CASTLEMAINE’S Greg Podesta and Marong’s Nancy Tate will begin the defence of their Bendigo Bowls Division champion of champions crowns this Sunday.
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The opening three rounds of the coveted champion of champions tournament will be played at Bendigo Bowls Club from 9.30am this Sunday.
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Podesta has drawn Dingee club champion Dennis Demeo in the second round, while Tate will open her campaign in the opening round against Kaye Rowe, from Eaglehawk.
A 15-player field in the women’s section includes three former title winners – Tate, Golden Square’s dual winner Julie Ross, (2006-07 and 2014-15) and Bendigo East’s Helen Clough (2015-16).
A full list of club champions and Sunday’s draw follows.
Club champions 2018-19
Bendigo: Andrew Brown, Lee Harris.
Bendigo East: Martin Lord Senior, Helen Clough.
Bendigo VRI: Phillip Milburn, Shirley Huggard.
Bridgewater: Rae Broadbent (not playing), Vicky Tierney (not playing).
Calivil: Alan Leech, Coral Maxted.
Campbell’s Creek: Brian Ross, Lorna Gannaway (not playing).
Castlemaine: Greg Podesta, Patricia O’Shea.
Dingee: Dennis Demeo, women’s still to be played.
Eaglehawk: Dean Carter, Kaye Rowe.
Golden Square: Geoff Walsh, Julie Ross.
Harcourt: Tony Olson, Heather Braid.
Heathcote: Hal Dihm, Denise Anderson.
Inglewood: Daryl Rowley, Shirley Sloan.
Kangaroo Flat: John Berry, Susan Howes.
Lockwood South: Not advised.Marong: Darren Marshall , Nancy Tate.
North Bendigo: Daniel Taig.
South Bendigo: Wayne Marwood, Pat Doherty.
Strathfieldsaye: Geoff Dixon, Robyn Tickner.
Serpentine: Not advised.
White Hills: Not advised.
Woodbury: Graeme Poulton, Kristen Skinner.
Men’s draw
Round 1: D. Rowley (Inglewood) v G. Poulton (Woodbury), T. Olson
(Harcourt) v D. Carter (Eaglehawk).
Round 2: B. Ross (Campbell’s Creek) v M. Lord Snr (Bendigo East), D. Taig (North Bendigo) v A. Brown (Bendigo), G. Dixon (Strathfieldsaye) v P. Milburn (Bendigo VRI), D Marshall (Marong) v winner Rowley/Poulton, G. Walsh (Golden Square) v winner Olson/Carter, J. Berry (Kangaroo Flat) v A. Leech (Calivil), G. Podesta (Castlemaine) v D. Demeo (Dingee), W. Marwood (South Bendigo) v H Dihm (Heathcote).
Women’s draw
K. Skinner (Woodbury) v C. Maxted (Calivil), P. O’Shea (Castlemaine) v D. Anderson (Heathcote), L. Harris (Bendigo) v P. Doherty (South Bendigo), S. Sloan (Inglewood) v H. Clough (Bendigo East), N. Tate (Marong) v K. Rowe (Eaglehawk), S. Huggard (Bendigo VRI) v J. Ross (Golden Square), H. Braid (Harcourt) v R. Tickner (Strathfieldsaye), S. Howes (Kangaroo Flat) v bye.
Players are asked to report by 9am. Trial ends 9.15am, with play starting at 9.30am.
