IT’S been another busy week in bowls. For mid-week pennant the team travelled to Benalla. Elaine Peterson led her team of Chris Laws, Marion Ryan and Denis Sharpe to a 22 to 18 win. Mick Walsh's team of Noel Jackson, Jenny Walsh and Yvonne Robinson had a close win 22 to 21. Michael Harrison, Mark Bettany, Lyn Holland and Irene Fuller won 33 to nine. Overall score was 77 to 48 which is a great win for the first round. At home on Tuesday the first round of the local club pennant was held. The Red team of Dizzy Tyers, Tom Nicol, Ross Parsons and Philip Jensen defeated the Green team of Tony Pridham, Harry Smith, Heather Ingpen and Renee Prosser with a close 19 to 18. Team Lime of Carolyn Close, Peter McNeill and Anne Wileman defeated Gold of Ray Close, Kathleen, Barry Hempenstall and elva Healey 23 to 12. Pink team was Steve Lewis, Brian Sinclair, Gwen Gray and Catherine Johnson who defeated the Yellow team of Kevin Nikkelson, Kris Humphrey, Christina Smith and Ray Fraser 24 to 13. The final rink saw the Blue team of Alan Dobson, Tom Ingpen, Anne Tilbrook and Ida Rachele beat the Orange team of Domingo Diaz, Alan Hatcher, Michelle Mios and Glenda Hempenstall 25 to 14. The ladder after the first week has team Pink at the top of the table. The second round of Saturday pennant was played at home. The A3 team had an overall win 87 to 80 against Benalla. John Foots, Chris Laws, Steve Lewis and Shane O'Brien lost their rink eight to 28. Mick Walsh, Ray Robinson, Peter Roberts and Graeme Smith had a solid win 33 to 17. George Peterson, Elaine Peterson, Mark Bettany and Marion Ryan also had a solid win 29 to 15. The final rink saw Michael Harrison, Noel Jackson, Sid Revell and Enid Smith go down 17 to 20. The A4 team also played at home to Rutherglen finishing the day with a drawn match 76 apiece. Lyn Foots, Jenny Walsh, Lyn Holland and Irene Fuller scraped in three shots up 19 to 16. Rick Nichols' side of Graeme "Dizzy" Tyers, Nick Klein and Ken Rainsbury lost 13 to 23. Ray Close, Mick Hoban, Nikko and Dobbo lost 19 to 20. Winston Taylor, Rob Kemp, Irene Fuller and Rossy Parsons had a good score of 25 to 17.
