YMGCR Bowls Club.
Wednesday Social Bowls Report.
40 players turned out last Wednesday and were greeted by humid weather that saw a top temperature of 19 degrees. Bowlers reported that the greens were running well.
Rink 1 was obviously to Fred Donaldson and Noel Millar’s liking as they strolled to first prize of $90.00 and a drink card each. Fred and Noel’s opponents were Gavin Borwick and Neville Coleman.
The second winning rink prize was won by the team of Peter Verlardo and Chris Morrissy, who played Nicole and Noel Smith on rink 10. Peter and Chris took home $50.00 for their efforts.
The losing rink consolation prize of $20.00 was won by the combo of Ian Febey and Alan Mackey, a visitor from Altona. Ian and Alan played on rink 6 where their opponents were Vicki and Col Withers.
The first Lucky Number raffle prize of $25.00 was won by Garry Seamer and the second Lucky Number prize of $15.00 was won by Gavin Borwick.
Wednesday Social will continue right through the pennant season but will move to Thursdays when pennant commences. We’ll provide more detail on when Wednesdays move to Thursdays next week.
Weekend Pennant Preview.
Weekend pennant commences this Saturday the 10th of October. YMGCR are fielding 4 sides this season. For 2026 / 2027 we have sides in A1, A3, B1 and a side in B5. Last year our lower side was B2. This year the region has geographically grouped the sides in the B sections, hence YMGCR having a side in the B5 section.
This Saturday it’s a case of back to the future for the A1s as they again journey to Lavington for the opening fixture. The A3s play host to Howlong, at the golf club. The B1s are away to Moyhu, and the B5s are entertained by Howlong, at Howlong Golf Club.
Next week we’ll provide you with a review of the first round of the weekend matches and a preview of the first round of mid – week pennant.
Friday Social Bowls Review.
As we mentioned in our last report, last week was the final instalment of Friday Social Bowls for 2026. It was a great day, and we have to acknowledge the generosity of Jill and Ron Lamson who organised the footy themed raffle prizes. Once again, this year was a bumper one for Friday Social Bowls. Vicki Withers, Lynne Baxter and the match committees again did sterling work to make Fridays a success. Our thanks are also extended to those players from surrounding clubs who regularly supported Fridays. We regularly played host to bowlers from Katandra West, Tungamah, Barooga, Yarrawonga Bowls Club and Club Mulwala. Thank you to all the YMGCR bowlers who supported Friday Social this year, and … we’ll see you in 2027.
Riddle me this…
Last week we set readers the challenge of correctly answering the following riddle:
Q: Before you use me, you have to break me. What am I? The answer: An egg!
This was the last in our series of riddles for this year. We hope you have enjoyed them. We’ll resume riddle me this after the completion of the pennant season. Until next week, good bowling.