MANSFIELD Bowls Club were hosts to Corowa RSL in the Midweek Pennant competition last week. All three rinks could have gone either way throughout the 21 ends but Mansfield pulled something out of the bag. George Peterson, Elaine Peterson, Chris Laws and Enid Smith won 28 to 12. Mick Walsh, Noel Jackson, Jenny Walsh and Yvonne Robinson had a tidy 22 to 13 win and Michael Harris, Mark Bettany, Lyn Holland and Irene Fuller won 26 to 12. In the midweek Home Pennant Gold team of Ray Close, Kathleen Bock, Barry Hempenstall and Elva Healey were defeated by the Blue team, Alan Dobson, Denis Sharpe, Ida Rachele and Anne Tilbrook 20 to 15. Peter Roberts, Shane O'Brien, Alan Hatcher and Glenda Hempenstall in the Orange team were defeated by Marco Bohren, Harry Smith, Glenda Revell and Peter Wooley in the Green team 23 to 16. The Lime team of Carolyn Close, Peter McNeill, Tony Wilkes and Anne Wileman had a very strong win 30 to 10 to the Yellow team of Kevin Nikkelson, Kris Humphrey, Christina Smith and Ray Fraser. Dizzy Tyers' Red team of Tom Nicol, Ross Parsons and Philip Jensen defeated team Pink, of Steve Lewis, Brian Sinclair, Gwen Gray and Cathy Johnson 23 shots to 12. Both A3 and A4 teams played at home on Saturday. A3 hosted Tungamah, winning 44 shots up on the day with all four rinks having a win. Congratulations to John Foots' rink who scored the maximum possible score on the 11th end with eight shots up. John's team of Peter Roberts, Steve Lewis and Alan Dobson won their rink 32 to 12. George Peterson, Elaine Peterson, Chris Laws and Marion Ryan were neck and neck for most of the day, eventually winning 20 to 15. Michael Harrison, Noel Jackson, Shane O'Brien and Sid Revell took off early, winning 27 to 13. Mick Walsh, Ray Robinson, Graeme Smith and Enid Smith got the jump early, levelled out through the middle and came home with a win 18 to 13. The A3 team is sitting in second place on the ladder. A4 hosted Benalla, trailing just behind for most of the day with a late surge to hit the lead. The final rink had Mansfield just ahead but Benalla were too good. Final scores were Benalla 78 to Mansfield 77 shots. Dizzy Tyers team with Rick Nichols, Don Cameron and Ray Close got out of the blocks well but by the tenth end were even for a while. Coming into the last end scores were level, with Mansfield taking two shots in the final end for a 20 to 18 win. Winston Taylor, Rob Kemp, Irene Fuller and Ross Parsons struck a formidable Benalla rink who took shots away repeatedly, defeating Mansfield 25 to 11. Mark Bettany, Steve Spence, Kevin "Nikko" Nikkelson and Nick Klein led well all day, winning 33 to 14 which was a great contribution to the overall score. Lyn Foots, Jenny Walsh, Lyn Holland and Yvonne Robinson were lagging up until the 11th end when they started to make a comeback, being defeated 21 to 13 despite some sensational skip's bowls from Footsy. A4 sits in sixth place on the ladder. The ladies 100 up club competition starts on Thursday this week and the men's Club Championship first round is on Sunday. Good luck to all players. Those not playing are more than welcome to spectate and encourage the participants. See you on the greens.
