Club championship matches
Four club championships were decided in the past two weeks, played mainly in difficult and oppressive conditions.
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The women’s pairs went to Jan Wesselman and Linda Brown, who were too strong for Lynda Rohde and Dilva Grattan.
The men’s pairs was won by Greg Whiteman and Gerard O’Sullivan, who defeated Graeme Flint and Adam Ellerton.
The men’s singles title went to Max Hammond for a third time, who defeated last year’s runner-up, Allan Welsh.
The women’s singles crown went to Jenny Kreemers, who defeated Alison Ridley.
Congratulations to all of the above for the entertaining contests.
Congratulations also to Sandra O’Sullivan, who was narrowly beaten in the final of the Goulburn Murray Ladies Novice Singles played in Cobram. A stellar career awaits!
Midweek Pennant
Division 1
Despite winning only one rink, Seymour did enough to retain third spot on the ladder with a three-shot win at Hilltop.
Max Hammond’s rink was the day’s winner. Despite dropping a couple of big numbers, they dominated the hosts, winning 15 ends to 10 in their eight-shot victory.
Biggles’ rink lost an early lead by dropping 10 unanswered shots in the middle. Crucially, they finished well to reduce the final deficit to three shots.
In a see-sawing match, Alison Hall’s rink was level five times over the closing 10 ends before a final end two saw the match settled in favour of the hosts.
Seymour 12-73 def Tatura Hilltop 4-70
Jenny Ridd, Linda Brown, Graeme Flint, Alison Hall 25 def by G Whitely 27; Lynda Rohde, Dot Dillion, Rob Baldwin, Mac Hammond 27 def R Madill 19; Jan Wesselman, Gail Krzciuk, Dale Sellick, Rob Brown 21 def by T Downie 24.
Division 2
Two wins and a draw on the home grass gave Seymour a 12-shot victory over Shepp Park. Despite the win, Seymour remains in seventh spot.
Jenny Kreemers’ rink got off to a flyer and, despite briefly surrendering the lead after 11 ends, won 10 of the closing 14 ends for a comprehensive 11-shot win.
Dennis Klein’s rink was behind for most of the contest and still trailed by four shots with three ends to play. They timed their run nicely, with a single on the last to give them victory by one shot.
Bernie Dillon’s rink looked to be in good shape when leading by seven after 17 ends. Four ends later, they were seven down! They needed a four on the last to square the match, which is exactly what they did. A good result for the rookie skip.
Seymour 15-75 def Shepparton Park 1-63
Dilva Grattan, Alison Ridley, Vin Hall, Jenny Kreemers 28 def J Bennett 17; Di Staples, Lyn Meek, Allan Welsh, Bernie Dillion 24 drew B Cahill; Trish Green, Sandra O’Sullivan, Garry Broderick, Dennis Klein 23 def J Hill 22.
Division 5
Despite a competitive performance, Seymour remains in eighth spot after going down by eight shots to visitors Violet Town.
Riddy’s rink was the only points earner for the home team. They re-took the lead, winning four consecutive ends from the 15th, and then did enough to win by five shots.
Wendy Hutton’s rink was slowly away, and she struggled to bridge the gap. They reduced a 10-shot deficit to seven shots at the close.
Tony Lee’s rink was 12 shots in arrears after only five ends. To their credit, they won 11 of the final 16 ends to halve that deficit to six shots.
Seymour 2-51 def by Violet Town 14-59
Alice Hall, Bronwyn Allen, Marie Maggs, Ian Ridd 21 def H Daley 16; Ron Ridd, Maureen Prudden, Donna Syms, Wendy Hutton 15 def by D Underwood 22; Peter Smith, Pat Dawe, Nick Manari, Tony Lee 15 def by L Russell-Jones 21.
Weekend Pennant
Division 2
Seymour moved to the top of the ladder after an all-rinks home win over East Shepparton.
Graeme Flint’s rink got off to a flyer, opening a 17-shot lead after only nine ends. The visitors had reduced the margin to five shots before a final end five sealed a 10-shot win.
Biggles’ rink led by just three shots at smoko but had the better of the second half and stretched the final margin to 10 shots after winning 16 ends to nine.
A six on the 12th end saw Max Hammond’s rink re-take the lead. The visitors got within a couple of shots with two to play before Seymour closed well enough for a five-shot win.
Dale Sellick’s rink improved on a narrow lead to go six shots up after 17 ends. East Shepp got within a shot with four to play before Seymour closed with four singles and a five-shot win.
Seymour 18-113 def East Shepparton 0-83
Jenny Ridd, Linda Brown, Milton Howell, Rob Brown 28 def J Pasternak 18; Lynda Rohde, Gail Krzciuk, Rob Baldwin, Max Hammond 30 def V Wright 25; Jan Wesselman, Berni Dillion, Brett Tarran, Graeme Flint 32 def G Cervic 22; Allan Welsh, Dot Dillion, Adam Ellerton, Dale Sellick 23 def R Le Lievre 18.
Division 7
Seymour remains in third spot despite going down by six shots overall on a slick Nagambie rink.
Vin Hall’s rink pinged the lids and led by 11 shots after eight ends. A flat spot in the middle saw them lose the lead after 17 ends before a strong finish ensured a two-shot win and a valuable two points for the day.
After a tight contest early, things looked promising for Derek Blakeman’s rink when they opened a five-shot break with five ends to play. Thirteen unanswered shots by the Lakers saw them take the contest by eight shots.
Seymour 2-41 def by Nagambie 12-47
Alice Hall, Sonia Jones, Marie Maggs, Vin Hall 22 def M Speck 20.
Seymour Telegraph