After a break the rain eased up so it was decided to venture out onto the greens again, but alas there was another downpour so matches were cancelled for the day.

I am happy to report that Pennants were bowled on Thursday. Money club winners were Helen Rees and Gwen Ware, raffle winners were Jenny Blyth, Bev McKague and Margaret Bridges.

Friendly Friday was another great morning of bowls. Winners were Terry Hunt and Col Page and runners-up were Noleen Taylor and John Signor. Money club winner was Ken Calder.

Another great morning of bowls for the 50 in attendance, with a little rain at first but not enough to dampen our spirits.

Terry Montgomerie presented the Wally Award to President Steven Hogan who, when bowling recently, wanted to be Skip on both teams. Breakfast trays won by Madge Elliott and Janet Smith.

Winners were those with least number of winning ends: Dick Ziebell, Tony Vogel and Ernie Smith. Runners-up were Flo Young and Dick Morley.

Ernie drew rink 13 to try for Jackpot. Henry Butler cut the cards but could only come up with Queen of clubs.

Another good weekend for the club's three pennant grades. The grade 5 side played host to Dalmeny and came out winners with 9 points to 1.

The grade 6 side travelled to Narooma and continued their good form with a 10 points to 0 win. The grade 7 side visited Moruya and had a good win with a 9 points to 1 margin. The grade 3 side had a bye.

On Wednesday, March 20 the social triples winners were G Honey (visitor), Ken Foster and Ken Calder. On Thursday, March 21 the social pairs winners were Graeme Dade and Smiley Edwards and the runners-up were David Dudman and Murray O'Bryan.

The Tuross Head Grade 5 Pennant side has maintained its position at the top of the competition table following a near miss against Moruya at Moruya. With just two ends to be played Moruya had a 51 - 45 lead on the master board with two of the three games completed.

John Fahey's team paid for a very slow start. After 10 ends they trailed 14 - 2, but despite a better second half of the game, they could not bridge the gap. They lost 18 -13. John Monks fared better but stumbled at the back end of the game. His side led 17 - 13 after 16 ends only to be 'pipped at the post' going down 19 - 18.

The real action happened on the third rink with Alan McLeod, Noel Downie, Peter Davies and Joel Hilliard involved in a very tight match. With just two ends to go the scores were locked at 14-all.

All of the pressure was on the Tuross side that needed to win by at least 7 shots to grab victory. On the 20th end they managed to score 5 shots that meant they needed at least 2 shots on the last end. They proved the difference when they grabbed a critical 3 shots on the last end to give Tuross a remarkable overall win of 53 to 51.

As result Tuross scored an important 8 - 2 win to keep their healthy margin with just two more rounds to be played.

The Grade 7 side kept their hopes alive with an important away win against Bodalla, the competition front runners. Des Jackson, Doug Williams, Lawrie Riley and Ray Downey led the way with a very strong 31 - 11 win. They dominated the match and won 17 of the 21 ends. 

Allan Etheredge played some very crucial bowls as he steered his side to a very good 21 - 17 win. They established a strong position at 20 - 9 after 14 ends but had to hold off a fast finishing Bodalla side to win 21 - 17.

The third game was tight throughout with the lead fluctuating. The Tuross side of Brian Currie, Alan Skelton, Stuart Graham and Ronnie Richardson had a narrow 19 - 18 advantage after 18 ends and were striving to get the very important 10th point. To their credit the Bodalla side had other ideas and finished strongly to grab a 25 - 19 win. Tuross won overall 71 - 53 and collected 9 points to Bodalla's 1. Though still behind Bodalla, Tuross has a game in hand.

The semi-finalists for the Major Singles Championship have been decided following four exciting, high quality quarter finals. John Monks and Joel Hilliard had a great battle before Hilliard pulled away and looked the likely winner. He led 29 - 22 before Monks stormed back into the game. Monks was able to prevail 31 - 30.

