EUROA BOWLS CLUB By GREG BLATCHFORD THERE wasn’t any Midweek Pennant this week due to the Melbourne Cup but we did have 21 bowlers plus some visitors attend our Cup Day Function. As always John Groat conducted his sweeps and we had a bevy of beauties parade for the best hat with Beth Alston (the Lady in Red) being declared the winner. We also had two sides participate in Avenel’s two bowl triples Cup Day tournament with the combination of Ken Sutcliffe, Jeremy Boruch and Anne Sutcliffe finishing in second place with two wins and a draw. All bowlers enjoyed a magnificent lunch and we congratulate and thank Marion and her team on what was a great day. Round four of the Midweek Competition sees Division one off to Shepp Park, Division four at home to Shepp Park with Division five heading to East Shepp. In Weekend Pennant Division one came up against strong Shepp Golf combination, Division four hosted Seymour and Division six both travelled to Alexandra. Results as follows: Division one versus Shepp Golf – 56 to 93 and 0 points. Shane Drysdale, Bill Sargood, Bill Jennings and John Groat 14-23. Ken Sutcliffe, Marc Stevens, Tony Thomson and David Cerini 15-25. Tony Kingma, Jeremy Boruch, Barry Hatchman and Keith Kruse 12-27. Peter Naughton, Kev Milner, Sam Barkly and Margaretha Cerini 15-18. Division four versus Seymour – 89 to 61 and 16 points. Jim Perry, Brian Bamford, Charmaine Reid and Ross Withers 22-11. Doug Maconochie, Greg Blatchford, Brian Diffey and Buffy McFarlane 17-22. Richard Noble, Lindsay Cocking, Ray Day and Noel Moon 20-16. Alex Grant, David Clarke, Lance Carracher and Anne Sutcliffe 30-12. Division 6 versus Alexandra – 70 - 31 and 16 points. James Dunn, Ken Drysdale, Rolly Simpson and Janneke Kruger 31-08. Neville Harris, Marg Goode, Peta Webster and Mark Jervies 16-13. Tim Scarlett, Ian South, George Andrews and Beth Alston 23-10. This week Janneke Kruger played her first pennant match for the club – it is pleasing to be able to welcome new (and younger) members and we hope to welcome more in the future. We also welcomed back David Clarke following an extended hibernation. Next week Division one host ladder leaders Tallygaroopna, Division four travel to Alexandra and Division six take on Shepp Park at home. Ladder Positions at the conclusion of four rounds are: Division 1 – 7th with 22 points. Division 4 – 1st with 60 points. Division 6 – 4th with 33 points. The latest Nifty 50 winners are Don Steers, Billy Sargood (again) and Mark Jervies. This Friday Night we are having a BBQ and the Mighty Meat Raffle makes a return so make sure you get down to the club and be part of the fun. All the best and bowl well. AVENEL BOWLS CLUB By KATE DONOVAN AVENEL Bowls Club held its tournament on Melbourne Cup Day. The weather was picture perfect, and the bowls hotly contested. Winners on the day were Carla Miles, Paul Ledger and Col Power from Shepparton Golf Bowls Club. Runners Up from Euroa Bowls Club were Ken Sutcliffe, Anne Sutcliffe and Jeremy Boruch. Many thanks to the sponsors of the day – Brave Goose Vineyard, Moama Bowls Club and Tahbilk wines. Their generosity made the day possible. WEEKEND PENNANT DIVISION THREE Avenel travelled to Shepparton Park where the hosts prevailed with a 14 – 85 to 4 – 77 win. Howard Geldard, Kate Donovan, James Wall, Spud Furletti (s) won fourteen of the twenty-one ends for a convincing win, 23 – 13. Pam Pedder, Donna Rowley, Josh McDonald, Jake Wall (s) started strongly scoring a six and a five in the first five ends. The opposition chipped away at the deficit however Avenel were too good in the end to win 26 – 23. Nyoli Bell, Jenny Furletti, Glen Bell, Dennis McGregor (s) were in chase mode all game but could not catch a determined Shepparton Golf team that won 20 – 12. In a game of two halves, Fay Hateley, Graham Lewis, Grace Kenworthy, Noel Slater (s) were very competitive up to the break, then the game got away from them in the second half to go down 29 – 16. The next game for Avenel is at home against Kyabram. WEEKEND PENNANT DIVISION SEVEN Avenel played at home against Eildon and the visitors went home with full points 14 - 43 to 0 – 30. Walter Pedder, Graeme Toy, Marion Gittus, Ross Sinclair (s) won their share of ends but struggled to get multiple winning shots up. Eildon on the other hand did just that to win the game 22 – 11. Kyle Pedder, Mark Morse, Ron Harrison, Charlie Kemp (s) had a close game which they almost stole with a five on the second last end. However, Eildon prevailed to win by two, 21 – 19. Next week Avenel are on the road to play Kyabram. VIOLET TOWN BOWLS CLUB By LEANNE RUSSELL-JONES Midweek Pennant – We enjoyed a break on a lovely Cup. Weekend Pennant – we travelled to Shepparton Park with a full but slightly depleted side again. We played undercover as Parkers also hosted Avenel and Dookie. The carpet was a challenge for new bowler Neil but he did really well. We won 14-2, 69-62. G Crawford (S), N Higgins (L), T Down, M O’Keefe def L Mawson 22-20 in a tight game all the way through, K Byrne, L Russell-Jones B Fairweather, K Stanger lt W Brown 21-22 in another tight game, we played well but opposition skip Bill kept converting our good heads, D Underwood, W Wood, L Heckenberg, T Heckenberg def W Wheeler 26-20, and scored an eight early. AROUND THE CLUB Mick O’Keefe and Tim Heckenberg played against Ken Byrne and Travis Wellington in the Club Pairs Final on Sunday November 10, and Ken and Travis won convincingly 23-11, with just a small crowd to cheer them on. Our second week of our Jack Attack comp was well supported again, it is always great to watch and listen to everyone both before and during the games. All are welcome to join us from 6 pm Thursdays until 28/11. Join in on the raffles, get a sausage in bread or an ice cream and the bar is open with lots to choose from.
