Big V through to big one

BY MICHELLE TAIT

 

PREMIER – VICTORIA head straight to the Ballarat District Bowls Division Saturday Pennant grand final after defeating Ballarat, 80-51. In the other match whilst Sebastopol snuck home in a one shot thriller against Webbcona, 64-63 and will play Ballarat in the preliminary final next week.

Victoria 80 defeated Ballarat 51

K Silbereisen, P Tudorovic, J Thoms and W Lynch 28 d MFothergill, G Stewart, S Wilson and W Lennecke 13. R Harrdick, D Britt, M Oswin and S Haynes 12 lt L Cornish, C Fothergill, L Annear and B Fothergill 30. A Hollingworth, N Capuano, C Ford and B Clarke 40 d A Dalgleish, T Stewart, T Wood and Z Stewart 8.

Webbcona 63 lost to Sebastopol 64

C Steenhuis, K Eppingstall, C Young and B Mcarthur 28 d F Reus, P Lovell, A Jones and G Sargent 17. A Van Der Ploeg, G Gullock, T Clarke and L McArthur 13 lt S Bottrell, J Garvin, R Baker and A Holland 20. F Clarke, H Worsley G Johnson and T Lange 22 lt N Sutherland, S Topp, M Gannon and I Warner 27.

 

DIVISION 1 – Linton upset City Oval in another one-shoter, 93-92 and have secured their place in the grand final. City Oval will play Midlands next week who defeated Smeaton, 89-81.

City Oval 92 lost to Linton 93

M Brown, E Kierce, K Magrath and M Walton 30 d C Sinclair, C Fletcher, N Pearce and B Williams 17. K Nunn, L Sims, B Morris and H Fumberger 18 lt G Landers, J Hetherington, R Hetherington and P Wilson 25. T O’Farrell, J Harman, I Robinson, W Roberts 18 lt S Walters, E Grigg, T Wilson and C Grenfell 26. P Cameron, L McKenzie, M Firman and G Mann 26 d S Williams, D Pridham, B Vandenberg and C Williams 25.

Midlands 89 defeated Smeaton 81

M North, G Jenkins, B Croft and J Croft 32 d G Perry, R Briggs, R Mizzeni and C McKee 14. R Hutchinson, B Phelan W Durand and P Considine 18 lt K Clohesy, G May, D Toose and A McKee 26. D Denham, L Lock, G Jenkins and R Lock 18 lt P Kersley, P Sewell, G Toose and G Pickering 22. P Robinson, B Wilson, P Carlyle and D Speechley 21 d R Leishman, J McNaught, J Gervasoni and J Taylor 19.

 

DIVISION 2 – Victoria have another team straight into the Grand Final after defeating BMS, 111-85. Ballarat North and Invermay had a close game with North winning, 99-96. They will play BMS next week.

Victoria 111 defeated BMS 85

D Prenc, P Hawkins, H Stenning and N Verlinden 35 d A Mclean, B Harris, A Bedggood and S Byron 17. R Saw, R Chapman, D Goring and A Dennis 27 d D Hampson, M Hampson, W Mason and R Crawley 26. M Cunningham, G Pyke, B Murphy and M Philipson 19 lt C Hurdsfield, G Allan, S McLean and P Clamp 27. M Tudorovic, P Powell, B Davis and F McGuigan 30 d J Lindsay, G Vagg, G Inglis and K Mclean 15.

Ballarat North 99 defeated Invermay 96

S Newman, G Williams, A Gervasoni and S Plater 33 d P Currie 23. M Clarke, S Feldman, D Nestor and G Mattei 33 d J Evans 26. A Newman, G Bowden, P Ryan and J Quick 21 d G Fraser 19. D Payne, T Simpkin, K Makings and C Thompson 12 lt P Shillington 28.

 

DIVISION 3 – Bungaree were too strong for Creswick winning, 97-75 and and booked their place on grand final day. Learmonth had a good win over Midlands, 106-95. That means it Creswick v Learmonth next Saturday.

Bungaree 97 defeated Creswick 75

D Haintz, J Frawley, P Wilkinson and Thornton 29 d R Evans, B Yates, R Prictor and J Matusik 17. C Ward, P Stapleton, J Maher and T Maher 31 d D Riordon, K Neil, J Matthews and B Hetherington 11. M Phyland, G Checkley, T Murnane and T Trigg 13 lt R Burt, J Purcell, R Ohlsen and R Irwin 25. M Frawley, J Wade, A Mahar and P Spratling 24 d D Cooper, R Lethlean, A Penrice and L Keen 22.

Learmonth 106 defeated Midlands 95

A Powell, I Lyttle, G Ross and D Ryan 31 d J Ross, R Mason, W Slocombe and J Beaston 19. K Johnson, K Stowe, G Stowe and E Greenwood 23 lt B Trezise, S Croft, G Barnett and G Nagle 29. J Greenwood, R Verlin, M Powell, G Moy 19 lt J Easton, D Sparkman, J Graham and E Harwood 26. S Goldsmith, D Griffin, I Perovic and P Beechey 33 d N Newey, R Slee, T Speechley and D Traynor 21.

 

DIVISION 4 – Victoria have three Divisions straight through to the grand final thanks to a win over BMS, 104-74. City Oval battled against Sebastopol, eventually winning, 100-87. City Oval will play BMS in the prelim.

