By David Nagel
Blue Hills Bowling Club is still glowing with a sense of achievement despite going down to Karingal in the Division 4 grand final of the Mornington Peninsula Bowls Region on Tuesday.
Blue Hills and Karingal met at Hastings to decide the Midweek champions after Blue Hills upset the ladder-leaders in the major semi-final at Karingal on 21 February.
Blue Hills progressed straight through to the grand final courtesy of that win, leaving Karingal to earn its place with a preliminary final victory over Baxter.
The grand final was played at Hastings, with Karingal coming out 74-41 winners with the scoreboard reading two rinks to one.
The rink skipped by Norm Brown, consisting of Diane Brown (L), Eddy Robertson (2) and Louise Morison (3), had a thrilling 20-19 victory, while the other rinks were defeated comfortably.
Other members of the team were Tom Bee, Ian Crossley, Malcolm Brooks, Tyrone Hingert, Mary Graham, John Anderton, Alan McLean and Freda Farrall.
Blue Hills Bowling Club – comprising of residents from Blue Hills Residences and Blue Hills Rise Retirement Villages in Cranbourne – had a fantastic season, finishing in second place on the ladder with eight wins, five losses and a draw.
The Silver Medal is quite an achievement for a small club with only 48 members available for selection.
