Sports reports: Pango Miminar are summer netball champions
Plus the latest in Murray Towns cricket and Lower Murray lawn bowls.
This post includes a contribution from Derek Vanderzon.
- 🏐 Pango Miminar are summer netball champions
- 🏏 Mypolonga wins through to MTCA grand final
- ⚫️ Almost anything’s possible going into Lower Murray bowls’ final round
Pango Miminar are summer netball champions
Pango Miminar have defeated Menaces 30-21 in Murray Bridge Netball Association’s summer ladies’ grand final at Christian Reserve.
Menaces legend Nicky Smith was named best on court in defeat.
Skyeisha Rigney was named best and fairest in division one, with Belinda Michalik as runner-up.
- Read more: www.facebook.com/MBNetball.
Mypolonga wins through to cricket grand final
Qualifying final: Mypolonga 2/140 defeated Mannum 9/139
- Mannum best: Nick Lindner 58, Kieran Hancock 1/15
- Mypolonga best: Aaron Zrim 3/22, Camron Jorgensen 3/23, Brady Wrigley 72*
Elimination final: Wanderers 173 defeated Monarto 152
- Wanderers best: Craig Fidge 48 and 4/15
- Monarto best: Josh Mildwaters 3/33, Ty Pfeiffer 62
Almost anything’s possible going into Lower Murray bowls’ final round
The penultimate minor round matches have opened the door for a number of finals scenarios in Lower Murray bowls, with three teams now vying for the minor premiership and the advantage of a home final and Jervois the only side out of finals contention.
Jervois upset Murray Bridge’s plan to lock in top spot with a surprisingly comfortable 21-shot win, winning on all three rinks despite fielding an under-strength team.
Graeme Herbert, Russell Schutz, Steve Kroehn and Neil Morris put in a complete team effort with an easy 26-11 win over Darren McIntosh, Brian Traeger, Mike Ferris and Andrew Meddle, with Kroehn playing his best game for the season and Schutz turning back the clock to when he was a dominant force of the comp.
Herbert opened with scores of three, three and two to race to an early lead, and McIntosh was unable to make any significant inroads.
The margin was gradually extended as the match progressed.
The contest between Shawn Hicks, Trevor Mann, Dean Tanner and Grace Hameister against Bruce Attrill, Peter Shilton, Charlie DiSanto and Tony Gill had plenty of twists and turns before Hicks finally prevailed 25-22.
Hicks started well and, with a six on the sixth end, looked well in control; but Attrill responded with a six of his own and went into the break leading 15-12.
Hicks regained the lead, but found himself four shots adrift with two ends to go before tying the scores with a four and finishing with a three for a great win.
Graham Fromm, Derek Vanderzon, Graham Schenke and debutant Gavin Wood recovered from a slow start to overcome David Kempe, Ben Traeger, Paul Smart and Brian Leckie.
After conceding the first two singles, Kempe went on to take seven of the next eight ends to lead 12-4 after 10.
A three to Fromm going into the break left the locals with a one-shot lead in total over the three rinks, and a four immediately after the resumption had Fromm back in the match.
Another four on the 16th had Fromm in front, and they went on to complete the clean sweep with a 20-17 win.
The Jervois result no doubt delighted Karoonda, who climbed back to top spot with a 49-shot belting of RSL, 88-39.
They now need to beat Mannum at Mannum to clinch their first ever minor premiership, or at the very least win one rink and rely on Tailem Bend to topple Murray Bridge.
RSL were weakened by the absence of the Kneebones, but the lack of backbone was probably more concerning as they completed their third consecutive match without a point, and an accumulated deficit of 96 shots over the same time.
Josh Porker, Shaun Wood, Erin O’Malley and Bill Cornish were far to strong for Jason Sipos, David Graham, Matthew Wynne and Cooper Galbraith in their 37-13 win.
Rowan Zadow, Rohan Tomkinson, Gary Zadow and John Wegner were only slightly less dominant in their 19-shot win over David Thiele, Gordon Beelitz, Allan Wooldridge and David Newell, 31-12.
Ian Symonds, Garry Mason, Malcolm McKenzie and Malcolm Waechter didn’t have it as easy as the other rinks, but prevailed 20-14 over Ann-Marie Kuchel, Kerri Bolt, Gillian Newell and Garry Daniel.
Tailem Bend’s late season revival came to an end against Mannum at Mannum with a 40-67 loss, but the resulting two points still keeps them alive in the finals race.
Most of the damage was done on one rink, with Gavin Pfeiffer, Garry Fowler, John Howe and John McDiamid accounting for 25 of the 27-shot total margin with their 33-8 win over Rob Hales, Stuart Rooke, Colin Baxter and Grantley Byrne.
Graham Wakefield, Lynton Jones, Graham Leathers and Gary Odgers were four-shot winners over David Hoare, Steven Gordge, Kevin McDonald and Matthew Hogan in a low scoring match, 18-14.
Michael Thorne, Nathan Mammone, Ian Shepherd and Rob Parker continued their strong recent form with a 18-14 win over Terry McDonnell, Tommy Towns, Stephen Gregory and Ron Van Tijn to secure two points for the visitors.
Tailem Bend now need to topple Murray Bridge in the final round, and hope that Jervois can take down RSL at the RSL, if they are to defend their crown.
RSL simply need to win to contest finals, while Jervois can climb off the bottom if they win and Tailem lose.
Karoonda will finish top if they defeat Mannum at Mannum, but could fall to third and lose the double chance if they lose and Murray Bridge beat Tailem Bend.
Mannum will be hoping for a Tailem Bend win coupled with a win of their own, which would see them finish top with the home ground advantage right through to and including the grand final.
Murray Bridge will also be hoping for a Mannum win, provided they themselves beat Tailem Bend to regain top spot.
It promises to be an enthralling final round.
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