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Men’s winners: Grant Catterick (CoF), Darren Mathers (Kar) and John Curtain (CoF) celebrate their State Triples victory. Ladies victors: Linda Isted (Kar), Julia Fairweather (Hast) and Jan Richardson (Kar) celebrate their State Triples victory. Pictures: Supplied
Bowls finals run and won THE State Triples and Fours bowls competitions have been run and won in the past two weeks. After a re-schedule of play, the Triples were played at the Mount Eliza Bowling Club on Wednesday 5 December where Frankston and Karingal came out on top in the men’s and women’s events, respectively. The Frankston team made up of Grant Catterick (CoF), Darren Mathers (Kar) and John Curtain (CoF) defeated the host club, Mount
Eliza, in the men’s final and will make their way through to the next stage at the Brighton Bowling Club. Mount Eliza Bowling Club chairman Dale Verhagen said that while it was a great game to watch, the Frankston team were just the better team on the night. “They were just a little bit too good for them in the final,” Verhagen said. “The women’s game lived up to expectations and was a lot tighter and a tougher game with not much splitting
the two sides.” In the Ladies competition, the Karingal side made up of Linda Isted (Kar), Julia Fairweather (Hast) and Jan Richardson (Kar) were eventually crowned victors over a gallant Dromana team. Verhagen said the Triples competition got a fair bit of support from the community as well. “We had about 70 to 80 people come and watch, and it turned out to be a very good night,” he said.
The State Fours held at Karingal on Wednesday 12 December also had a lot of support with over 100 people attending the event as well as spectators watching on through their live Facebook coverage. Karingal’s side made up of Grant Burley, Bruce Cameron, Gary King and Kevin Milton came out on top in the men’s competition, defeating Frankston in the final. In the Ladies, the Mornington Civic women’s team consisting of Rose
Hardy, Margaret Taggart, Taegen Kerley and Roslyn Ladner won the final over Dromana. The State Singles finals are also set to be played on Sunday 23 December. The players set to take their place in the competition include: Linda Milton (Kar), Linda Isted (Kar), Wendy Odgers (Som), Jan Richardson (Kar), John Curtain (CoF), Graeme Hegarty (Drom), Peter Maher (MtE) and Paul Twyerould (Rose).
Girls reign supreme in Little Aths Christmas Handicap MORNINGTON Little Athletics Centre topped off their year with their very own junior version of the Stawell Gift, the Christmas Handicap, on Saturday 8 December. Junior athletes from under-6s through to under-16s competed in the junior (under-6 to under-8) and senior (under-9 to under-16) handicapped races over 100m at the Mornington Secondary College in hopes of claiming the annual MLAC Christmas Handicap title. The girls reigned supreme in both of the handicapped races. The Inflatable Land Junior Handicap was won by under-6s girl, Amelia Carroll, while the Gravity Zone Senior Handicap was won by under-13s girl, Madalyne Mundy. Mornington Little Aths president Todd Martin said the great thing about the Christmas Handicap is that it allows everyone a chance of winning the race. “We set the heats based on results throughout the season,” he said. “We had eight or nine in the final and they all finished within 0.4 seconds of each other which was great to see. “The idea is that you don’t always have the fastest runner winning the race but the personal best on the day is what will win it.”
To add to the day, Santa made a surprise appearance alongside the Mt Martha CFA and was handing out lollies as well as taking photos with the juniors. Treasure hunts were also scattered throughout the day along with trophy presentations for the Multi Event winners who had won two weeks prior. All in all, Martin said the event was a great day out. “We had a decent turnout from the little athletes (150 competed) and their families as well,” he said. “We set it up as a very relaxed sort of day with families setting up their chairs on the side of the track and it looked like everyone enjoyed themselves.” While the Mornington Little Aths events are done for the year, some of their juniors still headed to the State Relay Championships at Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park on Saturday 15 December. Mornington Little Aths will be back in action on Saturday 5 January for their Twilight Meet with Frankston LAC at Ballam Park. Their athletics track at Civic Reserve, Mornington is also on track for completion by October 2019 with the track’s base being laid and its layout now visible.
Junior Gift: Mornington Little athletes enjoy a day out at the MLAC Christmas Handicap. Picture: Supplied
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Frankston Times 18 December 2018