Victoria and Ballarat have a bit on the line in their Ballarat District Bowls Division Saturday premier division pennant encounter at Victoria on Saturday.
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They are among three teams in the top four deadlocked on 62 points as the season reaches the halfway mark.
Ballarat is second and an already stung Victoria fourth, split by Sebastopol.
While there is a long way to go, this fixture offers the winner the opportunity to further consolidate its position as a potential finalist by giving it a break over one of its nearest rivals and ensuring it maintains a buffer back to the chasing pack.
With Ballarat and Victoria matched up, the door opens for Creswick this round.
The Wickers have had some close calls of late, but they have found a way to string together three wins - two by just three shots.
This run has kept them in touch and if they can get over Buninyong, Creswick will be breathing the neck of the top four.
A week ago, Creswick would have been a firm favourite to get the points over Buninyong.
However, that's changed with Buninyong upsetting Victoria.
Creswick will not be taking anything for granted. Skippers Travis Hedger, Gerry Flapper and Stephen Hepworth are again going to have their rinks right on their games.
Tearaway winner Ballarat Memorial Sports looks like continuing on its winning way against Linton.
LADDER
BMS +70, 86
BALLARAT +61, 62
SEBASTOPOL +47, 62
VICTORIA +42, 62
Creswick -15, 47
Linton square, 46
Learmonth -4,6, 37
Webbcona -1 36
Mt Xavier -21, 25
Buninyong -137, 17
SATURDAY PENNANT TEAMS
BALLARAT
Premier division: M Fothergill, C Fothergill, W Lennecke, G Brown (s); T Stewart, L Annear, A Dalgleish, T Wood (s): M Cornish, G Stewart, Z Stewart, A Wood (s)
Division 2: L Tung, B Sutherland, B Fothergill, P Fothergill (s); C Spratling, M Galagari, D Eastman, P Slater (s); D O'Dell, B Williamson, D Campbell, P Ashmore (s); S Fothergill, W Fitzgerald, S Barnett, B Forrest (s)
Division 6: B Burge. L Calf. J Crawford. D Davies(s); K Lennecke. D Brownlee, A Campbell, S Thompson(s); K Cornish, G Blood, J Holt, R Tempany (s); S Craig, M Cornish, G Burge, P Aspland(s):
Division 8: V Van Nus, L Wilson. J Davies. M Rowe (s); M Gallagher. P Titheridge. K Dubberly. J Robinson(S)
BALLARAT EAST
Division 1: S Jordan, T Driscoll, T Dean, D Anwyl;C Uthenwoldt, S Anwyl, M Kay, J Dean; F Jordan, N Biggin, B Wiffen, P Dean; M Jarrett, P Clayson, T Morley, M Ryan
Division 8: M Walters, M McLeod, C Jordan, J Shannon; O Dunne, R Hateley, J Burch, W Lambert
BALLARAT MEMORIAL SPORTS
Premier division (home): A. McLean, K. Urch, C. Bryce, P. Clamp (s); D. Vagg, L. Trounce, D. Berry, R. Bedggood (s): D. Schreenan, R. Dickinson, B. Traill, M. Storey (s)
Division 2: (at Bungaree): B. Hickman, G. Vagg, G. Inglis, K. McLean (s); G.Allan, P.Widgery, D.Lindsay, R. Crawley (s); Bryce, Andrew Bedggood, Aidan Bedggood, S. McLean(s); P. Dawson, R. Hickman, M. Hampson, C. Hurdsfield(s)
Division 4: (home): J. Holton, S.Manley, K.Burgess, P.Harris (s); C. Duffy, L. Vanstan, P. Kennedy, I. Anwyl (s); D. Hampson, B. Harris, L. Johannsen, R. Broughton (s); J. Rowland, J. Lindsay, H. Johannsen, S. Byron (s)