Ben Hewison had his nose ahead for most of his game with Noel Downie. He led 21 - 16 and then 25 - 19 but Downie always seemed to have the answer. Downie hit the lead for the first time of the game when he moved to 27 - 25 only to see Hewison strike back to make it 27 all. Downie then won the next two ends to run out a 31 - 27 winner.

Stuart Graham and Peter Davies had a very similar game. The lead changed six times before Davies looked to have made a game winning break to lead 28 - 21. Graham then staged a great finish to win the next 7 ends to move into the semi-finals with a 31 to 28 win.

Lawrie Riley won the fourth semi-final berth when he outlasted Lou Kozlik. After moving to a 19 - 9 lead Riley was challenged by Kozlik who narrowed the lead to just 3 shots at 22 - 19. Riley then rallied to take the match 31 - 23.

Wednesday, March 20: winners F Everding, D Sheehan and B Strahan; runners up F Burggraaf, P Rollinson and B Larkinl. First resting toucher S Cooper. Jackpot not won. +$332 for March 27.

Pennant Results: Grade 2 Moruya 1 (50) - Tomakin 9 (54); Grade 5 Moruya 2 (51) - Tuross 8 (53); Grade 7 Moruya 1 (60) - Malua Bay 9 (65).

Players who have nominated for pennants and will not be available on certain days are reminded to place their name and dates on the "Not Available Sheet" as early as possible to assist selectors.

Social Calendar: Wednesday - Triples/pairs - start 12.45pm - entry by 11.30am. Saturday - Pairs/Triples - start 12.30pm - entry by 11.30am. Upcoming Club Events: 1st round Pairs 7 April. Upcoming Tournament: Easter Saturday Men's Pairs Saturday 20 April. Entries close Wednesday 17 April. Details: Robbie Strahan 0409 463 076 or email moruyabowls@hotmail.com

The weather prediction was for a fine cloudy day and 26 Sunday Sippers hoped the prediction was right as they prepared for their game of bowls and felt a few drops of rain. They need not have worried: the rain clouds cleared and it turned out to be perfect morning for a game of bowls.

The lucky losers this week were Lisa Grice, Maree McInnes, and George David. The DH award went to Kevin Roberts who, after running neck and neck with a fellow bowler, just managed to take the award at the last end.

A warm welcome also to the crowd of Ulysses Motorbike club members who seemed to enjoy their game of barefoot bowls.

Social Triples: Thursday, March 21

Thursday's winners were Vince Fisher, Ken Beattie, and Tony Robinson with a plus 16. The runners up were Barrie Stone, Phil Versteeg, and Ross Hardy with a plus 13. The jackpot draw went to rink 7. The winning skip, Kun Nunan was unable to claim the $510 jackpot prize.

2019 Pennants Round 7: Saturday, March 23

Grade 4 played Moruya Grade 2 at Moruya and narrowly won, winning two out of three rinks with the final overall score being 54 - 50 shots. Grade 6 played at home and fought out a tough game against Braidwood. Grade 7 had a bye.

Club Championships: Sunday, March 24

The final of the Club Triples and the semi-final of the Minor Pairs were played on Sunday. In the triples final Brett Megee, Ken Franklin, and Stuart Megee defeated Nick Tiyce, Tony Robinson, and Clive Beadon. Rick Hardy and Murray Hardy will play the final of the Minor Pairs against Fred Burggraaf and Chris O'Brien next Sunday afternoon.

Bowlers are reminded that entries for the Major Pairs will close this Thursday, March 28. Nomination sheets are now out for the Major Singles and the Minor Singles championships.

Social Pairs: Monday, March 25

Monday's winners were Bob Starkovski and Steve Hall with a margin of plus 25. The runners up were Peter Harris and Barry Thurlow with a plus 13.

The jackpot draw went to the winning skip on rink 10. Dave McCraw missed the joker and the $500 jackpot carries over to next week.