MURRAY DOWNS
THE first round of the men’s and ladies A Grade championships were played last Thursday, with not quite as many attending social bowls as a result, however, the winners were John Alderuccio and Dawne Holland.
The Murray Valley men’s state pairs grand final was played last Sunday at Murray Downs, with congratulations going to the winners “Buck” Lehmann and Matt O’Bree.
The runners-up were Peter Brook and Chris Power, also from Murray Downs, a great achievement.
Our annual Murray Downs Turkey Day will be held next Thursday, December 7, starting at 12.30pm, with three games of 10 ends.
If you would like a turkey for Christmas, get along to try your luck, with entries to Dawne Holland on 0402 020 996 or Carl Fox on 0429 855 260 by 5pm Wednesday.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday, December 2 teams
Division 1: Murray Downs 1 v Swan Hill 1, away – G.McCaig, D.Alderuccio, M.O’Bree, J.Thornton; K.Rowe, M.Hollingworth, J.Caldwell; M.Tempini, C.Power, H.Whitford, B.Lehmann.
Division 2: Murray Downs 2 v Murray Downs 3, at home – J.Alderuccio, G.Robertson, K.Power, K.O’Bree; N.Martin, D.Timmins, D.Fisher, D.Uebergang; D.Caldwell, C.McCaig, J.Wilson, R.Wilson.
Division 2: Murray Downs 3 v Murray Downs 2, away – C.Rovere, N.Weir, D.Angus, T.Furnell; B.Napier, A.Bookham, G.Whitla, K.Burrage; N.Delmenico, J.Boyd, P.Furnell, N.Brown.
Division 3: Murray Downs 4 v Racecourse 3, away – C.Parry, D.Holland, M.Angus, D.Deighton; L.Toomer, P.Mangano, W.Murray, R.Smith; M.Brown, B.Deighton, M.Martin, C.Fox.
Division 4: Murray Downs 5 v Lake Boga 4, away – J.Cox, L.Roberts, G.Seton-Stewart, B.Butcher; D.Witney, J.Rowe, E.Heard, M.Johnson.
Midweek Pennant – Tuesday, December 5 teams
Division 1: Murray Downs 1 v Racecourse 1, away – J.Boyd, P.Brook, M.O’Bree, L.Critten; R.Wilson, C.Rovere, G.McCaig, J.Wilson.
Division 1: Murray Downs 2 v Racecourse 2, away – P.Furnell, N.Weir, D.Fisher, T.Furnell; D.Holland, D.Griffin, H.Whitford, C.McCaig.
Division 2: Murray Downs 3 v Manangatang 1, at home – M.Angus, C.Parry, D.Barry, D.Angus; D.Timmins, D.Deighton, K.O’Bree, D.Scown.
Division 2: Murray Downs 4 v Lake Boga, at home – N.Martin, K.Burrage, C.Fox, P.Martin; N.Delmenico, B.McCartney, B.Napier, M.Johnson.
RACECOURSE
THE winners of our Country Care Hearing Any Combination Triples were Bruce Horsburgh, Carol Smith and Arthur Threadgold, who had two wins and 58 points and won on a countback from Richie Doran, Jim Wilcox and Tony Evans.
Our Christmas party will be on Saturday, December 9, with a sheet on the board for booking and catering, with money to be paid to Kaye Roberts by Wednesday.
Also, please note there are lots of club events which need to be played as soon as possible.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday, December 2 teams
Division 1: Racecourse 1 v Moulamein 1, at home – G.McKissack, Neville Smith, P.Loughran, D.Jonkers; M.Holyoak, DJ Weaver, S.Domaille, G.Bennett; Norm Smith, G.McIntosh, K.Gardner, R.Wolfe.
Division 2: Racecourse 2 v Balranald Ex Services, at home – B.Bice, N.Roberts, A.Lindsay, J.Beard; T.Wiseman, R.Doran, A.Threadgold, J.Ford; B.Horsburgh, G.Bailey, K.Vivian, J.Wilcox.
Division 3: Racecourse 3 v Murray Downs 4, at home – C.Power, R.Wardle, P.Scott, R.Jones; E.Russell, G.Schack, P.Parry, M.Renney; I.Lockhart, K.Duthie, I.Lawry, T.Evans.
