A1: WANGARATTA were no match for Yarrawonga on their home carpet surface on Saturday. Trevor Selwood, Chris Randell, Jan Hermassoo and Greg McDonald were the only winning rink for the visitors, with a 22-17 win. Maurie Braden (14-24), Laurie McDonald (11-29) and Phil Davern (10-32) all went down by healthy margins, as they struggled to come to terms with the artificial surface and the pressure applied by the home side. Final scores: Wangaratta 2 pts 57 shots lost to Yarrawonga 16 pts 102 shots. Next week Wangaratta will travel to YMGCR. A4: Wangaratta lost at home to Yarrawonga on Saturday. Peter Selwood, Keith Izard, Steve Bihun and Murray Lawn trailed their opponents all day, but four shots on the last end saw them have a win a narrow win 22-20. Terry Johnson, John Kane, Ron McAuliffe and Mick Mackow gained a rink point for the home side with a draw (18 all), but losses to Richie Allan’s rink (14-20) and Nev Jones’ rink (10-42) saw Wang suffer a big loss. Final scores: Wangaratta 2 pts 62 shots lost to Yarrawonga 15 pts 98 shots. Wang will host North Albury next week. A5: Wangaratta lost at home by a big margin against newcomers Commercial Club on Saturday. Ken Essenhigh’s rink went down 16-21, Lyn Kahlefeldt’s rink lost 22-25 and Graeme Norman’s rink were soundly beaten 5-33. Final scores: Wangaratta 0 pts 43 shots lost to Commercial Club 14 pts 79 shots. In other local games Milawa 3 pts 60 shots were defeated by Chiltern 11 pts 66 shots. Wang will host YMGCR next week and Milawa host Wodonga. B1: Wang lost a close match away to Moira on Saturday. Malcolm Hargreaves, Lance Jenkin, Trevor Prentice and Debbie Savage performed well for the visitors posting a comfortable win 25-16. Neil Reid, Walter Brett, Mick Lenane and Jenni Stevens lost a close game (18-21), while Barry Watt’s rink went down (11-26). Final scores: Wang 2 pts 54 shots lost to Moira 12 pts 63 shots. Local side Moyhu 14 pts 94 shots def Tungamah 0 pts 43 shots at home. Wangaratta travel to Rutherglen next week and Moyhu travel to Myrtleford.
