MURRAY DOWNS
SOCIAL bowls was well attended last week, with congratulations going to the winners Les McPhee, Lindsay Toomer and Graham Borchard.
The jackpot was not won so will be a nice little bonus. Members rostered for duty next week are Carl and Betty Fox.
Unfortunately, due to lack of numbers, our Melbourne Cup tournament did not go ahead.
There will be a barbecue after bowls on Saturday at the John Mayers Pavilion, at $10 per person and $5 for children.
There is a list on the noticeboard if you haven’t already put your name down for catering purposes, or give Dawne a ring and she will enter your name for you.
Congratulations to the Murray Downs members selected for the trial game at Ouyen on Sunday, December 1.
The final two rounds of the Murray Valley Ladies State Triples will be played this Sunday at the Swan Hill Bowls Club, while the State Pairs will be played at Lake Boga on Sunday, November 17 and Sunday, November 24.
Club Championship lists are on the noticeboard, with the closing date next Friday, November 15. So enter your name as soon as possible.
Saturday Pennant Teams – Saturday, November 9 – Round 5
Northern Valley Premier League.
Team 1 v Cohuna Golf 1 at Cohuna Golf – C. Power, K. Rowe, R. Howard, J. Caldwell; R. Halligan, H. Whitford, M. Hollingworth, B. Lehmann; D. Caldwell, D. Griffin, G. McCaig, J. Thornton.
Murray Valley Playing Area.
Division 1 – Team 2 v Moulamein 1 at Murray Downs – K. Power, J. Wilson, N. Brown, D. Uebergang; J. Boyd, K. Burrage, D. Fisher, L. McPhee; R. Wilson, D. Timmins, D. Barry, P. Furnell.
Division 2/3 – Team 3 v Murray Downs 4 at Murray Downs – A. Bookham, D. Angus, N. Weir, D. Scown; M. Johnson, D. Holland, C. Rovere, C. McCaig; N. Martin, G. Robertson, R. De Villiers, C. Fox.
Division 2/3 – Team 4 v Murray Downs 3 at Murray Downs – B. McComb, D. Whitney, B. Deighton, R. Smith; W. Murray, E. Lawry, L. Toomer, D. Deighton; M. Brown, I. Lawry, M. Angus, B. Butcher.
Division 4 – Team 5 v Nyah District 2 at Murray Downs – Murray Downs forfeit due to lack of players.
RACECOURSE
FRIDAY, November 15 will be a massive day for the club, with it marking the official opening of our new synthetic green.
The ceremony, at 3pm, when Peter Walsh will declare the green open, will be followed by two games of ten ends of any combination triples bowls, which will be in turn followed by a finger food buffet.
Entries for the tournament close on Tuesday, November 12, at 5pm in order for catering to be organised.
Night bowls was down on numbers this week, after the first really hot day of the season, with the winners Bob Hovenden, Tyson Donaczy and Ron Harrop.
The Fluffy Tails (Team 1) won their second pennant victory of the year last week, with the division 1 side (Team 2) having their first win, beating Nyah District.
Saturday Pennant Teams – Saturday, November 9 – Round 5
Northern Valley Premier League.
Division 1 – Team 1 v Kerang Golf 1 at Kerang Golf – G. McIntosh, D. Jonkers, S. Domaille, K. Gardner; P. Loughran, DJ Weaver, L. Taylor, G. Bennett; Norm Smith (Manager), G. McKissack, R. Wolfe, A. Taylor.
Murray Valley Playing Area.
Division 1 – Team 2 v Lake Boga 1 at Lake Boga – B. Bice, D. McCarron (Manager), A. Lindsay, J. Beard; T. Wiseman, R. Doran, A. Threadgold, J. Ford; Neville Smith, R. Wardle, E. Russell, T. Evans.
Division 2/3 – Team 3 v Swan Hill 2 at Racecourse – G. Bailey (Manager), G. Schack, P. Holland, R. Jones; J. Wilcox, B. Horsburgh, H. Van Der Veen, C. Power; I. Lockhart, K. Vivian, R. Rust, K. Duthie.
Division 2/3 – Team 4 v Moulamein 2 at Racecourse – C. Smith (Manager), M. Hooper, K. McKissack, H. Frame; V. Lindsay, F. Devereux, D. Doran, B. McIntosh; K. Bailey, R. Schack, E. Renney, K. Roberts.
Division 4 – Team 5 v Lake Boga 4 at Racecourse – L. Loats (Manager), C. Jenkins, G. Maher, K. Foott; K. Jenkins, K. Saville, B. Warren, M. Smith.
SWAN HILL
THIS Friday should be perfect weather to come along to the Swan Hill Bowls Club for a game in our Friday Frolic social afternoon, starting 3pm.