Division 3: Racecourse 4 v Moulamein 2, at home – C.Smith, F.Devereux, H.Frame, B.Mason; R.Schack, D.Doran, H.Vander Veen, K.Roberts; V.Lindsay, A.Taylor, K.McKissack, B.McIntosh.
Division 4: Racecourse 5 v Manangatang 2, away – G.Harwood, K.Bailey, L.McKay, R.Harrop; L.Loats, B.Warren, G.Maher, K.Foott.
Midweek Pennant – Tuesday, December 5 teams
Division 1: Racecourse 1 v Murray Downs 1, at home – D.Doran, T.Wiseman, DJ Weaver, K.Roberts; R.Schack, Norm Smith, N.Roberts, D.Weaver.
Division 1: Racecourse 2 v Murray Downs 2, at home – C.Smith, J.Ford, G.Bennett, H.Frame; V.Lindsay, Neville Smith, G.McIntosh, F.Devereux.
Division 2: Racecourse 3 v Tooleybuc 1, at home – L.Loats, J.Beard, J.Threadgold, C.Power; E.Lawry, P.Loughran, M.Smith, I.Lockhart.
Division 2: Racecourse 4 v Nyah District 1, at home – L.Taylor, R.Rust, E.Renney, H.Vander Veen; K.Bailey, R.Doran, L.McKay, T.Evans.
SWAN HILL
WEEKEND pennant at Swan Hill on Saturday saw a very close finish in our Division 1 match against Moulamein, with the game going right down to the last bowl of the afternoon.
Brian Quaife’s rink pulled off a one-shot win over A.Worboyes’ team, while G.Scandolora’s crew fell one shot short against D.Compton.
Moulamein’s K.Evans finished four shots ahead of Swan Hill’s G.Evans, with Moulamein taking home the cream by four shots.
Balranald made their trip to Swan Hill worthwhile, overcoming Swam Hill’s Division 2 side by 28 shots, with Alan Marshman again at the helm of Swan Hill’s best performing rink, defeating A.Boynton 28-21.
Nyah District hosted our Swan Hill fours, with Nyah claiming both rinks and a 15-shot win overall.
Our Division 1 team comes up against last year’s premiership side tomorrow, an always strong contingent from Murray Downs.
Manangatang will visit to play Swan Hill’s Division 2 side, while our Division 4 team have the bye.
In better news, our Swan Hill Bowls midweek pennant players managed to keep their winning streak going on Tuesday.
Division 1 played a close game at Murray Downs against their second side, with D.Millsteed, B.Husson, B.Quaife and L.King finishing 14 shots ahead of C.McCaig’s rink, while T.Furnell’s team overcame J.Husson’s team by five shots, giving Swan Hill an advantage of nine shots overall.
Division 2 also had a good day at Nyah, with R.Fazzalori, R.Poole, S.Tompsett and R.Dorigo defeating T.Watson’s rink by 14 shots, which covered E.Grey’s team’s loss to K.Jenkins, with Swan hill finishing four shots up on the day.
Next Tuesday both teams play at home, with Division 1 hosting Lake Boga and Division 2 playing Balranald.
Friday Frolic is always an enjoyable social afternoon for anyone who would like a short, friendly game of bowls, with everybody welcome and no experience required.
Enter your names by 2.30pm for a 3pm start, and stay and enjoy the friendly atmosphere in the club after the game.
Some dates to remember include our Bowls Christmas party on Saturday, December 16, with all welcome, as well as our president’s evening on Monday, December 18 from 4.30pm, which will be an any-combination two-bowl triples event.
Finally, we will host our New Years Night Tournament on Monday, January 1 from 4.30pm, which will also be an any-combination two-bowl triples event.
LAKE BOGA
THE standout team for Lake Boga in last week’s weekend pennant fixtures was our Division 3 side, who had a plus-15-shot win over Moulamein.
David Condy’s rink won by seven shots, Peter Snell’s rink had a comfortable 11-shot win, while Terry Haw’s rink lost by a narrow margin of three.
Our Division 4 teams had mixed results, with Lake Boga 3 defeating Racecourse by 11 shots, with Robyn Jolley’s rink winning with a comfortable 18 shots.
Lake Boga 4 lost to Manangatang by four shots, with John Pye’s rink winning by a margin of 15, but unable to cover the loss of the other rink.
Our Division 1 team started the days play quietly confident of victory against Murray Downs again. After all three rinks had a disastrous six-eight ends start, they managed to claw their way back with Ken Hamill’s rink having a 12-shot win and Danny Kelly’s rink going down by five, but unfortunately, Peter Philp’s team had a large loss of 21 shots.
