B1: MOYHU pushed minor premiers Myrtleford all the way in Saturday’s qualifying final at Wangaratta. Moyhu kept pace with their more fancied rivals for most of the match but fell away in the dying stages. Charlie Thompson, Max Baker, Joe Northey and Neale Grimshaw did their best to lift the locals over the line with a strong 21-14 win over Graham Burrington’s rink, while Robert Morgans, Stuart Brain, Max Montgomery and Stewart Day fell by the same margin to Jeff Stagg’s rink, 15-22. Ian Ritchie, Neil Magee, Howard White and Anthea Nockels struggled against a Myrtleford rink with several fringe A1 players skipped by Les Brown and went down 14-24. Moyhu will play St James in this week’s preliminary final at Wangaratta, for a chance to have another shot at Myrtleford in the grand final the following week. Final scores: Myrtleford 60 shots def Moyhu 50 shots. In other games held at Wangaratta on Saturday, Corowa RSL won their way into the A1 grand final with victory over Rutherglen 77-68, and Wodonga ended Yarrawonga’s season with a narrow 78-75 win. In the A3, Mansfield upset Beechworth (89-77) to reach the grand final while Swanpool earned a crack at Beechworth in this week’s preliminary final at Wangaratta, for a spot in the final after beating Tungamah 86-58. In the other B1 match, St James defeated Tungamah 59-55.
