VIOLET TOWN BOWLS CLUB By LEANNE RUSSELL-JONES Thank goodness for the rain. PENNANT Midweek Pennant Div 5 – At home against East Shepparton last Tuesday and with no power due to the massive power outage here we had a great tussle in the heat. We had another loss, 57-69, 2-14. D Underwood (S), E Dawson (L), G Faux, L Russell-Jones lt K Connel 18-26, I Hamill, R Fairweather, G Crawford K Byrne def V Paterson 23-18, D Taylor, T Down, L Heckenberg, M O’Keefe lt B Mason 16-25. Weekend Pennant Div 6 – It was a very hot day to play against Dookie on their green. We lost 14-2, 65-44. K Byrne (S), C Raeburn (L), B Fairweather, K Stanger lt T Hernan 27-15, D Underwood (S), B Wood, B Trait, G Crawford lt D Oster 23-12, M O’Keefe, I Chanter, T Down, N Higgins def A Evans 15-17. We’re 3rd on the ladder in both competitions and the teams and points are all very similar. AROUND THE CLUB Jack Attack – please join us for our last night this Thursday 28/11 from 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. This is a great event for all the community to join in and consider getting a team together for the next session early next year. AVENEL BOWLS CLUB MIDWEEK PENNANT DIVISION 3 Unbeaten Avenel hit the road again to play Shepparton Park in round five of mid-week Pennant. The home team were the better team on the day defeating Avenel 14 – 74 to 2 – 52. James Wall, Kate Donovan, Geoff Hateley, Spud Furletti (s) won 24 – 17 after an outstanding game by 18-year-old James Wall whose accuracy and consistency gave Avenel a two-shot lead on the majority of ends. Pam Pedder, Jenny Furletti, Glen Bell, Dennis McGregor (s) had a shocker first half, down 9 – 25 at the break. Some deep thinking and determination saw them reverse their form for a gallant fight back winning the second half 12 – 2 but not enough to win the game. Shepparton Park won, 27 – 21. It was not their day as Fay Hateley, Nyoli Bell, Grace Kenworthy, Noel Slater (s) fell to an on-fire Shepparton Park rink going down 7 – 29. Despite the loss, Avenel remain on top of the ladder and play Eildon away next week. MIDWEEK DIVISION 6 Avenel played Nagambie at home and lost both rinks 14 – 40 to 0 – 29. Robyn Hyland, Graeme Toy, Moiann Papageorgiou, Marion Gittus (s) had a good lead early but were chased down by Nagambie who stole the lead and the win on the last end 17 – 16. Marg Harrison, Mark Morse, Ron Harrison, Ross Sinclair (s) got within two shots of the lead on the 17th end, however Nagambie won four of the last five ends for the victory 23 - 13. Avenel are still in the four holding fourth place and will have a week off next week with its match against Mooroopna forfeit. WEEKEND PENNANT DIVISION 3 A road trip to Mooroopna Golf last Saturday saw a win for Avenel and a move from the bottom of the ladder to fifth spot. Final score was Avenel 16 – 86 to Mooroopna Golf 2 – 69. With only one shot separating the two teams for ten of the first fourteen ends, Jenny Furletti, Glen Bell, Brett McDonald, Dennis McGregor (s) won seven of the last eight ends, sixteen shots to one for a resounding victory 26 – 12. Pam Pedder, Rusty Schwab, Donna Rowley, Jake Wall (s) led for the entire game for a very hard fought but satisfying win 24 – 13. James Wall, Kate Donovan, Geoff Hately, Spud Furletti (s) lost a slender lead on the second last end after Mooroopna Golf scored a four to put them one up on the card. In a tense last end, Avenel got the two shots needed for the win 20 – 19. Fay Hateley, Graham Lewis, Grace Kenworthy, Noel Slater (s) were competitive in the first half but fell away in the last few ends losing 16 - 25. The next game for Avenel is at home against Eildon. WEEKEND PENNANT DIVISION 7 Division 7 travelled to Rushworth with the home team successful 12 – 32 to 2 – 32. In a strong performance, Kyle Pedder, Marg Harrison, Mark Morse, Charlie Kemp (s) won fifteen of the twenty-one ends