MURRAY DOWNS
SOCIAL bowls last Thursday was played in fairly warm conditions, but there was only one team, consisting of John Caldwell, Les McPhee and Dawne Holland who managed to win both their games.
Members rostered on for next Thursday, February 20, are Rob Smith and Kerry Power.
There will be a new duty roster beginning on Thursday, March 6, with copies available from the bowls office.
The President’s Day tournament was played last Sunday.
Winners – David Uebergang, Kez Smith (Tooleybuc) and Neville Martin.
Runner’s up – Mark Parry, Cecilia McCaig and Doug Witney.
Third – Garry McCaig, Bob Deighton and Riaan de Villiers.
There were five resting touchers which were won by Ron Armstrong and Neville Graham from Moulamein, Bob Napier, Neville Martin and Mardene de Villiers, all from Murray Downs. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all who helped out on the day to make the tournament a great success.
Barefoot bowls began on Tuesday evening with 20 teams taking part on what is always a great social and fun night, with some fantastic photos captured by Dawne.
Midweek pennant finals began on Tuesday, with both Division 1 teams winning, with Team 1 advancing to the grand final, while Team 2 will play Racecourse in the preliminary final at Murray Downs next Tuesday.
Division 2 Team 1 won their match and have also advanced to the grand final, with all grand finals to be played at Racecourse on the Tuesday, February 25.
Weekend pennant finals begin this weekend, with the Northern Valley Division 1 Murray Downs team playing Barham at the Cohuna Bowls Club in the first semi-final.
Division 1 Murray Downs will play Moulamein at the Swan Hill Bowls Club in the second semi-final, while our Division 3 Murray Downs team will play Tooleybuc at the Racecourse Bowls Club in the second semi-final.
Good luck to all.
Saturday Pennant Teams – Saturday, February 15 – Semi Finals
Northern Valley Premier League
Team 1 v Barham 1 at Cohuna – R. Halligan, D. Griffin, G. McCaig, J. Caldwell; C. Power, M. Hollingsworth, M. Parry, B. Lehmann; D. Caldwell, R. Howard, K. Rowe, J. Thornton.
Murray Valley Playing Area
Division 1 – Team 2 v Moulamein 1 at Swan Hill – J. Boyd, K. Power, H. Whitford, D. Uebergang; J. Wilson, K. Burrage, D. Fisher, K. O’Bree; D. Timmins, D. Barry, R. Wilson, P. Furnell.
Division 3 – Team 3 v Tooleybuc 1 at Racecourse – A. Bookham, N. Weir, C. McCaig, M. deVilliers; C. Parry, D. Holland, C. Rovere, G. Robertson; N. Martin, C. Fox, N. Brown, R. Smith.
RACECOURSE
JACKPOT bowls on Wednesday was well attended, with Glenn McIntosh and Clark Jenkins outstanding with two wins and +14 shots.
The runners up, with one win and +8 shots, were Allan Lindsay, Helen Frame and Kevin Vivian.
Night bowls was loads of fun with several new bowlers attending, with the winners Jade Morvell, Kevin Glen and Ken Barry.
Also just a reminder that we still have plenty of club events to be played.
Good luck to all the Saturday pennant teams for the finals, as well as our two midweek teams in the preliminary finals on Tuesday.
Saturday Pennant Teams – Saturday, February 15 – Semi Finals
Murray Valley Playing Area
First Semi Final – Division 1 – Team 2 v Lake Boga 1 at Swan Hill – B. Bice, D. McCarron (Manager), A. Lindsay, L. Roberts; T. Wiseman, R. Doran, A. Threadgold, J. Ford; Neville Smith, R. Wardle, J. Beard, T. Evans.
Second Semi Final – Division 2 – Team 3 v Balranald Ex. Services 1 at Murray Downs – G. Bailey (Manager), G. Schack, K. Bailey, R. Jones; E. Russell, J. Wilcox, H. Van Der Veen, C. Power; I. Lockhart, K. Vivian, R. Rust, K. Duthie.
First Semi Final – Division 2 – Team 4 v Swan Hill 2 at Murray Downs – C. Smith (Manager), M. Hooper, K. McKissack, H. Frame; D. Doran, F. Devereux, V. Lindsay, B. McIntosh; L. Taylor, R.Schack, D. Millsteed, K. Roberts.
Second Semi Final – Division 4 – Team 5 v Lake Boga 3 at Lake Boga – K. Jenkins, B. Warren, K. Saville, M. Smith; L. Loats (Manager), D. Mitchell, C. Jenkins, K. Foott.
Midweek Pennant Teams – Tuesday, February 18 – Preliminary Final
Preliminary Final – Division 1 – Team 2 v Murray Downs 2 at Murray Downs – C. Smith (Manager), P. Loughran, V. Lindsay, H. Frame; L. Taylor, Neville Smith, R. Schack, J.Ford.
Preliminary Final – Division 2 – Team 3 v Racecourse 4 at Murray Downs – L. Loats (Manager), K. Vivian, J. Threadgold, C. Power; K. Bailey, R. Rust, M. Smith, C. Jenkins.
