Rochester Bowls Club
Midweek pennant break up
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This was enjoyed by many midweek players and their partners.
Thank you to those who made the effort to attend the dinner and celebrate the season, and to those who organised the evening.
100 up men’s
Rob Clayton and Mal MacRaild played the final last Sunday, March 1.
In spite of a massive handicap, Rob came away with the win.
Congratulations to both bowlers on a wonderful game.
AGM
Monday, May 11.
Nomination forms will be made available in the near future, it is time to consider how you can make a positive and proactive contribution to the club and who you would like to see in the various roles that will be made available.
Footy tipping
Round one of footy tipping begins this Thursday, March 12.
$20 to be placed in a marked envelope in the foyer slot.
Fixtures will be available from Monday.
Campaspe Playing Area Weekend Pennant Final
Held on Saturday, March 7 at Moama.
Congratulations to the winners:
Div One – Echuca; Div Two – Echuca; Div Three – Kyabram; Div Four – Kyabram; and Div Five – Moama.
Midweek Pennant Finals
Unfortunately, the scheduled preliminary finals that were to be hosted by Rochester Bowls Club, had to be transferred to the Moama Bowling Club last Tuesday, March 3, due to the significant amount of rain that we received in the days prior to this.
We are extremely grateful to the Moama Bowling Club who have donated the greens fees collected on the day, back to the Rochester Bowls Club.
This is a very generous and welcome gesture.
The grand final will be played on March 10 at Rich River Bowls Club.
Bar duty
Monday – Thursday 5 – 6.30pm
9 – 12: D. Murray and P. Stack.
16 – 19: T. Quinlan and G. Browne.
23 – 26: J. Major and R. Clayton.
Lockington Bowls Club 3-3
The Lockington Bowling Club was proud to host the Campaspe Area Pennant preliminary finals on Saturday, and what a day it was.
Brilliant bowling from all teams who participated, the excellent greens on offer and fine food provided by the hardworking ladies' committee plus ideal overcast weather conditions - no rain.
All this added up to a pleasant afternoon of bowls for the large crowd of spectators and supporters to witness.
A few anxious moments on each rink, but the bowlers were able to correct each episode.
The division one final between Moama and Stanhope was a replay of last season's grand final, where Moama scored a thrilling two shot victory.
However, the Stanhope squad was not going to be pressured this time around and produced some extraordinary bowls right from the outset.
Moama tried valiantly to stay in the match, but the margin was too great to overcome.
Stanhope won the final 77-37 (T. Hancock d. R. Young 23-16; R. Ponton d. R. Werner 28-9; G. Fitzpatrick d. G. Beattie 26-12).
In division two, the Echuca rinks survived a great scare from their Stanhope opponents after leading by nine shots with one rink finished and two rinks playing their final ends.
Like a bolt from the blue, the Echuca rinks dropped a six and two shots but managed to scrape into the grand final winning 66-65.
The division three final resulted in a victory for Moama, defeating Echuca 68-59 in a high standard performance.
The division four final provided a quality standard of bowls from the highly skilled Kyabram rinks as they upset their Echuca opponents to win 73-42 and all rinks up.
Division five was a real battle between the Deniliquin teams - Deniliquin Blue and Deniliquin White.
Both teams were desperate for success and the game was at fever pitch for the early stanza with scores very close.
After ten ends the Blue team led 11-10 then at 20 ends Blue still held a one shot advantage 21-20.
However, in the final stages of the game, Deniliquin Blue accelerated the scoring and won the game 49-36 with one team winning 30-17 and the other team sharing a tie at 19-all.
A great day of bowls and the club acknowledges the efforts from all members from the car park attendants, kitchen staff, bar staff, greens staff, and all members who attended the working bees prior to the preliminary finals.
The grand finals will be held at the Moama Bowling Club on Saturday.
Division One: Echuca v. Stanhope. Div 2: Moama v. Echuca. Div 3: Kyabram v. Moama. Div 4: Moama v. Kyabram. Div 5: Moama v. Deniliquin Blue.
Not much to report on the barefoot bowls after being washed out last Tuesday and again this week after 87 millimetres of rain Sunday and Monday.
Both greens were covered with water. Good for the garden?
Club competitions are progressing with some outstanding results.
In the Presidents Trophy 21-Up championship, Kim Ray defeated Mel Freeman 26-13, Natalie McLoughlin d. Margaret Dowie 22-20, Sue Harris d. Katthi Maddison 26-24, Ray Hanson d. Terrill Westwood, Phillip Cunnington d. John Andrea 29-24. Ashley Dobell d. Rod Fiedler 22-13, and John Whiteside d. Graeme Wood.
The B-grade championship is nearing the semi-final stage, with a few upset results.
