60-and-over
The Campaspe Valley and district 60-and-over bowls group held its Wednesday weekly bowls at Moama Bowls Club on February 16 on a hot and cloudy day.
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Twenty-four teams, 96 players all up, competed for a chook and also for the Murray Hearing Services trophy.
Three teams had won three games before rolling off to within the yard stick.
A team from Echuca had two bowls within the yard stick to place second.
They were Kevin McAsey (lead), Steve “Knockers” Nolan (second), John Hollowood (third), and Tony Deenen was the skipper.
Nolan’s first day at a 60-and-over proved to be a successful one, going home with a chook.
The Elmore team of Paul Frawley (lead), Graham Mercher (second), Phil Mace (third) and skipper Allan Gerris were the winners on the day with five bowls near the jack.
Both teams’ members received a chook each.
We would like to thank Moama Bowls Club, which has been a great supporter of the 60-and-over bowls.
Next Wednesday, February 23, 60-and-over bowls is at Elmore Bowls Club for a 10am start.
Entries to Phil Mace on 0428 290 351 or Allan Gerrish on 0427 461 448, or on the sheet at the Elmore bowls club.
Rochester
Ladies
Tuesday, February 15:
Social Bowls winners were C. Cakebread and K. Williams.
In the first round of B-grade, G. Bancell defeated R. Willis. The raffle winner was Kathy Williams.
Tuesday, February 22:
Social Bowls entries to be in by 8:45am.
Congratulations to Rae Ault on her 90th birthday this week.
Men
The Men’s Pairs Championship semi-finals need to be completed by March 6.
Crackerjack will be on March 8 for a 5pm start. The cost is $80 per team for three games, including a two-course meal. Mixed fours, teams of two men and two women.
Sponsor is Australia Post.
Entries to Robert Clayton on 0419 007 865 or Jenny Major on 0408 509 954.
Pennant practice will proceed as normal on Thursday night.
Rochester Campaspe Classic Fours
The Classic Fours was played on Sunday, February 20.
There were four games of 10 ends, with just one team from the 22 teams entered managing to win all four games.
They were the home team of B. Smolenaars, K. Hall, A. Benson, and A. Gusak.
There were two teams that won three and a half games, and the runners-up from Stanhope were J. Thorn, P. Stahl, M. Summers, and W. Summers.
No Midweek Pennant results due to the bye.
Weekend Pennant results (Saturday, February 19):
Division 1 vs Echuca
G. Willis, B. Major, L. Walles, and K. Wiffen lost 17-27.
R. Turner, R. Dennis, R. Clayton, and G. Wiffen lost 15-28
G. Houlihan, H. Holzer, P. Holzer, and M. Harvey won 26-11.
Rochester lost 58-66.
Rochester (seventh) to face Mathoura (sixth) this week.
Division 2 vs Echuca
G. Chambers, B. Jones, L. Milgate, and B. Trengove won 28-15.
A. Benson, J. Boyd, K. Barker, and T. Quinlan lost 18-24.
K. Burrow, A. Crilly, D. Gillies, and J. Weeks lost 11-33.
Rochester lost 57-72 .
Rochester (second) to face Moama (third) this week.
Division 3 vs Rich River
W. Bertuch, B. Smolenaars, F. Keech, and G. Browne won 20-18.
G. Prince, P. Stack, M. Ellis, and H. Moon won 22-17 .
S. Ryan, K. Hall, A. Gusak, and P. Stahl won 23-21.
Rochester won 65-56.
Rochester (fourth) to face Mathoura (fifth) this week.
Division 4a vs Elmore
Match forfeited by Elmore.
Teams played one another at home in a 22-end friendly.
Rochester (first) to face Moama Red (second) this week.
Midweek pennant fixture (Friday, February 25)
Midweek pennant fixture (round 13)
Division 1, Rochester home to Deniliquin.
Division 2, Rochester home to Elmore.
Weekend Pennant fixture (round 13)
Division 1, Rochester away to Mathoura.
Division 2, Rochester home to Moama.
