A DOMINANT home-green performance on Saturday has lifted Koroit Blue into second place on the Western District Bowls Division (WDBD) ladder after round 12.
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Koroit Blue won all four rinks in its 110-64 win over Terang Green, a result that had it dispose City Memorial Red from the top two.
That was despite City Memorial Red winning three of the four rinks in a comfortable 114-70 win over Warrnambool White.
But with a winning rink worth two points, Koroit’s Blue’s perfect day allowed it to sneak into the top two.
Koroit coach Barry Padgham was happy with the win but said there is still lots to do.
“It is very tight at the top end of the ladder and if we want to stay there then we have to keep winning,” Padgham said.
“Even though there is only three games to go there is still a lot that can happen so we have to keep ourselves going.
“We were disappointed to lose the first game of the year at Terang so we wanted to make amends.
“We have restructured our team a bit and it is all settling well.”
As the battle for second place continues to rage on, Warrnambool Gold has established an 11-point break at the top of the table.
On Saturday Warrnambool Gold was in ruthless form, claiming all four rinks in a huge 151-64 win over Lawn Tennis Red.
Mortlake Blue has kept in touch with the top four after a 85-83 win over Warrnambool Blue.
Dennington also remains in the mix with a 103-86 win over City Memorial Gold while Port Fairy Red’s finals hopes were dealt a blow when they lost at home to Timboon Gold 101-91.
In other WDBD news, the Champion of Champions finals were played at Warrnambool Bowls Club on Sunday.
Koroit pennant player Kellie Bowles won the women’s title, defeating Warrnambool’s Gill Vorwerk in the final 25-12.
It was Bowles’ third title and one she was happy to get.
“I have retired from state bowls this year and I have been inconsistent so it was good to play well,” Bowles said.
“It is always a good event to win, you are up against the best bowlers from each club so it is always a tough competition.”
The result was closer in the men’s final with City Memorial’s David Wells winning in a thriller from Warrnambool’s Kevin Boyd.
Wells was in a strong position at 23-19 in the race to 25 shots late in the day before Boyd charged back to tie scores up at 24-24.
But Wells was able to keep his cool and came home with a 25-24 victory.
