MURRAY DOWNS
Firstly, massive congratulations to the team of Josh Thornton, ‘Buck’ Lehmann, John Caldwell and Garry McCaig, who are our national men’s fours bronze medallists.
It is a truly wonderful achievement and one they should all be very proud of.
Social bowls last week was won by Peter Furnell, Noel Delmenico and Cath Parry, with only 17 players taking part as some of our members took the opportunity to watch our four star bowlers in Perth.
Members on duty next Thursday are Robert Smith and David Timmins.
Pennant last Saturday had some interesting games, with our team two being our only winner for the weekend, while our midweek pennant teams came away with three victories out of four.
The social club has organised a pizza night tomorrow after bowls, with it also being a dress-up event to match the first initial of your first name.
Please put your name on the notice board today if you are attending for catering purposes.
There will be a Melbourne Cup tournament on Tuesday, November 7, beginning at 10.30am, consisting of any combination three bowl triples, with three games of seven ends.
Sweeps will be run on the day for the cup, with great raffle prizes to be won.
It is a casual dress event, with teams or single entries to Dawne Holland on 0402 020 996 or Carl Fox on 0429 855 260, with entries closing at 4pm, Monday, November 6.
Lists are on the notice board for entry into club matches. Please enter your name if you intend to play.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday, October 28 teams
Division 1 – Murray Downs 1 v Swan Hill 1, Home – C.Power, H.Whitford, P.Brook, B.Lehmann; G.McCaig, D.Alderuccio, M.O’Bree, J.Thornton; M.Tempini, M.Hollingworth, K.Rowe, J.Caldwell.
Division 2 – Murray Downs 2 v Murray Downs 3, Home – D.Caldwell, C.McCaig, J.Wilson, R.Wilson; D.Timmins, N.Martin, D.Fisher, D.Uebergang; G.Robertson, D.Scown, K.Power, D.Barry.
Division 2 – Murray Downs 3 v Murray Downs 2, Away – C.Rovere, N.Weir, D.Angus, T.Furnell; J.Boyd, N.Delmenico, P.Furnell, N.Brown; A.Bookham, D.Holland, G.Whitla, K.Burrage.
Division 3 – Murray Downs 4 v Racecourse 3, Home – B.Fox, M.Brown, M.Martin, C.Fox; B.McCombe, C.Parry, M.Angus, B.Napier; W.Murray, P.Mangano, B.Deighton, R.Smith.
Division 4 – Murray Downs 5 v Manangatang 2, Home – D.Whitney, J.Cox, B.McCartney, M.Johnson; G.Seton-Stewart, D.Deighton, P.Martin, B.Butcher.
Midweek Pennant – Tuesday, October 31 teams
Division 1 – Murray Downs 1 v Racecourse 1, Home – J.Boyd, P.Brook, M.O’Bree, L.Critten; G.McCaig, D.Holland, R.Wilson, J.Wilson.
Division 1 – Murray Downs 2 v Racecourse 2, Home – P.Furnell, N.Weir, D.Fisher, T.Furnell; C.Rovere, D.Griffin, H.Whitford, C.McCaig.
Division 2 – Murray Downs 3 v Racecourse 4, Away – C.Parry, M.Angus, D.Barry, D.Angus; J.Alderuccio, D.Deighton, K.Rowe, D.Scown.
Division 2 – Murray Downs 4 v Balranald Ex. Services, Away – P.Martin, N.Martin, M.Martin, B.Butcher; N.Delmenico, B.McCartney, B.Napier, M.Johnson.
RACECOURSE
Jackpot bowls was played in a howling wind this week, which attracted a limited field on Wednesday.
The winners, with two wins and +15 shots, were David Jonkers, Max Renney and Michael Grace, while in second place, with one win and +18 shots, was Brian Quaife, Ken Duthie and Phil Parry.
Night bowls was also played in tough weather conditions, and was won by Ollies’ Otters, which comprised Ken Barry, Oliver Jonkers and Ken McCartney, with a win in both their matches and finishing on +2 shots.
Tonight is our Around the World dinner party, which should be a fun event, with a double members’ draw, raffles and cheerful company.
