Orbost Bowling Club's midweek pennant division two side maintained its unbeaten start to the season with an emphatic 108–26 home victory over Bairnsdale Golf last week. The clean…
Orbost Bowling Club's midweek pennant division two side maintained its unbeaten start to the season with an emphatic 108–26 home victory over Bairnsdale Golf last week. The clean sweep ensures Orbost remains at the top of the ladder after four rounds of competition. Geoff Lynn, Greg Rankin, Scott Farnell and Karen Chenney led the way with a dominant 43–5 rink win.
They were well supported by Beryl Dyce, Dennis McCann, Maurice Frank and Peter Coulton (34–9), alongside Ralph Harding, Susan Robinson, Gwen Hatcher and Ron Hatcher (31–12).In weekend pennant action, both division three sides played away fixtures. Orbost 1 moved up to second on the ladder following an impressive clean sweep against Paynesville, securing an overall 54–30 victory. Lyn O'Brien, Ralph Harding, Jurgen Fichtner and McCann led the charge with a 31–17 win, while Dyce, Trevor Hawkey, Maurice Frank and Farnell won their rink 23–13.
Orbost 2 split the points away from home, drawing 35-all with Howitt Park. Rankin, Bruce Kneebone, Steve Shorten and Narelle Shorten claimed their rink 20–14 to secure the drawn result. Both weekend sides return home for round five this Saturday, with Orbost 1 hosting Lakes Entrance 5 and Orbost 2 facing Paynesville 3. Off the main pennant greens, the club held the finals of its men's and women's 100 Up championships last Thursday morning.
Rankin took out the men's final against Maurice Frank, while Margaret Coulton defeated Vanessa Frank 103–97 in a tight women's decider that came down to the final end. Thursday social bowls was won by Hawkey and Annette Grmusa, while Sunday's pairs event went to countback, with Rankin and Fichtner named outright winners ahead of runners-up Lynn and Marlo recruit Geoff Smith. Due to a private function and monthly club tournament, the next social bowls session takes place on Thursday, November 12, at 12.30pm.
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