MURRAY DOWNS
OUR annual Turkey Day was held last Thursday with a great turnout, many congratulations to the winning team from Racecourse, Norm and Marg Smith and Glen McIntosh.
The runners-up and third-placegetters went to two Murray Downs teams – Peter Furnell, Connie Rovere and Wayne Murray, and Doug Fisher, Dawne Holland and David Timmins.
The Division 1 and Division 3 weekend pennant teams played Moulamein at Murray Downs last Friday evening on a rather hot night.
Both teams were successful and a barbecue organised by the social committee was much appreciated by all teams.
The men’s A Grade singles championship is being played this afternoon between “Buck” Lehmann and Josh Thornton, sure to be an enthralling game of bowls.
A reminder of our Christmas party, held after bowls tomorrow night in the John Mayers Pavilion at 7pm, with the Christmas hamper raffles to be drawn on the night.
Team 4, which is playing at Tooleybuc, and Team 5, which is playing at Manangatang, have organised an earlier start of noon to get back in time for the Christmas party.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday teams
Division 1: Murray Downs 1 v Racecourse 1, away – G.McCaig, D.Alderuccio, M.O’Bree, J.Thornton; K.Rowe, P.Brook, M.Hollingworth, J.Caldwell; M.Tempini, C.Power, H.Whitford, B.Lehmann.
Division 2: Murray Downs 2 v Racecourse 2, at home – J.Alderuccio, G.Robertson, D.Barry, K.O’Bree; N.Martin, K.Power, D.Fisher, D.Uebergang; D.Caldwell, C.McCaig, J.Wilson, R.Wilson.
Division 2: Murray Downs 3 v Swan Hill 2, away – C.Rovere, N.Weir, D.Angus, T.Furnell; B.Napier, A.Bookham, G.Whitla, K.Burrage; B.McComb, J.Boyd, P.Furnell, N.Brown.
Division 3: Murray Downs 4 v Tooleybuc 1, away – C.Parry, B.McCartney, D.Holland, D.Deighton; N.Delmenico, P.Mangano, L.Toomer, M.Angus; M.Brown, B.Deighton, M.Martin, C.Fox.
Division 4: Murray Downs 5 v Manangatang 2, away – D.Whitney, B.Butcher, W.Murray; J.Cox, J.Rowe, G.Seton-Stewart, M.Johnson.
RACECOURSE
WINNERS of our Wednesday jackpot bowls were Peter Loughran, Kathy Clifford and Joanne Stevenson, with two wins and +24 shots, while in second place, with one win and +6 shots, were David Jonkers, BJ Penno and Jono Wright.
The jackpot number was 24, and Peter, Kathy and Joanne were extra pleased with their cash win.
Congratulations to Norm Smith, Ron Wolfe and Glenn McIntosh, who won the Murray Valley State Triples last Sunday at Lake Boga.
Congratulations also to Glenn McIntosh for his win in the Racecourse men’s singles, having defeated Ron Wolfe in a match of fluctuating fortunes.
Tomorrow night after bowls, the club invites all the players to stay for pizza to celebrate the end of pennant for 2023.
Please note, there are lots of club events which need to be played as soon as possible.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday teams
Division 1: Racecourse 1 v Murray Downs 1, at home – G.McIntosh, Neville Smith, P.Loughran, G.McKissack; M.Holyoak, DJ Weaver, S.Domaille, G.Bennett; Norm Smith, K.Gardner, D.Jonkers, R.Wolfe.
Division 2: Racecourse 2 v Murray Downs 2, away – 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 Moulamein 2, at home (noon start) – L.Taylor, R.Wardle, T.Evans, R.Jones; E.Russell, G.Schack, P.Parry, M.Renney; I.Lockhart, R.Rust, I.Lawry, P.Hooper.
Division 3: Racecourse 4 v Lake Boga 2, at home – C.Smith, M.Hooper, H.Frame, B.Mason; R.Schack, F.Devereux, H.Vander Veen, K.Roberts; V.Lindsay, A.Taylor, K.McKissack, B.McIntosh.
Division 4: Racecourse 5 v Swan Hill 3, away – K.Bailey, G.Harwood, R.Harrop, C.Power; L.Loats, B.Warren, G.Maher, K.Foott.
SWAN HILL
THIS Saturday, all Swan Hill teams will be playing on their home turf for their final matches to end the year.
Division 1 will battle it out against Lake Boga for the third time this season, with the results so far sitting at a one-all draw, so it will be game on to see who comes out on top.
Swan Hill had a good day at Nyah last week, winning two of the three rinks, G.McGrath, O.Lewis, M.Balchin and W.King defeating B.Smith’s rink by 15 shots, and G.Evans and company gaining two shots on R.Howard, counteracting G.Scandalora’s two-shot loss to K.Coburn.
Division 2 were defeated on all three rinks last Saturday by Racecourse 2, Robin Poole’s rink having the narrowest loss of eight shots.
Division 2 will be aiming to improve their performance, when Murray Downs 2 visits tomorrow.
Unfortunately, Division 4 were short of players and were unable to field a team.
