Echuca Bowls Club
Last Thursday’s Jackpot Pairs saw 24 teams competing.
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Five were good enough to win both their games, beginning with Tongala’s John Reidell / Leigh Polkinghorne (+10), John Dinsdale / Bill Cook (+11), Tim Fraser / Gordon Slimmon (+19), runners-up Tony Cantwell / Chris Campbell (+33) and the overall winners Stan Barker / Steve Cunnington (+38).
Best one-game went to Max Bennett / Trevor Rickard (+18).
Also on Thursday, Lockington held a ladies triples tournament, with Echuca ladies Lisa Humphrys, Pam Lewis and Rhonda Gallagher taking home the spoils from runners-up Jill Young, Joan Dovaston and Sue Wright. Well done all of you.
The jackpot did not go off.
Friday’s Scroungers were unfortunately washed out.
Weekend pennant commenced on Saturday for the 2026-27 season with mixed results.
Division one travelled interstate to take on Rich River and had a resounding 63-shot win (100-37), taking out all three rinks.
Division two hosted Rich River and went down by two shots on each rink to lose by six shots (55-61) overall.
Division three travelled to Mathoura, and after an intense battle they scored a five with the last bowl to get up by one shot (55-54), winning just the one rink.
Division four were also home to Rich River and won comfortably by 26 shots (69-43), winning two rinks and drawing the third.
Division five were at home to Deniliquin RSL but went down by eight shots (28-36).
On Sunday, Pat Schram, Rhonda Gallagher, Michelle Cunnington and Di Payne took out the Campaspe State Fours played at Rochester. Well done.
Only six bowlers attended Monday’s social bowls sponsored by the Pastoral Inn Hotel Motel.
Scroungers were played and Ricky Phyland was a very popular winner.
The next tournament is the Charlie Williams sponsored Open Twilight Triples on Wednesday, November 18, with a 5pm start.
Phone Rhonda Gallagher on 0448 400 051 with your entry.
There again were no winners of mini bingo, so the jackpot is $2080 at tonight’s drinks between 4 and 6pm.
Daniel Vella was the lucky member and took home $50, so the member’s jackpot is $50 tonight.
The new season of midweek pennant commenced on Tuesday, with all teams successful and losing only one rink for the day over the four divisions.
Division one hosted Rochester and had a comfortable 73-41 victory.
Division two travelled to Rochester and won by 52 shots, 86-34.
Division three met Kyabram Black at home and won by 20 shots, 63-43.
Division four also travelled to Rochester and had a comfortable 23-shot win (49-26).
Moama RSL
Indoor Bowls - Monday, October 5
23 players played three games of nine ends.
The winners on 48 points were Neil Hardy (Skip), Janine Wolfe (3rd), Mary Kaine (2nd) and Rosie Lewandowski (Lead).
The runners-up with 36 points were Denise Lee (Skip), Lyn Prott (3rd) and Judy Vise (Lead).
Third place with 33 points were Pamela Reyment (Skip), Dawn Beer (3rd), Bev Griffith (2nd) and Jack Clee (Lead).
New members are welcome.
Rich River Bowls Club
The local lawn bowls pennant season officially roared to life last week, bringing a wave of high-stakes action, absolute nail-biters, and classic local rivalries to the greens.
Rich River experienced a thrilling roller coaster of results in both midweek and weekend pennant Round 1 fixtures, facing off against traditional powerhouse teams.
Weekend pennant results - Round 1
The weekend pennant brought intense local derbies.
Division one faced a clinical Echuca line-up on home soil, with Echuca storming to a massive 100-37 victory.
Amid the weekend challenges, a brilliant highlight emerged from the division two team locking horns in a tactical battle against Echuca.
Rich River played with exceptional grit and precision to secure a 61-55 triumph.
Division four also met tough resistance against Echuca, who took the points 69-43.
Division six were beaten by a better team on the day, Kyabram Black, who took the points 52-28.
Midweek pennant results - Round 1
Division 1: Rich River went down to an authoritative Kyabram, who claimed victory 74-52.
Division 2: Kyabram claimed victory in a battle with a final score of 89-35.
