FOR the first round of the new season Bridgewater’s division 5 side travelled to Castlemaine to play on carpet. 
All four rinks were in the mix at the halfway mark with Bridgewater leading by two shots at the bell. 
The final 11 ends were a seesaw battle with Castlemaine edging away on the final ends. Curtis Mangan and Ron Brown’s rinks both salvaged draws at the end of play.
The Goldfields division 2 side hosted Avoca at home with a new 2 rink format and posted a win. The best rink of the day was Ray Simons, Don Wilson, Jayden Leach and Glenn Mangan (skip) winning 29 shots to 10.
Inglewood
Despite the good weather conditions Inglewood Bowling Club had on their home green, both weekend pennant teams suffered defeats. 
The division 5 side lost to Kangaroo Flat, with the best rink on the day going to Ben Scoble, Doug Shay, Kevin Stewart and Daniel Garrett (skip) who lost by only one shot. 
Division 1 were close to the win with three shots up and only three ends to be completed but fell short by two shots, however two rinks still won and were able to gain some points for the team. 
Best rink on the day were Blake Smyth, David Whitehead, Vicky Tierney and Craig Kelly (skip) with seven-shot win.
The club had two new members, Betty Gath and Brian Oughtred, debut over the weekend. Monday’s division 4 team took home the win against Dingee in their first game after being promoted from division 5. 
Best rink on the day were Edna Patterson, Kath McNaught, Rhonda Gallagher and Pam Lewis (skip) with a strong 17 shot win. 
The division 1 side came up against Eaglehawk and suffered a 25 shot loss. The best rink of the day were Merilyn Chamberlain, David Whitehead, Bruce McClymont and Geoff Wilson (Skip) with a three-shot loss.
North Central
The North Central playing area competition started on Tuesday with the mid-week pennant.
Saturday pennant officially starts this Saturday although Boort last weekend hosted Charlton in an early playing of their round two match.
Midweek - Charlton 81-12 d Wycheproof 58-0. R. Porter, J. McGrath, D. McCallum, L. Southwell (s) d A. Coatsworth, S. McKenna, L. Milburn, D. Groves (s) 27-20. G. Bateson, W. Laffin, M. Hamley, K. North (s) d L. Nicholls, V. Grant, A. Jones, M. Nicholls (s) 29-18. E. Rosewall, J. Cox, C. Brien, K. Willey (s) d C. Jones, D. Nicholls, H. Grylls, J. Grylls (s) 25-20.
St Arnaud 68-10 d Donald Golf 61-2. H. Stevenson, M. McIntyre, S. McIntyre, L. Goodwin (s) d S. Evans, L. Kelly, R. Reseigh, G. Rigby (s) 21-18. A. Tyler, D. Ostarcevic, M. Hufer, P. McRae (s) d C. Stopps, J. Hollis, M. Frank, S. O’Shea (s) 31-11. A. McNally, M. McRae, P. Micallef, D. Goddard (s) lost to D. Adams, S. Donnellon, B. Dixon, P. Hibberd (s) 16-32.
Donald 67-4 lost to Boort 76-8. M. Quick, J. Wood, K. Adamson, B. Milne (s) lost to S. Polack, G. Tweddle, J. Earl, W. Keenan (s) 18-31. J. Subprom, K. Wyllie, M. Hollis, H. Wingfield (s) d G. Charles, T. Noles, D. Gibson, J. Gibson (s) 29-26. D. Knight, M. McEwen, A. McEwen, L. Morgan (s) d L. Carrall, Y. Cashen, P. Baker, T. Moresi (s) 20-19.
Wedderburn 94-12 d St Arnaud Country 55-0. L. Don, S. Standfield, J. Murnane, A. Roberts (s) d L. Abbott, F. Rodger, R. Pole, W. Rodger (s) 29-24. R. Little, J. Grant, J. Matthews, R. Hall (s) d Y. Templar, G. Fullarton, L. Moulday, A. Marland (s) 29-19. H. Stephenson, L. Standfield, S. Steel, A. Jackson (s) d D. Fullarton, S. Wright, C. Bond, D. Moulday (s) 36-12.
Ladder: Wedderburn 12, Charlton 12, St Arnaud 10, Boort 8, Donald 4, Donald Golf 2, Wycheproof 0, St Arnaud Country 0.