SEYMOUR BOWLING CLUB

The day’s biggest win went to Biggles’ rink, which won 20 of the 25 ends in a 38-shot demolition of its opponent. The skip reported that all Seymour players were “on”.

Alison Hall’s rink was another big winner. It stamped its authority, winning the opening five ends and had opened up a 24-shot lead after 19 ends before taking the foot off the gas. The final margin was 17 shots.

Max Hammond’s rink started brightly enough, winning four of the first five ends before losing its way a bit. It was within a shot with five ends to go but didn’t finish well to go down by nine shots.

Seymour 14-91 d East Shepparton 2-45: Jenny Ridd, Linda Brown, Graeme Flint and Alison Hall 30 d W. Bovell 13; Lynda Rohde, Dot Dillon, Rob Baldwin and Max Hammond 16 lost to T. Rowe 25; Bernie Dillon, Gail Krzciuk, Jan Wesselman and Rob Brown 45 d K. Beacon 7.

Midweek pennant, division two

Seymour travelled to Mooroopna for its final match of the season. It finished in seventh spot in a tough division after going down on all rinks for a 48-shot loss.

Dale Sellick’s rink won the first five ends. Dennis Klein’s rink won the first two ends and Jenny Kreemers’ rink was level after two ends. Apart from that, the highlights were that they didn’t get sunburnt, heatstroke or wet and they all got home safely.

Seymour 0-52 lost to Mooroopna 16-100: Di Staples, Sandra O’Sullivan Vin Hall and Jenny Kreemers 15 lost to L. Thatcher 31; Trish Green, Lyn Meek, Marie Maggs and Dale Sellick 16 lost to M. McKee 36; Allan Welsh, Bill Solomon, Garry Broderick and Dennis Klein 21 lost to B. Robson 33.

Midweek pennant, division five

This team also finished the season with a loss, going down but not disgraced on all rinks at Kyabram.

Riddy’s rink was never really in the hunt and the 12-shot loss was probably a fair indication of the match.

Jan McCarthy’s rink was within three shots near the halfway mark, but the hosts were too strong in the second half, with the final margin 11 shots.

Nick Munari’s rink was a little unlucky against a Ky rink that included some well-known and higher ranked bowlers. Seymour led by one shot with five ends to play but couldn’t quite nail the finish to go down by five shots.

Seymour 0-39 lost to Kyabram 16-67: Alice Hall, Bronwyn Allen, Pat Dawe and Ian Ridd 10 lost to J. Fanning 22; Ron Ridd, Maureen Prudden, Alison Ridley and Jan McCarthy 13 lost to J. Elliot 24; Peter Smith, Sonia Jones, Tony Lee and Nick Munari 16 lost to C. Coad 21.

Weekend pennant, division two

Seymour hosted Kyabram in the final home-and-away contest of the season and, despite being well beaten in two rinks, secured a seven-shot win to nail down second spot on the ladder and ensure at least two finals matches.

Graeme Flint’s rink was the star of the day. After leading 18-blot after just seven ends, it went on with the job as it ultimately needed to and finished a massive 28-shot winner.

Max Hammond’s rink also did some heavy lifting. After dropping the opening end, it won 17 of the remaining 24 ends in a comprehensive 12-shot win.

Dale Sellick’s rink started like a bomb, leading by eight shots after just five ends. By smoko it was nine shots down and couldn’t mount an effective comeback, eventually losing by 13 shots.

Biggles’ rink had a dirty day. It had halved an early 10-shot dicit by the eighth end but could manage only three of the closing 12 ends and finished 20 shots in arrears.

Seymour 14-103 d Kyabram 4-96: Jenny Ridd, Linda Brown, Milton Howell and Rob Brown 14 lost to D. Campbell 34; Lynda Rohde, Gail Krzciuk, Rob Baldwin and Max Hammond 28 d J. Greco 16; Jan Wesselman, Bernie Dillon, Brett Tarran and Graeme Flint 41 d P. Denham 13; Allan Welsh, Dot Dillon, Adam Ellerton and Dale Sellick 20 lost to D. Cook 33.

Weekend pennant, division four

A long season came to an end for Seymour’s division four team when it made the early trek to Alexandra. It finished in a creditable sixth spot after going down in three of four rinks to the finals-bound host.

Gerard O’Sullivan’s rink had a tough day and failed to reach double figures in a 21-shot loss.

Steve Reed’s rink lost an early lead on the sixth end and fell nine shots down past the halfway mark. It fought back to be level after the penultimate end before the host’s single on the last end decided the match.

Brodo’s rink led until the 10th end before dropping half a dozen ends in a row. It managed to get back within two shots with five ends to play but didn’t win another in the nine-shot loss.

Statistically, Dennis Klein’s rink has clearly been Seymour’s top rink in this division all season. Again, it didn’t disappoint and brought home Seymour’s only points for the day. It lost just three of the first 16 ends and thoroughly deserved its 10-shot win.

Seymour 2-73 lost to Alexandra 16-94: Marg Locke, Noel Hardwick, Jenny Kreemers and Dennis Klein 23 d G. Matthews 13; Trish Green, John Fitzgerald, Bill Solomon and Garry Broderick 17 lost to J. Cujic 26; Lyn Meek, Sandra O’Sullivan, Eliot Jarman and Gerard O’Sullivan 9 lost to G. Gilmore 30; Di Staples, Maureen Prudden, Don Prudden and Steve Reed 24 lost to D. Nicklos 25.

Weekend pennant, division seven

Seymour hosted Eildon on the synthetic with the winner finishing minor premier. The rinks were split with Eildon getting the prize by just five shots. Seymour now faces Rushworth in an elimination semi-final next week.

Greg Quillinan’s rink turned an early deficit into a five-shot lead after 13 ends and was level two ends later. It had the better of the closing ends and finished five shots in front.

After an early lead, Vin Hall’s rink reduced a six-shot deficit to just one shot after 16 ends. The visitors were too strong over the closing five ends, with the final margin 10 shots.

Seymour 2-35 lost to Eildon 12-40: Alice Hall, Sonia Jones, Alison Ridley and Vin Hall 16 lost to C. Fox 26; Ron Ridd, Ian Ridd, Marie Maggs and Greg Quillinan 19 d I. Uthenwoldt 14.