HEATHCOTE’S run in division two weekend pennant bowls was ended in a 14-shot loss to Kangaroo Flat in last Saturday’s preliminary finals.<\/p>\n
Division three premier last season, Heathcote made a meteoric rise to be top of the ladder at the end of the home-and-away series.<\/p>\n
The Saints fought to qualify for the grand final when they played the Kangaroos on the Bendigo East greens.<\/p>\n
Heathcote was beaten, 69-83 in hot conditions.<\/p>\n
Maurice Lee 23 d J. Schultz 15, Chris Morcom 18 dr L. Hardingham 18, Adam Luxford 20 d J. Hegarty 19, Bill Gardiner 8 lt B.O’Conner 31.<\/p>\n
The Maurice Lee-skipped rink won the first eight ends to lead by 13 shots.<\/p>\n
Kangaroo Flat bounced back to claim four of the next five ends.<\/p>\n
A five-shot victory by Lee on the last sealed an eight-shot win.<\/p>\n
Chris Morcom’s rink faced a seven-shot deficit after 11 ends.<\/p>\n
The Saints fought back to win six of next seven ends.<\/p>\n
A three-shot victory on the last drew the contest.<\/p>\n
Adam Luxford’s rink was beaten by six shots on the first end and faced a 10-shot deficit after the sixth end.<\/p>\n
Heathcote fought on to win the next four ends and the last two ends to score a 20-19 victory.<\/p>\n
Bill Gardiner’s rink was defeated on the opening four ends and was down by 23 shots by the 13th end.<\/p>\n
Although the Saints won five of the next six ends the Roos claimed a 23-shot victory.<\/p>\n
Although disappointed to be bounced out in consecutive weeks of the finals, Heathcote Bowling Club is incredibly proud of the season the division two team put together.<\/p>\n
Best Pennant Player Vote Count was held last Thursday.<\/p>\n
Bill Gardiner and Joe Jurcic were locked on 21 votes after the last card was called for the Weekend Pennant Player award.<\/p>\n
Runner-up was Richard Edwards on 17 votes.<\/p>\n
Best Midweek Pennant Player was Dot Cutajar on 20 votes from Chris Morcom on 19 votes.<\/p>\n
Winners of social bowls on February 18 were Brian Berger (s) and Chris Lawrance, three wins, 43 points, +16 shots.<\/p>\n
Runners-up were Ray Anderson (s) and Joe McCarthy, two wins, a draw, 37 points, +5 shots.<\/p>\n
Mixed social bowls on Saturday from 1pm.<\/p>\n
The club’s annual general meeting will be held on Sunday, May 24 from 2pm. Nomination forms are available at the clubrooms.<\/p>\n
The invitation fours tournament planned for Sunday, March 1 has been postponed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
HEATHCOTE’S run in division two weekend pennant bowls was ended in a 14-shot loss to Kangaroo Flat in last Saturday’s preliminary finals. Division three premier last season, Heathcote made a meteoric rise to be top of the ladder at the end of the home-and-away series. The Saints fought to qualify for the grand final when […]<\/p>\n