A1: WANGARATTA’S strong second half of the season has produced another upset win on Saturday. The win against Myrtleford at Myrtleford has assured Wangaratta will remain in the A1 Division next year after Kiewa lost at home to Corowa RSL. The victory was obtained in a bizarre set of circumstances. The match was the only game in the A1 Division to start at normal time, with the three other games opting for an early start due to the predicted high temperatures. Wangaratta were keeping pace with the hosts, trailing by just seven shots overall, when play was suspended after the temp soared above 38 degrees. Play was halted with the minimum number of ends to constitute a result (50) yet to be reached, and both sides waited to see if play would continue. Play eventually resumed some 50 minutes later as a slight breeze and some cloud cover saw the temp drop to 37 degrees. Each rink completed another three ends each before play was again halted with the temp again at 39. During those 12 ends, Wangaratta had managed to put 14 shots on to their tally and Myrtleford could only manage six shots. Both sides again waited for the temperature to drop, however play was abandoned after the allotted timeframes were exceeded and Wangaratta’s one-shot lead stood as the sides had managed to play 56 ends before the second and last halt in play. Maurie Braden, Rho Smith, Norm Bussell and Gerald Brown scored the last six shots of their game to win 15-11, while Phil Davern, Mark Allan, Greg Braden, and Brian Challman were in control all game to win 17-10. Trevor Selwood, Greg McDonald, Jan Hermassoo and Leon Quartermain scored the last five shots of their game to win 12-8, and Chris Randell went down 7-21. Final scores: Wangaratta 16 pts 51 shots def Myrtleford 2 pts 50 shots Wangaratta host Kiewa in the final home and away game next week. A4: Wangaratta put a dent in Rutherglen’s finals hopes with a strong win at home on Saturday. Terry Johnson, Keith Izard, Gary King and Rob Worthington once again were shining lights for the home side posting a 24-13 win, as did Paul King, Richie Allan, Richard Hermassoo and John Kane who were also big winners 23-12. Terry Corrigan’s rink (23-26) and Peter Selwood’s rink (19-22) lost close games, while the overall result was a much-improved performance than the previous week. Final scores: Wangaratta 14 pts 89 shots def Rutherglen 14 pts 73 shots. Wangaratta travels to Mansfield next week. A5: Wangaratta lost at home to Dederang on Saturday. Graeme Norman, Chris Bell, Thelma Stones and Tyson Chivers did a great job for the home side winning their rink 28-18, but losses to Gayle King (12-30) and Lyn Kahlefeldt (16-23) saw the host go down. Final scores: Wangaratta 2 pts 56 shots lost to Dederang 12 pts 71 shots. Wangaratta travels to Milawa next week. B1: Wangaratta had a great away win at Yarrawonga on Saturday. The carpet surface didn’t worry the visitors, as Ron McAuliffe, Neil Reid, Graeme Bull and Lance Jenkin got up by four shots, 19-15. Nev Jones, Malcolm Hargreaves, Mick Lenane and Kevin Lenehan got home by the barest of margins, 17-16, while John Knight, Deb Savage and Fran Don lost by two shots, 17-19. Final scores: Wangaratta 12 pts 53 shots def Yarrawonga 2 pts 50 shots. Wangaratta hosts Moyhu next week.
