Healesville Bowls players show fighting spirit

Best dressed at the Corporate Challenge. Picture: ON FILE

By Ian Milgate

Tuesday Pennant saw Healesville’s Team 1 play away against Croydon.

Healesville players didn’t give up without a fight but sadly went down to Croydon 49 – 69.

Chris Boland, Bob Brown, Robyn Turville, Steve Bulled 14 – 23 Steve Graham, Gayanne Hutt, Rita Featherstone, Hilda Gurney 14 – 27 John Clark, Effie Laban, Barry Parker, Gerda Otto 21 – 19

Healesville’s Team 1 is currently in 2nd spot and play bottom team Eltham next week.

Team 2 played Croydon at home and had a very convincing win against their opponents winning 86 – 44. Great team effort.

Len Cosson, Gerry Gommers, Glenda Graham, Dan O’Donnell 37 – 11 John Fitzpatrick, Anne Holland, Len Stewart, Leoni Fitzpatrick 23 – 23 Wally Mays, Rob Broadhurst, Mike Adams, John Howard 26 – 10

Team 2 is also in 2nd spot and play bottom team Donvale next week.

Saturday Pennant saw Healesville play away at Heatherdale and although 2 rinks managed to get up, overall we went down to Heatherdale 63 – 88

Mark Ward, Mark Hoffman, Rita Featherstone, Brad Chandler 10 – 30 Steve Graham, Chris Boland, Robyn Turville, Chris Hawting 16 – 13 Allan Phillips, Colin Lowe, Mick Featherstone, Ian Milgate 16 – 25 Adrian Beales, John Clark, Bob Brown, James Beales 21 – 20

Next week is the last game of the season at home, so come on down, support the club and watch a great match against Ringwood.

The Corporate Challenge is being played out at the moment for the John Hort Perpetual trophy. Businesses from around Healesville enjoy each Wednesday night bowling and having fun with families. There is a sausage sizzle, a raffle, and lots of fun, so come on down from 6.00pm over the next few weeks. Watch the locals bowl, who normally are serving you a coffee or meal, or growing vines, plants, roofing, tree lopping or many other services they provide around town. See you there.