After the second round, Steve O’Brien beat Steven King, while John Flisher did enough against Paul Snare.
Tim Dover advanced against Peter Chadderton and Andrew Holloway accounted for Tony Danckert.
Graham Nisbet got past Jamie Shields in a tight contest and Mark Tasker beat Keith Hay.
The final two matches for the round saw Shane Laing advance at the expense of David Hessel, and Lee Pattinson defeated Rob Morris.
That brought us to the last eight where Steve O’Brien beat John Flisher, Andrew Holloway got past Tim Dover and Mark Tasker and Shane Laing prevailed against Graham Nisbet and Lee Pattinson.
This means that the two semi finals to be played next Sunday will see club president Steve O’Brien up against first year bowler Andrew Holloway, and the unflappable Mark Tasker will be pitted against former president Shane Laing.
•••
The early stage of the women’s singles at the club has seen Joy McArthur defeat Chris Taylor, while Joanne Bovell got the better of Robyn Little.
The only other match in the first round resulted in Carly Crothers defeating Helen Anderson.
•••
There were two two-game winners at the Deniliquin Bowling Club Clear Lifestyle Support Jackpot Bowls last Wednesday, with Alan Hardcastle and Ken ‘Titch’ Salter winning by one shot over Sue Atley and Simon Chisholm.
Simon then had an opportunity to make it a very memorable night when his name was plucked out of the hat to have a crack at the $1500 joker jackpot.
He missed the mark however, which means someone will have a chance at $1550 after play tomorrow night.
Names are to be in by 5pm for a 6pm start.
•••
there was a win, a loss and a draw from the three Deniliquin Bowling Club Weekend Pennant teams on Saturday.
Division 1 played host to Tongala and, despite losing on two of the three rinks, managed to secure an overall win, 60 shots to 54.
Shane Laing, Rob Morris, Bryan Kemnitz and Simon Chisholm held a three shot lead late in their match, only to be outplayed thereafter to go down 18 shots to 24.
Mark Quor’s rink seemed to be in control at 14-4 after 10 ends, but also struggled late to be overhauled by one shot on the final end, losing 17-18.
The final combination of Jamie Shields, Carly Crothers, John Flisher and Steve O’Brien got out to a comfortable lead early and cruised to a 25-12 win, thus ensuring the overall victory
Division 2 travelled to Rich River and played out a draw, scoring 50 shots apiece.
Paul Snare’s team was beaten 12-22, while David Hessel’s crew won by a solitary shot after leading by four with two to play.
Stuart Treble, Terry Boyer, Joanne Bovell and Craig Hillier then dropped a single shot on the final end to leave the overall result all tied up.
Division 3 had a hard day at the office at Moama, losing on all three rinks to be defeated 49 shots to 80.
Lee Pattinson’s side lost by five, Mark Tasker’s by 15, and Tony Danckert’s by 11.
•••
In Midweek Pennant tomorrow, both sides at playing at home.
Teams are as follows:
Division 1 vs Echuca: D McCulloch, J Bovell, C Hillier, M Quor (skip); M Norton, R Morris, C Taylor, C Bovell (s); T Taylor, T Danckert, J Flisher, S O’Brien (s).
Division 3 vs Rochester: N Murray, T King, J McArthur, A Hardcastle (s); B Leetham, T Dover, R Little, M Law (s).
15°C