BOWLS SOCIAL bowls day on Friday March 15 saw 14 players enjoying the day with the winners on the day being Mike Harrison, Tony Pridham and Anne Wileman with two wins, 33 points from George Peterson, John Lobbe, Ross Parsons and Alan Hatcher with two wins 31points. Tuesday’s social bowls saw 11 players having a bit of fun with the winners on the day being Jenny Walsh and Tony Wilkes with two wins 33 points from Yvonne Robinson, Christina Smith and Theo Scheltinga with one win 21points. Last Sunday saw the beginning of the Pike Pairs competition with first round winners being Graham and Enid Smith over Mick and Jenny Walsh 9/-4, Chris Laws and Marian Ryan over Trevor Thompson and Glenda Revell 8/4, George and Elaine Peterson had a win over Kevin Nikkelson and Kathleen Bock 7/-2. Doug Morley and Renee Prosser won in a close game over Nick and Vicki Klein 6/5 while John Foots and Christina Smith had a win over Sid Revell and Gwen Gray 13/11. Steve Lewis and Irene Fuller defeated Ray and Yvonne Robinson 5/-2, and the final game saw Alan Dobson and Anne Tilbrook take the win over Rick Nichols and Michelle Mios 6/4. Noel Jackson and Anne Wileman had the bye. The afternoon games saw Doug and Renee sneak home against Alan and Anne 8/7, Chris and Marian had a win against Steve and Irene 7/4, Noel and Anne defeated George and Elaine 8/-4 and John and Christina won over Graham and Enid 4/0. In the semifinals on March 24 John Foots and Christina Smith won against Doug Morley and Renee Prosser 10/4 and Chris Laws and Marian Ryan had a win over Noel Jackson and Anne Wileman 5/-3. The final saw a cracking game with the spectators enjoying a wonderful game. After 16 ends the teams were on six shots a piece which meant an extra end to decide the eventual winner. With all bowlers playing awesome bowls, John and Christina took a wonderful win 7/6. Congratulations to John, Christina, Chris and Marian on a wonderful competition. It was something special to watch. The ladies 21UP competition has been run and won with round one winners being Yvonne Robinson over Renee Prosser 22/12, Jenny Walsh defeated Lyn Foots 21/16. Michelle Mios had a win over Glenda Revell 24/18 and Enid Smith got home against Lyn Holland 21/14. Elaine Peterson, Irene Fuller, Vicki Klein and Anne Tilbrook all had first round byes. Round two saw wins to Elaine over Michelle 22/10, Irene defeated Jenny in a close game 21/19, Yvonne had a win over Anne 21/8 and Vicki defeated Enid 21/10. The semifinal winners were Irene over Vicki in a marathon game 21/17 and Elaine took the win over Yvonne after another grueling game 22/13. The afternoons final saw two very tired players battling it out with Irene having to forfeit the game after 21 ends due to extreme cramping in her legs. A mammoth effort by both ladies. Congratulations to winner Elaine and to Irene, a gallant runner-up. ROOKIES BOWLS By Lyn Holland Rookies Bowls has finished for 2024. A total of 12 teams played it out over eight weeks, with finals held Monday March 18. A Mexican themed night saw ponchos and sombreros in abundance, as well as some very dubious moustaches in very strange places other than above lips. The winners of the competition overall were the Tolmie team of Mark and Sharon Mason. The Masons also organised a Mexican meal with some contributions from the Mansfield Dairy. Many thanks to the dairy for supporting the finals night. Runners up in Division One were the Crackerjacks consisting of Marion, Kylie, Sam and Lorraine. Division Two was won by Rolling Thunder, coming out of blocks with a last minute charge by Gretchen, Damian and Gael with runners up the Newbies, Sharon, Alex and Amanda. Finally Division Three was won by the team that couldn't find themselves a name and stayed as T.B.A. from registration through to the end. A great effort after being bottom of the table for the whole comp. Well done Trish, Annette and Mercia. Runners up were The Singles Marty, Kez and Crackers. It was fantastic to see so many from 2023 come back for some more fun. Thanks to all the helpers needed to make this happen and more importantly, the players for their commitment this year. Kudos as usual to our green keeper John for getting the green ready to go each week. We trust that 2025 will see some more fun, grudge matches, great suppers, innovative raffle prizes and silly costumes. Special mention to team Bowling Stones (Jeremy, Daffyd and Sam) for their awesome uniforms. Get the thinking caps on and see our sponsor Mansfield Uniforms on Mt Buller Road for next year's team uniform. See you on the greens next year Rookies.
