IT was local bragging rights up for grabs, with Hamilton hosting Grangeburn in Division 1 Weekend Pennant action on Saturday.

Division 1

GRANGEBURN travelled to Hamilton for the local match-up, with the visitors collecting just two points from the round six clash after going down, 50-69.

Peter Clapham opened the day up with a 32-10 win against Leah McCabe, while Robert Thornton edged out Trevor Partington, 23-21.

Grangeburn’s only rink win came after Ken Prewett got the better of Peter Graham, 19-14.

Penshurst travelled north to Balmoral and returned empty handed, losing 49-76.

Peter Merryfull got the home side started with a 27-16 win, before Derek Brody rolled up 25 to account for Alaister Rentsch by eight shots, and Daniel Brody got the better of Phillip Allen, 24-16.

Heywood also claimed maximum points at home, comfortably defeating Casterton, 95-47.

Lionel Pevitt got the better of Andrew Alderton, 35-13, while Mick Swan rolled up 35 to win by 17 against Neil Shannon, and Ken Woolley defeated Michael Kearns, 25-16.

Memorial upset ladder leader, Portland, to scoop all 16 available points with a 62-48 win.

Gregory Dobbin defeated Lindsay Gruar, 23-18, while Chris Bramley rolled up 18 to hold off Barry Jennings by four shots, and Ian Grayson got the better of David Lake, 21-16.

Division 2

HAMILTON Green retained third spot on the ladder with a 42-34 win against Hamilton Gold, collecting maximum points as well.

Alan Crane rolled up 21 shots to Michael Pech’s 16, while Alison East got the better of John Forsyth, 21-18.

Grangeburn could only return with one points after its 30-49 loss to Portland down south.

Lesley Stewart’s 11 was 19 short of Heather Burgess, while Brian Kavanagh and Alan Warburton rolled up a 19-19 draw.

Memorial Blue won big against Coleraine, 51-37, thanks to Robert Hamblin’s 36-19 effort against Steven Cooper.

Bruce Armstrong gave the visitors a small consolation, defeating Jan Hamblin, 18-15.

Memorial Red claimed maximum points from its clash at home against Macarthur, winning 44-34.

Gerry Watt rolled up 22 to Frank Pye’s 17, while Paul Soffe defeated Clifton Tonissen with the same scoreline.

Division 3

HAMILTON Gold remains on top of the rankings after edging out Grangeburn by the narrowest of margins, 39-38.

It was a thrilling contest, with Raymond Fary collecting a 23-21 victory against Peter Moore, before Tom Storer went down to Wayne Rigby, 16-17.

Hamilton Green lost out to Heywood, returning empty handed after a 30-39 loss.

Coral Stephens got Heywood off to a winning start with a narrow 15-14 result against Rhonda Dunbar, before Bob Bowden had an easier time against Cliff Brinkman, winning 24-16.

Dartmoor hosted the visiting Penshurst side and claimed all available points with a 46-30 victory.

Peter Holmes claimed a comfortable 25-15 win against Barry King, while Ross Kerr also got the better of John King, 21-15.

Memorial hosted Portland and collected 12 of 14 available points with a 36-34 victory.

Gary Milich rolled up 20 to Coral Barbary’s 11, while Portland’s Andrew Smail almost flipped the script with a 23-16 win against Rob Liddle.

Division 4

GRANGEBURN faced off against Hamilton, with the ‘burners completely outclassed, losing 25-51.

Graeme Langsworth had an easy time against Beverley Casey, 28-8, while Ray Downes continued his impressive form, rolling up 23 to win by six against Lawrence Foley.

Coleraine hosted Macarthur and collected a 43-37 victory to finish with 12 of a possible 14 points.

Lesley Beaton picked up a 26-15 win against Carole Dunn, Macarthur’s Anne Gilmour bounced back to win, 22-17 against Arthur Guy.

Balmoral had a win against Penshurst, 55-24, to scoop 12 points from the clash.

Alan Perry had a day out, collecting a 40-5 victory against Neil Manning, while Michael Cameron gave the visitors something to celebrate, accounting for Murray McInnes with a 19-15 scoreboard.

Portland travelled to Casterton and swept both rinks to claim maximum points with a 40-24 result.

Myra Bourke rolled up a 19-11 result against Anne Kearns, while Naomi Pye finished with 21 to hold out Teresa Sealey by eight shots.