Finally, good luck to all our members who are playing in the State Singles on Sunday at the Swan Hill Bowls Club.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday, October 28 teams
Division 1 – Racecourse 1 v Moulamein 1, Away – G.McKissack, Neville Smith, S.Domaille, K.Roberts; M.Holyoak, R.Hayes, DJ Weaver, G.Bennett; Norm Smith, G.McIntosh, K.Gardner, R.Wolfe.
Division 2 – Racecourse 2 v Balranald Ex. Services 1, Away – D.Jonkers, N.Roberts, A.Lindsay, J.Beard; T.Wiseman, R.Doran, G.Bailey, J.Ford; P.Loughran, B.Horsburgh, K.Vivian, J.Wilcox.
Division 3 – Racecourse 3 v Murray Downs 4, Away – G.Schack, C.Power, P.Scott, R.Jones; E.Russell, R.Rust, P.Parry, M.Renney; I.Lockhart, K.Duthie, T.Evans, P.Hooper.
Division 3 – Racecourse 4 v Moulamein 2, Away – C.Smith, M.Hooper, K.Bailey, B.Mason; D.Doran, L.Taylor, I.Lawry, H.Vander Veen; V.Lindsay, R.Schack, A.Taylor, B.McIntosh.
Division 4 – Racecourse 5 v Swan Hill 3, Home – L.Loats, B.Warren, K.Saville, K.Foott; F.Devereux, G.Maher, R.Harrop, L.McKay
Midweek Pennant – Tuesday, October 31 teams
Division 1 – Racecourse 2 v Murray Downs 2, Away – D.Doran, R.Hayes, T.Wiseman, K.Roberts; R.Schack, Norm Smith, N.Roberts, M.Hooper.
Division 1 – Racecourse 1 v Murray Downs 1, Away – C.Smith, J.Ford, G.Bennett, H.Frame; V.Lindsay, Neville Smith, G.McIntosh, F.Devereux.
Division 2 – Racecourse 3 v Swan Hill 2, Away – L.Loats, K.Vivian, K.Bailey, C.Power; E.Lawry, R.Doran, M.Smith, I.Lockhart.
Division 2 – Racecourse 4 v Murray Downs 3, Home – L.Taylor, DJ Weaver, E.Renney, R.Rust; A.Taylor, D.Weaver, N.McKay, T.Evans.
SWAN HILL
Swan Hill’s Division 1 and 2 teams were unable to bring home the win after travelling to Moulamein and Balranald respectively last weekend.
Division 1 did manage to win one rink, being that of G.McGrath, O.Lewis, W.King and F.Jacka defeating M.Stephens’ rink by three shots.
Their three shots was a long way off covering the other two losing rinks, however, with the Division 1 team no doubt trying their hardest for a better result when they play Murray Downs 1 tomorrow.
Balranald 1 were too good for Swan Hill 2, with Balranald winning all three rinks, seeing our Division 2 team go down by 47 shots overall.
Tomorrow our Division 2 side will head off to Manangatang and try to make amends for last week.
Swan Hill 4 received yet another forfeit last Saturday from Murray Downs 5, however the team braved the windy conditions and played 10 ends of practice instead.
Some of these players are yet to play a game and are looking forward to visiting Racecourse 5 tomorrow.
Midweek pennant on Tuesday saw Swan Hill’s Division 2 side have their third win, defeating Murray Downs 3 by two shots overall.
K.Smith, A.Smith, E.Grey and R.Dorigo had a resounding win, which covered the loss on the other rink.
Next Tuesday they will host Racecourse 3 and try to keep up their winning streak.
Swan Hill’s Division 1 midweek pennant result saw L.King’s rink win by two shots against Murray Downs 2, but they were unable to cover the other rink’s loss.
On Tuesday, Division 1 will go to Lake Boga and attempt to do better.
Today is Friday Frolic at 3pm, with names to be in by 2.30pm to be sure of a game.
The jackpot is starting to build with no winners last Friday.
All are most welcome to join in, with no experience necessary, and there will be plenty going on in the clubhouse after the game for those not wanting to play bowls, but would like some social interaction.
Melbourne Cup Day is only 11 days away and there’s a notice sheet on the board for names. A chicken and salad buffet lunch with a free glass of bubbly or orange juice and sweets, all for $25.
