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Tuesday practice had 50 bowlers with the greens running at 14 seconds and the conditions were perfect.
The selectors have organised a practice match against Shepparton Park at Shepparton on October 27 (check for the list and if you can also take your car).
Wednesday social bowls saw 36 players take to the greens, with the skies threading and the greens a little bit slow but still running beautifully we saw a rare 8 shot end.
The experienced duo of Bill Butterworth and the smiling assassin Cecilia Milne got their 8 from Garry Hart and Terry Baxter, they then went on to claimed the runners up prize with +15.
There was four two game winners but with a good score of +13 were Greg Green and Barb Tennyson. Jackpot and lucky numbers did not go off.
Saturday had 56 bowlers and the conditions were once again very tough with a strong and gusty cross wind.
Don’t forget that these games are only practice and the selectors will be trying players in different positions and different combinations, so if you have any problems you would like to discuss with them make an appointment and they will gladly have an informal chat.
Sunday practice: great to see the enthusiasm that the new bowlers are showing and their improvement is mind blowing (we will get a lot of very good bowlers from these ranks).
Poor Anne will have to reset her alarm clock an hour earlier so she can set up her drills before her players arrive, they are very very, keen.
Thursday, October 22 – The club have organised a special night starting at 5.30pm. We are lucky enough to get Ray Emerson who will give an hour talk (Ray has been a coach for over 30 years, coming from the powerful Melbourne club Essendon. He retired to Barooga where he took up a coaching position with them).
The night will be called “MOTO” night. If you are interested, please put your name down on the list, this will help us to work out a venue.
ClubMulwala Outdoor Bowls
Tuesday, September 29 – Social Bowls – 3 bowl triples.
Winners – Peter Humphreys, Anita Albert and Jan Morton.
Runners Up – Barry Pitt, Faye Cook and Jennifer Mockett.
Tuesday, October 6 - Social Bowls – Fours.
Winners – Barry Pitt, Faye Cook, Anita Albert and Russell Cook.
Runners Up – Malcolm Miller, Cliff Morton, Betty Richmond and Stephen McPhee.
It’s great to see the number of participants increasing in these events.
The club have welcomed five new members in recent weeks including Betty Richmond and Stephen McPhee mentioned in the runners up above.
Both reasonably new to the sport and showing plenty of potential. Congratulations.
Pennant Practice – Pennant Practice day/times are as follows: Thursdays at 10am and 4pm. Numbers are reasonable for these matches however we would like to see an improvement here.
Remember the proposed season opener is not too far away. There will be further announcements regarding this after the confirmation of the various Executive and Committee positions at the long-awaited AGM which was held on Sunday, October 11.
Sunday, October 11 - Presentation Day
Over 40 members and their guests attended the long-awaited Presentation Day held at ClubMulwala in the Endeavour Room. The President Graeme Arnold commenced proceedings by welcoming the guests and outlining the successes of the 2019/2020 season.
Premierships were won by the Weekend Pennant side in Division A4 and Midweek Division A2 sides.
Weekend Pennant Division B2 side just missed out on the finals and the Midweek Pennant Division B1 side also performed very well.
Overall a very pleasing result on the greens for a small club.
We have had wonderful support from major sponsor ClubMulwala and thanks and appreciation is extended to the CEO Mr Alan Rowe, Chair Mr Des O’Meara and his Board of Directors.
In addition we have been very well supported by Yarrawonga Mulwala Funeral Services, Purtle Electrical Contractors and Woods Bus Lines throughout the year. Thank you.
Club Champions 2019/2020
Ladies Singles Champion - Anita Albert and Runner Up Faye Cook.
Men’s Singles Champion – Daryl Dighton and Runner Up Jason Milich.
2 Bowl Singles – Winner Mick Millsom and Runner Up Judy Laughlin.
Ladies Pairs – Winners Jan Martin and Loris Lochhead and Runners Up Bev Norwood and Nola Mongor.
Men’s Pairs – Winners Mick Millsom and Mark Smith and Runners Up Jason Milich and Kerry Merrett.
Ladies 21 Up - Winner Joy Bruce and Runner Up Carmen Mangan.
Men’s 21 Up- Cancelled.
Ladies 100 Up – Winner Bev Norwood and Runner Up Faye Cook.
Men’s 100 Up – Winner Mick Millsom and John Thurling.
Mixed Pairs Nominated – Winners Daryl Dighton and Bev Norwood and Runners Up Mark Smith and Kay Smith.
Drawn Triples – Winners Loris Lochhead, Graham Albert and Jan Morton and Runners Up Graeme Arnold, Jan Martin and Judy Laughlin.
Mixed Pairs Handicap – Cancelled.
King and Queen – Winner Barry Pitt (King) and Bev Norwood (Queen).
‘8’ Badges were presented to Peter Humphreys, Malcolm Miller, Bev Norwood and Doug Chessum.
Yarrawonga Bowls
Tomorrow - Thursday October 15, Harold Wignell one of our life members is having his 99th Birthday! All of your friends at Yarrawonga Bowls Club would like to wish you, many happy returns Harold. Congratulations!
A couple of reminders:
AGM is on this Sunday, October 18 at 10am.
Pennant- Names need to be down ASAP for those wishing to play pennant this season as we need to be sure of how many teams we will be able to field.
Social Bowls Results:
Monday, October 5 - Winners- M Millsom and L Lockhead. Runners Up- N Windebank and R Brokenshire.
The Jackpot was not claimed and will be carried forward to next week.
Wednesday, October 7 - bowls were cancelled due to inclement weather.
Saturday, October 10 - Winners- C. Gentle, N. Owen and J. Barnes. Runners Up- N. Hocking, F. Brown and H. Aston.
The Jackpot was shared by M. Lee and Butler’s teams.
This weeks games:
Wednesday October 14 - Jackpot Triples (numbers permitting), Saturday October 17 - Social (format decided on numbers) Monday October 19 - 2-4-2
The 2019-20 Club 4’s game was finally played with the winning team being: R. Tait, J. Ellis, S. Maddox and P. O’Kane. Runner Up team: K. McQualter, W. Jessup, L. Murdoch and A. Forristal.
Congratulations to the winning team and well done to the runners up for getting through to the final.
To any members that are not well at the moment, we wish you a speedy recovery.
To all, take care and stay safe.