WEEKEND Pennant round seven games were played on Saturday, with Penshurst claiming a Division 1 win against Hamilton, 57-45
Robert Thornton got Hamilton rolling in round seven with an 18-13 win against Alaister Rentsch, before Phil Allen’s 20-16 win against Peter Graham and David Cook’s 24-11 result against Peter Clapham saw the home team claim overall honours and 14 of the 16 available points.
Casterton travelled to Memorial, with the visitors winning just one rink, as Memorial claimed a 57-49 win and collected 14 points.
Ken Evans finished with 17 to Neil Shannon’s 12, and Robert McIntyre cemented the overall win for Memorial with a 25-19 win against Andrew Alderton.
Garry Russell collected an 18-15 victory for the visitors against Gregory Dobbin.
Portland travelled north to take on Balmoral and brought maximum points back home with a 63-55 win.
Lindsay Gruar edged out Peter Merryfull, 17-16, while Barry Jennings also had a close call against Derek Brody, winning 24-23.
Michael Jennings had an easier time, winning 22-16 against Daniel Brody.
Grangeburn hosted Heywood and claimed 13 points after its 59-51 victory
Owen Ross rolled up 26 to Ken Woolley’s nine shots, which was pivotal to the overall result, before Ken Prewett and Lance Price played out a 16-16 draw, before Heywood’s Lionel Pevitt accounted for Trevor Partington, 26-17.
Division 2
MACARTHUR travelled to Hamilton Gold and rolled up 42 to win by four and finish with 12 points from the match-up.
Clifton Tonissen defeated John Forsyth, 27-16, while Max Spiller grabbed two points for Gold with a 22-15 result against Frank Pye.
Grangeburn hosted Memorial Blue and won a thrilling contest, 39-36 and received 12 points.
Dean Jenkins got the better of Jan Hamblin, 23-14, while Wayne Rigby fell short against Memorial Blue’s Robert Hamblin, 16-22.
Hamilton Green travelled south to take on Portland and returned empty handed after losing, 31-46.
Alan Warburton got the better of Alison East, 21-19, while Heather Burgess rolled up 25 to Alan Crane’s 12.
Coleraine was at home against Memorial Red, going down 38-46.
Gerry Watt rolled up 25 to Steven Cooper’s 16 to give Red the scoreboard advantage, before Bruce Armstrong edged out Paul Soffe, 22-21, to earn two points for the home side.
Division 3
PENSHURST swept Hamilton Golf aside to claim maximum points at home with a 43-28 win.
Ian McLean got the home team rolling with a 22-15 win against Raymond Fary, before Brett Linke backed it up with a 21-13 result against Tom Storer.
Hamilton Green got the better of Portland down south, with a 33-29 overall result to collect 12 points.
Cliff Brinkman’s 17 was enough against Coral Barbary’s 12, while Rhonda Dunbar was edged out by Andrew Smail, 16-17, to give the home side a rink win.
Dartmoor hosted Memorial and also finished the day with 12 points following a thrilling 38-37 result.
Peter Holmes rolled up 26 to defeat Rob Liddle by 14, before Memorial’s Gary Milich accounted for Ross Kerr, 25-12.
Grangeburn hosted Heywood and finished the day with a 40-30 victory.
Brendan Jones defeated Aneel Chaudhry, 25-10, before Bob Bowden got the better of Grangeburn’s Peter Moore, 20-15.
Division 4
PENSHURST hosted Hamilton, with the visitors winning, 42-32 and collecting 12 points from the contest.
Ray Downes dominated once again, accounting for Michael Cameron with a 28-14 scorelines, while Neil Manning gave the home side something to cheer about, defeating Graeme Langsworth, 18-14.
Macarthur travelled south to Portland and returned without any points, going down, 28-46.
Myra Bourke got the home side off to a winning start with a 26-13 effort against Anne Gilmour, before Reg Alexander sealed the result after rolling up 20 to Carole Dunn’s 15.
Balmoral was at home against Casterton and the home side finished with 12 points after Murray McInnes rolled up 26 to Bernice Sullivan’s 14, while Teresa Sealey earnt two points for Casterton with a 22-13 win against Paul Raggatt.
Coleraine travelled east to Grangeburn and returned with 12 points after a 38-29 win.
Arthur Guy’s 22-10 win against Lawrence Foley proved to be the difference, with Lesley Beaton going down to Grangeburn’s Gary Slade, 16-19.