Defending champion Lakes Entrance maintained its unbeaten season in Gippsland Bowls Region midweek pennant with a relatively easy victory, 77-58, over Maffra at the Maffra Bowling Club last Tuesday.
Mike McKay, Jenny Dowie, Jim Northe and Kevin Dowie were in splendid form, victorious 33-12, despite losing the final three ends.
Winning eight consecutive ends through the middle period put the game out of reach of Maffra a long way from the finish.
Eric Spence, Margaret Brandhoj, Kevin Watson and Joanne Martin were Lakes’ other winners 21-17.
In division two, unbeaten ladder leader Lakes Entrance 2 was a clean sweep victor over Paynesville at home, 82-47.
The dominant win was led by Michael Bratt, Carol Hurren, Frank Detering and Peter Alves-Veira who claimed their rink emphatically 34-15.
David Hocking, Jacinta Wilson, Peter Howie, Peter Spark (26-17) and Lynton Rathjen, Rob Norder, Stan Short and Sharon Hall (22-15) also claimed their rinks comfortably.
Lakes Entrance 3 returned to the winners’ list and the top four at the expense of Bairnsdale 3, who were gallant in defeat at home, Lakes victorious 68-58, claiming two of the three rinks.
The biggest winners were Dawn Irwin, Joseph Hales, Charlie Abela and Greg Bertram, who prevailed easily, 27-13.
It was more of battle for Julie Rowe, Robert Wilson, William Gilbert and Clement Hochkins, winners in a high-scoring tussle 28-26.
The unmarked report card for round three wasn’t to be with Lakes Entrance 5 going down in division three, wrecking the perfect day.
Lakes Entrance 4 maintained its perfect start to the campaign and top-of-the-table seeding with a 56-28 win at home over Paynesville 3.
Ian Gray, Suzanne Light, Stephen Adams and Ross Irvine clinical victors 34-13, well supported by the coolest cat on the green, Angelo Alonoso, Max Towan, Margo Short and Ernie Smith, who prevailed 22-15.
Lakes Entrance 5 found Bairnsdale 5 a task too big at home, losing 30-53.
Jill Roberts, Robyn Auscote, Margaret Simpson and Sandra Hudson pocketed their rink 20-17 in a morale-boosting effort for the outfit, who are still chasing their initial victory for
the season.
NEXT WEEK
Round 5, Tuesday, November 11
Division one: Lakes Entrance bye.
Division two east: Lakes Entrance 2 v Howitt Park; Bairnsdale Golf v Lakes Entrance 3.
Division three east: Lakes Entrance 4 v Bairnsdale 5; Howitt Park v Lakes Entrance 5.