Be sure to have your name in by 2.30pm to go into the draw as we welcome experienced bowlers as well as anyone willing to give the game a try.
The jackpot is steadily rising and all who play have a chance of cracking it, as well as every winner who receives a prize.
After the game, Vic will be at the bar to serve happy hour drinks to go with a light snack, while Mick will have several raffle prizes for you to try your luck at.
Last Friday, visitors who were in Swan Hill for the Melbourne Cup weekend almost outnumbered the locals, with people coming from Maroochydore, Kangaroo Flat, Manly, Sydney and Melbourne.
Saturday was a tough day for division 1 against Murray Downs 2, with Swan Hill unable to claim a rink.
B.Husson’s rink almost made it four in a row, but just missed out by one shot at the very end of the day against Peter Furnell’s side.
B.Quaife’s rink was unable to hold off K.O’Bree’s four, falling nine shots short, while D.Uebergang’s crew led from the start, overpowering A.Shields side by 28 shots, with Murray Downs finishing the day ahead by 38 shots.
Saturday, the one’s will be looking to redeem themselves when they visit Nyah, who won’t be an easy target by any means.
Division 2 had a better story to tell, defeating Tooleybuc 1 by 23 shots overall, with A. Marshman guiding his team to a 12-shot victory against A. Adams rink.
A. Hill was well supported by his team to add another 13 shots against A. Smith’s rink, while T. Armstrong’s side got the better of R. Poole by two shots.
Swan Hill 2 will be at Racecourse this Saturday to battle it out against the Racecourse’s number 3 side.
Midweek Pennant will be back in action this Tuesday after the cup day week off, with division 1 playing Murray Downs 2 at Murray Downs and division 2 playing at home against Balranald 1.
This Sunday, the ladies state triples will continue at the Swan Hill Bowls Club, with play starting at 9.30am.
Our Cup Day event was a success, with guests enjoying a delicious lunch and afternoon tea, while some were lucky in the Cup Day sweep.
Also attending were a caravan group from Melbourne and Sydney that have been coming for 15 years.
We were sad to learn that this may be their last year, but have been grateful for their support across that time, with many thanks also going to all who helped make the day successful.
Saturday Pennant Teams – Saturday, November 9 – Round 5
Division 1 – Team 1 v Nyah District 1 at Nyah District – B. Husson, G. Scandolera, J. Husson, O. Lewis; B. Quaife (Manager), R. Shields, B. Richardson, V. Plumridge; A. Shields, M. Balchin, Z. Oliver, G. Clark.
Division 2/3 – Team 2 v Racecourse 3 at Racecourse – R. Poole, S. Tompsett, B. Dickenson, R. Dorigo; J. Thompson (Manager), L. Tompsett, S. Meehan, R. Fields; A. Marshman, A. Hill, D. Tompsett, B. Hill.
TOOLEYBUC
TOOLEYBUC players won only one out of three rinks in last Saturday’s pennant against a stronger Swan Hill team, with the winning rink on the day being T. Armstrong’s team by two shots – the final result Swan Hill 82 to Tooleybuc 59.
Tooleybuc will play at home against Manangatang 1 on Saturday.
There are no midweek pennant results this week due to the Melbourne Cup holiday, with Tooleybuc playing Racecourse 4 at Racecourse next Tuesday.
Well done to Dannielle Adams and Trish Armstrong who played in the Murray Mallee Region round robin last Sunday, with their team having two wins and a draw.
Both ladies have now been selected to play in a practice match at Ouyen on Sunday, December 1 before teams are selected to play at the next level at Wycheproof.
Good luck also to our ladies playing in the ladies state triples, who have their final matches being played on Sunday at Swan Hill.
Saturday Pennant Team – Saturday, November 9 – Round 5
Division 2/3 – Team 1 v Manangatang 1 at Tooleybuc – A. Smith, K. Smith, M. Grace, Sam Blandthorn; A. Adams, P. Gardner, Simon Blandthorn, E. Borchard; T. Armstrong, D. Adams, W. Hazlett, J. Armstrong.
Midweek Pennant Team – Tuesday, November 12 – Round 5
Division 2 – Team 1 v Racecourse 4 at Racecourse – T. Armstrong, A. Smith, K. Smith, M. Grace; D. Adams, P. Gardner, E. Borchard, M. Button.
MVPA
ENTRIES for the State Pairs will close at 5pm on Monday, with all entries to be made on Bowlslink, with the men’s and women’s pairs to be played at Lake Boga on Sunday, November 17.
The final two rounds of the women’s Triples will be played on Sunday at the Swan Hill Bowls Club, with the first round for the day starting at 9.30am.
