After securing the lead on the sixth end with a five, then scoring a second five on the eighth end, Rusty Schwab, James Wall, Dennis McGregor and Spud Furletti (s) never looked back to bring home a strong 12-shot win, 32-20.
Ten shots up on the 18th end, Nyoli Bell, Graham Lewis, Howard Geldard and Geoff Hateley (s) lost their way for the remaining ends. Kyabram won the last seven ends, nine shots to zip. However, Avenel had enough runs on the board to win by the merest margin, 23-22.
After a close tussle all game, Ruth King, Fay Hateley, Kate Donovan and Grace Kenworthy (s) were only one shot down on end 23. Kyabram came home the stronger, scoring five on the last two ends for a six-shot win 23-17.
Midweek pennant, division six, Avenel 2-39 were defeated by Mooroopna White 12-44.
Scoring 12 shots over the first five ends and holding Mooroopna White scoreless gave Moiann Papageorgiou, Ruth Underwood, Ron Harrison and Glen Bell (s) a solid start. They went on to win the game 23-17.
Winning just seven of the 21 ends, Marg Harrison, Mark Morse, Marion Gittus and Graeme Toy (s) were on struggle street against an in-form Mooroopna White rink, losing 16-27.
Weekend pennant, division three, Avenel 2-82 were defeated by Mooroopna 16-114.
Howard Geldard, Josh McDonald, Charlie Kemp and Geoff Hateley (s) got off to a flying start, being up 17-1 by the seventh end. Winning only three ends after the break let Mooroopna back into the game, but Avenel held on for a six-shot win, 30-24.
Winning seven straight ends mid-game gave Pam Pedder, Donna Rowley, James Wall and Jake Wall (s) a 10-shot lead on the 14th end. Mooroopna chipped away for the remaining ends to win the game by two, 22-20.
The game was in reach early for Glen Bell, Rusty Schwab, Dennis McGregor and Spud Furletti (s), but winning only three ends after lunch saw Mooroopna win comfortably, 34-18.
Ruth King, Fay Hateley, Kate Donovan and Grace Kenworthy (s) never recovered from losing 10 straight ends early in the game. Mooroopna went from strength to strength to record a big win, 34-14.
Weekend pennant, division seven, Avenel 0-23 were defeated by Seymour 14-45.
Mark Morse, Moiann Papageorgiou, Ross Sinclair and Marion Gittus (s) were in chase mode all game but did not catch Seymour, which secured a three-shot win 17-14.
With a scorecard that represented Seymour’s accurate and consistent bowling, Nyoli Bell, Noel Slater, Graham Lewis and Graeme Toy (s) just didn’t have the answers to stop the landslide result, losing 9-28.
Avenel is running a Business Bowls Challenge on Wednesday evenings from November 15 to December 6. The format is two games of six ends, two bowl triples with a maximum of one pennant bowler per team. Entry is $60 per team for the four weeks, with a very handsome cash prize to the overall winning team at the end of the four weeks.
Inquiries and bookings can be made with Spud Furletti on 0447 139 039. Get in early to book a rink, as entries are limited to 14 teams.
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