Our midweek pennant Division 1 side had a loss to Racecourse of 42 shots, while our Division 2 defeated Racecourse with an eight shot win, with Shirley Swan’s rink winning by five and Jeanie Leach’s rink having a three shot win.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday, December 2 teams
Division 1: Lake Boga 1 v Nyah District, at home – K.Hamill, I.Ross, R.Atkinson, J.McCormack; P.Philp, L.Swan, G.Davies, H.Jobling; D.Kelly, A.Shields, R.Smith, G.Clifford.
Division 3: Lake Boga 2 v Tooleybuc 1, at home – T.Haw ,L.Kingsbury, J.Hamill, M.Parsons; P.Snell, M.Lord, S.Meehan, N.Hender; R.Jolley, K.Kendall, G.Davis, K.Anderson.
Division 4: Lake Boga 3 v Nyah District 2, away – N.Bruton, A.Jobling, L.Grey, J.Robertson; J.Leach, R.Dewhurst, R.Bruton, L.Dewhurst.
Division 4: Lake Boga 4 v Murray Downs 5, at home – J.Pye, Jill Pye, B.McDonald, B.Davies; R.Leach, B.Fowles, L.Maher, A.Moynihan.
Midweek Pennant – Tuesday, December 5 teams
Division 1: Lake Boga 1 v Swan Hill 1, away – R.Jolley, M.O’Meara, I.Ross, H.Jobling; J.Hamill, K.Hamill, S.Meehan, M.Parsons.
Division 2: Lake Boga 2 v Murray Downs 4, away – J.Leach, P.Snell, R.Leach, L.Dewhurst; S.Swan, R.Atkinson, N.Hender, J.Robertson.
TOOLEYBUC
ON a weekend of mild weather conditions, the weekend pennant results for round 8 saw the tables turn for Tooleybuc, recording our first win of the season.
Tooleybuc players arrived to play at Racecourse to face Racecourse 3 and knew it would be a challenge, but with the inclusion of several returning players into our side, Tooleybuc produced two wins and a loss.
T.Armstrong’s rink teamed together well to put up a resounding win of 20 shots, while R.Holland’s team also played well and finished seven shots up, with P.Gardner’s rink close all day, but just going down.
The overall score on the day was Tooleybuc 83 to Racecourse 3 63.
Our midweek pennant was played at Tooleybuc against Murray Downs 3 on Tuesday, with both rinks having a bit of a tussle, with one rink up and the other down, but only one shot the difference overall going into the lunch break.
After lunch, the game continued to be close, but in the end Tooleybuc won with one rink up.
P.Gardner’s team was the winning rink on the day, claiming victory by a comfortable 10 shots, T.Armstrong’s rink battled it out to make the score difference closer in a tighter contest, but weren’t able to take the points for the win, going down by a mere three shots.
The overall result was Tooleybuc 53 to Murray Downs 3 46.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday, December 2 teams
Division 3: Tooleybuc 1 v Lake Boga 2, away – T.Armstrong, D.Adams, W.Hazlett, J.Armstrong; R.Holland, A.Adams, B.Nield, A.Smith; P.Gardner, K.Smith, E.Borchard, M.Grace.
Midweek Pennant – Tuesday, December 5 teams
Division 2: Tooleybuc 1 v Racecourse 3, away – T.Armstrong, D.Adams, K.Smith, A.Smith; P.Gardner, R.Holland, E.Borchard, G.Molloy.
MVPA
THE men’s state pairs were played last Sunday, with “Buck” Lehmann and Matt O’Bree (Murray Downs) winning their semi-final in dominant fashion against Norm Smith and Glenn McKissack (Racecourse) 18-8.
In the grand final, Peter Brook and Chris Power (Murray Downs) also proved no match for Lehmann and O’Bree, who scored a 19-9 victory to stamp their authority on the event.
Entries for the State Triples will close on Monday, with the first matches to be played at Lake Boga on Sunday, December 10.
Good luck to all our representatives who are taking part in the regional match against Wimmera at Wycheproof on Sunday.
Judy Wilson, Cecilia McCaig, Kerryn Evans, Lisa Critten, Kylie Gardner and Dannielle Adams are our ladies’ representatives, while Mick Holyoak, John Caldwell, Shane Domaille, Norm Smith and Josh Thornton are our men’s representatives.
