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Corowa RSL Bowls Club

At last, the rain stopped and the hot humid days arrived for Pennant.

Mens Semi Final round of the Singles Championship.

Wednesday, December 11 - Jordan Thornton defeated Keith Mills 25/14

Jordan will play the winner of Andrew Hirst and Klive Liverton.

Andrew and Klive have scheduled their match for Thursday, December 19.

Both the Mens and Ladies Championship finals will be played together on a DTBA.

Midweek Pennant Round Nine - December 10.

Corowa RSL defeated YMGCR 56/55 and remain in third position behind Wodonga and Yarrawonga.

Maree Jones, John Danaher, Andy Dickins and Scott Widdison W20/11

Judy Black, Justin Robb, Keith Mills and Ken Widdison W22/18

Ken Mollison, Alan Holmquest, Rod Garthwaite and Wayne Lee L14/26

Division A3 defeated Club Mulwala 60/47 and are in fifth place.

Roly Nixon, Tony Coughlin, Susie Swift and Ray McLarty W20/19

Lex Thornton, Darryl Brown, Dave Lewis and Gary Brown W32/4

Dom Carroll, Lynne Ewison, Brian Houlihan and Anne Summerill L8/24

Division B2 vs Civic.

Civic were unable to field a complete team, thankyou Dux MacQueen for playing substitute for Civic.

Civic won 60/59!

Roslyn Lewis, Jenny Lawrence, Peter Smith and Laurie Way L20/21

Kevin Bowler, Rhonda Clark, John Creighton and Greg Keyte W24/16

Robyn Fierenzi, Wendy Robb, Peter Mills and Tony Fierenzi L15/23

RSL are in fifth position.

The last round of Midweek Pennant for 2024 was Tuesday, December 17.

Weekend Pennant Round Ten, the last game of the season.

Weekend Pennant will resume Saturday, January 18.

Corowa RSL had another close match winning by three shots.

RSL defeated Wangaratta 69/66 and remain in first position in front of Rutherglen, Myrtleford and Yarrawonga.

Adam Larkins, Andy Dickins, Danny Webb and Scott Widdison W17/13

Ken Widdison, Troy Brockley, Shawn McMahon and Andrew Hirst W2/13

Judy Black, Justin Robb, Tom Hynes and Jordan Thornton L15/22

Brian Coulston, Wayne Lee, Klive Liverton and Stuart McNeill L16/18

Their first loss for the season.

Division A3 defeated Wangaratta at Wangaratta 82/72 and remain in second position behind North Albury.

Chris Reilly, Darryl Brown, Susie Swift and Anne Summerill W24/14

Bary Warburton, Tony Townsing, Alan Holmquest and Gary Brown Drew 17/17

Tony Coughlin, Lex Thornton, Ray McLarty and Rod Garthwaite L27/23

Ken Mollison, Razz, Keith Mills and Ketch W24/18

Division B2 are currently in second position behind Club Mulwala, third Corowa Civic and fourth Myrtleford.

Corowa RSL defeated Myrtleford at Myrtleford 64/57

Roger Mathers, Brian Houlihan, Jim Beveridge and David Lewis L13/29

Lynne Ewison, Jeff Nixon, Wally Langton and Julie Holmquest W31/12

Roly Nixon, Glenn Wallis, Wendy Robb and Tony Fierenzi W20/16

Division B3 travelled to Wodonga and lost to Wodonga 82/53

Neville McPherson, Substitute, Sam Nixon and Robyn Fierenzi L7/44

(Played one player short)

Jim Ward, Ian Rogers, Tim Buggy and Joan Wood W21/15

Jason Nicholls, Jenny Petrie, Dux MacQueen and Peter Mills W25/23

Good bowling till next week.

Corowa Civic Bowls Club

The draw for the Mens’ and Ladies Triples can be viewed on the noticeboard in the clubhouse.

These games can be played any time, preferably before the middle of January 2025.

Social Bowls will be played over the Christmas break on Wednesday and Saturday. Add your name to the sheet at the back gate if you would like to participate.

Midweek Pennant – Round 9

Corowa Civic 2 was the only team to win on Tuesday and came away with a 1 shot win over Corowa RSL, in A1 Civic went down by 7 shots to Wangaratta and in B2 Corowa Civic 1 were defeated by Yarrawonga by 15 shots.

