Disastrous 91-shot loss
Warragul Bowling Club had a fairly good day in round seven of WGBD pennant on Saturday, with two teams winning and one losing badly.
Division one had a disastrous 91shot loss against top team Newborough with all rinks losing.
Division three had a fantastic 41shot win against Yinnar with three rinks up, and division four had a 15shot win against Drouin with two rinks up.
Division one: Warragul lost to Newborough 42/133.
John Vickerman, Graeme Davis, Jim Power and Bill Clappers (skip) lost to Alan Grubb’s team 9/35. Ken Landman, David Ferguson, Peter Gallasch and Terry Sullivan (skip) lost to Nosha Michael’s team 11/29. Pat Hammond, Paul Simmons, Janette Gallasch and Andrew Glover (skip) lost to Kevin Lovett’s team 13/36. Des Stephens, Jim Moyle, Lindsay Soutter and Ken Scammell (skip) lost to Paul Sherman’s team 9/33.
Division three: Warragul (2) defeated Yinnar 123/82.
Matt Draisma, Norm Dickson,
Kerrie Currie and David Smith (skip) defeated Meredith Kennon’s team 36/18. Bernie McIntosh, Ken Brown, Brian Kennedy and Noel Rubenstein (skip) defeated Trevor Berryman’s team 36/24. Ron Collins, Linda McCoy, Ian Belling and Elsie Hefford (skip) defeated Murray De La Haye’s team 29/18. Russ Carrick, Roy Hammond, Gabrielle Draisma and Bob Currie (skip) drew with Gavin Osborne’s team 22/22.
Division four: Warragul (3) defeated Drouin (2) 94/79.
Barry Downer, David Piggin, Glynis Mitchell and Greg Mitchell (skip) lost to Lloyd Smith’s team 20/23. John Bell, Marg Keeffe, Lester Mason and David Gatewood (skip) defeated Clive Newman’s team 24/20. Ray Headspeath, Chris Wilkins, Alan Potter and Bill Clark (skip) lost to Lynette Jeffrey’s team 18/26. Ted Holland, Brian Barby, Gary Thomas and Keith Wilkins (skip) defeated Peter Hone’s team 32/10.
In round eight of WGBD pennant on Saturday, Warragul division one is away to Drouin, division three is home to Boolarra and division four is home to Newborough.
Mixed pairs final
The final of the mixed pairs championship was played last week between Paul Simmons and Gabrielle Draisma versus Matt Draisma and Elsie Hefford.
The game was even early with both teams on three shots after six ends. Matt trailed the jack on three separate occasions to give his team a commanding 11/3 lead after 11 ends.
Paul and Gabrielle fought back hard and after 16 ends led by two shots. They were again holding one when Matt played a perfect trail to make three to lead by one shot.
On the last end, Matt and Elsie held two shots, and holding game, when Paul managed to kill the end to force a replay.
Again, Matt end Elsie held two shots, and game again, but Paul played two fantastic bowls to get two shots and give Gabrielle and himself the 19/18 win.
It was a high-quality game, with all four playing well. It was also enjoyed by the band of spectators who came to watch.