MURRAY DOWNS
Social bowls last week was played in four seasons of weather, but 17 players managed to get through two games of 10 ends.
The winning team was Doug Fisher and John Forsyth (Hamilton visitor), while there was no jackpot winner.
Duty members next week are Carl and Betty Fox.
The Victorian State Fours Champions were played yesterday at the Joondalup Bowling Club, with our team of Josh, Buck, John and Garry playing against teams from South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland at 6pm last night, so there are no results at the time of printing.
Our congratulations go out to these four champions no matter the outcome, they have done Murray Downs proud.
Our Midweek pennant teams had very close games on Tuesday with a couple of cliff hangers, while our Saturday pennant teams finished with three wins out of four.
A big welcome to our new bowlers who have recently played their first games of pennant, it is lovely to see some fresh faces and members so keen to play.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday, October 21 teams
Division 1 – Murray Downs 1 v Lake Boga 1, Away – C.Power, K.O’Bree, M.O’Bree, B.Lehmann; G.McCaig, D.Alderuccio, M.Hollingworth, J.Thornton; M.Tempini, H.Whitford, K.Rowe, J.Caldwell.
Division 2 – Murray Downs 2 v Manangatang 1, Away – D.Caldwell, C.McCaig, J.Wilson, R.Wilson; D.Timmins, N.Martin, D.Fisher, D.Uebergang; K.Power, G.Robertson, G.Whitla, D.Barry.
Division 2 – Murray Downs 3 v Racecourse 2, Away – C.Rovere, N.Weir, D.Angus, T.Furnell; J.Boyd, N.Delmenico, P.Furnell, N.Brown; A.Bookham, D.Holland, D.Deighton, D.Scown.
Division 3 – Murray Downs 4 v Racecourse 4, Home – B.Fox, M.Brown, M.Martin, C.Fox; B.McCombe, C.Parry, M.Angus, K.Burrage; L.Roberts, L.Toomer, B.Deighton, R.Smith.
Division 4 – Murray Downs 5 v Swan Hill 3, Home – D.Whitney, B.McCartney, B.Butcher, W.Murray; G.Seton-Stewart, J.Cox, P.Martin, M.Johnson.
Midweek Pennant – Tuesday, October 24 teams
Division 1 – Murray Downs 1 v Racecourse 2, Home – J.Boyd, P.Brook, M.O’Bree, L.Critten; G.McCaig, D.Holland, R.Wilson, J.Wilson.
Division 1 – Murray Downs 2 v Swan Hill 1, Away – P.Furnell, N.Weir, D.Fisher, T.Furnell; D.Griffin, D.Deighton, H.Whitford, C.McCaig.
Division 2 – Murray Downs 3 v Swan Hill 2, Home – B.McCartney, M.Angus, D.Barry, D.Angus; D.Timmins, C.Rovere, K.O’Bree, D.Scown.
Division 2 – Murray Downs 4 v Racecourse 3, Home – P.Martin, N.Martin, C.Fox, B.Butcher; N.Delmenico, C.Parry, B.Napier, M.Johnson.
RACECOURSE
Congratulations to Racecourse’s Ron Wolfe, Helen Frame, Norm Smith and Alannah Taylor, who have won through to the semi-finals of the mixed pairs.
Unfortunately, the two teams will have to play off against each other to see who plays the Evans duo from Moulamein.
Jackpot bowls on Wednesday saw Glenn McIntosh, Robert Rust and Peter Holland claim victory with two wins and +8 shots, while the runners up, with one win and +14 shots, were Darryl Barry, Ernie Russell and Michael Grace.
Night social bowls kicked off on Wednesday night, with the winning team being K. Killers, which consists of Kieran Foott, Bruce Mitchell and Jackie Crawford, who won with two wins and +15 shots. Biscuits, cheese and raffles followed the bowls, with all participants enjoying the fun.
Our around the world casserole dinner party will be held on Friday, October 27, with names to be submitted on the board as soon as possible for catering purposes.
The draw for the men’s club singles championship is also on the board, with round 1 to be played before Friday, October 27.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday, October 21 teams
Division 1 – Racecourse 1 v Nyah District 1, Home – Neville Smith, S.Domaille, T.Wiseman, K.Roberts; M.Holyoak, R.Hayes, DJ Weaver, G.Bennett; N.Smith (Manager), G.McIntosh, K.Gardner, R.Wolfe.
