, February 28
Division 1 – Racecourse 2 v Racecourse 1.
Division 2 – Murray Downs 3 v Murray Downs 4.