for the 22 – 13 win. Walter Pedder, Graeme Toy, Ron Harrison, Howard Geldard (s) even though behind, were competitive in the first half of the game, not so in the second half going down to Rushworth 10 – 32. Avenel play Murchison at home next Saturday. EUROA BOWLS CLUB All our Midweek Pennant sides recorded victories this week which was a great result for the club. Division 1 broke through for there first win of the season whilst Divisions 4 and 5 consolidated ladder positions. Hopefully we can continue to perform well over the coming weeks. Division 1 versus Tatura Hilltop – 46 to 42 and 13 points. Shane Drysdale, Bill Sargood, Charmaine Reid and David Cerini 10-18 Ken Sutcliffe, Bill Taylor, Don Steers and Kerri Steers 13-13 Tony Kingma, Kev Milner, Barry Hatchman and Kristeen Boyce 23-11 Division 4 versus Dookie – 74 to 64 and 14 points. Peter Naughton, Libby Byrne, Mary Steen and Buffy McFarlane 24-28 Doug Maconochie, Richard Noble, Beryl Harris and Jan Sheargold 25-19 Jim Perry, Margaretha Cerini, Pauline Naylor and Dot Lomer 25-17 Division 5 versus Seymour – 81 to 39 and 16 points. Mavis Bruce, Neville Harris, Brian Diffey and Beth Alston 33-12 James Dunn, Marg Good, Marion McMartin and George Andrews 27-13 Greg Blatchford, Ray Day Mark Jervies and Ken Drysdale 21-14 Next week Division 1 heads to Tallygaroopna, Division 4 is off to Murchison whilst Division 5 hosts Kyabram. Ladder Positions at the conclusion of four rounds are: Division 1 - 8th with 20 points. Division 4 – 1st with 62 points. Division 5 – 1st with 62 points. The heat was well and truly on again for Round 6 of Weekend Pennant with early starts the go to beat the worst of the conditions. Division 1 went down to Tatura Hilltop but continued to show improved form winning one rink and coming close in a couple more. Division 4 scored an important 7 shot victory under the roof at Shepp Park whilst Division 6 proved to strong for Nagambie with all three rinks finishing on top. Division 1 versus Tatura Hill Top – 72 to 86 and 2 points. Shane Drysdale, Bill Sargood, Charmaine Reid and John Groat 22-15 Ken Sutcliffe, Bill Taylor, Don Steers and David Cerini 21-24 Tony Kingma, Jeremy Boruch, Barry Hatchman and Sam Barkly 13-28 Peter Naughton. Marc Stevens, Kev Milner and Margaretha Cerini 16-19 Division 4 versus Shepp Park – 81 to 74 and 14 points. Jim Perry, Brian Bamford, Ray Day and Buffy McFarlane 26-19 Doug Maconochie, Greg Blatchford, Jamie Greasley and Ross Withers 16-24 Richard Noble, Lindsay Cocking, Kerrie Steers and Noel Moon 16-17 Alex Grant, Libby Byrne, Lance Carracher and Anne Sutcliffe 23-14 Division 5 versus Nagambie – 72 to 36 and 16 points. James Dunn, Ken Drysdale, Peta Webster and Beth Alston 24-11 Neville Harris, Max Griffiths, Marg Goode and Janneke Kruger 28-08 Tim Scarlett, Ian South, Rolly Simpson and Mark Jervies 20-17 Next week Division 1 are at home to Mooroopna in a must win clash, Division 4 take on Tatura Hill Top (also at home) Park with Division 6 heading north to Violet Town. Ladder Positions at the conclusion of five rounds are: Division 1 – 7th with 27 points. Division 4 – 1st with 76 points. Division 6 – 1st with 65 points. Last Wednesday evening over 40 club members got together for a meal at the Flam Sham Chinese Restaurant. From all accounts it was a great evening with good food, good company and a lot of socialising. A big thank you is extended to Ray Day for organising the evening. In big news our Christmas Party has been re-scheduled to Saturday the 7th of December and the whisper is we will have some fabulous entertainment so all I can say is be there if you can. The latest Nifty 50 winners were Bill Taylor and Keith Kruse with 2 more winners to be drawn this Friday Night. We have a few members who are unwell or recovering from illness at the moment and we wish them all the best and hope to see them on the green soon.
