General News
28 February, 2025
’Burn earns shot at redemption
WEDDERBURN is into the grand final of the North Central bowls competition after a runaway win over St Arnaud Country Club last Saturday. All three rinks were victorious, giving Wedderburn the chance for revenge when it meets Wycheproof in the...
WEDDERBURN is into the grand final of the North Central bowls competition after a runaway win over St Arnaud Country Club last Saturday.
All three rinks were victorious, giving Wedderburn the chance for revenge when it meets Wycheproof in the Division 2 decider on Saturday.
Wedderburn lost narrowly to Wyche in their semi-final match a week earlier but hit back strongly against the St Arnaud CC team.
The biggest winners on the day were the team of Lance Standfield (skip), Leon Holt, Tony Benaim and Robert Tonkin, who thumped their opponents 33-12.
John Grant’s rink (with Colin Mills, Ruth Hall and Robert Ashley) came from behind to win 29-23.
And the four of Ian Hall (skip), Allan Noordennen, Neville White and Stephen Lear won 30-27.
INGLEWOOD
Inglewood’s Bendigo midweek Division 5 team is through to the grand final on Monday after a thrilling win over South Bendigo. The Woodies will face South Bendigo again in the decider, with home advantage, after the two teams finished first and second on the ladder.
Last Monday’s win had some tense moments in the finishing stages.
One rink was 10 shots up, only to hit a rough patch by losing the last five ends to get up by just one shot.
And the other rink, after being two shots down, won its last three ends to win by two shots.
The team of Wendy Wilson, Dionne Roberts, Kath McNaught and Arthur Harrison (skip) managed the two-shot win, while Edna Patterson, Phyllis McEwan, Patsy Lyndon and David Whitehead (skip) was the rink to hold on by a single shot.
The Division 5 weekend pennant team found Golden Square too good on Saturday in hot and windy conditions.
This team finished the season with three wins, two draws and nine losses.
Best rink on the day was the team of Ben Scoble, Dionne Roberts, Kath McNaught and Bev Taig (skip) with an eight-shot win.
Division 1 lost narrowly to Kangaroo Flat 66-76, with the rebuilding team ending an encouraging season with five wins, a draw and eight losses to finish seventh on the ladder. Best rink on the day was the team of Brett Jackson, Ian Chamberlain, Vicky Tierney and Grant Jackson with a nine-shot win.
Bridgewater
The Division 5 side played its final game of the season away to Woodbury on Saturday in hot and blustery conditions and got away to a good start holding around a 20 -shot margin at the half way mark.
Things tightened up in the second half but managed to hold on for a 14 shot win.
The best winning rink was Dad’s Army rink once again with Peter Short, Nick Saunders, Bob Smith and John Fagan.
The club’s twilight competition started last night.
Serpentine
Serpentine finished their Bendigo Division 2 season with a win over finalist South Bendigo at home 78/14 to 71/4 winning two of the 4 rinks. Murray Matthews in his first season defeated Dianne Walker in the final of the 100 up. Murray was also a joint winner of the most valuable pennant player, as voted by opposition teams, sharing the award with Brian Tuohey, Neville Tonkin and Russell Gladman.
While not successful in winning a lot of games this year it was great to see new bowlers. joining the pennant team this season.