Division 3: A down to the wire finish, with Kyabram Red taking the win 66-62 on the final two ends.
Social bowls results
Thursday Ladies Social Bowls - September 24
Winners: Rita Moresco/Cheryl Cargill/Kay Pettigrove, two wins, 50pts
Runners-up: Bev Trengove/Cath Kelly/Karen Bennet, one win, 26pts
Men’s Jackpot Pairs - September 30
Winners: Peter Whitlock/Chris Campbell, three wins, 60pts
Runners-up: Trevor Nagorca/Eugene Xodo, two wins, 40pts
Thursday Ladies Social Bowls - October 1
Winner: Noelene King
Runner-up: Chris Simson
Friday night bowls
Commences this week, October 9 from 6-8pm for members and non-members. All welcome. Bowls and a BBQ.
Please follow us on our Rich River Bowls Facebook page for all the latest news, results and upcoming events.
Have a great week and good bowling.
Rochester Bowls Club
Seniors come and try day
Thursday, October 8 at 10 am.
Current bowlers and those wishing to give bowls a try are invited to this event.
Morning tea is being provided after play.
This event has been made possible through the support of the Campaspe Shire ‘Seniors Grants Initiative’.
Please bring a friend along or just come and show your support.
Friday social/jackpot bowls
No bowls as it was too wet on Friday, October 2.
Those wishing to play next Friday, October 9 are requested to ring the office between 8.45 and 9.15am.
Ladies match committee
The draw for the Ladies Championship event is displayed in the clubhouse.
Round one must be played by Friday, October 9.
All events are now displayed and ready for bowlers to enter.
Entries for the Drawn Pairs closes on Tuesday, October 20, with the first round to be played by Friday, October 30.
Men’s events
Entry forms for the championship, B-grade and C-grade are all available in the foyer.
Entries close on October 18.
Pennant training
All bowlers playing pennant this season are invited to attend pennant training or practice.
Each Thursday at 10 am or Tuesday and Thursday from 4pm.
Coaching
Thursday at 10am. Contact Marg Knight if interested on 0407 093 848.
60 and over - Dave Murray’s report
60 and Over played at Moama on September 30.
We had 28 teams playing on the carpet as well as on the grassed greens, which were a significant walk from the undercover area.
There were five teams that won three games.
Runners-up with three in the yardstick were Ky Valley View's team skipped by Graeme Topp.
The winners with five were Howard Tonkin's team from Ky.
Next week we are at Lockington, still starting at 11am.
Teams need to be entered by 6pm Sunday.
Weekend pennant
Division one
Deniliquin 61 shots, 14 points def Rochester 57 shots, 2 points.
Team one: Ian Berry 29 shots def Jamie Shields 16 shots.
Team two: Ray Sangster 13 shots def by Shane Laing 21 shots.
Team three: Dick Feuk 15 shots def by Stephen O’Brien 24.
Division two
Rochester 67 shots, 16 points def Deniliquin 56 shots, 0 points.
Team one: Gary Williams 14 shots def Tony Tonta 13 shots.
Team two: Kevin Hall 25 shots def David Hessel 24 shots.
Team three: Jane McCallum 28 shots def Bruce Clancy 19 shots.
Division five
Rochester 48 shots, 14 points def Deniliquin 31 shots, 0 points.
Team one: Francis Keech 29 shots def John Murray 17 shots.
Team two: David Murray 19 shots def Colin Knuckey 14 shots.
Division six
Rochester 24 shots, 0 points def by Lockington 43 shots, 14 points.
Team one: Gavin Houlihan 15 shots def by Neil Haines 23 shots.
Team two: Elaine Hall 9 shots def by Kalvan Stout 20 shots.
Midweek pennant
Round one is on Tuesday, October 6.
Division one – Echuca vs Rochester
Division two – Rochester vs Echuca
Division four – Rochester vs Echuca
Bar duty
Monday – Thursday: 5 – 6.30pm
5 – 8 - M. Ellis and K. McCormack.
12 – 15 - F. Keech and R. Feuk.
19 – 22 - J. McCallum and A. Gusak.
