Double joy as Woodies reign
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A THRILLING win on the last end by Inglewood’s Division 1 team highlighted a spectacular day of bowls for the Woodies.
As well as the three-shot win by the Division 1 players, Inglewood’s Division 5 team had a strong win over Woodbury.
With one rink left to finish in the top division, Inglewood was three shots behind. 
The last end started well with Blake Smyth putting his two bowls virtually on the kitty. 
The rest of the team built on his start, and opponents Golden Square failed to convert with their last bowl, giving Inglewood six shots for an overall win by three shots.
Best rink on the day was the team of Smyth, David Whitehead, Lindsay Kelly and Craig Kelly (skip) with a 19-shot win.
Inglewood is fifth on the ladder, just outside a finals spot with four rounds left.
The Division 5 side won three rinks and drew another in the 91 shots (17 points) to 64 shots (one point) victory, its second for the season.
Best rink on the day was Edna Patterson, Bev Taig, Patsy Lyndon and Helen Leach (skip), winning by 12 shots.
The Division 5 midweek pennant side had a draw on the road with Campbells Creek, with the team of Brendan Hopcott, Dionne Roberts, Wendy Wilson and Daniel Garrett (skip) the best performed with a two-shot win.
Division 1 midweek came up against a strong South Bendigo team and fought on to only lose by eight shots.
Best rink was the team of Vicky Tierney, Andrew Caserta, Lindsay Kelly, Laurie Witham (skip) with an eight-shot win.
WEDDERBURN
Top side St Arnaud proved too strong for Wedderburn in their Division 1 clash in the North Central competition, winning 96 shots (12 points) to 42 shots (0 points).
Despite the loss, Wedderburn is third on the ladder.
However, Wedderburn’s Division 2 team won 70 shots (10 points) to 60 shots (2 points).
The top rink was Sandra Steel, Tony Benaim, Colin Mills and Lance Standfield (skip), who thumped their opposition by 21 shots.
The team sits second on the ladder behind Wycheproof.
BRIDGEWATER
The Division 5 side played Strathfieldsaye at home and came away with a seven-shot win. 
The rink of Glenn Mangan, Tyler Estrada, Glenn Catto and Pater Gath ended the day with a 11-shot win. 
The Goldfields team travelled to take on top side Newstead Blue, and it was going to be always a very tough assignment.
The team lost 102 shots (16 points) to 27 shots (0 points).  
The midweek side played Castlemaine at home last Monday and had a good win to consolidate its position in the top four.


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