Division 2’s win hard fought match

Our Division 2 team won a hard fought match against Oakbank.  The lead changed hands with skippers Con Harmer and Ron Batemans’ rinks in trouble early whilst Bill Robertson’s rink held a handy lead by afternoon tea.  Con and Ron’s rinks were neck and neck with their Oakbank opponents throughout the closing ends.  Bill’s rink fought off a late challenge to get home by a solitary shot.  Con won by 3 shots and Ron finished with a draw.

Division 1 lost their match to Lobethal with Bill Fairley’s rink the only winner by 4 shots.  Leon Zanders’s rink went down by 6 shots and Malcolm Keller’s rink by 19 shots.

Results were:

Division 1  Hahndorf 1 lost to Lobethal 1 at Hahndorf            53 – 74 shots

Bill Fairley (skip), Leo Lambert, Carolyne Edwardes, Victor Liebelt            21 – 17
Leon Zander (skip), Robert Edwards, Michael Wheal, Kathy Miller             19 – 25
Malcolm Keller (skip), Christine Keller, Barry Rimmer, Chris Button            13 – 32

Division 2  Hahndorf 2 defeated Oakbank at Hahndorf            63 – 59 shots  

Con Harmer (skip), Jim Howe, Tom Hennessey, Allen McMahon                   22 – 19
Bill Robertson (skip), Di Bateman, Graham Evans, Val Deeble                       20 – 19
Ron Bateman (skip), Richard Crocker, Shelly Howe, Eric Biar                        21 – 21