Division 2 – Racecourse 2 v Murray Downs 3, Home – B.Bice, N.Roberts, A.Lindsay, J.Beard; R.Doran, G.Bailey, T.Evans, J.Ford; P.Loughran, B.Horsburgh (Manager), K.Vivian, J.Wilcox.
Division 3 – Racecourse 3 v Tooleybuc 1, Home – L.Taylor, C.Power, P.Scott, R.Jones; E.Russell, R.Rust (Manager), P.Parry, M.Renney; I.Lockhart, H.Vander Veen, K.Duthie, P.Hooper.
Division 3 – Racecourse 4 v Murray Downs 4, Away – C.Smith (Manager), M.Hooper, H.Frame, B.Mason; D.Doran, F.Devereux, I.Lawry, A.Taylor; V.Lindsay, E.Lawry, B.McIntosh.
Division 4 – Racecourse 5 – Bye.
Midweek Pennant – Tuesday, October 24 teams
Division 1 – Racecourse 1 v Lake Boga 1, Home – C.Smith (Manager), J.Ford, G.Bennett, H.Frame; V.Lindsay, Neville Smith, G.McIntosh, F.Devereux.
Division 1 – Racecourse 2 v Murray Downs 1, Away – D.Doran, T.Wiseman, R.Doran, K.Roberts; R.Schack, Norm Smith (Manager), N.Roberts, M.Hooper.
Division 2 – Racecourse 3 v Murray Downs 4, Away – L.Loats (Manager), K.Vivian, K.Bailey, C.Power; E.Lawry, P.Loughran, M.Smith, I.Lockhart.
Division 2 – Racecourse 4 v Manangatang 1, Away – A.Taylor, H.Vander Veen, L.Lockhart, T.Evans; L.Taylor, R.Rust, N.McKay, P.Parry.
SWAN HILL
True to my word, Friday the 13th proved lucky for many that attended the Swan Hill Bowls Club last Friday afternoon for both bowlers and non-bowlers.
Thirty three players enjoyed Friday Frolic, with 16 winners receiving a free drink voucher, while the jackpot was won for the third week in a row, making I. Lockhart, J. McStravick and Nevin Green very happy.
The prize may not be large, but at least the money is being spread around, with seven raffle winners on top of the jackpot making for a happy and fun afternoon for all who attended.
Visitors Eric, Diane, Peter, Judy, Daryl and Joan were all welcomed last Friday, as is everyone else this afternoon.
Friday Frolic will be on today at 3.00pm, with entries to be in by 2.30pm.
Division 1 put up a good front against Racecourse 1 last Saturday in pennant bowls, with B. Richardson’s rink gaining eight shots, but were unable to cover the other two rinks, with the team falling short by eight shots.
Swan Hill travel to Moulamein tomorrow and will be looking to return to the winners list with victory.
It was a similar story in Division 2 against Murray Downs 2, with J. Thompson’s rink winning by seven shots, while the other two rinks had a combined deficit of 14 shots, with the team falling seven shots short.
Our Division 2 team will head to Balranald this Saturday and will be trying for a win, while our Division 4 side will play their first game tomorrow at home, after a forfeit and a bye.
Midweek Division 1 found the going too tough on Tuesday against Racecourse 1, who were last seasons’ premiership side, going down on both rinks.
This Tuesday will be another challenge for Division 1, when Murray Downs 2 cross the river to visit Swan Hill.
Swan Hill’s Division 2 team are off to a flying start however, with another win this week against Manangatang.
M. Lay’s rink held it together with a 10 shot win, while new skipper, Kess and team only went down by one shot, making for a nine shot win overall.
Division 2 will play Murray Downs 3 at Murray Downs on Tuesday.
Good Bowling and best of luck to all teams.
LAKE BOGA
Moulamein proved too strong for our Division 1 team last Saturday going down by 14 shots. Danny Kelly’s rink proved to be the star performer with a plus 7 win a huge turn around from the week before.
Ken Hamills rink had a neck and neck battle all day going down on the last 2 ends finishing 2 down after 25 ends. Terry Haw’s rink had a battle against team 3 going down by 19.
Division 3 came home with the points with a plus 14 win. David Condy’s and Peter Snell’s rinks both had plus 8 wins. Marie O’Meara’s rink went down by just 2 shots after a very competitive game all day.
Our division 3 team stands out to be the team to beat in the division 3 competition this year.
Division 4 battled all day against Nyah, both rinks played well but ended with a 5 shot loss. Alex Jobling’s rink were down by 4 shots and Robyn Jolley’s rink down by 1 at the end of play.
