Saturday Pennant hits halfway mark

BY MICHELLE TAIT

PREMIERS

BALLARAT lead after defeating Creswick, 94-44. Victoria’s strong win against Buninyong, 87-50, jumps them into second place. In a close game Webbcona downed Learmonth, 65-62, for third on the ladder. Sebastopol’s loss against Central Wendouree, 70-59, drops them to fourth spot. BMS had a win over Mt Xavier, 74-60. At the halfway point in the season Sebastopol, BMS, Central Wendouree and Buninyong are in the mix along with the top three teams.

Mt Xavier 60 lost to BMS 74

P McGrath 22 lt W Mason, B Traill, L Trounce and W Whitehead 24. D Lamb 16 lt D Schreenan, D Lindsay, S McLean and M Sloper 28. C McDobald 22 drew D Vagg, R Dickinson, D Berry and R Bedggood 22.

Victoria 87 defeated Buninyong 50

C Ford 31 d A Goodson, K Sergeant, K Chapman and M Storey 18. S Haynes 22 d K Lee, N Hand, G Nicholson and B Wilcock 18. B Clark 34 d I Voigt, J Nunn, W Morgan and G Simpson 14.

Ballarat 94 defeated Creswick 44

W lennecke 31 d J Van Oirschot, B Huntley, S Hepworth and G Flapper 13. Z Stewart 32 d T Booth, R Lethlean, M Booth and A Annear 16. B Fothergill 31 d D Cooper, J Matthews, S Pope and T Hedger 15.

Webbcona 65 defeated Learmonth 62

B McArthur 20 lt T Griffin, F Lennecke and G Plier, R Powell 24. L McArthur 22 d C Findlay, M Casey, L Davey and D Kelly 17. T Lange 23 d G Ross, C Powell, B Rowe and D. Pike 21.

Sebastopol 59 lost to Central Wendouree 70

F Reus, S Topp, A Holland and G Sargent 17 lt Kerry Watts, I Forbes, Kim Watts and C Johnson 31. S Bottrell, N Sutherland, B Carter and I Warner 26 d I Long, J Nimmo, C Wright and M. Kennedy 17. J Garvin, P Lovell, I Hedger and A Jones 16 lt  T Weatherly, R Bolton, L Vincent and T Gutteridge 22.

 

DIVISION 1

City Oval had a good win against Smeaton, 108-68 and hold on to top spot while Smeaton maintains third. Linton proved too strong for Webbcona winning, 111-76, keeping them in second spot. Avenue defeated Waubra, 101-74, and jump up two places into fourth. Midlands also move up two places defeating Sebastopol, 103-66. Ballarat East comfortably beat Beaufort, 109-88. Seven teams are fighting for the top four positions.

City Oval 108 defeated Smeaton 68

M Brown, P Orr, K Magrath and M Walton 29 d G Perry, R Briggs, J Gervasoni and R Mizzeni 14. K Nunn, E Kierce, L Sims and B Morris 27 d R Leishman, J McNaught, A McKee and J Taylor 20. T O’Farrell, J Harman, I Robinson and W Roberts 25 d P Kersley, G Toose, C McKee and G Pickering 16. P Cameron, L McKenzie, G Mann and M Firman 27 d G May, P Sewell, K Clohesy and D Toose 18.

Midlands 103 defeated Sebastopol 66

J Croft 26 d P Adam, I Harvey, I Mcbain and W Bedggood 22. P Considine 24 d S Cassells, P Shaw, W Matthews and D Cassells 20. R Lock 29 d G Worsley, M Mcdonnell, G Green and N Lloyd-Jones 10. D Speechley 24 d R Anning, T Beacham, J Cameron and N Morris 14.

Linton 111 defeated Webbcona 76

C Williams 29 d M Collins 22. C Grenfell 17 d W Pattie 16. P Wilson 28 d G Johnson 18. B Williams 37 d J Shepherd 20.

Avenue 101 defeated Waubra 74

B Kamp, A Hewitt, A Dickson and S Sullivan 22 d C Stepnell, J Skelton, J Ryan and A Briody 18. J Auty, D Lyons, T Bowtell and F Pomeroy 26 d J Molloy, P Goldsmith, G Loader and L Steven 24. L Foot, C Hawken, G Stirling and B Hawken 28 d J Coloe, B Molloy, L Kennedy, and L Molloy 15. J Higgins, G Day, G Coughlan and M Russell 25 d J Stepnell, E Kennedy, N Peoples and P Kennedy 17.

