Saturday Pennant returns from festive break

BY MICHELLE TAIT

 

PREMIER

NOT much movement in positions following the return round of Ballarat District Bowls Division action. Ballarat are still leading the field defeating BMS, 70-57. Victoria took full points from Webbcona, 77-70. Learmonth and Buninyong had a close match, with Learmonth winning, 64-62. Creswick defeated Central Wendouree, 77-52, and Sebastopol got the win over Mt Xavier, 73-66.

Sebastopol 73 defeated Mt Xavier 66

F Reus, S Topp, A Holland and G Sargent 29 d D Lamb 21. S Bottrell, N Sutherland, B Carter and I Warner 30 d C McDonald 21. J Garvin, N Morris, R Baker and A Jones 14 lt P McGrath 24.

Ballarat 70 defeated BMS 57

B Fotherfill 24 d J Bedggood, R Dickinson, D Berry and R Bedggood 17. Z Stewart 21 lt G Vagg, B Traill, L Trounce and W Whitehead 28. W lennecke 25 d D Schreenan, D Lindsay, S McLean and M Sloper 12.

Learmonth 64 defeated Buninyong 62

T Griffin, F Lennecke, G Plier and R Powell 25 drew M Storey 25. C Powell, M Casey, B Rowe and D Pike 17 drew B Wilcock 17. G Ross, B Pym, C Findlay and D Kelly 22 d G Simpson 20.

Creswick 77 defeated Central Wendouree 52

D Taylor-Irwin, R Ohlson, S Pope and G Flapper 27 d Kerry Watts, I Forbes, Kim Watts and C Johnson 18. T Booth, M Booth, T Blackburn and S Hepworth 23 d T Weatherly, R Bolton, L Vincent (m) and T Gutteridge 15. R Cooper, E Huntley, T Hedger and A Annear 27 d J Nimmo, A Bishop, C Wright and M Kennedy 19.

Webbcona 70 lost to Victoria 77

C Steenhuis, K Eppingstall, C Young and B McArthur 26 lt S Haynes 28. A Van der Ploeg, G Gullock, N Mahoney and L McArthur 18 lt J Thomas 20. J Grieve, H Worsley, G Johnson and T Lange 26 lt B Clarke 29.

 

DIVISION 1

City Oval secured top spot defeating Linton, 106-88. The return of Heath Fumberger will definitely strengthen the Hawks Nest. Linton move down into second place. Webbcona’s loss to Waubra pushes them out of third and Midlands move up defeating Ballarat East, 112-80. Beaufort had a comfortable win against Sebastopol, 106 – 67. Avenue and Smeaton could not be split drawing the game and sharing the points.

Linton 88 lost to City Oval 106

C Grenfell 14 lt M Brown, E Kierce, K Magrath and M Walton 31. C Williams 20 lt T O’Farrell, J Harman, I Robinson and W Roberts 26. B Williams 29 d K Nunn, L Sims, H Fumberger and B Morris 19. P Wilson 26 lt P Cameron, L McKenzie, M Firman and G Mann 30.

Avenue 96 drew with Smeaton 96

G Kay, D Lyons, F Pomeroy and T Bowtell 22 lt P Kersley, P Sewell, G Toose and G Pickering 30. L Foot, C Hawken, G Stirling and B Hawken 23 d R Leishman, J McNaught, J Gervasoni and J Taylor 17. B Staal, G Day, G Coughlan and M Russell 22 drew G Perry, R Briggs, R Mizzeni and C McKee 22. B Kamp, A Hewitt, L Burke and S Sullivan 29 d K Clohesy, G May, D Toose and A McKee 27.

Beaufort 106 defeated Sebastopol 67

G Carson, P Anderson, W Wereszczuk and S Wereszczuk 33 d I Harvey, I Mcbain, W Matthews and P Lovell 17. S Quixley, L Quinton, D Stanaway, V Dunn 24 d S Cassells, B Candy, K Urch and D Cassells 11. J Cameron, K Emmett, C Milenkovic and R Quinton 22 d G Worsley, M Mcdonnell, N Lloyd-Jones and G Green 19. L Pongho, B Hayes, R Quinton and S Pongho 27 d D Parkinson, S Neish, I Hedger and M Gannon 20.

Waubra 103 defeated Webbcona 77

P Clark, J Skelton, JRyan and A Briody 32 d S Braybrook, D Pattie, G Van Kessel and Matthew Collins 23. J Stepnell, J Troy, N Peoples and P Kennedy 19 d K Frost, M Collins, R Edwards and T Clarke 17. J Molloy, G Loader, P Goldsmith and L Steven 25 d W Marshall, R Rimmington, M Alpen and S Edmends 23. Coloe, B Molloy, S Cashin and L Molloy 27 d S Bromilow, S Cook, D Anderton and J Shepherd 14.

Ballarat East 80 lost to Midlands 112

 

DIVISION 2

Victoria hold onto top spot despite losing to Clunes, 96-78. BMS defeated Ballarat, 96-82, maintaining second. Ballarat North move into third after defeating Daylesford, 97-87. Invermay and Buninyong drew, 88-88. City Oval beat Ballan, 98-87, and Clunes defeated Victoria, 96-78.

Ballarat 82 lost to BMS 96

L Calf 24 lt G Allan, Aidan Bedggood, C Hurdsfield and P Clamp 25. P Slater 20 d A McLean, B Harris, Andrew Bedggood and JRyan 19. P Ashmore 20 lt J Lindsay, G Vagg, G Inglis, K McLean 30. C Fothergill 18 lt D Hampson, W Mason, M Hampson and R Crawley 22.

