General News
7 March, 2025
’Burn jumped by top side
WEDDERBURN’S brave bid for the North Central bowls title in Division 2 ended in defeat last Saturday to Wycheproof. Two rinks lost to their opponents – one by six shots and the other convincingly, 45-16 – while the rink of Robert Ashley, Ruth...
WEDDERBURN’S brave bid for the North Central bowls title in Division 2 ended in defeat last Saturday to Wycheproof.
Two rinks lost to their opponents – one by six shots and the other convincingly, 45-16 – while the rink of Robert Ashley, Ruth Hall, Colin Mills and John Grant (skip) came away with a win, 23-18.
Wycheproof won overall, 90 shots (10 points) to 60 (2 points).
The victors finished on top of the ladder and beat Wedderburn by 16 shots in their semi-final meeting.
Wedderburn had to come through the preliminary final, in which it beat St Arnaud Country Club by 30 shots, to get another crack at Wyche.
Club president Lance Standfield said” “They jumped out of the blocks pretty quickly. We’d have bowls with the shot and they just came in and trumped us every time.”
His own rink was down 34-0 at the break, and while the side narrowly won the second half, the 29-shot loss was decisive.
“We were kicking into the wind all day,” Standfield quipped.
“We’re disappointed we lost our grand final, but we came up against the best side in the comp. We had a good side, but it was their day.
“Still, we left with a smile on our faces.”
CALIVIL
The Demons remain the Loddon Shire’s last hope of a premiership in regional bowls this season, despite losing their semi-final against Bendigo last Saturday.
After securing the double-chance for finishing second on the ladder in the Bendigo area weekend pennant Division 4, the Demons are through to the preliminary final against White Hills.
Bendigo, which finished three games ahead of Calivil on the ladder, was too good, winning 95 shots (16 points) to 66 shots (2 points).
One rink – Robert Boyd, Barry Meighan, Warren Miles and Alan Leech (skip) – managed a victory, 27 shots to 17, but the other three teams lost.
INGLEWOOD
South Bendigo proved too good for Inglewood in Monday’s midweek pennant Division 5 grand final.
It was a disappointing finish to the season for the Woodies, who finished on top of the ladder and lost only one match during the season.
They beat South Bendigo three times, including in the semi-final to reach the decider, but their opponents turned the tables, winning 58 shots (14 points) to 33 shots (0 points).
Both Inglewood rinks were defeated.
The team of David Whitehead, Dionne Roberts, Kathleen McNaught and Arthur Harrison (skip) lost 33-20, while the rink of Edna Patterson, Phyllis McEwan, Patsy Lyndon and Ian Bradley (skip) was beaten 25-13.
RESULTS
Bendigo - Division 1 Bendigo East 89-16 d Kangaroo Flat 72-2. Strathfieldsaye 85-16 d Castlemaine 65-2.
Division 2 Bendigo 89-18 d Strathfieldsaye 51-0. South Bendigo 69-2 lost to Eaglehawk 79-16.
Division 4 Bendigo 95-16 d Calivil 66-2. H. Rasmussen, B. Benbow, M. Bennet, R. Matthews (s) d W. Lourie, R. Lourie, M. Collett, G. Maxted (s) 23-21. R. Painter, D. Bennet, B. Murray, C. Runnalls (s) d K. Richards, A. Dennis, G. Ray, L. Gronow (s) 23-9. M. McQualter, G. McQualter, B. Greenwood, R. Angove (s) d N. Dennis, P. Hercus, J. Pickles, M. Dennis (s) 32-9. B. Morley, V. Greenwood, J. Moore, D. Harvey (s) lost to R. Boyd, B. Meighan, W. Miles, A. Leech (s) 17-27.
White Hills 71-44 d Harcourt 70-4.
Division 5 Campbell’s Creek 78-4 lost to Golden Square 84-14. Strathfieldsaye 83-16 d Bendigo 70-2.
Monday -Division 5 Inglewood 33-0 lost to South Bendigo 58-14. D. Whitehead, D. Roberts, K. McNaught, A. Harrison (s) lost to S. Howe, G. Pinniger, R. Poulter, K. Presley (s) 20-33. E. Patterson, P. McEwan, P. Lyndon, I. Bradley (s) lost to R. Challinor, S. Gill, B. Jennings, E. Bullow (s) 13-25.
Division 6 Castlemaine 29-0 lost to South Bendigo 48-14.
North Central
Division 2 Wycheproof 90-10 d Wedderburn 60-2. D. Nicholls, S. Barratt, H. Grylls, P. Connolly (s) lost to R. Ashley, R. Hall, C. Mills, J. Grant (s) 18-23. S. Wellington, V. Grant, D. Denney, R. Grylls (s) d R. Tonkin, A. Benaim, L. Holt, L. Standfield (s) 45-16. P. Bagley, J. McLean, G. Coatsworth, M. Nicholls (s) d S. Lear, N. White, A. Noordennen, I. Hall (s) 27-21.