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North stands firm over East

22 Jan, 2012 03:00 AM
NORTH Launceston holds sway in the Mitsubishi Challenger League Northern pennant bowls after it defeated East Launceston.

Scott Summers and Allan Gamble headed the cards for the home side with solid victories over Craig Felmingham and Will Springer respectively.

Drew Berwick secured East's only points when he defeated David Minns.

Luke Patterson and Geoff Cherry secured the points for Trevallyn in its game against Kings Meadows when it defeated Peter Zoon and Rodney Murray.

Fred McKay scored a three-shot victory over Keith Mulligan to give Kings Meadows just two points.

Deloraine is proving to be the outsider in the pennant chase after it defeated Longford on two rinks to take the bulk points.

Matthew Mitchell led the way for the home side with a solid 20-shot victory over Simon Zaporozec, backed up by Rohan Donohue who defeated Chris Dudman to take 10 points.

Mark Strochnetter collected two points for Longford when he defeated John Bowerman.

Cressy moved 12 points clear of Launceston in the fight to stave off relegation.

Kevin Wilson headed the cards with a 31-shot victory over Kevin McLean.

Mark Howlett looked solid with his nine-shot defeat of Archie Thompson, with Rick Wilson defeating Mitch Billing to complete the rout.

The division 1 ladder remains the same after round 13.

Trevallyn tried hard to change the order when it defeated Cosgrove Park on all rinks on home turf.

Adrian Coomber led the way for the home team with Gerry Barwick in solid support, defeating Wayne Foster by 14 and Peter Lawrence by 11 respectively.

Norm Griffiths and Paul Cleary had a tight battle, with Griffiths getting over the line by five.

Cross-river rivals Beauty Point and George Town fought out a thriller, with the Point sneaking in a three-shot win to take the 10 points.

Paul Filgate defeated Rod Green by nine to cover Joe Hardacres's loss to David Tuthill by eight.

Terry Manion got home over Steven Jones by two shots, securing the 10 points for Beauty Point.

Ladder leader Scottsdale claimed 10 points in its game against Kings Meadows.

John Munting and Les Bott were no match for Scottsdale's Jake Ihnen and Darren Cassidy, who defeated them by seven and 26 respectively.

Jaymen Sutton produced vintage bowls in his defeat of Shane Davis to secure two points for the home side.

Bridport was too strong for Longford from the start of its game at Longford.

Twins Eddie and Chris Walker scored 18 and 25-shot victories over Eddie Bakes and Denis Murfett.

Michael Donovan gave Longford its only joy when he defeated Phillip Shaw by 10 to claim two points.

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North Launceston's  Myles Baker  concentrates as he bowls in yesterday's clash against East Launceston. Picture: NEIL RICHARDSON
North Launceston's Myles Baker concentrates as he bowls in yesterday's clash against East Launceston. Picture: NEIL RICHARDSON

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