Sport
8 February, 2024
Mortlake bowls ~ Finals loom for bowlers
THE action is starting to ramp up on the greens, with some road to finals action in both midweek and weekend pennant for Mortlake bowlers.
Mortlake Blue (div.1) def. Timboon Gold 59-44 (away).
G Draffen def. P Rowe 17-13, L Johnson def. A Finch 18-12, D Grant def. D Wiggins 24-19.
This moves Mortlake Blue into second position on the ladder and a win with full points this Saturday will secure their place heading into finals.
Mortlake White (div.2) lost to Terang Red 43-65 (at home).
A Wentworth lost to D Morrison 6-29, M Heard lost to G Downie 11-23, J Rasmussen def. J Heffernan 26-13.
Unfortunately for Mortlake White, their finals journey has ended and will remain in division two next season.
Mortlake Gold (div.4) def. City Orange 38-37 (at home).
A Puzey lost to B Square 17-21, D Murray def. R Cuzens 21-16.
Mortlake Gold is still a chance for finals but must win both rinks this Saturday to keep the finals dream alive.
Here are the selections for the final round of the home and away season (round 14):
Mortlake Blue (div. 1) at home to City Gold.
D Grant (s), C Goldsworthy, C Inverarity, P Beardsley; G Draffen (s), P Summerhayes, C Baxter, S Pierce (m); L Johnson (s), D McNicoll, R Draffen, K Johnson.
Mortlake White (div. 2) away to City White.
J Tanner (s), N Boyden, P Delaney, I MacDonald; A Kubik (s), D McKenzie, M Heard (m), A Wentworth; D Robertson (s), G Kenna, J Marney, S Richie.
Mortlake Gold (div. 4) away to Timboon Brown.
D Murray (s), F Robertson, L Smith, V Smith; L O’Shannessy (s,m), A Puzey, C Richie, K O’Shannessy.
Midweek pennant results for the last round of the home and away season:
Mortlake Purple (div.3) def. Timboon Red 59-22 (home).
A van Diemen def. D Bedggood 24-11, V Smith def. H Gilchrist 35-11.
The win has put Mortlake Purple on top of the ladder and booking their finals place.
Mortlake Green (div. 4) had the bye this week and has finished second on the ladder and have also booked their finals berth.
Here are the selections for the midweek pennant semi-finals next week:
Mortlake Purple (div. 3) play Lawn Tennis Blue at Dennington BC (home team).
V Smith (s), G Draffen, L Smith, C Inverarity; A van Diemen (s,m), C Baxter, A Wentworth, D Robertson. Em: P Delaney.
Mortlake Green (div. 4) play City Jade at Warrnambool BC (away team).
L O’Shannessy (s), G Kenna, K O’Shannessy, S Richie (m); G MacDonald (s), R van Diemen, W McDonald, R Pasque. Emer: C. Richie
Good luck to the purple and green teams.
The Tuesday social pennant competition is starting to heat up with Mortlake making some moves, close to finals time.
Here are the results from last week and this week:
Last week, Mortlake def. Timboon 39-36: D Murray def. N Robb 20-13; P Palmer lost to J Clover 19-23.
This week, Mortlake def. Cobden Red 49-41: M Heard def. K O’Shea 23-16; P Palmer def. B Stramper 26-25.
At this stage, Mortlake remains in the top two if not, top spot but was unconfirmed at the time of printing. Stay tuned.
Last Sunday a few Mortlakeians represented the club at region level in their respective fours matches.
WDPA Womens Fours Champion Harmony Rasmussen playing with Kate Lloyd, Adele Sayer and Steph Hunt from City Memorial BC.
Unfortunately, they had their hands full with the Far Western Playing Area side and went down 13-17.
A great effort nonetheless and well done.
Rounding out the region coverage this week are the WDPA Mens Fours Champions Les and Kevin Johnson, along with Wayne Cooper (Warrnambool BC) and Barry Stonehouse (Terang BC).
Unfortunately, they also had their hands full with the Far Western Playing Area side from Portland RSL, going down 10-19.
A great effort to get this far and well done.
Just a few reminders to end the week with:
Les Risk Day that was scheduled last Sunday was postponed due to excessive heat. The new date is to be advised in due course.
For those members playing in the Mixed Triples tournament, catering has asked members to supply two plates of food for visitors if possible.
If you are available to help out on the day (playing or otherwise), please let Scott know as soon as possible.
Mens Pairs round two is to be completed on or before Sunday, Feb 18.
Mixed Pairs entries close on Saturday, Feb 17.
Next week we track the midweek pennant finals action and the aftermath of the last round of weekend pennant.