Forecast rain was a worry for captains making the weather call for their matches in Euroa and Mansfield last Monday, but play went ahead. On a day of rain delays, Moglonemby and Benalla were both just happy to be on the court after struggling to find fill-ins. Greeted with icy winds and a shower of rain, both teams then enjoyed a great start to their match. Moglonemby's fill-in Annabelle Hayes joined Judy Sands, Robyn Johnson and Lisa Krepp and won both of her sets playing with Judy and Lisa, while Benalla's fill-in Lyn Johnston joined Claire Sharp, Maureen Jewell and Deb Siggers to win her first set with Deb. After a third rain delay, a washout was declared. The partnerships had completed three sets and almost finished a fourth. The match was declared a partial washout with no outright lead, the premiership points and remaining sets split. Moglonemby 2-27 v Benalla 1-21 Beneath the black sky backdrop in Mansfield, Delatite met Terip, who had included Wappan’s Liza Karras. Delatite’s Carolyn Murray and Karyn Fraser worked hard against Terip’s Phoebe Macdermid and Frances Lawrence, going game for game until at 5-all, Terip pulled away, winning the next three games. Liza and Jenny Martin were too strong for Kass Thomas and Deb McCormack, who achieved three games. The next two sets could not be completed as the rain persisted. Players scurried for shelter to wait it out, but the rain kept coming! Kass’s warming soup and Carolyn’s renowned sausage rolls contributed to an outstanding lunch enjoyed by all. The match was declared a partial washout with no outright lead, the premiership points and remaining sets split. Terip 2-23 v Delatite 0-12 The contest between Euroa and Creighton’s Creek was a partial washout. Chris Ellis and Kerry Hewlett won Creighton’s Creek’s only set for the day. Top side Euroa took the points as the match was declared a partial washout with an outright lead, and the remaining set was split. Euroa 4-40 defeated Creighton’s Creek 1-20 Seven Creeks’ Gayle Furphy and Mary Kelly were Seven Creeks’ only winners in their match. Mansfield’s Michelle Pigdon, Keira McDonagh, Natalie Bergsma and Sophie Yencken won the contest and jumped into third spot on the ladder. Of the three rain-interrupted matches in Euroa, where teams waited it out, this was the only match to finish. The result for the fully completed match was: Mansfield 5-46 defeated Seven Creeks 1-21 All the teams received the games that they had won. Next Monday’s matches in Terip, Euroa, Mansfield and Benalla will be the last before the mid-winter break. Round 8 Ladder: Euroa 58.5, Terip 51, Mansfield 44, Wappan 44, Moglonemby 43.5, Creighton’s Creek 22.5, Benalla 21.5, Delatite 18, Seven Creeks 17.