J. Wilson’s team plays T. Armstrong’s team and K. Gardner’s team plays K. Evans’ team, L. Tompsett’s team has the bye.
From the regional teams’ performance last Sunday, Murray Valley had a number of players selected for the second test matches, which will be played at Ouyen on Sunday, December 1.
David Jonkers, Glenn McKissack, Josh Thornton, Mark Evans, Mick Holyoak, Norm Smith and Shane Domaille are the Murray Valley representatives for the men, while Kerryn Evans, Judy Wilson, Dawne Holland, Kylie Bailey, Lyndal Taylor, Dannielle Adams, Trish Armstrong, Alannah Taylor and Kylie Gardner will take to the greens representing Murray Valley in the combined women’s matches.
Saturday Pennant Results – Saturday, November 2 – Round 4
Northern Valley Premier League
Murray Downs 1 10/83 def. Kerang Golf 1 2/58, Racecourse 1 10/77 def. Barham 1 2/73, Cohuna Golf 1 12/78 def. Kerang 1 0/62.
Murray Valley Playing Area
Division 1 – Racecourse 2 10/73 def. Nyah District 2/61, Murray Downs 2 12/89 def. Swan Hill 1 0/51, Moulamein 1 12/90 def. Lake Boga 1 0/49.
Division 2/3 – Manangatang 1 8/73 def. Murray Downs 4 4/70, Lake Boga 2 11/74 def. Moulamein 2 1/67, Swan Hill 2 10/82 def. Tooleybuc 1 2/59, Racecourse 3 10/82 def. Balranald Ex. Services 1 2/60, Murray Downs 3 10/78 def. Racecourse 4 2/71.
Division 4 – Nyah District 2 10/58 def. Manangatang 2 0/35, Lake Boga 3 10/56 def. Lake Boga 4 0/37, Racecourse 5 def. Murray Downs 5 (forfeit).
Saturday Pennant Fixture – Saturday, November 9 – Round 5Northern Valley Premier League
Kerang Golf 1 v Racecourse 1, Barham 1 v Kerang 1, Cohuna Golf 1 v Murray Downs 1.
Murray Valley Playing Area
Division 1 – Nyah District 1 v Swan Hill 1, Murray Downs 2 v Moulamein 1, Lake Boga 1 v Racecourse 2.
Division 2/3 – Murray Downs 4 v Murray Downs 3, Tooleybuc 1 v Manangatang 1, Lake Boga 2 v Balranald Ex. Services 1, Racecourse 3 v Swan Hill 2, Racecourse 4 v Moulamein 2.
Division 4 – Murray Downs 5 v Nyah District 2, Racecourse 5 v Lake Boga 4, Lake Boga 3 v Manangatang 2.
Midweek Pennant Fixture – Tuesday, November 12 – Round 5Division 1 – Lake Boga 1 v Racecourse 1, Murray Downs 2 v Swan Hill 1, Racecourse 2 v Murray Downs 1.
Division 2 – Murray Downs 3 v Manangatang 1, Nyah District 1 v Racecourse 3, Racecourse 4 v Tooleybuc 1, Lake Boga 2 v Murray Downs 4, Swan Hill 2 v Balranald Ex. Services 1.
LADDERS
Saturday Pennant – Round 4
Northern Valley Premier League
Cohuna Golf 1 – 46
Kerang 1 – 26
Barham 1 – 25
Racecourse 1 – 22
Murray Downs 1 – 17
Kerang Golf 1 – 8
Murray Valley Playing Area
Division 1
Murray Downs 2 – 44
Moulamein 1 – 42
Swan Hill 1 – 18
Nyah District 1 – 14
Racecourse 2 – 14
Lake Boga 1 – 12
Division 2/3
Murray Downs 3 – 35
Racecourse 3 – 33
Balranald Ex. Services 1 – 32
Racecourse 4 – 32
Manangatang 1 – 24
Swan Hill 2 – 23
Lake Boga 2 – 21
Tooleybuc 1 – 16
Moulamein 2 – 15
Murray Downs 4 – 9
Division 4
Lake Boga 3 – 30
Nyah District 2 – 22
Manangatang 2 – 20
Racecourse 5 – 20
Lake Boga 4 – 18
Murray Downs 5 – 10
Midweek Pennant – Round 4
Murray Valley Playing Area
Division 1
Racecourse 2 – 36
Murray Downs 1 – 22
Lake Boga 1 – 21
Swan Hill 1 – 19
Racecourse 1 – 13
Murray Downs 2 – 9
Division 2
Murray Downs 3 – 36
Nyah District 1 – 28
Racecourse 4 – 27
Murray Downs 4 – 27
Racecourse 3 – 19
Tooleybuc 1 – 18
Lake Boga 2 – 12
Swan Hill 2 – 12
Manangatang 1 – 11
Balranald Ex. Services 1 – 10
