sport FAMILY FORTUNES

CALIVIL wants to go one better when it meets Kangaroo Flat in Saturday’s Bendigo bowls division five grand final.

The 2020-21 runners-up missed the finals last season before steadily regaining form this year to finish on top of the ladder and push for the flag.

Crucial to the reversal of fortunes have been Allan Dennis

DENNIS ‘RINK’ EYES FLAG GLORY AFTER MINOR PREMIERSHIP

and sons Nathan and Matt - almost one formidable family rink on their own.

Allan resumed the skipper’s position from Matt in the final home and away games and was undefeated as Calivil lifted itself from being in contention to pip- ping Inglewood for a No 1 finish.

The veteran of the family trio, Allan has been a regular in Calivil’s pennant line up for the past eight years.

His first taste of bowls came through the club’s social night bowls 30 years ago.

Nathan, 26, tagged along to social bowls a decade ago when a bee allergy prevented him from playing cricket.

Matt, 30, also got the bowling bug through social night bowls but only rook up the sport seriously after the demise of Calivil’s cricket team.

The “odd one” out in the strong performing Calivil family rink is lead bowler Ian Mansbridge.

The quartet hope they can con- tinue the form of recent months in Saturday’s grand final against Kangaroo Flat who secured the second berth after defeating Inglewood in Saturday’s preliminary final.

Inglewood had finished the home and away season second on the ladder, equal on points and just five per cent behind Calivil. “Our Calivil rink has had no losses the past few weeks. Want it to stay that way,” said Allan.