Afternoon tea will be served after the running of the Melbourne Cup, with Cup sweeps to enter from 11.30am, and lunch at 12pm.
Short game of bowls, $5 entry, to finish in time to watch the big race, with members to please bring a plate of afternoon tea, either savoury or sweet.
LAKE BOGA
Congratulations to all Lake Boga teams on Saturday and Tuesday, after winning their pennant games.
In Division 1 Saturday pennant, the team of Danny Kelly, Anthony Shields, ‘Bones’ Smith, and Greg Clifford were the winning rink, while in Division 3, the winning rinks were Terry Haw, Janet Hamill, Gary Cowland and Noel Hender, and Peter Snel, Leigh Kingsbury, Sally Meehan and Max Parsons.
In Division 4, Alex Jobling, Ray Leach, Jeannie Leach and Laurel Dewhurst won their rink.
On Tuesday, the midweek pennant Division 1 winners were Robyn Jolley, Ian Ross, John McCormack and Helen Jobling, while in Division 2, it was Shirley Swan, Ron Atkinson, Noel Hender and Laurel Dewhurst.
List for the entry in the club singles and 100 Up are on the board, please put your name down by the end of the month.
The winners of Wednesday social bowls were Ken Hamill, ‘Bones’ Smith and Nola Bruton, while the runners up were Ian Ross, Janet Hamill, Rod Dewhurst and Sally Meehan, with Ron Atkinson on duty next week.
Please get your names in for our Melbourne Cup Day function for catering, with everyone welcome, so come along for a great fun day.
Finally, our skins tournament is filling quickly, although we still have room for a few more entries.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday, October 28 teams
Division 1 – Lake Boga 1 v Nyah District 1, Away – K.Hamill, I.Ross, G.Davies, J.McCormack; D.Kelly, A.Shields, R.Smith, G.Clifford; P.Philp, L.Swan, R.Atkinson, H.Jobling.
Division 3 – Lake Boga 2 v Tooleybuc 1, Away – T.Haw, J.Hamill, G.Cowland, N.Hender; D.Condy, M.O’Meara, K.Anderson, K.Kendell; P.Snel, L.Kingsbury, R.Atkinson, M.Parsons.
Division 4 – Lake Boga 3 v Lake Boga 4, Home – Lake Boga 4 has forfeited to Lake Boga 3.
Division 4 – Lake Boga 4 v Lake Boga 3, Away – Lake Boga 4 has forfeited to Lake Boga 3.
TOOLEYBUC
Pennant was played in windy conditions last Saturday, with Tooleybuc travelling to Swan Hill to play Racecourse 3.
While the scores were close going into the break, Racecourse 3 pulled away in the end to record a comfortable win, 83 to 50.
Best rink on the day was that of A.Adams’ team, who went down by five shots.
This week, players will be looking to secure an overdue win when they take on Lake Boga 2 at Tooleybuc.
Midweek pennant was played at Tooleybuc against ladder leader Lake Boga 2 and unfortunately, we lost in a close game by five shots.
T.Armstrong’s rink was the best on the day, coming from behind after lunch to win by five shots, with our midweek bowlers taking on Nyah District at Nyah this week.
Good luck to A.Adams, D.Adams, J.Armstrong, T.Armstrong and Z.Oliver who will be playing in the Murray Valley State Singles at Swan Hill this Sunday.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday, October 28 teams
Division 3 – Tooleybuc 1 v Lake Boga 2, Home – A.Adams, T.Tobias, I.Hickey, B.Smith; J.Armstrong, T.Armstrong, E.Borchard, W.Hazlett; P.Gardner, D.Adams, M.Grace, Z.Oliver.
Midweek Pennant – Tuesday, October 31 teams
Division 2 – Tooleybuc 1 v Nyah District 1, Away – T.Armstrong, E.Borchard, M.Grace, D.Adams; P.Gardner, R.Holland, B.Beckwith, M.Button.
MVPA
Winners of the State Mixed Pairs last weekend were Mark and Kerryn Evans of Moulamein, after they defeated Norm Smith and Alannah Taylor, 20/18.
This Sunday, the Swan Hill Bowls Club will host the State Singles, with matches to start at 9.30am. The draw is:
Ladies – L.Taylor v T.Armstrong, K.Smith v T.Furnell, D.Adams v J.Wilson, K.Gardner v K.Evans.