Preliminary Final – Division 2 – Team 4 v Racecourse 3 at Murray Downs – F. Devereux, T. Evans, A. Lindsay, E. Renney; D. Doran (Manager), I. Lockhart, H. Van Der Veen, K. Jenkins.
SWAN HILL
FRIDAY Frolic bowlers will be able to enjoy a pleasant game this afternoon, with the weather conditions expected to be less than 30 degrees.
The jackpot has risen to $122, giving anyone who plays bowls this afternoon a chance to take home some bonus dollars, although entries need to be in by 2.30pm, ready for a 3.00pm start.
All are welcome to join in, with no experience necessary.
The club expects to be busy, with finals pennant players coming in for practice, with happy hour drinks available in the club house, light snacks following the game and tickets being sold for Mick’s highly sought after raffle prizes.
Last Saturday was the last round of weekend pennant, with Murray Downs 2 proving why they are the ladder leaders by taking out all three rinks.
Scores were even at the break, but Swan Hill 1 couldn’t keep up the pressure and went down overall by 24 shots, with the three rinks following a sequence of seven, eight and nine down.
Division 2 travelled to Moulamein with high hopes, however R. Poole’s rink was the only one successful, finishing three shots ahead.
The other two rinks fell short by a combined 21 shots, making a deficit of 18 shots.
The win did not help Moulamein make it into the four and the good news for Swan Hill 2 is they remained fourth on the ladder and will feature in the finals on Saturday.
Swan Hill Division 2 will play Racecourse 4 in the semi finals at Murray Downs and must win to keep the flag flying for Swan Hill – good bowling to all.
The Swan Hill Bowls Club will host the 1st and 2nd Division 1 finals, between Murray Downs 2 and Moulamein 1 and Racecourse 2 and Lake Boga 1, with spectators most welcome to come and watch.
Tuesday saw some great bowling in the midweek pennant finals at Swan Hill, with some very close games going right down to the wire on our greens that were in top condition.
Teams continue to come in for our fundraising tournament for the MRI Machine at Swan Hill Health, with the tournament being held on Sunday, March 23, with details in the club house or by contacting Bill King on 0428 324 083.
Club games are also progressing well, but bowlers are urged to keep their games up to date.
Saturday Pennant Teams – Saturday, February 15 – Semi Finals
First Semi Final – Division 2 – Team 2 v Racecourse 4 at Murray Downs – J. Thompson, (Manager) F. Burge, S. Meehan, S. Tompsett; V. Plumridge, G. Clark, T. McDonald, R. Field; R. Poole, L. Tompsett, M. Balchin, R. Dorigo. Emergency – B. Dickenson.
TOOLEYBUC
THE last round of home and away games was played last Saturday, with Tooleybuc playing at home against ladder leader Murray Downs 3.
A very determined Tooleybuc side took to the greens in very trying conditions in the hope of having a win and securing top position.
Murray Downs 3 got away to an early lead on Tooleybuc and went into the half time break in front, with some very good bowls being played during the game as Tooleybuc fought hard to change the lead.
At the end of the game, Tooleybuc won on two out of the three rinks, with D. Adams’ team going down by eight shots.
This margin was covered by A. Adams’ team, who won by six shots and A.S mith’s team, who with a great comeback, won by five shots, with the final result seeing Tooleybuc defeat Murray Downs 3 76-73 and claiming top position – well done to all players.
This is the first time in many years that Tooleybuc has finished on top of the ladder, which is something the team has been striving hard to achieve.
Let’s hope that this good form continues into the finals, which will tomorrow see Tooleybuc once again play Murray Downs 3 in the second semi-final at Racecourse, with a 1.00pm start.
Let’s go Tooleybuc, play well and finish strong to secure the first spot in the grand final.
Saturday Pennant Teams – Saturday, February 15 – Semi Finals
Second Semi Final – Division 3 – Team 1 v Murray Downs 3 at Racecourse – T. Armstrong, J. Armstrong, E. Borchard, D. Adams; A. Adams, P. Gardner, B. Nield, B. Smith; A. Smith, K. Smith, S. Blandthorn, M. Grace.
LAKE BOGA
THE last round of home-and-away games for weekend pennant bowls saw three of our four pennant teams reach the finals.
Our Division 1 team had a challenge last week to beat top placed Moulamein and needed a win to stay in the finals, as they were one point ahead of Nyah District, who were in fifth place.
After a tough contest, Lake Boga finished on top with two wins and a +9 result helping cement their place in the finals – well done Division 1.
Our Division 3 team had a close match against Manangatang at Manangatang, winning two rinks and also claiming victory overall by one shot.
The game was won on the last bowl of the day, with a very pressured bowl needed by skipper Robin Jolley, which she achieved.
Team 3, Division 4 ladder leaders won against Lake Boga’s team 4, after both teams played each other, which also cemented our position as ladder leaders.
Congratulations to all our teams and we wish them the best of bowling for the finals.
Social bowls winners this week were Lyn Maher, Keith Anderson, Leigh Kingsbury and Ron Atkinson, with two wins and plus 20.
