Club stages major fours tournament

COMPEITITION bowls returns to the Inglewood greens on Saturday for the first time this year when the Charlie Catto memorial fours will be played.

Inglewood’s greens have been out of action while resurfacing works have been completed.

The club says the Catto Fours is its ‘gold letter event” with more than $1000 in prizemoney and is again expected to attract bowlers from across regional Victoria.

Inglewood bowlers practiced at Bridgewater while green renovation work was completed.

Wedderburn’s round robin ladies’ triples championship has been won by Amy Roberts, Robina Little and first year player Colleen Roberts. The men’s title was won by Neale Holt’s team. Meanwhile, entries are being received for the Wedderburn club’s annual Easter tournament. Events over three days from Maundy Thursday will include two-bowl triples, three-bowl pairs and the Con Jackson Memorial fours on Easter Saturday. At Bridgewater, the twilight bowls wrapped up this week. The club singles champship is still to be decided for the women’s title.

Pennant playoffs

Nathan Dennis, Allan Dennis (s) lost to G Creedy, B Cullen, D Martin, D Densley (s) 17-22. Ron Lourie, Howard Miles, Glenn Ray, Graham Maxted (s) lost to Verbeek, J Ritchie, J Griffiths, B Duncan (s) 9-24. Barry Meighan, Geoff Lourie, Warren Miles, Alan Leech (s) d M Verbeek, B Hansen, N Davies, K Packer (s) 22-17.

Other results - Division 1: Bendigo d Bendigo East 74-73. Division 2: Eaglehawk d Strathfieldsaye 87-82. Division 3: North Bendigo d South Bendigo 87-63. Division 4: Marong d Eaglehawk 77-69. Division 6: Bendigo d Harcourt 104-72. Division 7: Kangaroo Flat d Bendigo VRI 69-48. Division 8: Eaglehawk d Kangaroo Flat 57-47.

BENDIGO bowls playing area pennant playoffs are scheduled to start from this weekend.

Under the new relegation system, top and bottom sides are not automatically moved to a new division where a club already has a side in the higher division. The cap on 10 division one teams means Inglewood, that finished eighth, could still face a playoff relegation.

WEDDERBURN opening bowlers

Adam Postle and Will Holt were merciless against Arnold in Saturday’s semi-final.