Victoria 104 defeated BMS 74

D Leeson, P Cocks, B Harrison and E King 26 d T Clarke, L Vanstan, P Dawson and P Harris 19. J Norman, B Dodd, Steve Britt and Shane Britt 23 d B Ryan, R Hickman, P Rose and J.Ryan 19. A Berry, G Oram, S O’Loughlin, P McDougall 23 d R Holt, L Bryce, R Broughton and M Urumese 18. D Leeson, B Hughes, P Norman and B Whitcher 32 d M Hughes, C Jones, L Johannsen and H Johannsen 18.

Sebastopol 87 lost to City Oval 100

J Kidney, S Cassells, R Knight and H Colbert 17 lt R Vance, D O’Sullivan, R Ryan and M Tait 25. J Matthews, C Medwell, J Brown and J Hayes 17 lt J Ryan, K Birch, T Grano and G Hamilton 29. B Lawrence, T Cole, I Clyne and B Flynn 19 lt P Birch, C Magrath, R Kinna and A Uthenwoldt 31. A Hovey, B Cassells, D Meade and C Meade 34 d A Hawkes, B Hender, J Vance and P Oxlade 15.

 

DIVISION 5 – Midlands made it to Saturday week defeating Victoria, 110-81. Creswick had a seven-shot win over Smeaton, 90-83 and go again against Victoria on Saturday.

Victoria 81 Lt Midlands 110

J Jackson, I Bedggood, L Luxford and P Muller 13 K Mcgrath, R Stevens, J Vincent and M Green 34. D Ford, P Britt, A Hibberd and R Beaston 23 lt R Mclachlan, J Vallance, P Bond and G Smith 32. C Jones, R Bibey, M Walsh and B Barnes 24 d D Lacy, J Giblet, A Duggan and N Stevens 18. A David, B Bellingham, D Williams and G Henderson 21 lt T Launer, L Denning, G Yates and R Bissett 26.

Smeaton 83 lost Creswick 90

G McKay, B Adam, D Morell and R Seamons 25 lt P Howell, R Rhook, B Turville and B O’Malley 26. C Toose, H Jenkin, B Charleson and R Cawthorn 18 d K Keen, S Glasspool, J Van Oirschot, D Matthews 16. E Rumler, N Bomphrey, Robyn Bradshaw and R Bradshaw 20 lt I Huntley, G Peel, L Hetherington and R McCutcheon 21. W Ford, R Dimond, D Sandford and I Pickering 20 lt D Chalmers, C Burt, G Newmarch and P Zelley 27.

 

DIVISION 6 – Ballarat North had a convincing win over BMS, 116-70 and head straight to the Grand Final. Bungaree will play BMS in the prelim after defeating Clunes, 105-82.

BMS 70 lost to Ballarat North 116

P Walker, K Alsop, R Walker and T Kuypers 20 lt K Rule, A Webster, K Taylor and J Brinkley 31. J Jervies, K Burgess, J Bettles and P Kennedy 16 lt H Newman, C McLennan, B Humphreys and L Ayres 22. J Holton, L Prendergast, C Duffy and L Wilson 18 lt I Antonio, H Adams, A Haywood, I Cunninham 36. A Jones, R James, A Braybrook and A McCabe 16 lt J Mc Arthur, R Parker, A Parker and D Radisich 27.

Bungaree 105 defeated Clunes 82

J Frawley, J Steenhuis, M Checkley and B Forbes 25 d R Komisars, D Spong, R Martin and T Kinnersly 22. L Butler, D Thornton, B Jones and J Moran 25 d A Shields, J Millar, J Polson and L Judd 20. D Lee, B Wade, D Tonkin and N Kennedy 27 d J Lythgo, P Quinton, E Spong and L Dixon 20. M Spratling, S Kennedy, B Macklin and G Diamond-Keith 28 d S Boland, L Hind, L Wilson and J Young 20.

 

DIVISION 7 – Ballarat defeated Linton, 97- 86, for a spot in the grand final. Linton play Bungaree a week before after they defeated Ballan, 110-87.

Linton 86 lost to Ballarat 97

R Lindsay 22 lt S Fothergill, G Bourke-Finn, G Burge and P Aspland 25. I Kerr 17 lt K Cornish, D Bownlee, C Spratling, M Cornish 23. B Hall 35 d B Burge, L Wilson, G Blood and R Tempany 20. A Patton 12 lt W Penhall, P Titheridge, A Campbell and S Thompson 29.

Buninyong 110 defeated Ballan 87

S Josephs, S Molloy, J Fox and J Podolinsky23 lt P McNaughton 27. F Sultana, G Keating, B Mabbrey and R Hepburn 28 d A Loft 21. J Pobjoy, N Gorman, H Slater and J Worth 29 d D Martyn 16. L Donelly, M Sultana, M Arthurson and B Glover 30 d B Downing 23.

 

DIVISION 8 – Both games in this Division were close. Daylesford head straight to the grand final off the back of a win over Waubra, 47-42. Ballarat North defeated Central Wendouree, 45-41 and will meet Waubra on Saturday.

Waubra 42 lost to Daylesford 47

C Gallagher, G Molloy, S Stepnell and T Briody 26 d N Botheras 13. S Tol, M Chennell, F Kennedy and C Stepnell16 lt M Tate 34.

Ballarat North 45 defeated Central Wendouree 41

P Hoey, T Spiers, G Cox and G Atkins 20 lt S Gray, R Strownix, D Thomson and T Bourke 25. G Turner, M Harrison, O Gunnell and C Cox 25 d J Hendy, B Eldridge, R Cloke and J Earl 16.