FAYE Morrow is the 2022 Casterton Bowling Club Women’s Champion, after holding off a massive comeback from Sandra Smolders in the weekend’s grand final.
Smolders started her semi-final run slowly, facing off against Leanne Richardson, who quickly wrapped up two ends before Smolders made a mark on the scoreboard.
Relatively new to bowls, Richardson had already secured a win in round two of the championship, overcoming Heather Rees and held her own against the seasoned Smolders, leading into the 10th end before Smolders found her form, taking four shots, then another two, to hold a five-shot lead.
Richardson wasn’t to be deterred, winning five of the next six ends, including an impressive four-shots-up on the 18th.
The experienced Smolders was not rattled though, picking up two and then three on the final ends, to take the match, 22 to 16.
In the grand final, Smolders again struggled to get a start, winning just five of the first 14 ends with a single shot in each, while Morrow’s consistent line and length with the bowl saw her cruise to an 11-shot and seemingly unassailable lead.
Refusing to go down without a fight, Smolders set about a ‘slow and steady wins the race’ game and on the 25th end, had dragged Morrow’s lead back to just two shots.
But despite winning 10 of the last 16 ends, including two cracking ‘four-ups’, Smolders was no match for the ‘slower and steadier’ Morrow and the huge lead she had secured in the first half of the match, Morrow taking the final end by one shot and the championship.
Pennant
ROUND seven of midweek competition saw Casterton’s Division 1 travel to Memorial, where they were no match for the home side.,
Teresa Sealey, Shirley Williams, Margie McConachy and Fay Morro, 18, lost to J Leahy, 25.
Nancy Sharam, Anne Kearns, Sandra Smolders and Nancy McGuinness, 6, lost to M Hussen, 36.
In the final match, Bernice Sullivan, Kaye Murrell, Glenis O’Connell and Peter Taylor, 13, went down to J Fasoli, 27.
Division 3 returned from Hamilton with a much happier story to tell – a 10-game win, 40 to 30.
Leanne Richardson, Joy Hayward and Suzie Kermeen, 18, had a close tussle with L Toohey, 16.
Helen Lucas, Heather Rees and Pat Wombwell had an easier time against G Langworth, taking the win, 22 to 14.
We had no pennant on Saturday and or yesterday, due to association events.
Pennant will re-start this Saturday and Tuesday, 26 and 29, November.
Twilight is back
TWILIGHT bowls competition finally got a start last Wednesday, after some ordinary weather.
We had a great night of bowling and it was great to see so many return faces and a couple of new ones on the greens, enjoying the game.
The second round of Twilight is on tonight, Wednesday, 23 November, weather permitting and everyone is invited to come and have a look – you may even get a roll, if a team is short.