A1 Corowa Civic 54 defeated by Wangaratta 61

Paul Hickey, Lance Davis, Alex Martin, John Dalgleish 23-15

Col Hendren, Bob Ronnfeldt, Sue Dawson, Annette Norman 17-23

Ian Bilney, John White, Judy Willett, Frank Hicks 14-23

B2 Corowa Civic 1 54 defeated by Yarrawonga 69

Peter Howell, Ray Arger, Doug Castles, Brian Shipcott 19-19

Pam Tobias, Janet Davis, Eileen Ide, Shane Rosenow 19-20

Ned Young, Sue Curtis, Keith Evans, Jeff Smith 16-30

B2 Corowa Civic 2 60 defeated Corowa RSL 59

Graeme McIntosh, Ken Taylor, Don Norman, Roseann Prentice 23-15

Steve Rodway, Margaret Watson, Denise Mihan, Brian Hone 21-20

Maureen Hutson, Lynton Ford, Jan Wandel-Webber, substitute 16-24

The ladders after round 9 are A1 are in 7th place, B2 Civic 2 are in 4th place, Civic 1 are in 8th place.

The last game before Christmas will be Tuesday, December 17, A1 are home to Benalla, B2 Civic 1 are home to Wareena and B2 Civic 2 travel to Tungamah.

Weekend Pennant – Round 10

Corowa Civic had a great round on Saturday with all three teams winning their matches.

A2 and B3 played their games at home, and B2 journeyed down the highway to Benalla to play Moira.

A2 defeated Moira by 9 shots, B2 had a big win against Moira by 33 shots and B3 inflicted North Albury’s first defeat of the season by 3 shots.

Well done Corowa Civic.

A2 Corowa Civic 78 defeated Moira 69

Ian Bilney, Frank Martin, Bruce Corcoran, Bob Ronnfeldt 28-13

Paul Hickey, Ian Lewis, Col Hendren, Annette Norman 17-16

John White, Travis McDonald, Lance Davis, Clint Snow 15-18

Guy Rowe, Adam Corcoran, Sue Dawson, John Dalgleish 18-22

B2 Corowa Civic 90 defeated Moira 57

Doug Castles, Frank Hicks, Maree Lewis, Brendon Leach 35 -14

Peter Howell, Judy Willett, Alex Martin, Ray Ager 33-25

Janet Davis, Pam Tobias, Eileen Ide, Shane Rosenow 22-18

B3 Corowa Civic 51 defeated North Albury 48

Lynton Ford, Ken Taylor, Margaret Watson, Brian Shipcott 23-10

Ned Young, Don Norman, Estelle Hollingsworth, Peter Curran 16-19

Graeme McIntosh, Jan Wandel-Webber, Denise Mihan, Brian Hone 12-19

Ladders after round 10 – A2 are in 7th place, B2 are in 3rd place, and B3 are in 4th place.

There will be a break for both Weekend and Midweek over the Christmas period. The next games will be played on Saturday, January 18 and Tuesday, January 21.

Corowa Indoor Carpet Bowls

The Sunday afternoon social bowls winners on 16 and 18 (34) were Peter Manning, Merylyn Milthorpe, and Jan Webber.

The runners-up on 16 and 15 (31) were Georgie Agnew, Joan Adams, and Gloria McCluskey.

Tuesday saw a good win of 17 and 18 (35) for Gloria McCluskey, Tony Coppolino, and Peter Manning.

With Wendy Dunbar, Ken Pleming, and Glenda Willet scoring 16 and 14 (30) to be runners-up.

Thursday’s winners on 16 and 15 (31) were Merylyn Milthorpe, Joan Adams, Ellen Buckley, and Betty Clancy.

With the runners-up on 14 and 5 (19) being the team of Nez Carnivale, Chris Hendry, and Ian Day.

The last day bowling for this year is on Thursday, December 19.

Restart again on Sunday, Jan 5 at 12:30. New bowlers, visiting bowlers, and anyone who would like to try bowls, are all welcome to come and have a bowl. We bowl three afternoons, Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. All equipment supplied.

So, from all of us at the club.

Here is wishing everyone Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.