THE second half of the Far Western Bowls Association Midweek Pennant season got underway on Tuesday with round eight fixtures played.

Division 1

IT was a local derby with Hamilton hosting Grangeburn, with the visitors collecting a 62-44 win and earning 14 of the 16 points on offer.

Owen Ross made light work of Elma Astbury with a 30-6 win, while Ken Prewett accounted for Peter Graham, 17-15.

Norm Pech rolled up 23 to defeat Ruben Ross by eight shots to collect two points for the hosts.

Balmoral made the long trek south to take on Memorial and returned empty handed, outclassed by the hosts to the tune of 34-88.

Graeme Solly got the home side off to a winning start, rolling up 25 to Cheryl Trotman’s 11, while Stephen Arthur defeated Neville Trotman, 29-12, and Donald Wallis got the better of Daniel Brody, 34-11.

Portland had the bye and collected 15 points and 36 shots for the week off.

Division 2

PENSHURST travelled to Coleraine and was no match for the home side, going down 26-46.

Lesley Beaton got the hosts rolling with a 23-9 victory against Ann Rentsch, while Beverley Fry’s 23 was enough to hold off Barry King by six, ensuring Coleraine scooped maximum points from the match-up.

Grangeburn Red hosted Casterton and conceded all available points with a 22-42 loss.

Bernice Sullivan accounted for Stewart Campbell, 23-9, while Teresa Sealey rolled up 19 against Rosemary Spencer to win by six shots.

Memorial made the trip to Macarthur and returned empty handed after going down, 28-54.

Carol Uebergang collected a 23-18 win against Ian Benbow, while Beverly Bourke had an easier time against Robert Hamblin, winning 31-10.

Grangeburn Blue had home green advantage against Portland, but it had little effect with the home side losing 32-35.

Peter Moore got the hosts off to a winning start with a 17-14 result against Alan Warburton, while Beverley Casey only managed 15 to Andrew Smail’s 21.

Hamilton had the week off and collected 14 points and 17 shots.

Division 3

HAMILTON was at home for its match-up against Memorial, winning 39-30 and collecting 12 points.

Cliff Brinkman’s 24 was pivotal to the overall result, while restricting Julie McInnes to just eight shots, while Pamela White had a tougher task for the hosts, going down to Ian Merrett, 15-22.

Macarthur made the short trip to Heywood, but returned without any points after going down, 36-47.

Aneel Chaudhry rolled up 25 which was enough to account for Anne Gilmour’s 17, while Darryl Moore made it a perfect day for the home side, collecting 22 shots to Carole Dunn’s 19.

Casterton and Dartmoor battled it out, with the latter falling short, 30-46.

Suzanne Tregellis rolled up 21 for Dartmoor to Heather Rees’ 16, while Helen Lucas gave Casterton something to celebrate, rolling up 30 to win by 21 against Elaine Jones.

Grangeburn was forced to forfeit to Portland, conceding 14 points and 10 shots.