Jeff Carnie d. K Burns, John Andrea d. Anthony Westwood, and Steve McKee d. Peter Egan to reach a semi-final berth, while Rod Fiedler climbed off the canvas to beat John Whiteside.
Shane Felmingham gave a polished performance to defeat Lloyd Buchanan and is awaiting to play the winner of the Ian Haines-Ashley Dobell match.
The 100-Up has produced some equally suspenseful displays of bowling.
Shane Felmingham defeated Phillip Cunnington in a cliffhanger.
The women are holding the annual medley fours on Wednesday, March 25 commencing at 10am.
Contact Kathi Maddison 0428 862 347 or Denise Gilmore 0422 819 027 for entries.
Lockington Bowls Club- 8-3
The club is recovering from the drenching rain of last week.
The end result was no barefoot bowls last Tuesday, making it two in a row.
However, this week is on for the final game of the current series with a possible return in October 2026.
The major highlight of the week was the fantastic effort from our club member Cindy Felminghaim in winning the BCG Regional State Novice Singles played at Eaglehawk Bowling Club on Sunday.
Pitted against Kim Kavanagh in the final, both bowlers were looked together in the early stanza with Kavanagh leading 7-6.
Both bowlers traded ends before Felmingham picked up a four to gain a slender lead before winning consecutive ends to win the final 21-15.
Both bowlers were applauded as they left the green.
For Cindy Felmingham it was a dream come true after being defeated last year in the final by Mackenzie Parsons from the Moama Bowling Club.
On the way to victory, Felmingham defeated E. Wilson 22-18, M. Edwards 21-3, and E. Mostert 22-20 in the early rounds.
Congratulations to Cindy.
The division four midweek teams will be playing in the Campaspe Area grand final on Tuesday at the Rich River Bowling Club after finishing the season in top position before defeating Stanhope in the second semi-final 36-34. Good bowling.
Club competitions are almost completed, with several matches played on Sunday.
Kim Ray and Natalie McLaughlin met in the quarter-final of the women's B-grade championship.
McLaughlin led 10-5 after eight ends before her opponent displayed some excellent draw bowling to apply significant pressure and lead 18-10 on thirteen ends.
Ray was in a determined mood and closed out the game to win 25-11 and gain a place in the semi-final.
A couple of games in the men's 100-Up championship were completed with some extraordinary bowling on show.
In the game between Ray Hanson and Ashley Dobell, the large crowd were enthralled at the spectacle of close heads and brilliant bowling from both contenders.
Both players had little separating on the scoreline as Hanson held an eight shot lead after 11 ends.
Dobell was drawing the jack on a regular basis and made a comeback to even up the match.
In the closing ends the pressure was great, and the end result favoured Ashley Dobell requiring three shots while his opponent needed five shots to win the game.
Dobell won the game 100-99.
Steve Pavone defeated Neil Haines in a round of the 100-Up with a display of sheer brilliance as he only gave away three ends of the contest and won 100-64.
Haines battled on as the margin grew larger.
The annual presentation night will be held on Sunday, April 12 commencing at 6pm.
Members are required to list their names on the sheet at the clubhouse.
On Wednesday, March 25 the women will hold the annual medley fours tournament.
Contact Kathi Maddison or Denise Gilmore for entries.
The club congratulates the winning teams in the grand finals of the Campaspe Playing Area, played at the Moama Bowling Club on Saturday.
Winners included Echuca d. Stanhope in Division One 71-51 (P Thorn d. T Hancock 21-15; I Page l.t. R Ponton 22-24; S Cunnington d. G Fitzpatrick 28-12).
Division Two: Echuca d. Moama 66-51; Division Three: Kyabram d. Moama 62-57; Division Four: Kyabram d. Moama 63-58; Division Five: Moama d. Deniliquin Blue 42-34.
Congratulations to the Moama Bowling Club for organising a great day for players and spectators alike.
60 and Over
The Campaspe 60 and Over Bowls Group held their Wednesday weekly bowls at Valley View bowls club on a warm and cloudless day.
26 teams consisting of 104 bowlers all competing for a chook.
There were three three-game winners and they all rolled off to the jack.
Francis Keech’s team from Rochester had one bowl within a metre of the jack and were third.
The runners-up were Alan Benson’s team also from Rochester with two bowls near the jack.
Those two teams rolled off on the top green.
Alan Benson’s team were lead Bert Smolenaars, second Alan Benson, third Kevin Hall and their skipper was Tim Quinlan.
The winners on the day were Howard Tonkin’s team from Kyabram.
They had four bowls near the jack and were on the bottom green.
They were Howard Tonkin lead, John Macfadyen second, Maurice Hateley third and Phil Denham was their skipper.
Members of both teams received a chook each.
The next 60 and over bowls is at Elmore on March 11 at a 10am start.
Entries to Phil Mace on 0428 290 351 or Alan Gerrish on 0427 461 448.
Good bowling and see you all next week.