Bowls & croquet
Longwarry dip after early season form

Longwarry struggled to find its early season form, winning only one rink in its loss to Morwell in division one on Saturday.

Division four got back on the winners' list with a convincing 21-shot win over Morwell under the dome.
Also travelling, division six put up a good effort at Newborough despite being undermanned. They lost by 20 shots.
Division one: Longwarry lost to Morwell 75/96
Craig Cousin, Dale Hendrick, Barry White and Kenneth Towt (skip) lost to John Osborne's team 17/25.
Col Finger, Geoff Bailey, Ken White and Trevor Kitchin (skip) lost to Brian Kingsley's team 16/22.
Hank Metselaar, Dale Weller, Ian Peterson and Glenn Pask (skip) defeated Morice Gardiner's team 22/19.
Grant Pask, Blake Bartrop, Russell White and Jason "Pommie" Lieshout (skip) lost to Danny McKeown's team 20/30.
Division four: Longwarry (2) defeated Morwell (3) 92/63
Kevin Dixon, Rob Proctor, Sharon Twite and Graham Woolstencroft (skip) lost to Trevor Curtis' team 17/20.
Matthew Bail, Ian Charge, Mark Light and John Majkut (skip) defeated Glenn Watkin's team 21/14.
Rob Quinn, Nat Cousin, Peter Lieshout and Gerard "Hogg" Mitchell (skip) defeated Max Duncan's team 28/14.
Hayden McCarthy, Pauline Dixon, Mark Serong and John McCarthy (skip) defeated Jan Moody's team 26/15.
Division six: Longwarry (3) lost to Newborough (4) 26/46
Heidi Bosch, Ross Twite, Colleen Butterworth and David Angee (skip) defeated Ron Boskma's team 19/15.
Carol Gibbon, Laraine Bluck, Ron Te Giffel and Chris Butler (skip) lost to Graeme Amos' team 7/31.
Midweek
Longwarry put in an exceptional effort at home against Morwell, winning all three rinks.
The great 54-shot win keeps their undefeated season intact.
Division four: Longwarry defeated Morwell 89/35
Rob Quinn, Nat Cousin, Col Finger and Glenn Pask (skip) defeated Jan Moody's team 28/7.
Hayden McCarthy, Pauline Dixon, Craig Cousin and Jason "Pommie" Lieshout (skip) defeated John Bradbury's team 33/14.
Kevin Dixon, Colleen Butterworth, Sharon Twite and Trevor Kitchin (skip) defeated Kevin Pigdon's team 28/14.

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