NARRE WARREN BOWLS
It was a weekend of great news for Narre Warren Bowls Club on the weekend with four Panthers teams progressing through to this Saturday’s sectional grand finals.
The Panthers also have a team into a midweek grand final with two more teams still in the hunt for grand final glory.
It has been an outstanding finals series with more than 70 percent of the club’s teams having already reached grand finals or one win away from a grand final appearance.
• Saturday Pennant: Semi-Final
Side 1: (Away) lost to Cranbourne 74-79
Best rink: Scott Butterworth; James Stewart; Chris Johnson and Ethan Higgins: + 28
Side 2: (Away) lost to Cranbourne 96-68
Best rink: Ana Mateos; David Wilson; Keith Emms and Keith Fox: Draw (18/18)
Side 3: (Home) lost to Glen Waverley 76-81
Best rink: Janice Moran; Wilma Haringsma; Eric Marsden and Peter Lister: +12
Side 4: (Home) defeated Edithvale 94-68
Best rink: Len O’Brien; Graham Dodd; Lindsay Gibson and Kevin Friend: +26
Side 5: (Away) defeated Pakenham 89-68
Best rink: Kery Cadman; Mitch McCauley; Thomas O’Loughlin and Robert Beare: +14
Side 6: (Home) defeated Sandringham 116-43
Best rink: Denise Cole; Ray Payne; Robert Dalzell; David Stephens: +31
• Preliminary-Finals: Sunday
Side 1: (At Berwick) defeated Ferntree Gully 80-65
Best rink: Russell Keay; Braidon Johnson; Dane Gade and Cam Bell: +10
Side 3: (At Mulgrave CC) defeated Coatesville 88-66
Best rink: Janice Moran; Wilma Haringsma; Eric Marsden and Peter Lister: +21
Side 6: (At Clayton) lost to Moorabbin 96-61
Best rink: Stan Bulmer; Darren Moore; Dean George and Michael Walther: Draw (17/17)
• Sectional Grand Final Fixture: Saturday
Side 1: (Div 2 Sect 8) v Cranbourne at Noble Park
Side 3: (Div 5 Sect 7) v Glen Waverley at Berwick
Side 4: (Div 5 Sect 8) v Churchill Waverley Golf at Glen Waverley
Side 5: (Div 6 Sect 8) v Pakenham at Berwick
• Midweek Pennant: Semi-Final
Side 2: (Home) defeated Dandenong Club 69-34
Best rink: Peter Groom; Joe McGuire; Eric Marsden and Tom McGuinness: + 17
Side 3: (Away) lost to Pakenham 57-63
Best rink: Kery Cadman; Thomas O’Loughlin; Dennis Bradford and Geoff Miller: + 7
Side 4: (Away) lost to Dandenong Club 38-68
Best rink: Gerry Van Eerden; Paul Bean; Stella Ellis and David Stephens: – 2
Side 5: (Away) defeated Churchill Waverley Golf 67-43
Best rink: Geoff Lee; Michael Walther; Peter Castricum and Graham Dodd: + 20
• Preliminary-Final Fixture: Midweek
Side 3: (Div 4 Sect 8): v Monbulk at Noble Park
Side 5: (Div 6 Sect 8): v either Pakenham or Burden Park at Cranbourne
• Sectional Grand Finals: Saturday 2 March
Side 2: (Div 3 Sect 8): to play Willow Lodge or Dandenong Club at a venue to be confirmed.
-Eric Sydenham-
