Warragul bowlers will feature in two semi-finals after the final round of weekend pennant was played on Saturday.
However, the club's division one side is at risk of relegation.
Division one: Warragul lost to Traralgon 52/116
Bruce Thompson, Russell Carrick, Gaye Renn and Bill Clappers (skip) lost 16/36.
Matt Draisma, Terry Sullivan, Marg Ratcliffe and Rob Renn (skip) won 20/16.
Ken Landman, John Vickerman, Graeme Davis and David Smith (skip) lost 9/31.
Lynne Thomas, Tony Wynd, Peter Gallasch and Gary Ingley (skip) lost 7/33.
This loss has placed Warragul at the bottom of the ladder.
Division four: Warragul (2) lost to Traralgon (4) 78/100
Brian Kennedy, Lyn Morrison, Linda McCoy and David Gatewood (skip) lost 16/39.
Belinda "Binny" Slate, Peter Ellis, David Ferguson and Paul Simmons (skip) won 22/16.
Heather Baker, George Mol, Glynis Mitchell and Greg Mitchell (skip) won 27/18.
Bernie McIntosh, Ian Belling, Ken Scammell and Jim Moyle (skip) lost 13/27.
Warragul is sitting in second place on the ladder and will play a semi-final against Longwarry at Longwarry on Saturday.
Division five: Warragul (3) defeated Boolarra (2) 70/56
Warragul bowlers travelled to Boolarra and had good win on the grass green.
Adrian Helmuth, Bill Clark, Sharon Bull and Brent Grigg (skip) won 28/15.
Rob Park, Bob Harris, Jock Morrison and Gabrielle Draisma (skip) won 22/18.
Rod Smith, Des Stephens, Henny Schreyer and Roy Hammond (skip) lost 20/23.
Warragul finished the season in third place on the ladder and will play a semi-final at Warragul against Trafalgar on Saturday.
Division seven: Warragul (4) defeated Traralgon (7) 43/36
Barry Downer, David Piggin, Chris Wilkins and John Bell (skip) drew 21/21.
Franciska Axford, Lester Mason, Bianca Sheehan and Michael Cousens (skip) won 22/15.
Warragul finished the season in seventh place on the ladder.
The club will be working hard to not have to forfeit too many games through lack of players next season.
Midweek
Warragul bowlers were all smiles after all three divisions recorded strong wins at home on Tuesday.
As a result, two divisions have locked in finals.
Division one: Warragul defeated Trafalgar 81/54
It was a great day on the greens for Warragul who have struggled this pennant season.
However, they managed to defeat Trafalgar, the top team on the ladder, on Tuesday, with wins on all rinks.
Russell Carrick, Bill Clappers, Gary Ingley and Marg Ratcliffe (skip) won 28/16.
Marg's team led all the way, restricting Trafalgar to scoring on only eight ends.
John Vickerman, Lynne Thomas, Gaye Renn and Rob Renn (skip) won 28/19.
Rob's team got off to a good start, scoring five shots on ends four and eight. They powered on to lead all the way.
Ken Landman, David Smith, Graeme Davis and Peter Gallasch (skip) won 25/20.
This game was a closer affair, with the home rink trailing by two shots on end 17. However, Peter's team steamed ahead after scoring 10 shots on the next three ends, resulting in a satisfying win.
Warragul sits in sixth place on the ladder and are safe from relegation.
Division four: Warragul (2) defeated Traralgon RSL (2) 69/51
After losing at Traralgon RSL the week prior, it was Warragul's turn to return the favour.
With this win, Warragul overtook RSL to be second on the ladder, with only one more game left for the season.
Matt Draisma, Ian Belling, Lyn Morrison and David Ferguson (skip) lost 21/22.
This was a very close match, with David's team trailing by one shot on the 20th end. However, the opposition managed to score on the final end to give them a one-shot win.
Tony Wynd, Bernie McIntosh, Paul Simmons and David Gatewood (skip) won 27/13.
This convincing win was set up by 10 shots being won on just two ends. This gave the team a good lead all the way.
Heather Baker, Bob Harris, Glynis Mitchell and Greg Mitchell (skip) won 21/16.
This game was level at end six. However, Greg's team scored on 10 of the final ends to give them the win.
Division six: Warragul (3) defeated Traralgon RSL (3) 53/26
With this strong win, Warragul is in top position on the ladder and will definitely be in the finals.
Sandra Porch, Chris Wilkins, Mike Cousens and Gabrielle Draisman (skip) won 29/12.
This was a strong win, with Gabrielle's team limiting the opposition to scoring on only six ends.
Pam Vickerman, Wes Newton, Gary Allen and Bill Clark (skip) won 24/14.
This was yet another convincing win.
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Feb 14 2025
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