AVENEL BOWLS CLUB

By KATE DONOVAN

MIDWEEK PENNANT – Division Three

A WIN for Avenel playing at home against Kyabram 12-69 to 4-44 has kept them on top of the ladder.

James Wall, Kate Donovan, Geoff Hateley, Spud Furletti (s) won eleven of the first twelve ends, and sixteen ends all up.

The 40-7 win was a great team effort.

Jenny Furletti, Graham Lewis, Fay Hateley, Noel Slater (s) were as many as eight down mid game.

They fought back to come within one shot on end nineteen, but Kyabram prevailed with a three-shot win, 18-21.

Pam Pedder, Grace Kenworthy, Glen Bell, Dennis McGregor (s) were up by two shots on the seventeenth end.

Kyabram re-grouped to win the last four ends and the game 16-11.

MIDWEEK PENNANT - Division Six

Mooroopna forfeited to Avenel.

Fourteen points were secured to keep Avenel in second place on the ladder.

WEEKEND PENNANT – Division Three

The second win in a week against another top team Shepparton Park saw fifth-placed Avenel drop to sixth on the ladder due to other teams with more rink wins.

In a thrilling last end, it was the last bowl of the day that saw Avenel beat Shepparton Park 12-72 to 6-71.

Pam Pedder, Donna Rowley, Josh McDonald, Jake Wall (s) won 20-13.

The other three rinks had finished their games, and the overall score was 71 apiece.

Shepparton Park were two up at the head when skip Jake Wall had the last bowl of the day and with absolute precision, drew his bowl in for the shot to secure the win for Avenel.

James Wall, Kate Donovan, Geoff Hateley, Spud Furletti (s) kick-started their game with a seven on the first end.

However, Shepparton Park gave chase and won the lead back to go on with a two-shot win 25-23.

Howard Geldard, Grace Kenworthy, Glen Bell, Dennis McGregor (s) were up by nine shots at the break but won only two of the remaining ends to go down 16-18.

Jenny Furletti, Graham Lewis, Fay Hateley, Noel Slater (s) also lost by two shots in a close game where the scores were even with one end to play.

Shepparton Park won the end and the game 15-13.

WEEKEND PENNANT – Division Seven

Avenel travelled to Eildon who are in third spot on the ladder whilst Avenel are sitting in seventh spot with no chance of making the finals this season.

Eildon were too strong and took the maximum points winning both rinks zero-29 to 12-59.

Kyle Pedder, Marion Gittus, Ron Harrison, Charlie Kemp (s) lost a very one-sided game with Eildon winning 15 ends, Avenel went down 12-36.

Walter Pedder, Mark Morse, Nyoli Bell, Ross Sinclair (s) recovered from a zero-12 start to peg back Eildon and looked like they might get up.

Giving away a four on end 17 gave Eildon the break, however Avenel rallied and won the last four ends.

But the damage was done with Eildon winning 17-23.

VIOLET TOWN BOWLS CLUB

By LEANNE RUSSELL-JONES

WEENEND Pennant Division Six – The team are presently top of the ladder, but very close behind are Nagambie and Euroa.

A loss at home against Dookie, 52-62, 2-14 on Saturday, January 25 followed success at Nagambie, 39-62, one -15.

Saturday, January 18 and a good win before the break against Shepparton Park, 62-39, 16-zero.

Midweek Pennant Division five – At home against Mooroopna on Tuesday in the heat saw us doing well, but we lost our mojo and were defeated on two rinks, 55-59, two-14. The week before on Tuesday, January 14 at Shepparton Park was better with a result of 49-61, zero-16, and the last week before the break saw us play at home against Hilltop with a win, 73-54, 15-one.

We are unfortunately suffering some inconsistency.

AROUND THE CLUB

Our club champions this year are Laurell Heckenberg and David Underwood.

Congratulations to both members on their wins.

The 100-up competition is being played between all players due to the number of lady bowlers at the club.

This is a great opportunity for new bowlers to work on their draw bowling.

Jack Attack – The first competition was enjoyed by everyone involved, and the next competition commences on Wednesday, February 6 for five weeks.

Come along at 6pm, join in on the raffles, get a sausage in bread or an ice cream, and the bar is open with lots to choose from.

EUROA BOWLS CLUB

By GREG BLATCHFORD

CONGRATULATIONS are extended to Ken Sutcliffe on winning another Club Men’s Championship after defeating John Groat on Thursday.

In a high-standard match, Ken once again demonstrated the concentration and skills that have made him our number one bowler.