Thanks to all who helped with the working bee around the club last Monday, with another working bee scheduled for next Monday at 8am to work on the greens.
Saturday Pennant Teams – Saturday, February 15 – Semi Finals
Division 1 – Team 1 v Racecourse 1 at Swan Hill – K. Hamill, L. Swan, R. Dewhurst, M. Parsons; D. Kelly, T. Haw, R. Smith, N. Hender; W. Wright, M. Tempini, D. Condey, R. Atkinson. Emergency – P. Snell.
Division 3 – Team 2 v Manangatang 1 at Racecourse – Jolley, M. Lord, K. Kendall, L. Kingsbury; M. O’Meara, R. Leach, L. Dewhurst, H. Jobling; G. Davies, J. McCormack, J. Hamill, K. Anderson.
Division 4 – Team 3 v Racecourse 5 at Lake Boga – A. Jobling, John Pye, R. Bruton, L. Grey; J. Leach, J. Robertson, B. McDonald, B. Fowles. Emergency – N. Bruton.
Bowlers are reminded to be at your venue for a roll up at 12pm.
MVPA
Saturday Pennant Results – Saturday, February 8 – Round 14
Northern Valley Premier League
Racecourse 1 10/68 def. Barham 1 2/66, Murray Downs 1 8/80 def. Kerang Golf 1 4/60, Kerang 1 10/76 def. Cohuna Golf 1 2/64.
Murray Valley Playing Area
Division 1 – Nyah District 1 10/76 def. Racecourse 2 2/67, Murray Downs 2 12/86 def. Swan Hill 1 0/62, Lake Boga 1 10/73 def Moulamein 1 2/64.
Division 2 – Moulamein 2 10/81 def. Swan Hill 2 2/65, Balranald 1 10/71 def. Racecourse 4 2/54, Racecourse 3 – Bye.
Division 3 – Lake Boga 2 10/69 def. Manangatang 1 2/68, Tooleybuc 1 10/69 def. Murray Downs 3 2/73, Murray Downs 4 – Bye.
Division 4 – Racecourse 5 8/54 def. Murray Downs 5 2/37, Lake Boga 4 10/55 def. Lake Boga 3 0/44, Manangatang 2 def. Nyah District 2 (forfeit).
Saturday Pennant Fixture – Saturday, February 15 – Semi Finals
Northern Valley Premier League
First Semi Final at Cohuna – Murray Downs 1 v Barham 1.
Second Semi Final at Cohuna – Cohuna Golf 1 v Kerang 1.
Murray Valley Playing Area
Division 1
First Semi Final at Swan Hill – Racecourse 1 v Lake Boga 1.
Second Semi Final at Swan Hill – Murray Downs 2 v Moulamein 1.
Division 2
First Semi Final at Murray Downs – Racecourse 4 v Swan Hill 2.
Second Semi Final at Murray Downs – Balranald Ex. Services 1 v Racecourse 3.
Division 3
First Semi Final at Racecourse – Lake Boga 2 v Manangatang 1.
Second Semi Final at Racecourse – Tooleybuc 1 v Murray Downs 3.
Division 4
First Semi Final at Lake Boga – Nyah District 2 v Manangatang 2.
Second Semi Final at Lake Boga – Lake Boga 3 v Racecourse 5.
Midweek Pennant Results – Tuesday, February 11 – Semi Finals
Division 1
First Semi Final – Murray Downs 2 10/53 def. Racecourse 1 0/47.
Second Semi Final – Murray Downs 1 8/49 def. Racecourse 2 2/47.
Division 2
First Semi Final – Racecourse 3 8/48 def. Nyah District 1 2/43.
Second Semi Final – Murray Downs 3 10/65 def. Racecourse 4 0/22.
Midweek Pennant Fixture – Tuesday, February 18 – Preliminary Final
Division 1 at Murray Downs – Racecourse 2 v Murray Downs 2.
Division 2 at Murray Downs – Racecourse 4 v Racecourse 3.
LADDERS
Saturday Pennant – Round 14
Northern Valley Premier League
Cohuna Golf 1 – 139
Kerang 1 – 90
Murray Downs 1 – 86
Barham 1 – 84
Racecourse 1 – 79
Kerang Golf 1 – 26
Murray Valley Playing Area
Division 1
Murray Downs 2 – 119
Moulamein 1 – 109
Racecourse 2 – 77
Lake Boga 1 – 74
Nyah District 1 – 73
Swan Hill 1 – 52
Division 2
Balranald Ex. Services 1 – 125
Racecourse 3 – 87
Racecourse 4 – 82
Swan Hill 2 – 81
Moulamein 2 – 72
Division 3
Tooleybuc 1 – 82
Murray Downs 3 – 80
Lake Boga 2 – 79
Manangatang 1 – 58
Murray Downs 4 – 34
Division 4
Lake Boga 3 – 102
Racecourse 5 – 92
Nyah District 2 – 70
Manangatang 2 – 62
Lake Boga 4 – 62
Murray Downs 5 – 32