Division 3, Rochester away to Mathoura.
Division 4a, Rochester home to Moama Red.
H. Moon and G. Houlihan are on bar duty Monday, February 21, and Thursday, February 24, with L. Walles and G. Watkins on Monday, February 28, and Thursday, March 3.
Lockington
The club held a successful Twilight Mixed Fours tournament on Tuesday evening, attracting 56 talented bowlers.
Deputy tournament secretary Annie Haines and lady vice-president Denise Gilmore welcomed all bowlers and wished them a good night's bowling and friendship.
Sponsors Tobin Brothers (Echuca) were acknowledged for their continued support.
Visitors attended from Elmore, Echuca, Moama, Pyramid Hill, Rochester along with several local members, and at the completion of the three games of nine ends, there were only two undefeated teams.
Based on a points system, the winning composite rink comprised Rhonda Gallagher, Brian Davie, Pat Schram and Phillip Thorn (s) 78 points ahead of the Moama rink listing Karen Brennan, Jim Hogan, Deanna Hogan and Kevin Brennan (s) with 76 points.
The green staff were thanked along with the kitchen ladies, bar staff and the scoreboard official Chris Stewart. Pauline Humbert promoted the special competition with rewards to the four fortunate recipients.
On the local Campaspe Area Pennant scene, the women had a rest with a bye in the Midweek competition.
In the Weekend Pennant, both Division Three and Division Four B were successful in their visit to Mathoura. Division Three scored a 73-48 victory with all rinks up. (Philip Cunnington defeated R Murphy 17-16; Ken Main d. P Lewis 27-18; Graham Turner d. B Murray 29-14). Division Four B scraped home in a real thriller 35-33 against Mathoura Blue and both rinks up. (Steve Peter d. B Brander 17-16; Bill Musgrove d. G Johnston 18-17.) Both divisions retained their positions on the premiership ladder with only two rounds remaining.
The popular sport of barefoot bowls will resume on Tuesday night.
Members have travelled to local tournaments and enjoyed some success.
Ken Main represented the club in the BCG Regional Champion of Champions on Sunday. Main played the Golden Square champion Gary Beckham and lost the match 8-25, after having some difficulty in reading the pace of the green. Leanne Mcinnes had to withdraw due to illness.
The Friday evening barbecue and practice session was well attended, with Kathi Maddison missing the lucky members’ draw.
The next club tournament is the Toyota Open Fours to be held on Sunday, March 20, commencing at 9.30am. Keep this date free. Contact Chris Stewart or Russell Shawcross for details.
On Sunday the Bendigo-Campaspe Goldfields Regional Champion of Champions was held at the Bendigo East Bowling Club. Local Campaspe bowlers performed well, with Steve Cunnington (Echuca) and Cassandra Millerick (Moama) winning their way into the semi-finals to be played next Sunday at Bendigo East. Cunnington will meet Brad Holland (South Bendigo) while Andrew Brown (Bendigo) will play Dean Carter (Eaglehawk). In the women's section, Cass Millerick will meet Sharon Koch (Bendigo) and Leah Whiffin (Golden Square) will play S. Vowles.
Strong performances included Beryl Murray (Mathoura) defeating Linda Harris (Deniliquin) 25-20 in a marathon three-hour game over 32 ends. Murray lost the next round 13-25. Ann Williams (Elmore) defeated Liz Easther (Rich River) 25-6 then lost 13-25 to Vowles. Pat Schram (Echuca) won the first round 25-9 before losing to Whiffin 18-25 after leading 18-14 earlier. Ruth Lennie (Tongala) lost her first round match. In the men's section, Anthony Hulm (Mathoura) defeated Alan Bish 25-14 then lost to D Carter 19-25. Jamie Shields defeated Jack Hammond (Tongala) 25-15 and lost to Andrew Brown 20-25. Stan Barker lost the first round match to Brad Holland 7-25 in a game where the scores did not actually show the closeness of the heads. Ken Main lost to G Beckham 8-25. Several bowlers withdrew due to work commitments and illness.