Ballarat East 109 defeated Beaufort 88

P Dean 33 d G Carson, P Anderson, W Wereszczuk and S Wereszczuk 15. M Kay 25 lt J Cameron, B Hayes, D Stanaway and V Dunn 27. D Anwyl 26 d I Price, K Emmett, C Milenkovic and C Tweddle 20. M Ryan 25 lt L Pongho, L Quinton, R Quinton and S Pongho 26.

 

DIVISION 2

In an extremely close contest Victoria defeated BMS, 109-102, giving the victors a 20-point jump on their foes who held second. Ballarat North had a great win against City Oval, 118-69, seeing them into third position, just one point behind BMS. Ballarat secured the win against Invermay, 94-89. Daylesford defeated Ballan, 91-81, and Buninyong verses Clunes was a draw 97-97.

Invermay 89 lost to Ballarat 94

Daylesford 91 defeated Ballan 17

Buninyong 97 drew with Clunes 97

BMS 102 defeated Victoria 109

Ballarat North 118 defeated City Oval 69

 

DIVISION 3

Bungaree got the win over Central Wendouree, 108-92, and top the table. Creswick defeated Linton, 102-81, to move into second place by percentage over Learmonth, who had a good win against Avenue, 108-78. Sebastopol defeated Webbcona, 111-79, good for fourth spot. Smeaton defeated Midlands, 99-88.

Learmonth 108 defeated Avenue78

Creswick 102 defeated Linton 81

Smeaton 99 defeated Midlands 88

Central Wendouree 92 Lt Bungaree 108

 

DIVISION 4

Victoria’s three rink win over Buninyong, 111-94, sees them into first place by one point over BMS, who lost to City Oval, 106-90. Sebastopol had a good win against Central Wendouree, 109-69, and move into third. Daylesford defeated Mt Xavier, 100-90, and Webbcona were given a walkover by Avenue.

City Oval 106 defeated BMS 90

Victoria 111 defeated Buninyong 94

Sebastopol 109 defeated Central Wendouree 69

Mt Xavier 90 lost to Daylesford 100

Webbcona given a walkover by Avenue

 

DIVISION 5

There are fifteen points separating the top six teams in this division. Despite losing to City Oval, 108-80, Smeaton held top spot. Waubra defeated Sebastopol, 106-79, and jump three places into second. Victoria had a close game against Learmonth, 90-82, and take third on the ladder. Midlands loss to Creswick, 92-84, drops them two spots into fourth place. Beaufort defeated Ballarat East, 110-75.

City Oval 108 defeated Smeaton 80

Waubra 106 defeated Sebastopol 79

Creswick 92 defeated Midlands 84

Learmonth 82 lost to Victoria 90

Ballarat East 75 lost to Beaufort 110

 

DIVISION 6

BMS defeated Central Wendouree, 101-90, and hold onto top spot. Ballarat North had a four rink win against Sebastopol, 110-80, and move up two places into second spot, dropping Central Wendouree to third. Clunes defeated Bungaree, 102-94. Invermay defeated Victoria, 97-80, and City Oval had a win against Webbcona, 98-86.

Bungaree 94 lost to Clunes 102

Victoria 80 lost to Invermay 97

Sebastopol 80 lost to Ballarat North 110

BMS 101 defeated Central Wendouree 90

Webbcona 86 lost to City Oval 98

 

DIVISION 7

Linton had a bye this round and after receiving the correct points from the washout round, they are ladder leaders by two points. They are followed closely by Ballarat whose win over Victoria, 109-67, puts them in second place. Midlands defeated Buninyong, 108-83, and are sitting third. Ballan had a good win over Mt Xavier, 119-69, and Sebastopol narrowly defeated BMS, 98-94.

BMS 94 lt Sebastopol 98

Ballan 119 defeated Mt Xavier 69

Ballarat 109 defeated Victoria 67

Midlands 108 defeated Buninyong 83

 

DIVISION 8

Waubra are leading the field by 20 points after their win over Smeaton, 52-39. Despite a loss to Ballarat North, 50-41, Daylesford held second and Ballarat North third. Learmonth had a strong win over Bungaree, 78-24, and jump up four spots from the bottom of the ladder. Central Wendouree move up a spot on the back of a win over City Oval, 50-40, and Ballarat gave Buninyong a walkover.

Buninyong given a walkover from Ballarat

Daylesford 41 lost to Ballarat North 50

Bungaree 24 lost to Learmonth 78

Smeaton 39 lost to Waubra 52

Central Wendouree 50 defeated City Oval 40