Midweek pennant was played in very trying conditions on Tuesday for the last round prior to the Christmas break.
Division 1 played Murray Downs 1 at Murray Downs, with J.Husson, W.King, G.Clark and H.Smith defeating J.Wilson’s rink by nine shots, however, it wasn’t enough to cover the other rinks loss.
Division 2 played at home against Tooleybuc with a similar story, as E.Grey, F.Burge, G.Coulter and S.Tompsett won by nine shots against T.Armstrong’s team, but couldn’t cover the second rink’s loss.
Midweek pennant will resume on the January 16, while Saturday pennant resumes on January 20.
Friday Frolic will be on today in less stressful weather conditions.
All are welcome to come along and enjoy an hour of social bowls starting at 3pm, but be sure to enter your names by 2.30pm.
Happy hour drinks, snacks and raffles follow on after the bowls.
Father Christmas is on his way to attend our Christmas party on Saturday night after bowls; it is not too late to put your name on the list in the club house if you haven’t already done so.
Bowlers, family and friends are most welcome, so come along and enjoy pizza, salads and sweets, with no charge, raffles to defray costs.
Bill King is receiving entries for the Swan Hill Bowls Club presidents evening on Monday, December 18, commencing with a sausage sizzle at 4.30pm.
Format is an any combination triples, $15 per person all inclusive, with light supper after the game.
Call Bill on 0428 324 083 or the bowls club on 5032 1772, entries close at 2pm.
Our new year’s night tournament will be held on Monday, January 1, with the same format, with teams and single entries accepted.
LAKE BOGA
RACECOURSE proved too strong for Lake Boga last week in Division 1 pennant competition.
While Lake Boga went to the half-time break with all three rinks up and a total of 19 shots in the lead, Racecourse ended up the winners at the end of play.
Ken Hamill’s rink won by four shots, while Danny Kelly’s rink went down by a small margin of three shots, but Norm Smith’s rink was too strong for Peter Philp, winning by 18 shots.
In a nail-biter of a finish, the last bowl of the day in Division 3 saw Lake Boga draw against Racecourse 3.
David Condy’s rink won by one shot, while Peter Snell’s rink finished up by four, while Terry Haw’s rink went down by five.
In Division 4, unfortunately both our teams lost, with team 3 losing to Manangatang and team 4 to Nyah District.
Division 1 midweek pennant saw Lake Boga defeated by Murray Downs 2, while in Division 2, Lake Boga won against Nyah District by 15 shots, with Jeanie Leach’s rink winning by six shots and Shirley Swan’s rink winning by nine shots.
A reminder to club members that this Saturday after bowls, our club will be hosting our Christmas party, with members to please bring a salad, meat will be supplied.
Wednesday, January 27, we are having a Christmas-new year pairs tournament, 5.30pm start with a sausage sizzle.
Bowls will start at 6pm, entries to Rod on 0447 382 007, Danny on 0447 845 975 or Ken on 0408 459 1256.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday teams
Division 1: Lake Boga 1 v Swan Hill 1, away – D.Kelly, A.Shields, R.Smith, G.Clifford; P.Philp, L.Swan, G.Davies, H.Jobling; K.Hamill, I.Ross, R.Atkinson, J.McCormack.
Division 3: Lake Boga 2 v Racecourse 4, away – T.Haw, L.Kingsbury, J.Hamill, M.Parsons; P.Snell, M.Lord, S.Meehan, N.Hender; D.Condey, M.O’Meara, K.Kendall, K.Anderson.
Division 4: Lake Boga 3 v Lake Boga 4, away – R.Jolley, A.Jobling, G.Davis, L.Grey; J.Leach, R.Dewhurst, L.Dewhurst, J.Robertson.
Division 4: Lake Boga 4 v Lake Boga 3, at home – John Pye, Jill Pye, B.McDonald, L.Maher; R.Leach, B.Fowles, B.Davies, R.Bruton.
TOOLEYBUC
WE start our bowls news this week congratulating our lady bowlers Dannielle Adams, Pauline Gardner and Tricia Armstrong, in winning the Murray Valley State Triples which were played at Lake Boga last Sunday.
Some great bowls were played by our ladies, as well as by the opposition teams.
Their first game was against the team from Moulamein, which resulted in a two-shot win, and if this wasn’t a nail-biter, the next game against Murray Downs certainly was, resulting in a one-shot win.
We wish them well when they go on to play in the regionals.
Pennant last Saturday saw the Tooleybuc team record another win for the season, defeating Racecourse 4 at home.
Tooleybuc won two out of the three rinks to win by five shots overall. The best rink on the day was R.Holland’s team, who won by six shots.
For the last game before the Christmas break tomorrow, Tooleybuc will play at home against Murray Downs 4.
On Tuesday, midweek pennant was played at Swan Hill and for the second Tuesday in a row, the weather was forecasted hot.
Bowlers started play earlier to try and finish before it became too hot, with Tooleybuc winning one out of the two rinks on the day, defeating Swan Hill 2 by 13 shots.
P.Gardner’s team was best rink on the day, winning by 22 shots.
Midweek pennant will now break for the Christmas period.