Division 6 (at Central Wendouree): P. Walker, K. Alsop, R. Walker, T. Kuypers (s); P. McDonald, R. James, M. Hughes, N. Ellard (s); R. Holt, P. Rose, A. Braybrook, M. Urumese(s); H. Harris, D. Severino, I. Russell, M. Tait (s)
Division 7 (home): B. Hughes, D. Adams, P. Squire, T. Clarke (s); I. Annear T. Shearer, M. Walsh, D. Ross(s); E. Bolton, D. Storer, A. Venville, A. McCabe (s); T.Fletcher, G.Boak, T.Dower, L.Wilson (s)
Division 8 (at Learmonth): L. Clarke, K. Williams, M. Walker, R. Otto (s); J. Walker, A. Alexander, M. Otto, J. Bettles, I. Major (s)
BEAUFORT
Division 1 (away): G Carson, L Pongho, W Wereszczuk, S Wereszczuk (s); A Topp, R Quinton, K Emmett, D Stanaway (s); M Curtis, L Quinton, B Hayes, S Pongho (s); J Cameron, C Milenkovic, S Trengove, V Dunn (s)
Division 5 (at Central Wendouree): J Carson, M Buncle, D Carnes, T Missen (s); J Trengove, H Fleay, S Broadbent, L Harris {Sk}. M Morris, V Drew, Konynenburg, G Anthony (s); T Barker, E Morris, S Quixley, T Carter (s)
BUNGAREE
Division 2 (home): G. Jeffrey , D. Haintz, T. Murnane, C. Thornton; J. Frawley, M. Phyland, G. Checkley, T. Trigg; J. Wade, M. Frawley, A. Mahar, P. Spratling; C. Ward, P. Stapleton, J. Maher, T. Maher
Division 5 (at Midlands): Jo Frawley, M. Spratling, D. Tonkin, I. Vogele; S. Kennedy, D. Thornton, B. Jones, J. Moran; D. Crosbee, B. Wade, L. Butler, N. Kennedy; D. Irvin, D. Browning, B.Macklin, M.Checkley
Division 8 (at Ballarat): S. Franc, R. Hale, A. Doyle, F. Toohey; R. Williams, C. Innella, S. Jellett, T. Watt;
CENTRAL WENDOUREE
Division 1 (home): Danny Hill, Brian Mahony, M. Blake, C. Johnson (s); T. Weatherley, M. O'Meara, B.Adams, L. Vincent (s);
J. Kaufmann, J.Stevens, M.Wilkins (m) I. Long (s); L. Verberne, I. Forbes, I. Batters T. Gutteridge (s)
Division 3 (away): B.Kiley, T. Milardovic, T. Lee, P. Townsend (s); E. Dunstan, M. Holloway, P. Fletcher, B. Wilkins (s); D. Thomson, J. Vincent, I. Barnett, J. Adams (s); S. Flack, J. May, R. Dunstan, A Bishop (s)
Division 4 (away): G. Keating P. Goossens, S. Middleton (m) J. Keating (s); B.Burke, I. Fraser, J. Earl T. Burke (s); H. Kuiper,C. Mahony G. Keilar, D. Hill (s); G. Cutter, M. Townsend, D. Fawell, B. Wells (s)
Division 6 (home): B. Dixon, A.Kelly, H. Snibson,B. EldridgeD. Simpson, P. Woolley, D. Bowers, L. Wadeson (m) (s); A. Valpied, D. Green, C. Gunn. G. Cornell (s); S. Gray, J. Snibson, R. Strownix, T. Lovett (s)
CITY OVAL
Division 1 (at Midlands Golf): Ron Coxall, Bryan Coutts, Leigh McKenzie, Chris Smith (s); Peter Orr, Janine Roberts, Gary Hamilton, Ben Morris (s); Terry O'Farrell, Jenny Harman, Ian Robinson, Wayne Roberts (s); Peter Cameron, Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Kierce, Ken Magrath (s)
Division 2 (at Sebastopol): John Hoffman, David O'Sullivan, Rod Beaumont, Allan Man (s); Richard Bice, Sandra Grano, Garry Powell, Robert Vance (s); Cecil Deans, Basil Tuddenham, Gary O'Neill, Adrian Graham (s); Joe Arnold, David Flintoft, Lloyd Simms, John Peddleston (s)
Division 4 (at Sebastopol): Ken Birch, Peter Croft, Kathleen McKenzie, Charlie Bolte (s); Barry Hender, Jan Vance, Rosaleen Ryan, Bob Jenkins (s); Pat Birch, Betty Paton, Ken Nunn, James Paton (s); Peter Oxlade, Anne Madeley, Cheryl Magrath, Allan Uthenwold (s)
