A festive Pat Schram bowls for Echuca. Photos: Jordan Townrow.
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As the Campaspe Playing Area midweek pennant rolled into the Christmas break, it was mostly business as usual for the leading group.
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Echuca scored the win over Deniliquin by what seems a comfortable margin, 12-78 to 4-47, but rarely has a single rink been so heavily responsible for a side’s success.
Deni showed good touch in two rinks.
Tony Danckert in action for Deniliquin.
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Mark Quor battled hard and got the best of Ian Page’s squad, 21-17.
Meanwhile, Joanne Bovell also scored a narrow win for Deniliquin, defeating the James Ferrier-led Echuca side 18-15.
However, Echuca skip Kerryn Evans rendered those results obsolete on the final scorecard, her team of Di Payne, Michelle Cunnington and Kerryn Evans running through skip Paul Clear’s squad by one of the biggest margins of the season, 46-8.
Kerryn Evans skipped a massive 46-8 victory, carrying Echuca over the line.
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Echuca would end up losing some ground to league-leader Moama, the Steamers taking the maximum points from their battle with Stanhope.
All three rinks got up by solid margins, Matt Robertson leading the way with a 33-16 victory over Jennifer Crilly.
Lee Beattie sends on down for Echuca.
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Jock Linehan also earned a decent margin over his opposing skip, Peter Myers, the Steamers outfit scoring the win 27-13.
Cameron Keenan rounded out the match for Moama with a 22-16 win, completing the 16-82 to 0-45 overall victory.
The result further extended the gap between the top three and the rest of the field, as third-ranked Kyabram picked up a 16-85 to 0-45 win over Mathoura.
Mark Quor skipped a successful rink for Deniliquin.
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The highlight, from a Ky point of view, was Noel Reddrop’s quartet, which played almost a perfect game, giving up only four shots while posting 29.
Mary Greco skipped another strong win for Kyabram, prevailing 31-17 over the Arthur Murphy-led Mathoura squad.
Ky’s Joe Greco was in a tense battle with Mathoura’s Dennis McHarry, but the Bombers’ skip did enough to escape 25-24 and ensure all 16 points came home to Kyabram.
Rhonda Gallagher leads a new end for Echuca.
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In a battle at the foot of the table, Rich River had slightly more quality than Rochester across the greens, winning all three rinks in a 16-58 to 0-42 result.
It was never comprehensive in any of the three rinks, the largest margin only eight shots as Bev Trengove defeated Kaye Barker 23-15.
Dennis Demeo got the best of Anton Gusak, 16-12, while the remaining rink saw Elizabeth Easther top Kevin Hall 19-15.
Jenny Tonta launches an attacking bowl.
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Bowlers will return to action on January 20 for the final four rounds of competition.
The top three each executed shutouts against the bottom three in division two.
Echuca was dominant over Rich River 16-72 to 0-51, while Kyabram defeated Deniliquin RSL 16-69 to 0-51 and Moama ran up the biggest score 16-93 to 0-37 over Rochester.
Michelle Cunnington featured in Echuca’s big rink win.
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In division three, Lockingon proved too strong for Elmore 13-42 to 1-35, Deniliquin crushed Rich River 14-64 to 0-21, and Echuca won both rinks over Tongala, 14-48 to 0-24.
Moama won over Kyabram 14-53 to 0-35 and Rochester edged past Ky Valley View 13-37 to 1-36.
Ladder: Deniliquin 122, Tongala 104, Moama 93, Echuca 91, Lockington 82, Kyabram 72, Rich River 57, Elmore 42, Ky Valley View 19, Rochester 18.
In division four, Rich River won over Tongala 14-42 to 0-28, and Lockington defeated Kyabram 14-52 to 0-30.
Stanhope had too much quality for Moama Black 14-57 to 0-26, and Moama Green took down Echuca 14-41 to 0-32.
Ladder: Stanhope 102, Lockington 99, Moama Green 87, Tongala 80, Moama Black 71, Echuca 44, Kyabram 40, Rich River 37.
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