Men – R.Wolfe v I.McNair, D.Compton v B.Lehmann, Z.Oliver v G.McIntosh, B.Quaife v J.Thornton, K.O’Bree v M.Holyoak.
The following players are required at 11am – N.Smith v J.Caldwell, G.McCaig v D.Jonkers, S.Domaille v winner of A.Adams/J.Armstrong, M.Evans v M.Stephens, K.Rowe v C.Power.
All first-round winners will also be required.
Saturday Pennant – Round 3 Results – Saturday, October 21
Division 1 – Moulamein 1 10/82 def. Swan Hill1 2/59, Racecourse 1 12/109 def. Nyah District 1 0/40, Lake Boga 1 8/61 def. Murray Downs 1 4/60.
Division 2 – Balranald Ex. Services 1 12/97 def. Swan Hill 2 0/50, Racecourse 2 10/72 def. Murray Downs 3 2/63, Murray Downs 2 12/77 def. Manangatang 1 0/52.
Division 3 – Racecourse 4 10/73 def. Murray Downs 4 2/58, Racecourse 3 12/83 def. Tooleybuc 1 0/50, Lake Boga 2 10/75 def. Moulamein 2 2/58.
Division 4 – Lake Boga 3 8/44 def. Manangatang 2 2/32, Nyah District 2 def. Lake Boga 4 (forfeit), Swan Hill 3 def. Murray Downs 5 (forfeit), Racecourse 5 – Bye.
Saturday Pennant – Round 4 Fixture – Saturday, October 28
Division 1 – Nyah District 1 v Lake Boga 1, Murray Downs 1 v Swan Hill 1, Moulamein 1 v Racecourse 1.
Division 2 – Murray Downs 3 v Murray Downs 2, Manangatang 1 v Swan Hill 2, Balranald Ex. Services 1 v Racecourse 2.
Division 3 – Tooleybuc 1 v Lake Boga 2, Moulamein 2 v Racecourse 4, Murray Downs 4 v Racecourse 3.
Division 4 – Racecourse 5 v Swan Hill 3, Murray Downs 5 v Manangatang 2, Lake Boga 3 v Lake Boga 4, Nyah District 2 – Bye.
Midweek Pennant – Round 3 Results – Tuesday, October 24
Division 1 – Murray Downs 1 10/74 def. Racecourse 2 0/32, Lake Boga 1 8/44 def. Racecourse 1 2/41, Murray Downs 2 8/55 def. Swan Hill 1 2/33.
Division 2 – Lake Boga 2 8/50 def. Tooleybuc 1 2/45, Murray Downs 4 8/40 def. Racecourse 3 2/39, Balranald Ex. Services 1 10/60 def Nyah District 0/32, Swan Hill 2 8/54 def. Murray Downs 3 2/52, Racecourse 4 10/80 def. Manangatang 1 0/30.
Midweek Pennant – Round 4 Fixture – Tuesday, October 31
Division 1 – Murray Downs 1 v Racecourse 1, Murray Downs 2 v Racecourse 2, Lake Boga 1 v Swan Hill 1.
Division 2 – Swan Hill 2 v Racecourse 3, Lake Boga 2 v Manangatang 1, Balranald Ex. Services 1 v Murray Downs 4, Nyah District 1 v Tooleybuc 1, Racecourse 4 v Murray Downs 3.
LADDERS
Saturday Pennant
Division 1
Racecourse 1 – 30
Moulamein 1 – 28
Murray Downs 1 – 20
Lake Boga 1 – 14
Swan Hill 1 – 12
Nyah District 1 – 4
Division 2
Racecourse 2 – 30
Murray Downs 2 – 24
Balranald Ex. Services 1 – 23
Murray Downs 3 – 20
Swan Hill 2 – 6
Manangatang 1 – 5
Division 3
Racecourse 4 – 28
Racecourse 3 – 26
Lake Boga 2 – 24
Murray Downs 4 – 16
Moulamein 2 – 14
Tooleybuc 1 – 0
Division 4
Nyah District 2 – 20
Swan Hill 3 – 20
Lake Boga 3 – 16
Racecourse 5 – 12
Manangatang 2 – 12
Murray Downs 5 – 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
