Sport
30 October, 2025
Windy conditions for bowlers
LAST Saturday was a wild and woolly day on the bowling greens and the results reflected as much for Mortlake bowlers in weekend pennant round two.
Mortlake 1 Blue (div. 1) lost to Warrnambool 1 Gold 39-58 (away).
D Grant lost to P O’Donnell 11-23, L Johnson def. B Cornick 16-13 and G Draffen lost to M Bowles 12-22.
Mortlake 2 White (div. 2) lost to City 3 White (home).
P Delaney lost to K Bell 9-18, R Draffen lost to G Davey 2-27 and J Rasmussen lost to A Bourke 14-17.
Mortlake 3 Gold (div. 4) played Warrnambool 6 Orange but the match was abandoned before enough ends were played to constitute a match, so points are shared.
Weekend pennant selections for round three this Saturday:
Mortlake 1 Blue (div. 1) at home to Dennington 1 Jets.
C Goldsworthy (s), D Dolling, Anthony Wood 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) at home to Lawn Tennis 1 Red.
C Baxter (s), N Boyden, Alan Wood and I MacDonald.
R Draffen (s,m), J Springall, K O’Shannessy and D McKenzie.
J Rasmussen (s), K Johnson, G MacDonald and S Reynolds.
Mortlake 3 Gold (div. 4) away to Terang 3 White.
D Murray (s), J Wallace, C Richie and S Richie.
M Heard (s,m), F Robertson, L Smith 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 two of midweek pennant.
Mortlake 1 Blue (div. 1) def. Timboon 1 Demons 80-40 (home).
G Draffen def. B Mungean 36-5, C Goldsworthy drew P Rowe 21 all and L Johnson def. A Finch 23-14.
Mortlake 2 Purple (div. 4) lost to Warrnambool 4 Red (home).
L O’Shannessy def. K Johnson 20-16 and G MacDonald lost to A Kelly 7-32.
Selections for midweek pennant round four next week:
Mortlake 1 Blue (div. 1) selections will be done on Thursday night. Please see the selection board for more info.
Mortlake 2 Purple (div. 4) away to Koroit 3 Saints.
L O’Shannessy (s), G Kenna, C Richie and S Richie (m).
G MacDonald (s), R Pasque, K O’Shannessy and W McDonald.
Last Tuesday saw round two of Over 60’s social pennant but no results were available in time for publication.
Congratulations to Dawn Hadfield who played her first Over 60’s social pennant match.
Last Sunday after the wild weather, the women’s and men’s 100 Up finals were played in the afternoon.
Congratulations to the champions, Gertie MacDonald and John Tanner.
Well done to Wilma McDonald and Anthony Wood for making the finals.
Twilight bowls is already underway and if you are interested in playing (either as a player or a team of three), contact the twilight bowls coordinator Scott on 0418 218 547 to register your interest.
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