City Oval 98 defeated Ballan 87

R Bice, R Coxall, J Roberts and A Mann 36 d N Smith 19. K Lynch, C Deans, S Grano and P Orr 23 lt B Coffey 26. B Fraser, G Powell, A Graham and J Hofstra 22 d M Dalley 19. J Hoffmann, B Coutts, J Peddlesden and C Smith 17 lt D O’Hanlon 23.

Victoria 78 lost to Clunes 96

N Verlinden 16 lt D Annear, P Lythgo, P Brough and G Annear 19. A Dennis 23 dr J Polson, L Tucker, A Carnegie and M Vorbach 23. M Philipson 21 lt J Gale, J Millar, N Vorbach and A Ingram 26. B Davis 18 lt J Cameron, B Laws, A Chaffey and A Baird 28.

Buninyong 88 drew with Invermay 88

Ballarat North 97 defeated Daylesford 87

 

DIVISION 3

Bungaree stay on top of the ladder despite losing to Linton in a close battle, 96-90. Creswick maintain second even though they lost to Central Wendouree, 99-79. Learmonth’s win against Sebastopol, 114-91 moves them into third spot, pushing Sebastopol down to fourth. Smeaton had a comfortable win against Avenue, 111-69. Midlands also had a strong win against Webbcona, 120-68.

Sebastopol 91 lost to Learmonth 114

J Dunn, B Searle, J Sculley and T Walsh 23 def J Greenwood, R Verlin, M Powell and G Moy 16. M Medwell, B Lovett, D Wren and B Anderson 13 lt S. Goldsmith, D Griffin, I Perovic and P Beechey 41. P Serno, R Nicol, C Neve and N Thornhill 23 lt K Johnson, A Powell, I Lyttle, D Ryan 27.  K Andrews, D Rayner, J Harvey and P Shaw 22 lt J Mullane, K Stowe, G Stowe and E Greenwood 30.

Smeaton 11 defeated Avenue 69

I Pickering, W May, W Pickering and D Dwyer 23 def S Clegg, K Graham, I Walker and D Hardiment 18. G Fitzsimons, I Ross, K May and R Leishman 23 lt D Tudball, P Blythe, J Auty, K Thompson 27. D Pedretti, G Jenkin, G May and L Toose 30 def K Tully, B Ham, V Bourke and L Robinson 15.  C Toose, M Haines, W Janetski and R Armstrong 35 def B Lloyd, I King, J Wilson, S Wilson 9.

Bungaree 90 Lt Linton 96

D Haintz, P Wilkinson, J Frawley and C Thornton 24 lt C Fletcher 28. C Ward, M Checkley, J Maher and T Maher 35 def B Huebner 11. M Phyland, G Checkley, T Murnane and T Trigg 12 lt K Blomeley 26.  P Stapleton, M Frawley, J Wade, P Spratling 19 lt E Grigg 31.

Midlands 120 defeated Webbcona 68

G Nagle 38 def T Van Der Ploeg, M Alpin, R Shepherd and P Collins 13. B Nunn 28 def R Brown, S Darken, P Collins and C Darken 14. D Traynor 24 dw W Schreenan, J Holdsworth, T Hendy and A Henderson 24. E Harwood 30 def A Clifford, W Mitchell, A Marshall and D.Foley 17

Central Wendouree 99 defeated Creswick 79

T Malardovic, M O’Meara, B Adams and J Adams 26 def R Evans, L Hetherington, R Prictor and J Matusik 14. L Verberne, J Watson, N Fell and J Meek 21 lt D Cooper, R Lethlean, A Penrice and L.Keen 33. J Kaufmann, D Green, M Wilkins and B Mahony 29 def D Chalmers, G Peel, J Purcell and R Irwin 16. T Adams, I Long, B Wilkins and J Adams 23 def D Riordon, Neil, J Mathews, and B Hetherington 16.

 

DIVISION 4

There is no movement in the top four positions in this division. Mt Xavier upset the ladder leaders BMS winning, 104-89. Victoria maintain second place defeating Webbcona, 117-84. Daylesford scraped home against Central Wendouree, 89-86. City Oval had a good win defeating Sebastopol, 105-88. Avenue were too strong for Buninyong victors, 108-82.

 

DIVISION 5

There is big movement in this division. Waubra jump from third into first off the back of a big win over Ballarat East, 118-61. Midlands defeated Victoria 101-80 and are in second by percentage. Both Waubra and Midlands sit on 129 points. Learmonth defeated Smeaton, 90-59 swapping places on the ladder. Creswick won over City Oval, 94-81, and they also swaped places on the table. Beaufort secured the win against Sebastopol, 93-79.

 

DIVISION 6

BMS are still leading despite their loss to Clunes, 94-79. Central Wendouree stay in second place drawing against Ballarat North, 106-106. Bungaree defeated Sebastopol, 97-86 and City Oval had a strong win defeating Invermay, 95-69.

 

DIVISION 7

Linton and Ballarat had an extremely close match with the former victors by one-shot, 89-88 and subsequently hold top position. Ballarat stay in second. Midlands loss to BMS, 97-90, pushes them down to fifth spot. Ballan move into third place off the back of the bye. Buninyong had a strong win against Sebastopol, 118-72, and Mt Xavier defeated Victoria, 104-87.

 

DIVISION 8

Daylesford were too strong for Central Wendouree, 69-27. Waubra had a close game against Learmonth. Waubra were victors by two shots, 45-43. Bungaree defeated Buninyong 62-40. City Oval gave a walkover to Ballarat North, as did Ballarat to Smeaton.