Sport
21 December, 2023
Festive spirit on the greens
MORTLAKE bowlers are in the festive spirit and enjoyed a mixed bag of results recently.
Weekend pennant round 11 results were as follows:
Mortlake Blue (div.1) def. Warrnambool Blue 59-58 (away).
L Johnson def. I Dalton 24-12, D Grant lost to J Klein 19-24 and G Draffen lost to S Dalton 16-22.
Mortlake Blue maintains its fourth position on the ladder, two points ahead of Dunkeld Blue in fifth place and three points behind third place City Gold.
Mortlake White (div. 2) def. City Blue 66-53 (home).
A Wentworth def. K McMahon 17-16, M Heard drew S Bartlett 19 all and J Rasmussen def. K Maddern 30-18.
Mortlake White is in sixth place by a shot difference from City Blue in fifth place and one point behind Lawn Tennis Red in fourth place.
Mortlake Gold (div. 4) lost to Koroit Green (home).
D Murray lost to S Hamilton 16-18 and L O'Shannessy lost to B Murray 20-21.
Mortlake Gold is five points behind fourth placed Koroit Green and ahead of City black on shots up.
Weekend pennant will return on Saturday, January 20.
Also last Saturday, the Christmas hamper raffle was drawn at the clubrooms.
The hampers were won by (in drawn order) Colin Goldsworthy, Ken Jervies and Dianne Robertson.
Thanks to everyone who bought a ticket and donated goods for the raffle.
Last Sunday there was one man standing in the WDPA mens’ singles - Kevin Johnson.
In the quarter finals his first task was Tom Englezos (Port Fairy) and unfortunately for Kevin, his journey ended there. Well done to Kevin.
The mens’ B grade draw is now in effect and the following matches must be completed on or before Saturday, January 13:
P Delaney v J Tanner, N Boyden v A Puzey, K O'Shannessy v R Draffen, D McKenzie v P Palmer, A Wentworth v C Inverarity, D Dolling v J Springall. C Baxter has the bye. Inquiries or issues should be directed to Colin Goldsworthy.
Last Wednesday was the last night of twilight bowls for 2023 and the final was between two teams - Ditch Dodgers and Never Looked Like It.
While both teams were battling it out, there was one team that rose to the occasion and congratulations to the 2023 Twilight Bowls Christmas Champions - Ditch Dodgers - Caleb Draffen, Josh Springall and Richard Draffen.
Well done to the runners-up Never Looked Like It - Dean McKenzie, Nigel Boyden and first-time player Chris Carey.
Thanks to Mortlake Motors and Mortlake Pre-Mix Concrete for their support and thanks to everyone that had a roll with us this year.
The 2024 summer twilight bowls season starts back up again on Wednesday, January 31.
All skill levels welcome - from first-timers like Chris to seasoned players, come down and start the New Year right with the most accessible sport in the world - lawn bowls.
Entries are now being taken for the 2024 summer season and can be directed to Noel Smith 5599 2426 or Scott Pierce 0418 218 547.
A few reminders - nominated mixed pairs day is on Sunday, January 14 and is a good way to ease back into the bowls season after the Christmas and New Year festivities.
Everyone welcome and entries are via the signup sheet in the box near the main entrance of the clubrooms.
Thanks to Noel and Pam Smith for their support of this event.
Midweek pennant and Tuesday social pennant resume on Tuesday, January 16 and weekend pennant resumes on Saturday, January 20.
The men’s and womens’ club pairs entries close on Saturday, January 27.
Members wish Jim Wallace a speedy recovery back to the green and thoughts are with Julie and the family at this time.
On behalf of the members of Mortlake Bowls Club, we would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a safe, Happy New Year.
