JUST three more rounds remain in the first half of the bowls season as teams look to make their move.
In division one of the Saturday pennant, Kilmore had a momentous win over Kyneton Golf as it not only closed the gap to second but also kept it in third after a stirring 61-53 victory.
Daniel Noonan’s 26-12 victory over Anthony Barker provided much of the ammunition for Kilmore, while Lance Whitnall’s 19-14 win over Peter Linehan also helped greatly, withstanding Wayne Turner’s 27-16 win over Daniel Carroll.
Broadford had a terrific crack against Kyneton, but it was ultimately one rink which saw it fall.
A highlight of the day was young bowler Layla Brown’s debut in a rink which was ultimately tied between Daryl Kelly and Anthony Mathison at 21-apiece. David Ellis took a 24-18 win over David James Thomas, but it was Gregory Podesta’s 35-10 win over Robert Chapman which was the main difference for the day.
Lancefield took a 63-57 win over Trentham, despite losing two rinks.
Aaron Andrews’ 27-10 win over Robert Dobinson was the key, despite Jeff Holmes losing to Corey McKeone 19-28 and Andrew Brandolin falling to Maxwell Bruton 17-19.
Romsey survived a tight battle with Woodend to win by one shot, 55-54.
Aaron Young took a 29-13 win over Mike Dornau, while Cameron Austin scored a 20-18 win over Geoff Symons, making sure they could cover Damien Ely’s 6-23 loss to Norman Bickerdyke.
In division two, Broadford gave a terrific account of itself against top team Kyneton, but ultimately fell short by nine shots, 69-60.
Allan Cowen took a 25-17 win over Neil Jamieson, but Michael Plowman’s 27-17 win over Richard Frost and Denise Knight’s 25-18 win over Kevin Inness gave Kyneton enough shots to win.
Kilmore’s first win for the year was worth the wait, sweeping Kyneton Golf 59-47.
Andrew Cassidy took a 26-21 win over Rick Seymour, while Colin Hodgson scored a 19-15 win over John McQualter. Alan Langdon finished off the job with a 14-11 win over John Trounce.
Romsey was no match for Gisborne, losing 84-34.
John Reimann gave Romsey two points thanks to a 22-18 win over Edward Evans, but that was as good as it got, with Lloyd Dyamond losing 36-4 to Barry Wylie and Gary Gilligan falling 30-8 to Ian Ball.
Division three saw Kilmore in a tense draw with Trentham at 58-apiece.
Sandra Bloomfield took a 21-16 win over Irene Bruton, and Carol Wright scored a 22-16 win over Glenys Laurie, but Lindsay Gent’s 26-15 win over Kevin Tootell saw both teams share the points.
Lancefield took a 58-48 win over Woodend.
Peter Shannon took a 22-15 win over Arthur Jewell, while Peter White scored a 19-16 win over Judith Jewell. The final rink was a 17-apiece draw between Steven Climas and Rosalie Campbell.
The sixth round of Tuesday pennant saw Kilmore take it right up to Kyneton, before ultimately losing 57-67.
Stephen McNamara took a 25-15 win over David Kennedy, but Anthony Mathison’s 28-14 win over William Hanna and Conrad Dawson’s 24-18 win over Alan Langdon was the difference for the ladder leaders.
Romsey fell to Gisborne, 64-52.
It was a clean sweep for Gisborne, with Russell Walker OAM winning 22-16 over Reimann, Tim Rogers defeating Greg Taylor 23-19 and Alan Higgins defeating Andrew Macdonald 19-17.
In division two, Kilmore fell short against Romsey, losing 66-50.
The rink between Carol Wright and Mick Gilligan was a draw at 21-apiece, but Romsey won through thanks to Hazel Rose’s 22-14 win over Sandra Bloomfield and John Fryer’s 23-15 win over Joan Grindlay.
Broadford fell short against Gisborne, 48-65.
Kelly defeated Ball 21-15, but Gisborne took the other two rinks, with Sean Lawless defeating Peter Hoskins 27-15 and Evans defeating Barbara Goddard 23-12.
In division three, Lancefield took a comfortable 56-22 win over Woodend.
Jeff Holmes took a 25-13 win over Arthur Jewell, while Trevor Young scored a 31-9 win over Judith Jewell.
