Tops sides inflict all-rinks losses on strugglers
A Ladies Division 1 report for The Mercury by Peter Kirby
The top two sides, Kingborough and Howrah, had all-rinks wins against bottom sides Glenorchy City and Rosny Park in Round 16 of Bowls South’s Thursday Women’s Pennant, Kingborough defeating City by forty-six shots, 85-39, and Howrah toppling Rosny Park by an impressive sixty-five shots, 96-31.
Kingborough v Glenorchy City
Kingborough, in its indoor centre, held on to top spot while also keeping Glenorchy City last on the ladder. Kingborough’s Crystal Brooks, with strong contributions from Yvonne Duffy, Deb Smith and Sue Clark, were the biggest winners on the day, leading from beginning to end, finishing twenty-two shots up on City’s Leonie Hyland, 34-12. Brooks won eight of the first eleven ends to lead 21-7, and continued her dominance for the remainder of the match, emphasising her superiority with a four on the final end.
Kerrie Lane’s rink of Sue Mann, Greta Murray and Vicki Bannister all displayed consistent bowling skills in their match against City’s Miriam Garrett. Lane picked up fives on the fourth and ninth ends, enabling her to lead 16-8 on the eleventh end. Lane’s second half was just as impressive, adding another fifteen shots while limiting Garrett to seven, Lane finishing fourteen shots up, 29-15.
Louise Wallace, playing in the two-position on the Kingborough rink of Maddie Johnston, bowled very well to help secure the all-rinks win for the Tigresses. In a tight battle for most of the match, City’s Margaret Poulter had the better first half to lead by four shots after the eleventh end. Johnston excelled over the final ten ends. After wresting the lead from Poulter on the seventeenth end, Johnston’s rink won each of the remaining ends to surge to a 10-shot win, 22-12.
Howrah v Rosny Park
Howrah’s all-rinks on its indoor green against Rosny keeps it firmly in second place while Rosny remains a precarious three shots ahead of last-placed Glenorchy City.
Unfortunately for Rosny’s Elizabeth deBurgh, her lead, Diane Petrie, became unwell and had to leave early in the game, and having no emergency substitute players to call on, the Rosny rink played one short for the remainder of the match against the Howrah rink of Denise Tanner. This led to a rather one-sided encounter with Tanner recording a massive 30-shot win, 41-11.
Both of Howrah’s other rinks led all day against their Rosny opponents, with all team members contributing to their success. Howrah’s Rosie Geeves had a twenty-shot win against Rosny’s Gaylene Ridgeway, while Charon Foster defeated her Rosny opponent, Mimma D’Amico, by fifteen shots, 27-12.
Claremont v Orford
As the Pennant season approaches its climax with only two games remaining, premiership points are crucial. In a reversal of fortune, Claremont clinched a stunning all-rinks win, 64-34, at Orford, which propels them back into fourth position on the Division One ladder.
Maree Morgan’s team dominated the scoreboard from the third to the final end against Orford’s Jenny Martyn. Despite Morgan having bowls in the head, Martyn found form and managed to reduce the deficit, allowing Morgan to score single shots, except on the third and eighth ends, enabling Morgan to win by eight shots, 17-9.
Claremont’s Maree Careless and her rink had a slow start against Orford’s Jill Morgan, not registering a shot until the fourth end. By the sixth end Careless had found her rhythm, dominating the scoreboard from the ninth end onwards, ultimately winning by nine shots, 19-10.
Trudy Davis and her Claremont rink made their mark early by taking control of the scoreboard on the second end, sending a clear message to the Orford rink of Carol Bannister that they had come to Orford to play. Davis scored a six on the tenth end, making it difficult for Bannister to recover, Davis scoring three’s on the twelfth and sixteenth ends, and a four on the fourteenth end to win by thirteen shots, 28-15.
With Claremont in fine form, second-placed Howrah’s visit to Claremont next week promises to be a fascinating contest.
Sandy Bay v Glenorchy Rodman
Sandy Bay put a dent in home team Glenorchy Rodman’s confidence with a solid two-rink eleven- shot victory, 61-50. The loss by the home side has put pressure on them to win the next two games to ensure any spot in the finals.
Sandy Bay’s win was set up by Peri Buckley defeating Joy Voss by eleven shots, 24-13. Voss led 12-9 after thirteen ends but could only manage one more end for one shot after the lunch break while conceding fifteen shots to Buckley. Buckley received great support from her three, Gail Price.
In a match that was close for the first half, Sandy Bay’s Robyn Leggett drew away over the final ends to defeat Rodman’s Cheryl Nielsenbeck by seven shots, 22-15. Leggett was well supported by her front end of Annie Wishink and Janne Thompson, while Barb Biernacki played well for the home side.
In another close encounter, Rodman’s Lyn Flack, with great support from Deb Stearnes and Jane Richardson, had the better finish to beat Sandy Bay’s Sally Knott by seven shots, 22-15, to secure a rink win for the home side, and gain two valuable points.
Buckingham v Brighton
At Buckingham, the home side won on two rinks and drew the third, 67-56, against Brighton to move agonisingly close to the top four. Jeanette Lane won a close contest with Brighton’s Judy Williams, taking the result by five shots, 24-19.
Lynette Hall did slightly better for Buckingham, getting home by six shots, 26-20, against Brighton’s Michelle Moate, 26-20. Buckingham’s Pat Zapotocky played out a thrilling 17-all draw with Brighton’s Tayla Munro.