Rochester and District Sports Notes

Special mention to Rob Clayton who made it through to the final round, unfortunately going down to Kevin Anderson from Moama.

Mens match committee

Men’s Drawn Triples – played Saturday February 21.

Congratulations to the winners; Graham Willis (S), Gavin Houlihan and Mick McArdle with three wins and 17 shots up.

Runners-up were John Weeks (S), Graeme Chambers and Peter Stack with two wins and five shots up.

Men’s Drawn Fours – Saturday, February 28 at 1pm. Entries close on February 27.

Weekend Pennant Finals

Prelim Finals, Feb. 28 all divisions – Lockington.

Grand Final, March 7 – Moama.

Midweek Pennant Finals

Semi Finals, Feb 24 – Div 1 and 4 – Rich River, Div 2 and 3 – Mathoura.

Prelim Finals, March 3 – all divisions at Rochester.

Grand Final, March 10 – Rich River.

Social bowls

Winners on Friday, Feb 20 were Roz Keech and Des Hocking – congratulations.

There will be no jackpot bowls next Friday, Feb 27 due to the ladies catering for a funeral wake.

Vale Bob Blackman

The Rochester Bowls Club offers their condolences to the family of Bob.

The funeral for Bob will take place next Friday, Feb 27, with the wake being catered for, at the Rochy Bowls Club.

We require the assistance of a couple of club members to assist behind the bar from 1pm.

Anyone who is able to assist, please contact Alan Williams 0417 109 998.

Crackerjack

This event has been postponed due to the fact that a significant cohort of bowlers are not available on the planned date.

Defibrillator

Currently, the machine doesn’t have up-to-date pads, therefore it has been removed until replacement pads arrive.

They have been ordered through Ambulance Victoria.

Apparel

Tournament shirts, and new member shirts and jackets have been ordered.

Wanted

Many of you would have seen REDHS request for lawn bowls.

If you have any smaller sized lawn balls that you no longer require, REDHS will gladly take them off your hands.

They will be used by the residents in a social setting.

They are also calling out for any unwanted, smaller sized trophies.

If you are able to assist, please contact Brooke Coghill.

Classic Fours

Played in Rochester last Sun, Feb 15, the winning team was skipped by Norm Hodge and the runners-up from Eaglehawk, led by Phil Francis.

This tournament was a huge success due to the planning that took place prior to the day and the members who chipped in and helped with the running on the day.

Thank you to Bruce Major, Rob Dennis, Leigh Milgate and Graham Willis for ensuring that everything was organised throughout the day, beginning well before anyone else arrived.

Thanks to Leigh for also being our umpire and Graham Willis, who was assisted by Kathy Williams who worked on the score board.

Thanks to Brooke for preparing the draw and to Rob Clayton, one of the organisers who was playing in the finals of the Champion of Champions at Stanhope but came back to help with the winding up of the day.

Mick Ellis and Mick McArdle manned the bar throughout the day and the ladies in the kitchen ensured that the dining room looked fantastic and served up a delicious lunch and a much appreciated, afternoon tea.

Raylee Willis manned the raffle table which once again brought in a good profit.

Raffle prizes were donated for the day, with a special mention going to Anton Gusak (no doubt, ably assisted by Betty) for the donation of a beautiful box of homegrown goodies.

Much appreciation goes to Lawford Engineering for their sponsorship, our local lawn bowling green and equipment specialists – we are blessed to have the support of some wonderful, local businesses.

Noel Sexton

Club members are invited, by Noel’s family, to attend an afternoon at the club, beginning at 1pm on March 21 to share some memories of Noel.

60 and over

Play was held here in Rochester on Wednesday, Feb 18 and it was a very successful day with 26 teams entered.

There were seven teams winning all three games.

In second place was Howard Tonkin’s team from Kyabram.

Kevin Stout’s team from Lockington were the winners of the competition, with five in the yardstick.

Thanks to Les Walles for his assistance in setting up the greens, to the ladies for the delicious sandwiches, to Graham Willis and Leigh Milgate for serving behind the bar and Wes Bertuch for helping to clean up after play.

There were three bowlers from other clubs who were spare players, from Echuca, Tongala and Ky Valley View, their assistance meant that all teams were full.

Thanks also to Anton Gusak and Francis Keech for filling in.

Next Wednesday, Feb 25, play is back in Rochy again for a Group Day where half of the fee paid for entry goes to the 60 and Over competition to cover the cost of running the weekly competition.

Next Wednesday, play will again be in Rochester beginning at 10am.

Bar Duty

Mon – Thurs 5 – 6.30pm.

23 – 26 Feb: F. Keech and H. Moon.

2 – 5 Mar: J. McCallum and R. Turner.

9 – 12: D. Murray and P. Stack.

60 and over

The Campaspe 60 and Over Bowls Group held their Wednesday weekly bowls at Rochester on a mild but pleasant day.

26 teams consisting of 104 bowlers, all competing for a chook.

There were seven three game winners.

The runners up were Howard Tonkin’s team from Kyabram, which had four bowls near the jack within the metre stick.

The Kyabram team was lead Howard Tonkin, John McPhadden second, Maurice Hately third, and the skipper was Phil Denham.

The winners on the day were Kelvin Stout’s team from Lockington, which had five bowls near the jack.

Jim Harris was lead, John Andraea second, Owen McPhee third, and Kalvan Stout was the skipper.

Members of both teams received a chook each.

The next 60 and over Bowls is back at Rochester on February 25 at 10am.

Entries to David Murray on 0477 520 385 or Francis Keech on 0477 949 700.

Good bowling and see you all back at Rochester Group Day next week.