Congratulations are also extended to John on making another final at 90 years of age.

Is it true his best bowls are still ahead of him?

Margaretha Cerini is our Ladies Champion after winning on a walk-over following Libby Byrne unfortunately breaking her wrist.

The good news is that Libby is recovering well and will hopefully resume bowling soon.

Entries are now open for the 100-up, 21-up and B Grade Championships.

If you want to participate, complete a form—they are on the counter in the clubrooms.

We had a mixed bag in Midweek Pennant, with divisions one and four being defeated and division five securing a win to keep their finals chances alive.

Division one took it right up to second-placed Shepp Park, leading for most of the day before fading in the final ends.

Division four found Shepp Park too strong on the carpet, while division five accounted for East Shepp.

Results:

Division one versus Shepp Park – 61 to 65 and three points.

Shane Drysdale, Jeremy Boruch, Kerrie Steers and Bill Sargood 22-19.

Tony Kingma, Kev Milner, Kristeen Boyce and Charmaine Reid 23-23.

Peter Naughton, Bill Taylor, Anne Sutcliffe and David Cerini 16-23.

Division four versus Shepp Park – 52 to 63 and two points.

Richard Noble, Don Steers, Beryl Harris and Jan Sheargold 12-25.

Jim Perry, Margaretha Cerini, Pauline Naylor and Dot Lomer 18-24.

Doug Maconachie, Greg Blatchford, Mary Steen and Buffy McFarlane 22-14.

Division five versus East Shepp – 70 to 46 and 14 points.

Mavis Bruce, Neville Harris, Mark Jervies and Beth Alston 22-16.

Marg Goode, Ken Drysdale, Ray Day and George Andrews 33-12.

James Dunn, Gordon Grant, Marion McMartin and Tracey McConnell 15-18.

Ladder Positions after 10 rounds:

Division one: Seventh with 65 points (25 points out of the four).

Division four: Second with 122 points.

Division five: Sixth with 88 points (five points out of the four and six points off third).

Next week, divisions one and five are away against Tatura Hilltop and Seymour, while division four hosts Dookie.

It was a tough day for all our Weekend Pennant teams, with losses across all three divisions. Division one found Shepp Golf too strong, division four lost top spot to Tallygaroopna, and division six succumbed to Nagambie on the synthetic surface.

Results:

Division one versus Shepp Golf – 57 to 96 and two points

Ken Sutcliffe, Bill Taylor, Don Steers and David Cerini 16-21.

Shane Drysdale, Jeremy Boruch, Sam Barkly and John Groat 5-39.

Tony Kingma, Bill Sargood, Gordon Grant and Tony Thomson 22-15.

Marc Stevens, Doug Maconachie, Kev Milner and Margaretha Cerini 14-21.

Division four versus Tallygaroopna – 68 to 80 and four points.

Jim Perry, Keith Kruse, Kerrie Steers and Noel Moon 16-12.

Greg Blatchford, Charmaine Reid, Mark Jervies and Buffy McFarlane 14-25.

Richard Noble, Lindsay Cocking, Ross Withers and Rolly Simpson 23-19.

Alex Grant, Anne Sutcliffe, Lance Carracher and Pauline Naylor 15-24.

Division Six versus Nagambie – 49 to 70 and two points.

Neville Harris, Beryl Harris, Tracey McConnell and George Andrews 15-26.

Tim Scarlett, Ian South, Ray Day and David Llewellyn 13-29.

James Dunn, Marg Goode, Ken Drysdale and Beth Alston 21-15.

Ladder Positions after 10 rounds:

Division one: Eighth with 57 points (eight shots separate sixth and eighth)

Division four: Second with 138 points (two points below Alexandra and one point clear of Dookie)

Division five: Third with 99 points (nine points separate third and fifth)

Next week, division one hosts top-of-the-table Tallygaroopna on Friday night.

On Saturday, divisions four and six are at home for season-defining games against Dookie and Violet Town.

Rodwell’s Business House Bowls commenced last Wednesday with 28 sides filling the greens.

The competition lasts for six weeks, and it is great to see the community supporting our club.

Anyone interested in joining is most welcome.

Our latest Nifty 50 winners were Alex Grant and Brian Bamford.

There are four draws remaining, so don’t despair if you haven’t had a win yet.

Numbers are filling for the Armageddon Clash on Wednesday, February 7.

Add your name to the list to be part of the action.

Bowling begins at 7pm, followed by a meal and social evening.

All the best and bowl well.