Lockington Bowls Club
A rather hectic week on the bowling greens this week.
On Friday evening the club held their official opening day, with several members in attendance.
Presidents John van den Bosch and Margaret Dowie welcomed all present and wished everyone a happy and successful season of bowls.
The respective club champions performed the duties as Leanne McInnes rolled the first kitty and Dave Thomas delivered the first bowl to officially start the season.
Last Thursday the women held a successful 3-bowl triples tournament, attracting 14 teams representing several clubs including Eaglehawk, Echuca, Calivil, Cohuna Golf, Elmore, Deniliquin RSL, Dingee, Kilmore, Lockington, Mathoura, Rochester and Tongala.
Tournament secretary Kathi Maddison thanked all involved in making the day a huge success, including Cindy Felmingham for the office assistance, the greens staff and the bar person.
Pauline Humbert was acknowledged for coordinating the day and providing the raffle.
Results: Winners - Rhonda Gallagher, Lisa Humphries and Pam Lewis (s) from Echuca with 18 ends ahead of the runners up, another Echuca trio comprising Sue Wright, Jill Young and Joan Dovaston (s) on 17 ends.
Spider: Lisa Humphries.
Roll to the ditch: Corrie Holmberg (Elmore).
Special raffle winners included Margaret Dowie, Jenny Sutherland, Betty Ozzols, Gaye Goodwin, Jo Chique, Ellie Vretenburg, Terrill Westwood, Jenny O'Shea and Sue Wright.
The presentations were conducted by Margaret Dowie and Glenda Nichol from sponsors Nichol Trading - Rochester.
Nichol Trading have been supporting this tournament for several years and the club appreciates this ongoing assistance.
Saturday was the opening day for the Campaspe Area Weekend Pennant competition.
In a blistering start to the season, all Lockington teams were successful, playing some extraordinary bowls.
Division three travelled to Deniliquin and returned home with all rinks up and a 83-37 victory (Steve Peter def L Ritchie 25-10, Dave Thomas def K Salter 26-17 and L McInnes def H Anderson 32-10).
Division four proved too strong for the Ky Valley View opposition, winning all rinks to take out a decisive 85-36 win (J van den Bosch def K Black 20-15, L Buchanan def B Brown 21-10 and Denise Gilmore def K Topp 44-11).
Division six journeyed to Rochester to do battle, and won both games with a 43-24 victory (N Haines def G Houlahan 23-15 and K Stout def E Hall 20-9).
It was very pleasing to have new bowlers playing their first game of pennant.
Welcome to the club Sharon Smith, Alan Sharp, Keifer Haines and Clinton McKee.
All bowlers acquitted themselves well.
The club will hold the time honoured Waterwheel Classic Fours tournament on Sunday, October 18, commencing at 9.30am. This is a gold letter event.
Contact Cindy Felmingham on 0427 849232, Rod Fiedler on 0429 887 220, or John van den Bosch on 0417 999144 for entries. The field is filling fast.
Club members welcome the news that Andrew Harris has returned home from receiving medical treatment in Melbourne.
Trusting that it is not too long before Andy is back on the green.
60 and Over
The Campaspe and District 60 and over bowls group held their day at Lockington on a mild spring day.
There were 30 teams of four competing for a chook; that’s 120 players approximately, as some teams had a player short.
There were four three-game winners.
Neil Dovaston’s team from Echuca ended up with two bowls near the jack.
The team of Peter Cecil lead, Dennis Smith second, Paul Leach third and skipper Neil Dovaston came second.
The winners from Elmore were Phil Mace’s team with three bowls near the jack.
The team consisted of the president Phil Mace lead, Jeff Carnie second, David Andrews third, and Rod Fiedler as their skipper.
Both teams won a chook each.
Next week is at Valley View on Wednesday, October 14 at 11am.
The contacts for next week are Graeme Topp on 0458 253 597 or Rod Donohue on 0417 633 478.
The list is full with 28 teams at present.
A request to all teams to please put your team names on the card please.
Good bowling to all.