Div 5 (home): Jeff Clack, Maureen Lynch, Brian Smith, Ed Harman (s); Ray Rhodes, David Sullivan, Colin Gibson, Max Sargent (s); John Ryan, John Tansley, Lynette Kelson, Dave Bartsch (s); Charles Phillips, Heather Dolling, Sandy Orr, Terry Grano (s)
Division 8B (home): Dorothy Sheehan, Ian Edwards, Justine Morris, Bernie Clebney (s); Ray Kinna, Anne Poulton, Lynne Rhodes, Alan Hawkes (s)
Division 8G (home): Neil Sutherlandl, Wayne Sandford, Tony Spurgo, David Murphy (s); Jason Pring, Jamie Winton, Jim Fitzpatrick, Tom Atkins (s)
CLUNES
Division 2 (at Invermay, cars 12.15pm): J Gale, J Dellavedova, A Carnegie, A Ingram (s); A Shields, L Dixon, A Baird, H Smith (s); D Annear, P Lythgo, P Brough, G Annear (s); B Hudson, E Spong, L Tucker, D Templeton (s)
Division 6 (home): S Arrowsmith, S Boland, L Wilson, J Polson (s); L Pritchard, M Campion, V Jackson, J Young (s); R Komisars, P Quinton, R Martin, L Judd (s); D Aiken, F Kitchingman, J Lythgo, D Spong (s)
CRESWICK
Premier Division (home): D.Taylor-Irwin, M.Booth, A. Annear, T. Hedger (s); T. Booth, D. Cooper, J. Mathews, G. Flapper (s); R. Cooper, G. Antonio, T. Blackburn, S. Hepworth (s)
Division 3 (home): R. Ohlsen, E. Huntley, W. Hetherington, R. Irwin (s); D. Chalmers, K. Neil, R. Prictor, J. Matusik (s); P. Howell, R. Lethlean, A. Penrice, L. Keen (s); D. Riordan, J. Purcell, J. Ryan, B. Yates (s)
Division 5 (v Beaufort): R. Head, I. Huntley, G. Peel, D. Mathews (s); R. Evans, H. Gibcus, R. Rhook, P. Zelley (s); J. VanOirschot, B. Turville, G. Newmarch, P. Fontana (s); K. Keen, S. Glasspool, L. Hetherington, B. O'Malley (s)
DAYLESFORD
Division 2 (at Buninyong, cars noon): N Botheras, R Irving, L Hedwards, R Poxon; D Bull, M A Tate, W Silbereisen, W Bull; R Marshall, M Kew, K Gibson, B Watson; A Bremner, L Wigmore, S Stupavski, P Torpey
Division 4 (home): A Trevorrow, B Yanner, P Wigmore, J Grant; W Goodwin, J Conroy, J Anglin, D Field; B Bavin,T Goodwin, A Chatfield, G Coffey; R Barron, M Coffey, K Marshall, L Healey
Division 8 (home): J Nolan, K Gillies, D Grant, M Tate, R Oonk, J Gillies, T Dawson, D Robb
INVERMAY
DIVISION 2 (home): J. Moroney, W Drever, V Hunt, J Evans; K Pearcey, M Rothwell, L King, P Currie; S.Baulch, D Carlyle, B Wright, P Shillington; J Blower, M Lenkic, L Vincent, G Fraser
DIVISION 6 (at Clunes, cars noon): M Dawe, H Brennan, D Timmins, Y McDonald; N Day, C Snow, F Grady, R Nunn; J Currie, G Duke, R Jones, N O'Donovan; J Johnson, T Jones, G Batchelor, E McDonald
LEARMONTH
Premier division (at Mt Xavier): G Moy, F Lennecke, M Casey, R Powell (s); J Mullane, D Pike, B Pym, L Davey (s); P Beechey, T Griffin, C Findlay, B Rowe (s)
Division 3 (home): J Greenwood, K Stowe, G Stowe, E Greenwood (s); P Morvell, S Goldsmith, R Verlin, D Kelly (s); A Ryan, I Pym, D Griffin, D Ryan (s); I Lyttle, G Possingham, I Perovic, M Powell (s)
Division 5 (at Sebastopol): T Ferguson, D Baird, L Owen, G Findlay (s); M Lakey, P Hunter, D Powell, R Broemmer (s); N Haydon, K Johnson, B Peskett, B Shillito (s); J Verlin, W Dunn, G.Ross, S Fitzgibbon (s)
