ROUND two of midweek pennant, like most weeks had some highs and lows.
Two teams scored 35, equalling two side scores, leading to one six and an eight as team scores.
Memorial had the bye, but the way averages of the other games are used ended up on top of the division one ladder.
Grangeburn via the same process is second, as it evens out as the rounds progress.
Division one
THE top division had Hamilton playing Balmoral at Kennedy Street and the result went to the home side by 23 shots.
Kay Satchell was defeated by Nettie Tinning, 18 to 24, while the other rinks settled on Jenny Pole 28 to Trish Brody 21, and Elma Astbury had another 28 to win by 22.
The overall scores were 74 to 51.
Portland at home had a difficult day playing Grangeburn and the scores reflected this when totals were 46 to 56.
Each side had a win and a draw, with the scores including Shirley Rogers 21 to Nettie Ryan 14, Kerrie Alexander drew with Leah McCabe at 17-17, and Heather Burgess was outclassed by Chris Rigby.
It’s been a tough start to the season, as Portland is yet to have an overall win.
Division two
CASTERTON has flown away to a two-win start to the season.
For the home side, Berniece Sullivan with 23 to Wendy Kosch 14, and Teresa Sealey 21 to Lesley Stewart 13, leading to overall totals at the end of 44 to 27.
The win gives Casterton 26 from a possible 28 points and 22 shots in the plus category.
Second on the ladder is Coleraine, which drew last week and notched up a win against Portland this week.
Bev Fry 17 lost to Val Baker 22, but Lesley Beaton reversed that one with 24 to Maree Matters 13, setting up a 41-35 final scoreboard.
The game between Hamilton and Macarthur was one shot closer than the one above, as the home side got 38 on the result sheet and Macarthur got 43.
Glenda Hawker played a draw with Carol Uebergang, 20-20, and Fay Gebert with 18 lost to Bev Bourke on 23.
The win places Macarthur on the fourth rung and Hamilton still to step up.
Penshurst played the game that finished the closest of all.
Brenda Uebergang got a one shotter against Jan Hamblin 20-19, and Ann Rentsch 15 to Jan De Zoette 19, which gave the Memorial side a three-shot win.
If you are like some maths dropouts, final totals were 35 to 38.
Division three
THIS is where the highest team scores were.
Casterton mirrored the division two side and won to take ladder points to 26.
Helen Lucas with Heather Rees and Pat Wombwell scorched through to record 35 to Suzanne Wilson 11, and Joy Hayward 26 defeated Margret Hadley with eight.
Towards the end there was some drama where one of the skippers had to withdraw.
The rules state that a substitute can fill a position and a current player will skip.
There was no one available so what next?
You can play two v three but that becomes complicated.
As the game was in an unlosable position the affected rink ceased play; great cooperation all round.
Heywood won at home, 49 to Memorial’s 41.
Thelma Hoggan 14 to Trish Watt 26, and Leonie Buchanan with Aneel Chaudry and Lin Swan 35 to Julie McInnes 15.
It is great to see new players on the team sheets.
Portland lost to Macarthur, 35 to 41, in the penultimate game of the round.
Myra Bourke 17 to Carole Dunn 24, and Margret Milich 18 to Anne Gilmour 17.
Macarthur is now second and Portland is fourth.
The final game was again at Hamilton and the visiting Dartmoor players went home with all 14 points.
Doreen Edwards with 18 to Sue Tregellis 21, and Glenda Porter 17 to Elaine Jones 29.
Therefore final scores were 35 to 50, as Dartmoor finished the round in third and Hamilton sits sixth on the ladder.