Rich River Golf Club
October 1
Men’s Stableford East: A – A Stevens 42pts, B – W Bayles 39pts c/b, C – T Morgan 40pts, D – J Klaaysen 39pts.
October 2
No competition due to weather conditions.
October 3
Men’s Stableford Privilege Cup East: A – S Jones 43pts, B – D Carey 41pts, C – C Gniel 45pts and Cup winner, D – B Spiers 45pts.
Women’s Stableford East: 1st – V Kulbars 40pts, 2nd – C Barnes 39pts, 3rd – K Evans 38pts.
October 4
Medley Par West: A – S Burns +4, B – E Roylance +4, M Simpson +5.
October 5
18-Hole Medley Stroke Max East: 1st – P Brennan 65, 2nd – S Dwyer 67, 3rd – D Haw 68 c/b.
9-Hole Women’s Stroke Max East: 1st – A Worsnop 31 c/b, 2nd – L Rolfe 31, 3rd – K Sargentson 33.
October 6
Medley Stableford West: A – A Kennett 38pts, B – M Prendergast 40pts, C – G Hayward 37pts.
October 7
Women’s Stroke Monthly Medal East: A – D Haw 68 c/b, B – D Bawden and medal winner 61, 3rd – E Banko 64.
Rochester Golf Club
Wednesday 9-hole social golf was played on the front nine.
Once again there were some great scores.
The winner was Kevin McCormick with 26 points.
Runner-up was Greg Watkins with 25 points.
Other good scores were Alec McQuibban and Allan Campbell with 24 points, Richard Feuk and Chris Trewin with 23 points.
NTP on the 3rd went to Kevin McCormick.
Saturday was the first round of the Stableford Challenge.
Winner of the day was Shane Bywaters with 38 points on a countback from Tony Griffiths.
Ball winners were David Fuller 36, Leisa Evans 36, and Robert Ralph, Murray Schier, Barbara McCarty, Stephen Bubb, and Robert Vise (35).
In the men’s, NTP on the 3rd went to Robert Ralph, 5th to David fuller, 8th to Chris Eeles, and in the ladies, the second shot on the 8th to Barbara McCarty.
On the 9th, the second shot in the men’s went to Grant Robinson.
On the 12th, to Tony Griffiths in the men’s and Leisa Evans in the ladies.
On the 16th, Troy McInnes in the men’s and the second shot to Karen Taylor in the ladies.
The second shot on the 18th in the men’s went to Andrew Cassin.
Next Saturday is the second round of the Stableford Challenge, with hit-off from 11am to 11.30am.
A reminder about the club AGM, which is on October 26 at 7pm, in the clubrooms.
Lockington Golf Club
The 2026 season for the Lockington Golf Club has come to a close and members have enjoyed social gatherings to celebrate the season.
October 2
The Locky ladies gathered at the Locky pub for a delicious lunch and acknowledged the season’s winners.
Club champion – Sue Harris (inaugural winner of the nett title); Annie Stewart Putting Champion – Sue Harris; Mary Robins Trophy – Jenny Holt; Ivy Kelly Tray – Fiona Newton.
Mona Hewlett Trophy winner – Jenny Holt (94); runner-up – Pauline Humbert 93.
Dolly Henderson Trophy (best nett for the season) – Annette Brereton 87-17-70, c/b Sue Harris, Jenny Holt.
October 3
Presentation night was held at the clubhouse, with members enjoying a delicious spread of casseroles, followed by scrumptious ice cream from Augustus Gelatery Echuca. Thanks to Ash and Cindy Portwine.
Winners: Club champion – Grant Humbert (title number 27); B Grade champion – Andrew Harris; A Grade nett champion – Jason Wakefield; B Grade nett champion – Tony Brooke (also the best nett aggregate for the championships); veterans champion – Tony Brooke.
Gartside Cup – Ian Maddison (c/b Andy Freemantle); matchplay champion – Terry Thomas (title number five) defeated Stuart Newton; St Andrews Trophy – Grant Humbert; Wedgie Trophy – Ron Dixon; Monthly Medallists Final – Ian Maddison.
Most Saturday comp wins – Steve Holt (five).
