NARRE WARREN BOWLS
It was a mixed week of bowls at the Panther Dome with all away games being washed out and two home games resulting in narrow losses to the visitors.
The big news is that the only victory on Saturday was the eighth-straight victory of the season for the top side who now have a commanding lead over the rest of the field as we draw to a close on 2023 and take a well-earned break over the festive season.
There is one more game to be played this Saturday and then the season recommences in mid-January 2024.
All of our 10 pennant sides are placed fifth or better on the ladders with eight of the 10 teams in the top four!
Best rink of the round went to the team of Pam Uren; Michael Walther; Peter Wilson and Denise Ferguson: +26.
Denise Ferguson only joined Narre Warren recently and she is certainly making her presence felt on the greens!
The other big news this week is that Lynne Wood has also been selected in the Sandbelt Region Representative team to do battle against all the other regions in the State in early January.
This means that for the first time ever Narre Warren will have both a male and female representative in the Regional Team.
Congratulations to both Lynne and Cameron Bell who we featured last week.
The Ladies Pairs final was held during the week and in a sensational contest two of the club’s new members combined to defeat the very strong team of Judy Naughton and Wilma Stevenson, who have been very successful in this event over the years.
The victors were Yvonne Keay and Lorraine Marsden who had a very convincing win.
Congratulations to both Yvonne and Lorraine for a great performance.
Lorraine was also a recent runner up in the Club Ladies Singles.
Despite the very inclement weather it has been a huge week at the Panther Dome.
SATURDAY PENNANT: ROUND 8
Side 1: (Home) defeated Mordialloc 91-63
Points: 17. Ladder: 1st
Best rink: Chris Stubbings; Geoff Baily; Colin Groom and Cameron Bell: +19
Side 2: (Away) VS Hampton Park – Wash Out
Points: 9. Ladder: 4th
Side 3: (Away) Vs Mordialloc – Wash Out
Points: 9. Ladder: 3rd
Side 4: (Home) lost to Churchill Waverley Golf 72-75
Points: 4. Ladder: 2nd
Best rink: Janice Moran; Joe McGuire; Lorraine Marsden and Eric Marsden: +12
Side 5: (Home) lost to Berwick 73-86
Points: 4. Ladder: 5th
Best rink: Luka Klarica; Wilma Haringsma; Ted Tratt and Ralph Devonshire: +12
Side 6: (Away) Vs Cranbourne RSL – Wash Out
Points: 9. Ladder: 3rd
Rink of the Round
Side 1: Skip C. Bell: +19 (Div 2 Sect 8)
MIDWEEK PENNANT: ROUND 7
Side 1: (Home) lost to Dandenong Club 50- 55
Points: 12. Ladder: 1st
Best rink: Ana Mateos; Dianne McLeod; Gary Farrington and Scott Butterworth: +5
Side 2: (Away) defeated Mulgrave CC 64-46
Points: 14. Ladder: 5th
Best rink(s): Michael Black; Craig Lineham; Colin Groom and Dennis Paul: +20
Side 3: (Home) defeated Ferntree Gully 65-51
Points: 14. Ladder: 2nd
Best rink: Janice Moran; Wilma Haringsma; Dean George and Robert Beare: +9
Side 4: (Away) defeated Dandenong Club 57-54
Points: 12. Ladder: 2nd
Best rink: Pam Uren; Michael Walther; Peter Wilson and Denise Ferguson: +26
Rink of the Round
Side 4: Skip D. Ferguson +26 (Div 5 Sec 7)
-Eric Sydenham-