All players are reminded to be at Wycheproof by 9am, for a 9.30am start.
RESULTS
Saturday Pennant
Round 8 – Saturday, November 25
Division 1: Moulamein 1 10/71 d Swan Hill 1 2/67; Racecourse 1 12/81 d Nyah District 1 0/52; Murray Downs 1 10/78 d Lake Boga 1 2/64.
Division 2: Balranald Ex Services 1 10/84 d Swan Hill 2 2/56; Racecourse 2 10/75 d Murray Downs 3 2/60; Manangatang 1 10/76 d Murray Downs 2 2/66.
Division 3: Murray Downs 4 10/66 d Racecourse 4 2/52; Tooleybuc 1 10/83 d Racecourse 3 2/63; Lake Boga 2 10/69 d Moulamein 2 2/54.
Division 4: Manangatang 2 8/39 d Lake Boga 4 2/35; Lake Boga 3 8/40 d Racecourse 5 2/29; Nyah District 2 10/47 d Swan Hill 3 0/30; Murray Downs 5 – bye.
Midweek Pennant
Round 8 – Tuesday, November 28
Division 1: Murray Downs 1 8/46 d Racecourse 2 2/40; Racecourse 1 10/65 d Lake Boga 1 0/23; Swan Hill 1 8/53 d Murray Downs 2 2/44.
Division 2: Swan Hill 2 8/55 d Nyah District 1 2/51; Manangatang 1 8/44 d Murray Downs 4 2/35; Lake Boga 2 10/44 d Racecourse 4 0/36; Racecourse 3 10/55 d Balranald Ex Services 1 0/30; Tooleybuc 1 8/53 d Murray Downs 3 2/46.
FIXTURES
Saturday Pennant
Round 9 – Saturday, December 2
Division 1: Lake Boga 1 v Nyah District 1, Swan Hill 1 v Murray Downs 1, Racecourse 1 v Moulamein 1.
Division 2: Murray Downs 2 v Murray Downs 3, Swan Hill 2 v Manangatang 1, Racecourse 2 v Balranald Ex Services 1.
Division 3: Lake Boga 2 v Tooleybuc 1, Racecourse 4 v Moulamein 2, Racecourse 3 v Murray Downs 4.
Division 4: Nyah District 2 v Lake Boga 3, Manangatang 2 v Racecourse 5, Lake Boga 4 v Murray Downs 5, Swan Hill 3 – bye.
Midweek Pennant
Round 9 – Tuesday, December 5
Division 1: Swan Hill 1 v Lake Boga 1, Racecourse 2 v Murray Downs 2, Racecourse 1 v Murray Downs 1.
Division 2: Swan Hill 2 v Balranald Ex Services 1, Murray Downs 3 v Manangatang 1, Murray Downs 4 v Lake Boga 2, Racecourse 4 v Nyah District 1, Racecourse 3 v Tooleybuc 1.
LADDERS
Saturday Pennant
Division 1
Racecourse 1 – 78
Murray Downs 1 – 74
Moulamein 1 – 63
Lake Boga 1 – 38
Swan Hill 1 – 28
Nyah District 1 – 7
Division 2
Racecourse 2 – 67
Murray Downs 2 – 64
Balranald Ex Services 1 – 61
Murray Downs 3 – 55
Manangatang 1 – 31
Swan Hill 2 – 10
Division 3
Racecourse 4 – 66
Racecourse 3 – 59
Lake Boga 2 – 58
Murray Downs 4 – 50
Moulamein 2 – 35
Tooleybuc 1 – 20
Division 4
Racecourse 5 – 62
Lake Boga 3 – 60
Nyah District 2 – 58
Manangatang 2 – 50
Swan Hill 3 – 36
Lake Boga 4 – 27
Murray Downs 5 – 17
Midweek Pennant
Division 1
Murray Downs 1 – 62
Murray Downs 2 – 47
Racecourse 1 – 42
Racecourse 2 – 40
Swan Hill 1 – 32
Lake Boga 1 – 17
Division 2
Racecourse 3 – 58
Racecourse 4 – 55
Lake Boga 2 – 49
Swan Hill 2 – 45
Tooleybuc 1 – 45
Murray Downs 4 – 39
Balranald Ex Services – 29
Murray Downs 3 – 29
Manangatang 1 – 29
Nyah District 1 – 22
