SATURDAY’S resumption of the Lower South East Bowls Association Open Pennant competition saw the Mount Gambier Bowls Club Division 1 Reds host Penola under the roof at the Bob Cranwell Centre.
The hosts played excellent bowls winning the three rinks for a convincing 99-48 win, securing the valuable 12 points to cement their second position on the ladder.
The best performed rink of Neil Blakey, Peter Reppin, Tony Renzi and Greg Carpenter were able to dominant their opponents to secure a 38-13 win.
The Blues travelled across town to take on Mount Gambier RSL Blue and were able to win one rink, with the Kym Jones skippered team winning 27-21.
Unfortunately the win was not enough to cover the other two rinks, with Blue losing overall 72-58.
The Blues will look to the Round 14 home clash with Kingston to lift their way up the ladder.
Division 2 enjoyed home ground advantage in their Round 13 match up with Millicent Red and were able to secure eight valuable points with a 78-64 win.
The stars of the day were on the rink of Milton Chant, Glenn Brown, Perria Davis and Leanne Hentschke with their 36-18 win.
The Ron Cox rink was tied at 22-22 playing the last and despite an excellent bowl by Cox just missed out on a win.
The rink skippered by Margaret Marshall fought it out to narrowly lose 20-23.
The eight points lifted the team into third on the ladder and will travel to take on ladder-leaders Naracoorte RSL in their Round 14 clash.
The Division 3 South Reds travelled across town to take on Mount Gambier RSL Blue and found the hosts in good form going down 83-64.
The rink of Bill Duncan, Ron James, Rex Klaasens and Athol Malseed were able to secure two points for the visitors with a 20-17 win.
The Round 14 match up with Millicent Red will be a must-win game as they try to climb up the ladder.
The Blues in Division 3 South played host to Millicent Blue and tasted success for the first time this year, with an excellent 88-61 win.
The welcome win was secured with the outstanding effort by the rink of Gary Williams, Bill Knowles, Malcolm Schwarz and Glen McCallum who dominated their opponents for a 39-12 win.
The rink of the Norman Foote, Mark Jacquelin, Bob Cranwell and Steven Praetz also secured a win with their 22-20 win.
The Blues will face Mount Gambier RSL Red in Round 14 in search of consecutive victories.
