Div 1 drops, but Div 3 still strong

Steve O’Brien and his rink battled throughout the match, but fell short 13-20.

Tony Tonta’s rink encountered a challenging day on the green, finishing 9-33.

The team’s will look to regroup and aim for improvement in the upcoming rounds.

Deni’s Division 3 side was too strong for Ky Valley and remain on top in the Campaspe Playing Area.

Cheryl Bradley (skip), Ian Chessell, Tony King and Mick Donohue dominated with a commanding 26-5 victory, setting the tone early.

John Murray (skip), Wayne Bradley, Dawn McCulloch and Noel Murray followed with a strong, steady performance, and a 21-12 win.

The combined results secured another solid overall victory for Deni, as they look to maintain their ladder-leading momentum in the coming rounds.

Teams for next Tuesday’s Midweek Pennant round are as follows:

Div 1 away to Kyabram: P Clear (s), J Bovell (car), B Clancy, C Taylor; S O’Brien (s, car), T Tonta (umpire), L Harris, K Salter; P Snare (s), C Hillier, J Flisher (car), T Danckert.

Div 3 at home to Moama: J Murray (s), W Bradley, D McCulloch, N Murray; S King (s), I Chessells, L Franklin, J Tonta (umpire).

Weekend Pennant teams for tomorrow are as follows:

Div 1 away to Kyabram (thirds on car duty): J Sheilds (s), P Chadderton, G Nisbet, T Danckert; C Bovell (s), T Tonta, S O’Brien, J Flisher; S Laing (s), R Morris, B Kemnitz, D Hessel.

Div 2 away to Echuca (thirds’ cars): P Snare (s, car), B Clancy, A Holloway, K Hay; C Hillier (s), J Bovell, M Tasker, C Glenn; S Chisholm (s), P Clear, C Crothers, L Franklin.

Div 3 away to Rochester (skips’ cars): C Taylor (s), T Todd, D Nilsson, L Dalzell; P Todd (s), K Bowden, E Hipworth, J Tonta; K Salter (s), S King, J Grimshaw, M Donohue.

Div 5 Blue at home to Stanhope: J Murray (s), L Harris, T King, W Bradley (umpire); I Chessells, C Knuckey, R Little, C Murray.

Div 5 White away to Rochester (skips’ cars): C Bradley (s), L Pattinson, W Pattinson, N Murray; M Atley (s), G Dedman, C Lowe, T Brooksby.

~ Contributed by Jade Hipworth