Ham Day finally arrives

WINNERS: Ron Cox, Bill Richards, Barb Milstead and Beryl Messenger. Pictures submitted.

PORT MacDonnell helds its Mixed Fours Christmas Ham, Cake and Pudding Day, sponsored by SE Funeral Services, Trident Tyre Centre and Malseed Real Estate.

In perfect conditions for bowls, 14 teams played four games of nine ends – two before lunch and two in the afternoon.

In first place with 114 points, was a combination team of skip Bill Richards, Ron Cox, Beryl Messenger and Barb Milstead from Port MacDonnell and Mount Gambier.

In second on 113 was skip Jennifer Bowering, Gary Bowering, Fiona Pearson and Craig Pearson from Mount Gambier RSL.

Third on 109 was skip Steve Farrell, Pat Lynch, Helen Lynch and Kerry Pedlar in a combination of Mount Gambier and Robe.

In fourth on 108 was skip Danny Gaut, Elaine Pruis, Lyn Vanderley and Joe Pruis from Port MacDonnell, while in fifth on 108 was a team from Port MacDonnell with skip Tim Wrightson, Jennie Tilley, Robyn Burley and Ben Tilley.

In the mid-week Pennants Port MacDonnell Blue defeated Mount Gambier Blue 46 shots and 6 points to 44- 2.

Michael Glynn, Chris Negline, Barrie Schmidt and skip Carol Schmidt won 24-20, while Lorraine Mackereth, Danny Gaut, Lance Fisher and skip Terry Seiler lost 22 -24.

Port MacDonnell Red lost to Millicent Red 49-8 to 43-0.

Elaine Pruis, Keith Dowdell, Heather Richards and skip Bill Richards lost 26-30, while Des Horrigan, Jan Dowdell, Kevin Henderson and skip Robert Hutchesson lost 17-19.

In the women’s Division 1 Pennant Port MacDonnell lost to Mount Gambier RSL Red 42-6 to 41-2.

Elain Pruis, Jennie Tilley, Carol Schmidt and skip Heather Richards won 22-16, while Sharon Perryman, Lorraine Mackereth, Robyn Burley and skip Judith Grosvenor lost 19-26.

Division 2 Port MacDonnell lost to Robe 64-8 to 30-0.

Lyn Jones, Shirley Taylor, Lyn Vanderley and skip Marilyn Sutton lost 15-26, while Suzanne Connell, Nallia Lucas, Heather Fox and skip Cheryl Doddridge lost 15-38.

In the weekend’s Division 1 Pennants, Port MacDonnell were defeated by Naracoorte 82-8 to 73-4.

Paul Weir, Robert Hutchesson, Wayne Dowdell and skip Tim Wrightson won 31-21.

Barrie Schmidt, Keith Dowdell, Heather Richards and skip Bill Richards won 30-27.

Greg Fisher, Judith Grosvenor, Kevin Kenderson and skip Chris Richards lost 12-34.

In Division 3 Port MacDonnell defeated Penola 84-12 to 47-0.

Jimmy Williams, Bruce Bain, Donald Forbes and skip Kel Butler won 24-23.

Michael Glynn, Lance Fisher, Jennie Tilley and skip Terry Seiler won 34-13.

Chris Negline, Victor Perryman, Kevin Osman and skip Danny Gaut won 26-11.

In Division 4 Port MacDonnell lost to Mount Gambier Blue 86-11 to 62-1.

Terry Stone, Darryl Sims, Marilyn Sutton and skip Bill McGregor lost 15-38.

Ben Tilley, Elaine Hutchesson, Rod Sutton and skip Justin Brown Drew 22-All

Suzaane Connell, Kevin Norman, Graham Hutchesson and skip Cheryl Doddridge lost 25-26.