Division 8 (at Learmonth): B Carter, L Morvell, I Martin, R Cassar (s); S Scholte, S Redpath, B Walters, C Powell (s)
LINTON
Premier division: R Wilson,n Pearce, R Hetherington, P Wilson, S Williams, D Pridham, C Williams, B Williams, G Landers, T Wilson, B Vandenberg, C Grenfell
Division 4: J Fraser, G Como, N McCulloch, M Drinkwater, M Worthy, P Sloper, D Hucker, J Hetherington, A Harasimowicz, P Blake, K Hocking, C Fletcher, R Lindsay, S Walters, K Hall, E Grigg
Division 7: B Nunn, B Howlett, R McDonald, G Turnbull, W Patton, S Ellis, D Symes, A Patton, T Breen, P Matthews, K Knight, C Drinkwater, T Philpot, G Wilson, S Etherton, I Robertson
MIDLANDS
Division 1 (at City Oval, cars 12.30pm): Giblett Slocombe B Croft J Croft; Jenkins Peoples Durand Considine; Wilson L Lock Kosloff R Lock; Denham Bissett Plier D Speechley
Division 3 (home): North, McGrath, T Speechley, Traynor; Barnett, Sparkman, Salmi, Nunn; Yates, Ross, Phelan, Nagle; Robinson, Mason, J Beaston, Harwood
Division 5 (home): Newey, Tempelton, Peacock, Marshall; Rowarth, S Croft, Trezise, Carlyle; McLachlan, Winnell, Bond, Smith; Duggan, Vallance, A Slee, Brudenall
Division 7 (home): Eunson, L Slocombe, Henry, Mercer; Kavanagh, Launer, Kennedy, R Stevens; V Lacy, Denning, V Duggan, M Green; D Lacy, R Beaston, Kelly, N Stevens
Division 8 (at City Oval, cars 12.30pm): O'Connor, Schmidt, K Hunt, W Jenkins; Roach, Gallagher, B Harwood, M Green
MT XAVIER
Premier division: P. Moran, L. Henderson, P. Forrest, P. McGrath (s); S. Forrset, I. Ritchie, R. Ockwell, C. McDonald (s); P.Morris, M. Sargent, N. Dart, D. Lamb (s)
Division 4: D. Alsop, B. McDonald, N. Hughes, J. Duggan (s); D. Wilson, M. Trickey, L. Slater, S.Jones (s); D. Tuddenham, D. Venville, D. Boyd, R. Storey (s); J. Sargent, G. Ronan, B. McKeegan F. Duggan (s)
Division 7: J. Steenhuis, G. Mitchell, D. Keating, D. Beattie (s); O. McKeegan, T. Kelly, S. Blood, D. Hunter (s); W. Trenorden, C. Harnden, J. Kennedy, C. Squire (s); S.Low, J.Edmiston, J.Poloski, R.Giles (s)
SEBASTOPOL
Premier division (at Webbcona, cars leaving all direct): F Reus, S Bottrell, A Jones, G Sargent; S Topp, N Sutherland, J Garvin, M Gannon; W Matthews, B Carter, P Lovell, I Warner
Division 2 (home): S Cassells, A Anderson, J Hofstra, D Cassells; K Jolly, R Nicol, N Lloyd-Jones, W Bedggood; G Worsley, K Andrews, M McDonnell, G Green; G Sheppard, S Neish, N Ravenscroft, I Hedger
Division 3 (at Webbcona, cars leaving all direct): T Sullivan, B Searle, J Sculley, C Meade; D Wren, B Fraser, J Copeman, D Pratt; D Meade, I Mcbain, H Colbert, B Anderson; J McDonald, P Shaw, N Thornhill, C Neve
Division 4 (home): R Anning, B Cassells, I Clyne, D Parkinson; G Dailly, M Medwell, J Harvey, J Meek; B Lawrence, B Candy, T Cole, B Flynn; J Kidney, J Dunn, C Medwell, P Brough
Division 5 (home): J Day, M Murrell, D Levy, S Cassells; J Tuender, J Brown, R Knight, B Levy; P Gilbert, R Jones, D Kurzman, B Faulkhead; P Matthews, A Blomeley, M Russell, G Wood
Division 6 (at Buninyong, cars leaving all direct): B Donovan, P Serno, R Worladge, B Loader; D Edwards, H Reynolds, N Punshon, N Curtis; T Meade, J Meade, S Martin, P Mccaw; S Bupphamalo, D Stark, D Jones, N Brown.
