YMGCR Bowls
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Saturday Pennant had the A1's play newly promoted club Rutherglen at home.
The YMGCR juggernaut is now slowly beginning to find their mojo. They won 16/116 to 2/62, best rink this week was Mick Szabo's and with the whole team contributing they took control early and ran out winners 40/10.
Jimmy Lefevre also had a resounding win 30/8, Scott Widdison rink had a tight battle all day and won 25/22.
Les Spencer was well down at the start but fought back to lose 21/22. That now puts them 2nd on the ladder. They must now travel to Kiewa next week who are very hard to beat at home.
A2's played Chiltern at home and came out of it with an excellent win... haven't beaten them too often.
The star of the day was Robert Lidgerwood’s rink who got the team over the line winning 27/17. Cat's rink started slow and the old fellow had to produce some vintage shots but like any good team his boys responded well in the second half and all of a sudden the Chiltern skip felt the heat, Cat won 17/13.
Ray Brown was in front all day and came out with a draw 16/16 and Laureen Smith rink was in a tough battle all day and it took the Chiltern skip to play some big bowls to get them out of trouble and Smithy went down 22/16.
This now puts YMGCR 3rd on the ladder only 3 points from top spot, next week they play Mytleford who are 4th at home.
A4's played Wodonga at Wodonga and lost 0/68 to 18/100. Best rink was Marie Whitehead who lost 17/23, Ian Morffew lost on a rare occasion 19/26.
Rob Hummel (good to see Rob back bowling) lost 18/27 and Bobby Evens lost 14/24.
B2's played ClubMulwala at home and lost 2/46 to 12/65. Best rink was the team of Ross Lloyd, "Shagga" Baxter, Gavin Borwick and Carolyn Boston who won 20/16.
Terry Matthews rink was always in the contest but lost 15/26 and Billy Butterworth rink lost 11/23.
Mid-week pennant had the A1's travel all the way to Myrtleford and they won 12/71 to 2/60.
Les Spencer's rink were the stars of the day winning 26/15.
Anne Miles had a tough day but prevailed winning 21/19 and Garry Sanders started of slowly but came back losing 24/26. This now puts them 13 points clear on top.
The A2's played at home against St James (only a small club but always competitive) and YMGCR won 11/69 to 3/51.
The big winners for YMGCR were the rink magnificently skipped by Marica McGrillen with good contributions from her whole team winning 32/7.
Stewie McNeill’S rink was well down early, but the young gun skipper drew the shot with his 2nd last bowl for a tie 20/20.
Ray Brown's rink went down 17/24. YMGCR are now 3rd on the ladder and only 3 points off top spot and next week will play Corowa Civic at home who are 2nd on the ladder.
The A3's played Dederang at home and had an excellent win 11/67 to 3/48. The stars were Marie Whitehead 's rink who had a huge win 37/10.
"Doddy" had a tight battle and came out with a draw 15/15 and Danny McNeill lost 15/23. This now puts them 2nd on the ladder only 1 point from top.
The B1's also played at Myrtleford and won 10/61 to 4/59. Thanks to Ian Morffew, George Andreasen (first game for the season), John Millar and Daryl Davey who got the team over the line winning 27/13.
Les Balfour’s rink also played well going down 18/21 and Mary Essex lost 16/25.
They sit 5th on the ladder but only 4 points out of the four.
On Thursday a few of the YMGCR girls play in the O&M over 60's singles and making through to the semi-finals are Laureen Smith and Anne Miles.
Also a few lads played, and Garry Sanders made it through.
On Sunday Garry Sanders played in the O&M State Pairs for men, he won through to the next round last week but bombed out this week.
The girls Anne Miles and Claire Sanders made the final but failed to get the win.... well done to all teammates who did YMGCR proud.
Also, we now have the 2 men who will play in the Club Singles final Andy Lefevre who beat Mick Vaughan and Ken Widdison who put out Gary Pressnell.
Wednesday Social bowls had 20 players and the winners were T Milne /A Fary and the runners up were R Lidgerwood /G Borwick.
Lucky number went to "Doddy" and the jackpot failed to go off. Friday Social bowls has gone for a Christmas break but will be back in the new year.
"Rink Of The Week" goes to Mick Szabo, Stuart McNeill, Wayne Lowrie and Mick Vaughan with their 40/10 thumping.