Mid-week division 1 lost to Racecourse by 14 shots. Janet Hamill’s rink ended up 8 shots down with Marie O’ Meara’s team down by 6.
Jeanie Leach’s rink were the star performers in division 4 being 14 shots down on the 10th end, clawing their way back to being equal at the start of the last end, drawing 1 shot on the last end to win. The ever strong Shirley Swan’s rink had a 7 shot win giving Lake Boga 8 shot win.
Social bowls this week saw Les Grey, Keith Anderson, Janet Hamill and Greg Clifford win with plus 11 followed by the team of Tina King, Nola Bruton, Leigh Kingsbury and Danny Kelly with plus 5.
A great way for Tina King to start her bowling career with a win at her first social Bowls competition, welcome Tina.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday, October 21 teams
Division 1 – Lake Boga 1 v Murray Downs 1, Home – P.Philp, L.Swan, R.Atkinson, H.Jobling; K.Hamill, I.Ross, G.Davies, J.McCormack; D.Kelly, A.Shields, Bones Smith, G.Clifford.
Division 3 – Lake Boga 2 v Moulamein 2, Home – T.Haw, J.Hamill, G.Cowland, N.Hender; D.Condy, K.Anderson, K.Kendall, B.McDonald; P.Snell, L.Kinsbury, S.Meehan, M.Parsons.
Division 4 – Lake Boga 3 v Manangatang 2, Away – R.Jolley, R.Dewhurst, B.Fowles, J.Robertson; A.Jobling, R.Leach, J.Leach, L.Dewhurst.
Midweek Pennant – Tuesday, October 24 teams
Division 1 – Lake Boga 1 v Racecourse 1, Away – J.Hamill, K.Hamill, S.Meehan, M.Parsons; M.O’Meara, I.Ross, R.Jolley, H.Jobling.
Division 2 – Lake Boga 2 v Tooleybuc 1, Away – J.Leach, P.Snell, R.Leach, J.Robertson; S.Swan, R.Atkinson, N.Hender, L.Dewhurst.
Emergencies – J.McCormack, B.Davies
TOOLEYBUC
Last Saturday saw Tooleybuc travel to Moulamein to play pennant in what were very windy conditions.
Despite our best efforts, we were unable to score a win, with Moulamein winning all three rinks 82 shots to 48, with tomorrow seeing us play Racecourse 3 at Racecourse.
The outcome for Midweek pennant was the opposite, with both rinks scoring a win against Racecourse 4 and winning by 10 shots.
Next Tuesday we will have a home match against Lake Boga 2.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday, October 21 teams
Division 3 – Tooleybuc 1 v Racecourse 3, Away – A.Adams, Z.Oliver, B.Smith, M.Grace; J.Armstrong, T.Armstrong, E.Borchard, D.Adams; P.Gardner, R.Holland, R.Johnston, W.Hazlett.
Midweek Pennant – Tuesday, October 24 teams
Division 2 – Tooleybuc 1 v Lake Boga 2, Home – T.Armstrong, E.Borchard, M.Grace, D.Adams; P.Gardner, R.Holland, B.Beckwith, G.Molloy.
MVPA
In the MVPA State Mixed Pairs, Racecourse’s Ron Wolfe and Helen Frame won their section to progress to the semi-final this Sunday, where they will face off against fellow Racecourse pair, Norm Smith and Alannah Taylor.
Waiting for the winners will be Moulamein representatives, Kerryn and Mark Evans.
The semi-final will start at 9.30am, which will be followed by a BYO lunch, before the final gets underway at 1pm.
The next state event is the men’s and women’s singles, with play to start on Sunday, October 29, at 9.30am at Murray Downs, with entries closing on Monday, October 23.
The regional teams have been selected for the inter-regional round robin matches, which will be played at Murray Downs on Sunday, November 5.
The men’s representatives are J. Thornton, A. Worboys, M. Hollingworth, DJ Weaver, J. Caldwell, K. Rowe, P. Brook, C. Power, N. Smith, G. McIntosh, S. Domaille, M. Holyoak, M. Stephens, D. Kelly, D. Griffin and S. Wynne.
The women’s representatives are L. Critten, T. Furnell, J. Wilson, C. Rovere, D. Adams, T. Armstrong, V. Lindsay, K. Roberts, K. Gardner, L.T aylor, A. Taylor, H. Frame, K. Evans, C. McCaig, S. Coe and J. Boyd.