Division 7 (home): D Watha, B Orchard, B Smith, L Warfe; D Tobin, K Sanders, D Clark, J Oglethorpe; M Cassells, S Jones, B Boehle-Mitchell, G Meadows; B Hateley, A Harris, G Warfe, M Meadows
SMEATON
Division 1 (home): Russ Leishman, Joel McNaught, Robert McCrum, Jim Taylor (s); Peter Kersley, Peter Sewell, Graeme Perry, Geoff Pickering (s); Greg May, Robert Mizzeni, Helen Mizzeni, Robert Briggs (s); Ian Pickering, Kevin Clohesy, Geoff Toose, Alex McKee (s)
Division 3 (at Learmonth): Winston Pickering, Bill May, Des Dwyer, Laraine Toose (s); Denis Sanford, Elizabeth Cosgrave, Geoff May, Bill Janetski (s); Ross Dimond, Noel Bomphrey, Keren May, Ron Leishman (s); David Pedretti, Jenny Toose, Miriam Haines, Bob Seamons (s)
Division 5 (at City Oval): Gordon McKay, Jenny Tranter, Mervyn McKay, Carol McKay (s); Joan Lafranchi, Barb Adam, Robert Turley, Robin Cawthan (s); David Davidson, Ted Rumler, Robyn Bradshaw, Russ Bradshaw (s); Marg Saligari, Judith Slater, Bernie Charleson, Shane Slater (s)
VICTORIA
Premier division (home): B. Harrison, M. Oswin, S. Haynes, S. Clark (s); K. Silbereisen, D. Britt, B. Clark, N. Verlinden (s); S. O'Loughlin, St. Britt, C. Ford, W. Lynch (s)
Division 1 (at Waubra): J. Norman, G. Pyke, N. Capuano, F. McGuigan (s); D. Prenc, P. Hawkins, K. Coad, H. Stenning (s); J. Jackson, P. Tudorovic, R. Chapman, R. Haddrick (s); C. Jones, M. Capuano, D. Gorin, A. Dennis (s)
Division 3 (at Avenue): M. Tudorovic, B. Dodd, Sh. Britt, E. King (s); P. Cocks, G. McBryde, M. Cunningham, B. Whitcher (s); R. Saw, G. Oram, V. Wilkins, P. McDougall (s); K. Slater, B. Hughes, P. Norman, B. Barnes (s)
Division 4 (home): J. Ferris, J. Hopper, A. Hibberd, D. Williams (s); K. Jarvis, B. Bellingham, L. Luxford, B. Huebner (s); D. Ford, D. Coulter, J. Symons, A. David (s); P. Powell, R. Bibey, R. Beaston, M. Walsh (s)
Division 6 (home): C. Carmody, G. Patterson, L. Ray, G. Buchanan (s); P. Elshaug, B. Ward, I. Willowhite, V. Chapman (s); M. Collision, R. Rhodes, J. Chandler, A. Rues (s); P. Dow, R. Walsh, D. Dawson, G. Ryan (s)
Division 7 (at Midlands): R. Edlin, L. Johnson, J. Cuthbert, A. Chapman (s); G. Wilson, J. Cameron, B. Quick, L. Walsh (s); P. David, A. Edward, W. Huggett, R. McGreehan (s); R. Corbin, L. Hanrahan, C. Bellingham, J. Smith (s)
WEBBCONA
Premier division (home): F. Clarke H. worsley, N. Mahoney, Leah Macarthur (m); W. Pattie, Matt Collins, G. Johnson, T. Lange; R. Brown, A. Vanderploeg, C. Steenhuis, Barry Macarthur
Division 1 (at Smeaton, cars leave noon): J. Grieve, T. Hendy, D. Anderton, T. Clarke (m); K. Frost, J. Connor, G. Vankessel, C. Young; S. Bromilow, R. Barton, J. Shepherd, G. Gullock; R. Rimmington, A. Marshall, Scott Edmends, R. Edwards
Division 3 (home): Sam Edmends, R. Davidson, J. Holdsworth, N. Constable;B. Garnham, R. Shepherd, B. Rodger, D. Foley (m); S. Darken, L.Stevens, R. Haymes, C. Darken; R Kinna, T. Boag, R. Boag, S. Hodges
Division 4 (at BMS): J. Wells, C. Wells, D. Blackburn, N. Bridle; K. Coon, A. Tangey, J. Collins, M. Jones; H. Williams, R. Worsley, K. McLelland, R. Creelman (m); C. Luscombe, W. Schreenan, D. Luscombe, A Clifford;
$4000 RAISED FOR HEARTBEAT
MEANWHILE, the BDBD Heartbeat tournament was a tremendous success with 46 teams at Ballarat and City Oval greens. BDBD treasurer Ken Birch revealed that $4000 was raised.
At Ballarat Bowling Club: North Ballarat's Heather Newman, Sam Newman, Amy Newman and Scott Platte (s) won. Rob Storey.'s rink was runner-up
At City Oval: Smeaton's Shane Slater, Craig McKee, Judy Slater and Alex McKee (s). Neil Peoples' runks was runner-up.