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Berwick runs hot in pennant

BERWICK Bowls Club’s numberone team had a good win against Monbulk in RVBA pennant round 10 on Saturday.
Results:
1 Berwick 18124 d Monbulk 063.
(C. Fox, A. Thompson, K. Graeber, N. Devlin).
Berwick (2) 489 lost to Edithvale 1492.
(M. Walker, D. Reddy, K. Fox, C. Fothergill).
Berwick (3) 17102 d Pakenham 160.
(M. Boyd, D. Woodfall, K. Clydesdale, R. McGrath).
Berwick (4) 1696 d Noble Park 291.
(J. Smyth, P. Steere, K. Dorning, R. Beevors).
Berwick (5) 1498 d Glen Waverley 481.
(J. Blewett, R. Bowman, H. Sanders, R. Rowswell).
Berwick (6) 1497 d Mulgrave CC 488.
(M. Bulte, N. Hardy, G. Burrington, B. Gates).
Berwick (7) 1815 d Burden Park walkover.
(R. Affleck, L. Hansen, P. Roberts, K. Bentley).
Berwick (8) 1693 d Dandy Club 280.
(K. Moody, G. Stacey, M. Ferey, P. Hobbs).

@BT Sub Sport Gaz:LADIES

The tenth round of the VLBA pennant was played on Tuesday, 5 December and the results were:
Berwick (1) played Parkdale (1) away.
Skips: K. Macqueen 2329, L. Bennett 2125, B. Townley 2020, B. Edwards 2317.
Berwick 87 shots Parkdale 91 Berwick lost by four shots.
Berwick (2) played Edithvale (1) at home.
Skips: A. Steere 1630, J. Faulkner 1738, W. West 4119, E. Kershaw 3518.
Berwick 109 shots Edithvale 105 Berwick won by four shots.
Berwick (3) played Edithvale (2) away.
Skips: J. Whiteside 2028, J. Burns 1531, B. Brown 2720, V. Fisher 1818.
Berwick 80 shots Edithvale 97 Berwick lost by 17 shots.
Berwick (4) played Mordialloc (2) at home.
Skips: K. Beevors 3522, F. Hall 2915, L. Hansen 2224, V. Pickering 2623.
Berwick 112 Mordialloc 84 Berwick won by 28 shots.
The winning rink of the week, two weeks in succession was: W. West (skip) J. Copplestone (third), B. Pitt (second) A. Barrie (lead).

@BT Sub Sport Gaz:LILA COTTER DAY

The ladies section ran The Lila Cotter Day that was a most successful and enjoyable day on Sunday, 3 December.
There were 34 teams from far and wide competed that played three games of 10 ends.
Called a ‘Christmas Fantasia’, this event was sponsored by Ye Olde Berwick Inn.
The ladies, led by president Jean Fothergill decorated the clubhouse with a Christmas theme.
There were all sorts of craft stalls stocked with goods made over the winter months by the Berwick ladies.
The Christmas luncheon was organised by Claire Charman and a band of helpers and all that attended voted it an excellent day.
The winning team was Bundoora that scored 52 points.
Runnersup were Jette Jans’ team from Berwick with 51 points.
First game winner was Betty Brown’s team from Berwick.
Second game winner was Marian Steven’s combined team and thirdgame winner was Donna Wood’s team from Frankston City.
Bowls secretary, Wendy West and the match committee thanked all teams who attended and made it such a successful day.

@BT Sub Sport Gaz:VLBA PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP

The VLBA president’s handicap semifinals and final was played on Friday, 1 December and the winner was Patricia Thompson with runnerup Jette Jans.

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