On behalf of all Tooleybuc players we wish everyone a safe and merry Christmas.
Weekend Pennant – Saturday teams
Division 3: Tooleybuc 1 v Murray Downs 4, at home – T.Armstrong, D.Adams, M.Grace, J.Armstrong; R.Holland, A.Adams, B.Smith, A.Smith; P.Gardner, K.Smith, E.Borchard, I.Hickey.
MVPA
MURRAY Valley triples were played at Lake Boga last Sunday.
In the men’s event, Norm Smith, Glenn McIntosh and Ron Wolfe (Racecourse) were successful, beating Murray Downs’ David Uebergang, Harry Whitford and Mick Tempini.
Tooleybuc’s ladies in Trish Armstrong, Pauline Gardner and Dannielle Adams won the women’s event, after a day’s tough competition.
In the first round, they beat Moulamein’s Kerryn Evans, Doreen Weaver and Jackie Scandolera 15/13, while in the second of their matches, they beat Judy Wilson, Teresa Furnell and Noeleen Weir (Murray Downs) 14/13 to secure the title.
The next Murray Valley event is the Champion of Champions Singles, which will be played on Saturday, January 6 at the Swan Hill Bowls Club, starting at 9.30am.
Clubs are reminded to notify their entrants to Josh Thornton before January 1.
RESULTS
Saturday Pennant
Round 10 – Saturday, December 9
Division 1: Murray Downs 1 11/82 d Moulamein 1 1/62, Racecourse 1 10/73 d Lake Boga 1 2/56, Swan Hill 1 10/83 d Nyah District 1 2/61.
Division 2: Murray Downs 2 12/75 d Balranald Ex Services 1 0/60, Racecourse 2 12/107 d Swan Hill 2 0/52, Manangatang 1 10/80 d Murray Downs 3 2/72.
Division 3: Lake Boga 2 7/76 drew with Racecourse 3 5/76, Murray Downs 4 10/72 d Moulamein 2 2/49, Tooleybuc 1 10/62 d Racecourse 4 2/57.
Division 4: Nyah District 2 10/54 d Lake Boga 4 0/32, Manangatang 2 10/45 d Lake Boga 3 0/31, Murray Downs 5 d Swan Hill 3 (forfeit), Racecourse 5 – bye.
Midweek Pennant
Round 10 – Tuesday, December 12
Division 1: Murray Downs 1 8/52 d Swan Hill 1 2/34, Racecourse 1 8/47 d Racecourse 2 2/43, Murray Downs 2 9/48 d Lake Boga 1 1/40.
Division 2: Murray Downs 3 d Murray Downs 4 (forfeit), Lake Boga 2 10/62 d Nyah District 1 0/47, Racecourse 3 10/50 d Manangatang 1 0/41, Tooleybuc 1 8/62 d Swan Hill 2 2/49, Racecourse 4 10/47 d Balranald Ex Services 1 0/24.
FIXTURES
Saturday Pennant
Round 11 – Saturday, December 16
Division 1: Racecourse 1 v Murray Downs 1, Swan Hill 1 v Lake Boga 1, Nyah District 1 v Moulamein 1.
Division 2: Murray Downs 2 v Racecourse 2, Manangatang 1 v Balranald Ex Services 1, Swan Hill 2 v Murray Downs 3.
Division 3: Racecourse 4 v Lake Boga 2, Racecourse 3 v Moulamein 2 (12 noon start), Tooleybuc 1 v Murray Downs 4.
Division 4: Swan Hill 3 v Racecourse 5, Lake Boga 4 v Lake Boga 3, Manangatang 2 v Murray Downs 5, Nyah District – bye.
Midweek pennant resumes in the new year.
LADDERS
Saturday Pennant
Division 1
Racecourse 1 – 100
Murray Downs 1 – 97
Moulamein 1 – 64
Lake Boga 1 – 52
Swan Hill 1 – 38
Nyah District 1 – 9
Division 2
Murray Downs 2 – 88
Racecourse 2 – 87
Balranald Ex Services 1 – 65
Murray Downs 3 – 57
Manangatang 1 – 43
Swan Hill 2 – 20
Division 3
Lake Boga 2 – 73
Murray Downs 4 – 71
Racecourse 4 – 68
Racecourse 3 – 65
Moulamein 2 – 49
Tooleybuc 1 – 34
Division 4
Nyah District 2 – 76
Racecourse 5 – 72
Manangatang 2 – 70
Lake Boga 3 – 62
Murray Downs 5 – 39
Swan Hill 3 – 36
Lake Boga 4 – 35
Midweek Pennant
Division 1
Murray Downs 1 – 80
Murray Downs 2 – 64
Racecourse 1 – 50
Racecourse 2 – 44
Swan Hill 1 – 34
Lake Boga 1 – 28
Division 2
Racecourse 4 – 73
Racecourse 3 – 68
Lake Boga 2 – 67
Tooleybuc 1 – 63
Murray Downs 3 – 49
Swan Hill 2 – 49
Murray Downs 4 – 41
Balranald Ex Services – 37
Manangatang 1 – 29
Nyah District 1 – 24
