Competitors unite

Heavy rain prevented bowling for Pennant this first Saturday in summer. Bowlers at Monbulk waited an hour for the downpour to ease, but eventually the pin was pulled. It was disappointing for the Monbulk bowlers in the top side because they have just come off two bad losses in away games, and this weekend was going to be a chance to win back some points on their home turf. Nevertheless, the day wasn’t a total loss— the opposing bowlers, from Upwey-Tecoma, were called into the club room for a special presentation of $1000 from Monbulk Bowling Club. This donation was to assist in the rebuilding of resources after Upwey-Tecoma was recently scammed out of a large sum of money. It was a good example of the camaraderie amongst bowlers who can, at the same time, be fierce competitors on the bowling green. The points for this abandoned round will be split, leaving Monbulk on sixth place on the ladder, and facing another away game next week against Ferntree Gully.