Just heard on the grape vine that one of the male members was backing his trailer into his garage and side swipe his wife's car… not the first time he has a had a mishap; last time it was the garage door.
Yarrawonga Bowls
The Xmas party is on this Saturday, December 18, 5.30pm start.
A sheet is up for names and for members willing to make a salad or sweets for the night.
This is sure to be a good night with drinks at happy hour prices, raffles and much more.
The final of the ladies championship singles will be played this Friday, December 17 at 2pm between Ros King and Evelyn Calder.
Come along and watch what is sure to be a great game of bowls.
Midweek Pennant Results
Tuesday December 7 - A1 played Benalla at Benalla and won by 10 shots with 1 of the 3 rinks getting up and another having a draw. Ladder position 5th.
B1 played Wareena Park at Wangaratta and won by 7 shots with just the 1 rink getting up. Ladder position 2nd.
Weekend Pennant Results
Saturday December 11 - A1 played Corowa RSL at home and lost by just 5 shots with 2 of the 4 rinks getting up. Ladder position 6th.
A3 played Wangaratta at Wangaratta and lost by just 5 shots with 2 of the 4 rinks getting up. Ladder position 5th.
B2 played Mansfield at Mansfield and won by 15 shots with just the 2 rinks getting up and the other only going down by 2 shots. Ladder position 1st. Well done B2’s, keep it up!
Social Bowls Results
Monday December 6 - 2-4-2 there were 2 teams that couldn’t be split. Winners – Ray Butler and Shane Maddox, and Ted Edwards and Bill Houghton.
Runners Up – Marg and Rob Wickham. The jackpot was claimed and shared by L Branston and wife (name unknown) and Rosene Andrews and Kay Ross.
Thursday December 9 - Twilight/Barefoot Bowls – Winners - Jeremy Kelly and Noeleen Borg. Runners Up – Peter Young and Ron Neilson.
This Weeks Games
Weekend pennant -
Saturday December 18 - A1 play Wodonga at Wodonga.
A3 play Milawa at Milawa and B2 play Corowa RSL at home.
This will be the last game for 2021, pennant will resume for weekend pennant again on Saturday, January 15 2022.
Midweek Pennant –
The last game of midweek pennant for 2021 will have been played by the time this goes to print. It will resume again on Tuesday, January 11 2022.
Social Bowls
This weeks games -
Thursday December 16 - Twilight/Barefoot Bowls, all players must be aged 12 years and older to play and prove they are double vaccinated.
$5 per player, 6pm Sausage Sizzle for a 6.30pm start. Names need to be down by 5.30pm.
Attendances have been very good so why not come along, have a go, and join in these fun nights.
Monday, December 20 - 2-4-2. 12.30pm start, names to be down by 11am on the day.
Sheets will be put out for social bowls right through the Xmas/New Year period and will be held if numbers permit.
Please note: The next 2 Bowl Triples Tournament will be held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, January (12) instead of the 1st Wednesday.
To any members that are not well at the moment, we wish you a speedy recovery.
If you are travelling over the Xmas/New year period stay safe, we look forward to seeing you all again in 2022.
Thank You to the Chronicle for publishing our reports for 2021.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.
ClubMulwala Outdoor Bowls
Tuesday, December 7 – Midweek Pennant Results – Round 4.
Division A1 – Club Mulwala 43 (0) lost to Wangaratta 70 (14).
A difficult day against a very good Wangaratta who deserved their win.
Results as follows:
Kay Smith, Graeme Arnold, Liz Murdoch and Stephen McPhee 14 lost to Laurence McDonald, Gregory McDonald, Beverley Hogan and Lorna Martinelli 21.
Mick Millsom, Kerry Merrett, Eugene Hodson and Bev Norwood 17 lost to Ian Brimblecombe, Phill Davern, Barbara McDonald and Carmel Anderson 22.
Daryl Dighton, John Thurling, Peter Humphreys and Kim Lefevre 12 lost to Trevor Selwood, Jodi Fruend, Gary King and Leon Quartermain 27.
Ladder Position – 7.
Division B1 – Club Mulwala 61 (12) defeated Moyhu 45 (2)
Another good win by a team who are improving every week.
Results as follows:
Cliff Morton, Malcolm Miller, Barry Martin and Graham Albert 20 defeated Charlie Thompson, Max Baker, Lynette Northey and Murray White 12.