Wayne Angove Memorial Most Consistent Trophy (average of best seven stroke rounds): Equal 5th - Jeff Carnie, Ian Maddison 72.9; 3rd – Grant Humbert 71.9; 2nd – Jason Wakefield 71.4; winner – Kevin Humbert 69.7.
This is the 11th time Kevin has won this trophy. The first was way back in 1977, 49 years ago.
Cyril and Mary Robins Perpetual Stableford Trophy (aggregate of best four Stableford rounds): Equal 2nd, all on 140 – Ron Dixon, Kevin Humbert, Trav Mancer, Stuart Newton, and JD Wright; winner – Grant Humbert 141.
George McMinn Perpetual Par Trophy (aggregate of best three par rounds): 5th Tom Scurrah square; equal 3rd – Jeff Carnie, Jason Wakefield +1; 2nd – Grant Humbert +2; winner – Steve Holt +3 (fourth win).
Eclectic Trophy: Equal 4th – Ian Maddison, Stuart Newton 56.5; 3rd – Steve Holt 56; 2nd – Jason Wakefield 54; winner – Grant Humbert 53.5.
All members are warmly invited to the club’s AGM, to be held on Tuesday, November 17 at 8pm at the clubhouse.
Notices of motion must be submitted to Darren Carnie by Saturday, November 7.
Echuca-Moama Croquet Club
Friday, October 2
After 25ml of rain we decided Friday was a washout.
Monday, October 5
17 members came to play, with just two players winning all three games.
Greg Brierley was the winner, edging out Glenda Kelly by three hoops.
Three jump shots were made, with one each to John Alstin, Lyn Keillor and Jeff Pumpa.
Sid Gomes was the only player to make a hoop in one.
Rich River Croquet Club
GVCA Golf Spring Pennant - Tuesday, September 29
Deniliquin White v Rich River Kangas
In the first singles games the Rich River Kangas played well and took the lead against the opposition, scoring three games +27 hoops as opposed to Deni White’s one game +19 hoops.
The reverse single games saw the teams reverse, with Deni White scoring three games +25 hoops against Rich River Kangas’ one game +22 hoops.
It was then onto the doubles matches, where Deni White continued to be in top form and won three of the four games.
The Deniliquin White team of Andy Davis, Leo Barry, Alan Higgins and Brian Dudley proved too strong against the Kangas team of Sandra Retallick, Michael Hawkens, Russell Clarke and Cherie Lessing.
The final scores saw Deniliquin White win nine games +69 hoops against Rich River Kangas’ five games +72 hoops.
Golf Croquet Pennant
1. Rich River Kangas: 4-2 (75 points)
2. Deniliquin White: 4-1-0 (73)
3. Echuca-Moama: 3-1-2 (67)
4. Shepparton Magpies: 2-2-1 (60)
5. Mooroopna: 3-3 (58)
6. Kyabram Blue Wrens: 3-3 (56)
7. Deniliquin Blue: 2-2 (51)
8. Euroa: 2-2 (49)
9. Numurkah: 2-4 (47)
10. Shepparton Kookaburras: 0-6 (28)
Golf Croquet – Thursday, October 1
It was a good turnout for doubles croquet with 14 people enjoying the matches.
Congratulations to the winner Helen Brierley, the only player to win all three games, scoring three games +6 hoops, and the runner-up Russell Clarke scoring two games +8 hoops.
Steve Potter and Cherie Lessing were also playing well and both made successful jump shots, much to their opposition’s dismay.
Golf Croquet – Tuesday, October 6
It was a good day for croquet with many players in fine form.
20 players competed in singles croquet with four people, Jay Grant, Marg Kennedy, Annette Adkins and Maree Maher, all making hoops-in-one, and John Hill and Steve Potter making successful jump shots.
Five players all won three games each: Steve Potter, John Hill, Russell Clarke, Ian Fisher and Cherie Lessing.
It was a close finish with only a one hoop difference between them.
Girl power was trumps with Cherie Lessing taking the win, scoring three games +12 hoops and John Hill scoring three games +11 hoops being declared runner-up.
Congratulations to Cherie and John who were playing their best croquet on the day.