Any player unable to take part in this event should contact the selectors Matt O’Bree (men) or Garry McCaig (women).
Saturday Pennant – Round 2 Results – Saturday, October 14
Division 1 – Murray Downs 1 12/90 def. Nyah District 1 0/45, Moulamein 1 10/71 def. Lake Boga 1 2/57, Racecourse 1 10/77 def. Swan Hill 1 2/69.
Division 2 – Racecourse 2 10/77 def. Manangatang 1 2/52, Murray Downs 2 10/67 def. Swan Hill 2 2/60, Murray Downs 3 10/75 def. Balranald Ex. Services 1 2/60.
Division 3 – Moulamein 2 12/82 def. Tooleybuc 1 0/48, Lake Boga 2 10/74 def. Murray Downs 4 2/60, Racecourse 4 10/83 def. Racecourse 3 2/68.
Division 4 – Racecourse 5 10/45 def. Manangatang 2 0/48, Nyah District 2 10/35 def. Lake Boga 3 0/33, Murray Downs 5 10/10 def. Lake Boga 4 (Forfeit), Swan Hill 3 – Bye.
Saturday Pennant – Round 3 Fixture – Saturday, October 21
Division 1 – Moulamein 1 v Swan Hill 1, Racecourse 1 v Nyah District 1, Lake Boga 1 v Murray Downs 1.
Division 2 – Balranald Ex. Services 1 v Swan Hill 2, Racecourse 2 v Murray Downs 3, Murray Downs 2 v Manangatang 1.
Division 3 – Murray Downs 4 v Racecourse 4, Racecourse 3 v Tooleybuc 1, Lake Boga 2 v Moulamein 2.
Division 4 – Lake Boga 4 v Nyah District 2, Swan Hill 3 v Murray Downs 5, Manangatang 2 v Lake Boga 3, Racecourse 5 – Bye.
Midweek Pennant – Round 2 Results – Tuesday, October 17
Division 1 – Murray Downs 1 10/50 def. Murray Downs 2 0/40, Racecourse 1 10/57 def. Swan Hill 1 0/37, Racecourse 2 10/53 def. Lake Boga 1 0/39.
Division 2 – Racecourse 3 8/47 def. Murray Downs 3 2/45, Swan Hill 2 8/53 def. Manangatang 1 2/44, Nyah District 1 8/52 def. Murray Downs 4 2/50, Lake Boga 2 10/57 def. Balranald Ex. Services 1 0/49, Tooleybuc 1 10/55 def. Racecourse 4 0/45.
Midweek Pennant – Round 3 Fixture – Tuesday, October 24
Division 1 – Murray Downs 1 v Racecourse 2, Racecourse 1 v Lake Boga 1, Swan Hill 1 v Murray Downs 2.
Division 2 – Tooleybuc 1 v Lake Boga 2, Murray Downs 4 v Racecourse 3, Nyah District 1 v Balranald Ex. Services 1, Murray Downs 3 v Swan Hill 2, Manangatang 1 v Racecourse 4.
LADDERS
Saturday Pennant
Division 1
Moulamein 1 – 18
Racecourse 1 – 18
Murray Downs 1 – 16
Swan Hill 1 – 10
Lake Boga 1 – 6
Nyah District 1 – 4
Division 2
Racecourse 2 – 20
Murray Downs 3 – 18
Murray Downs 2 – 12
Balranald Ex. Services 1 – 11
Swan Hill 2 – 6
Manangatang 1 – 5
Division 3
Racecourse 4 – 18
Murray Downs 4 – 14
Racecourse 3 – 14
Lake Boga 2 – 14
Moulamein 2 – 12
Tooleybuc 1 – 0
Division 4
Nyah District 2 – 15
Racecourse 5 – 12
Murray Downs 5 – 10
Manangatang 2 – 10
Lake Boga 3 – 8
Swan Hill 3 – 5
Lake Boga 4 – 0
Midweek Pennant
Division 1
Murray Downs 1 –20
Racecourse 2 – 20
Racecourse 1 – 12
Murray Downs 2 – 8
Swan Hill 1 – 0
Lake Boga 1 – 0
Division 2
Racecourse 3 – 18
Lake Boga 2 – 18
Swan Hill 2 – 16
Murray Downs 4 – 12
Tooleybuc 1 – 12
Nyah District 1 – 10
Racecourse 4 – 8
Balranald Ex. Services 1 – 2
Murray Downs 3 – 2
Manangatang 1 – 2