Loris Lochhead, Jan Morton, Betty Richmond and Jan Martin 23 defeated Ian Mills, Neil Magee, Angela Delaney and Sue Dinning 13.
Wayne Dowsey, Daryl Richmond, Anita Albert and Wade McPherson 18 lost to Stuart Brain, Julie White, Christine Magee and Louise Baker 20.
Ladder Position – 1.
Division B2 – Club Mulwala 62 (12) defeated Corowa RSL 50 (2)
This side is doing very well for a group of bowlers who are subject to changes week after week.
Joan Connor, Ray Tovey, Brian Pearson and Russell Cook 19 lost to Sam Nixon, Susan Swift, Greg Keyte and Alma Muir 21.
Faye Cook, Jodi Powell, Carmen Mangan and Pam Lefevre 16 defeated Peter Smith, Anne Smith, Darryl Brown and James Ward 14.
Frank Exton, Nola Monfor, Judy Laughlin and Nicole McPherson 27 defeated Peter Mills, Wendy Robb, Pam Lee and Rosanne Prentice 15.
Ladder Position – 5.
Saturday, December 11 – Weekend Pennant results – Round 5.
Division A3 – Club Mulwala 78 (3) lost to Milawa 84 (15).
One that got away and on form ClubMulwala should have won. Milawa however had other ideas and played long ends on a very slow green to which ClubMulwala were unable to adapt. Looking forward to the replay on home turf.
Results as follows:
Mick Millsom, Kerry Merrett, Betty Richmond and Jan Martin 14 lost to Ronald Welfare, Cyril Ciavarella, Michell Van Praagh and Jane Osmotherly 23.
Daryl Dighton, John Thurling, Malcolm Miller and Stephen McPhee 21 drew with Marty Lane, Colin Reid, Geoffrey Robinson and Lyn Allan 21.
Gary Parker, Liz Murdoch, Daryl Richmond and Jan Morton 16 lost to Mark Allan, Dave Allan, John Blackwell and Bernard Neal 21.
Peter Humphreys, Eugene Hodson, Bev Norwood and Fred Brown 27 defeated Terry Hallinan, Harry May, Freddie Allan and Norman Hallett 19.
Ladder Position – 4.
Division B2 Club Mulwala 65 (12) defeated YMGCR 46 (2)
A great win by the B2 side playing away and against the odds. This side is moving up the ladder nicely.
Results as follows:
Loris Lochhead, Wayne Dowsey, Carmen Mangan and Bob Keats 26 defeated Terry Matthews, Neville Colman, Robyn Balfour and John Millar 15.
James Murdoch, Sam Smith, Anita Albert and Jodi Powell 16 lost to Ross Lloyd, Terrance Baxter, Gavin Borwick and Carolyn Bostan 20.
Cliff Morton, Faye Cook, Barry Martin and Graham Albert 23 defeated William Butterworth, Noel Millar, John Wenzel and Kurt Bleckwehl 11.
Ladder Position – 3.
Division B3 – Club Mulwala 59 (13) Defeated Corowa Civic 54 (1)
Another great effort by this side who continues to surprise with their excellent team efforts. The rewards are being harvested each week.
Thanks once again to the bowlers from Yarrawonga who subbed this week.
Results as follows:
Joan Connor, (Sub), Nolar Mongor and (Sub) 20 defeated Peter Howell, Ned Young, Ross Ewison and Brendon Leach 19.
Ray Tovey, (Sub), (Sub) and Laurie Leary 19 defeated Joan Wood, Maree Lewis, Haydn Elliot and Lynne Ewison 15.
Frank Exton, (Sub), Doug Chessum and Russell Cook 20 drew with Maureen Hutson, Douglas Castles, Jan Wandel-Webber and John Curtis 20.
Ladder Position – 2.
Coming Up
Thursday, December 16 – Pennant Practice 10am and 4pm.
Saturday, December 18 - Weekend Pennant Round 6
Division A3 – ClubMulwala (AWAY) v Moira.
Division B2 – ClubMulwala (AWAY) v Chiltern.
Division B3 – ClubMulwala (HOME) v Milawa.
This will be the last bowls game until January, 11 2022 when the midweek competition will resume.
Saturday, December 18.
After bowls is completed, the club will have a small Christmas breakup gathering down at the greens venue.
Names should be with Jan Morton by close of play on Monday.
That is all for this week. Stay safe and enjoy your bowls.
Yarrawonga Chronicle