	{"id":72988,"date":"2020-11-26T04:46:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T17:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=72988"},"modified":"2020-11-26T10:47:47","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T23:47:47","slug":"north-takes-all-in-first-twos-outing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/sport\/north-takes-all-in-first-twos-outing\/","title":{"rendered":"North takes all in first twos outing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A DELIGHTED Ballarat North president Scott Platter celebrated a return to Ballarat District Bowls Division Saturday Pennant after all three Division two teams came home with strong wins over BMS.<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s squad had a commanding 31 shot victory, with Col Thompson\u2019s rink leading the way 23 shots up and Platters own rink having a solid 12-shot win.<\/p>\n<p>The results gave North 14 points for the day and placed them in second position behind Daylesford on the Division 2 ladder.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72992\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-72992\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/11\/IMG_0974-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Division 2, 7 and 8 games were played at BMS on Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Platter said games against BMS were always a great challenge with both sides regularly competing in the finals in recent times. The two clubs have developed a great friendly rivalry and wins in each contest were keenly sought.<\/p>\n<p>This season Ballarat North has introduced a couple of new players who have shored up the strength of the side which Platter said will help them in their quest for finals success at season\u2019s end.<\/p>\n<p>In Division 5 the second Ballarat North team had a strong win of 62 shots over Beaufort, gaining 18 points with all rinks up on the day and leading the ladder after the first game.<\/p>\n<p>North\u2019s Division 8 side also had a strong 18 shot win over Ballarat East and got full points on the day, putting them second from Midlands, who had a strong win in their game against Daylesford.<\/p>\n<p>BMS president Kevin McLean was upbeat with the club\u2019s prospects for the coming season having attracted intrastate and interstate bowlers into the fold as well as a number of keen new members taking on the game this year.<\/p>\n<p>McLean noted the BMS\u2019 Premier Division and Division 4 sides had good wins against their respective Victoria competitors &#8211; a hard team to overcome on their own turf.<\/p>\n<p>BMS Premier skippers Ryan Bedggood and Phil Clamp lead the way with strong performances scoring 15 and 7 shots up respectively, and for Victoria\u2019s Craig Ford\u2019s rink performed well with 7 shots up.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier BMS side start their season in top position on the ladder with equal points with the Learmonth and Sebastopol but commanding a good percentage win.<\/p>\n<p>BMS division 7 side had a comfortable win of 22 shots over Webconna, while the club\u2019s new entry in Division 8 lost to a strong Bungaree team.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/sport\/bdbd-saturday-pennant-round-1-results\/\"><strong><em>Click here for full BDBA Saturday Pennant round 1 results.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; BY ANTHONY MCCABE<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A DELIGHTED Ballarat North president Scott Platter celebrated a return to Ballarat District Bowls Division Saturday Pennant after all three Division two teams came home with strong wins over BMS. 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