Teams vying to be crowned midweek premiers

LAWN BOWLS

STRZELECKI NORTH

MIDWEEK PENNANT

BY MICHAEL HOLROYD

DIVISION 1

TRARALGON defeated Newborough at Warragul to progress to the Grand Final.

Paddy Francis and her rink of Bill Francis, Di Richards and Vin McIlwain gave Traralgon with agood start, defeating Joan Goldie and her rink of BobGoldie,Jeff Wetzel and Julie Jackson 25-16.

Pat Trewin and Elaine Swan, Col Mayman and GarryTrewin drew 18-18 with Heather Mooney andDenise Ryan, Ed Whelan and Rod Lewis

Kathy Smiles and Chris Thomas, Rosie Lorenz andMaurieSutcliffedefeated Jo-Anne Michaels and Phil Marston, Mary Whelan and Ryan Marston 22-20, leaving Traralgon the victors by 11 shots.

 TRARALGON 65 DEFEATED NEWBOROUGH

DIVISION 2

MOE (2) defeated Traralgon (2) to progress to the Grand Final with all rinks up.

LorraineHorton and her rink of Bob Rennie, Olive Lang and Steve Pallot had a27-13 win over Janis Kirby.

Val Griffiths and her rink of Fred Martin, Robyn Dodd and Len Middling had a24-11 win over BarbaraScott,and Val Rodgers andher rink of HildaWoods, BrendaHosking and Brian Rodgers had a21-13 win over May Cross.

 MOE(2) 74 DEFEATED TRARALGON (2) 37

DIVISION 3

DROUIN (3) defeated Morwell (3) with scores tied after 63 ends and an extra end being played by all teams.

In the extra end, Drouin (3)gainedthe ascendency with Ethel van Maanen and her team of Pat Cole, Wayne Walsh and Bob Cole gaining five shots on the extra end to defeat Palma McNeill 24-19.

Dini Hone and her rink of Lorraine Fox, Andre

De Wealeand Neil Bullen defeated Jenny Duncan 24-16, and for Morwell (3) Glenda Thompson and her rink of Alex Monroe,Lou Edge andJack Prendergast defeated Maureen McMillan 24-15, leaving Drouin (3) the winners.

 DROUIN (3) 63 DEFEATED MORWELL (3) 59

DIVISION 4

CHURCHILL defeated Yallourn North with Shirley Turner and her rink of Jenny McLure, Helen Dyson and BillBrown defeatingLynne Smith 29-14, and for Yallourn North, Sherrie Stanton and her rink of MarceMallia, Elizabeth Dobson and Rob Mathews defeated Dianne Thomas 19-14.

 CHURCHILL 43 DEFEATED YALLOURN NORTH 33

MIDWEEK PENNANT GRAND FINALS DRAW

All games at Morwell on Tuesday, March 7 (winnersnot knownattime of press)

Division 1: Drouin vTraralgon -BackGreen

Division 2: Newborough (2) vMoe -Front Green

Division 3: Yinnar vDrouin (3) -Front Green

Division 4: Yinnar (2) vChurchill -BackGreen

Victorian Open

THE Victorian Open is the next major bowls event on the calendar.

The Victorian Open, the biggest bowls event in the state, will be played from March 24 to April 2

Playerswill vie for aprize pool worth $100,000.

After holding the event in Shepparton for the last 10 years, BowlsVictoria signed alandmark agreement with Latrobe City Council to host the event in Gippslandfor the next five years