THE eighth round of the Saturday pennant has been completed, with some fascinating results across the divisions.
In division one, Broadford was no match for Diggers Rest at home, losing 45-73.
Broadford was able to earn only one point out of the match, courtesy of Daryl Kelly’s 18-18 draw with Phil Robinson, but it was all Diggers Rest as Rodney Davies defeated David Ellis 22-13, and Kylie Stafford took care of Robert Chapman 33-14.
Kilmore had a setback when it lost to Romsey, 78-39.
Cameron Austin was too good for Lance Whitnall, with a 26-7 scoreline, while Aaron Young took out a closer affair over Daniel Noonan, winning 22-19. Romsey completed a sweep with Damien Ely’s 30-13 win over Daniel Carroll.
Other division one winners saw Kyneton Golf take care of Lancefield, while Kyneton was too strong for Trentham and Gisborne similarly comfortable against Woodend.
Kilmore was no match in its division two clash against Kyneton, losing 102-37.
Colin Hodgson had a good game against Neil Jamieson, although the result would go Kyneton’s way, 27-19, but it was all Kyneton on the other two rinks, with Michael Plowman defeating Carol Wright 34-9 and Denise Knight defeating Alan Langdon 41-9.
It was a much closer match at Broadford, with both teams finishing the way they started, on equal footing at 63-apiece.
Kevin Inness was desperately close to claiming victory on his rink, losing 19-18 to John Trounce, while Rodney Campbell was similarly close, losing 21-24 to Graeme Williamson. In the end, it was Richard Frost’s 24-20 win over John McQualter which helped Broadford obtain a share of the points.
Others to score victory in division two were Gisborne 2 and Romsey 2.
Kilmore’s third division team forfeited its home match against Woodend and conceded 16 competition points as a result. There were also wins for Gisborne 3, Mt Cottrell 1 and Kyneton 3, while Romsey 3 had the bye.
