Sport
6 November, 2025
A grade champions crowned at Mortlake
IMPROVED weather conditions greeted Mortlake bowlers for last Saturday’s round three of weekend pennant.
Mortlake 1 Blue (div. 1) def. Dennington 1 Jets 97-30 (home).
C Goldsworthy def. P Dowdell 28-6, G Draffen def. S Barling 31-11 and L Johnson def. J Barling 38-13.
Mortlake 2 White lost to Lawn Tennis 1 Red 54-57 (home).
C Baxter def. G Hose 19-18, R Draffen def. D McArthur 22-14 and J Rasmussen lost to R Porter 13-25.
Mortlake 4 Gold received a forfeit from Terang 3 White.
Weekend pennant selections for round four this Saturday:
Mortlake 1 Blue (div. 1) away to Terang 1.
D Grant (s), C Goldsworthy, D Dolling and P Beardsley.
G Draffen (s), A Kubik, P Summerhayes and S Pierce (m).
L Johnson (s), D McNicoll, C Inverarity and J Tanner.
Mortlake 2 White (div. 2) away to City 5 Green.
C Baxter (s), N Boyden, Alan Wood and J Rasmussen.
R Draffen (s/m), J Springall, K O’Shannessy and D McKenzie.
P Delaney (s), Anthony Wood, I MacDonald and K Johnson.
Mortlake 4 Gold (div. 4) away to Warrnambool 6 Orange.
D Murray (s), L Smith, A Mirtschin and B Killey.
M Heard (s/m), F Robertson, C Richie and G Buck.
Selections may be subject to change so please see the selection board closer to the time for any updates.
Last Tuesday saw round four of midweek pennant and here are the results:
Mortlake 1 Blue (div. 1) lost to City 2 Sapphires 56-58 (away).
C Goldsworthy def. B Sheehan 20-19, G Draffen def. D Wiggins 22-19 and L Johnson lost to P Symmons 14-20.
Mortlake 2 Purple (div. 4) lost to Koroit 3 Saints 40-42 (away).
G MacDonald lost to M McInerney 18-27 and L O’Shannessy def. J Sicely 22-15.
The selections for midweek pennant round five will be made later in the week so please see the selection board closer to the time for any updates.
Last Tuesday’s Over 60s social pennant round three was not played due to weather.
Last Sunday saw the women’s and men’s A grade final played at Mortlake in the morning.
For the women, last year’s champion Gertie MacDonald played 2023-24 champion Sandra Richie.
While the match was tight to start with, congratulations to 2025-26 women’s A grade champion Gertie MacDonald.
It was also a great effort by Sandra to make the final.
For the men, previous champion Dave McNicoll played the 2025-26 men’s 100 up champion, John “JT” Tanner.
From the outset, the match was always going to be a closely contested affair and spectators weren’t disappointed.
When one would get ahead, the other would claw back and towards the finish, Dave almost closed it out with a two, one ahead of JT.
On the last end, JT made it two shots back to him to take the win, 25-24.
Congratulations to the 2025-26 men’s A grade champion, John Tanner.
A fantastic effort by Dave McNicoll in the final.
Reports have said it was a very skilful match and the result could have gone either way.
Both Gertie and John now face other club A grade champions in the Western District Playing Area Champion of Champions Championship at City Memorial BC on Sunday, January 18.
Twilight bowls is already underway and any interested player (either as an individual player or a team of three), should contact the twilight bowls coordinator Scott on 0418 218 547 or come along Wednesday nights until mid-December.
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