BOWLS
STRZELECKI NORTH
MIDWEEK PENNANT
By MICHAEL HOLROYD
THE Strzelecki North Playing Area pennant season finished with the midweek finals played at Newborough on Tuesday, March 4.
Greenkeeper Scott Jones provided three excellent greens to allow the six divisions to demonstrate their excellent skills on true bowling surfaces.
Division 1
TRARALGON put up a good fight against the season’s leading team Trafalgar but fell nine shots short despite James Scullin and his rink of Di Richards, Bill Munday and Lyn Moffat defeating Adam Proctor and his rink of Sue Robinson, Helen Robertson and Paul Dawson 25 to 9.
Ian Miles and his rink of Pat Tatterson, Noel Rubenstein and Matt Ogilvie defeated Wayne Barnes and his rink of Gary Bassett, Clint Jones and Graham Cross 23-13, while Matt Schreyer and his rink of Mary Holdsworth, Heather Taylor and Ted Kuklinsky defeated Kathy Smiles and her rink of Dick Glossop, Rosie Lorenz and Shane Priestley 26-11.
Trafalgar now travels to Wonthaggi this Saturday (March 15) to take on the home team to decide who travels to Moama for the state pennant playoffs.
Division 2
NEWBOROUGH (2) got away to a flying start against Trafalgar (2) and were never headed in a 33-shot win, with Ed Whelan and his rink of Michael Holroyd, Denise Ryan and Joan Goldie winning 19-13 against Rob Matthews and his rink of Tony Dawson, Robert Connell and Paul Gridley.
Robert Cook and his rink of Brian Carpenter, Bev Luck and Phil Marston won 25-16 against Wayne Hurst and his rink of Joanna Reekie, Margaret Moss and David Wilson. Julie Jackson and her rink of Glenys Perkins, Carmel Goss and Jeff Wetzel won 36-18 against Peter Watson and his rink of Col Carmichael, Lyn Hill and Greg Sephton.
Division 3
NEWBOROUGH (3) defeated Churchill by 23 shots, with Len Middling and his rink of Graham Cocks, Albert Van Stekelenburg and Bob Goldie winning 22-11 against David Patience and his rink of Helen Dyson, Sandy Milne and Craig Roberts.
Iain Preston and his rink of Maurie Ludlow, Phil Maxwell and Heather Mooney defeated Craig Flanigan and his rink of Barry Flanigan, Di Thomas and John Stewart 27-10 while Churchill had a winner in Graeme Drury and his rink of Herb Kennedy, Tony Colwell and Chris Thomas who defeated Peter Policha and his rink of Kevin Myrteza, John Vicic and Diane Bertoli 21-16.
Division 4
WARRAGUL (2) held on to defeat Longwarry by one shot.
Paul Simmons and his rink of Ian Belling, Lynda Morrison and David Feguson won 23-17 against Trevor Kitchin and his rink of Colleen Butterworth, Sharon Twite and Ken White.
David Gatewood and his rink of Matt Draisma, Anthony Wynd and Gary Ingley defeated Craig Cousin and his rink of Hayden McCarthy, Pauline Dixon and Col Finger 21-15.
For Longwarry, Jason Lieshout and his rink of Kevin Dixon, Carol Gibbon and Natalie Cousin defeated Greg Mitchell and his rink of Heather Baker, Lynne Morrison and Glynis Mitchell 24-13 leaving Warragul (2) the victors by one shot.
Division 5
YALLOURN North defeated Traralgon (4) by 40 shots with Shane Dobson and his rink of David Hibbert, Stephen Brien and Rod Dixon defeating Bill Justin and his rink of Kelvin James, Jim Barling and Gavin Malane winning 29-9.
Elizabeth Dobson and her rink of David Tuck, Dale Raven and Ray Roberts won 25-5 against Jill Beck and her rink of Percy Mosele, Ray Robinson and Ron Hales.
Division 6
CHURCHILL (2) reversed their semi-final result against Warragul (3) with a 10-shot victory.
David Moir and his rink of Bill Brown, Cheryl Gill and Heather Moir defeated Roy Hammond and his rink of Robert Harris, Wes Newton and Gary Allen 20-10 while Bruce McLure and his rink of Gillian Turpin, Jenny McLure and Marion Newton drew 18-all with Gabrielle Draisma and her rink of Michael Cousens, Chris Wilkins and Bill Clarke.
