Saturday Pennants: Season 2023/24
October 28
Merriwa 125 (8pts) Stirling 59 (0)
Welyky Beaney Szonyi Adams 23-22
Winter Kell Mikowiec Ebsworth 41-13
Edgar McKenna Barron J Palmer 29-12
Tremlett Arter Brown Paterson 32-12
November 4Innaloo 65 (1pt) Merriwa 81 (7)Welyky Szonyi Adams Avery 17-18Winter Kell Mikowiec Ebsworth 23-8Edgar McKenna Barron J Palmer 20-19Tremlett Arter Brown Paterson 21-20
November 5 (Sunday)Merriwa 77 (7ts) Nollamara 63 (1)Welyky Szonyi Adams Avery 19-16Winter Kell Mikowiec Ebsworth 24-12Edgar McKenna Barron J Palmer 20-15Tremlett Arter Brown Paterson 14-20
November 11Scarborough 103 (7½pts) Merriwa 58 (½)Welyky Szonyi Adams Avery 9-30Winter Kell Mikowiec Ebsworth 19-19Edgar McKenna Barron J Palmer 16-23Tremlett Arter Brown Paterson 14-31
November 18Merriwa 98 (8pts) Yanchep 52 (0)
Welyky Szonyi Avery Adams 19-18Winter Kell de Ridder Ebsworth 38-6Edgar McKenna Barron J Palmer 17-12Tremlett Brown Paterson Arter 24-16
November 25Merriwa 91 (7½pts) Quinns Rocks 65 (½)
Welyky Szonyi Avery Adams 21-21Winter Kell Mikowiec Ebsworth 26-15Edgar McKenna Barron J Palmer 17-13Tremlett Brown Paterson Arter 27-16
December 2Sorrento 88 (7pts) Merriwa 69 (1)
Welyky Szonyi Avery Adams 17-29Winter Kell Mikowiec Ebsworth 25-16Edgar McKenna Barron J Palmer 17-21Tremlett Brown Paterson Arter 10-22
December 9Merriwa 115 (7½pts) Bullsbrook 51 (½)
Welyky Szonyi Avery Adams 37-9Winter Kell Mikowiec Ebsworth 37-9Edgar Kempton Barron J Palmer 20-12Tremlett Beaney Paterson Arter 21-21
December 16Yanchep 96 (7pts) Merriwa 63 (1)
Welyky Schuller Szonyi Avery 15-20Winter Kell Mikowiec Ebsworth 22-15Cope McKenna Barron J Palmer 13-23Tremlett Eaton Paterson Arter 13-38
2024
January 6Stirling 82 (2pts) Merriwa 86 (6)Welyky Szonyi Avery Adams 21-23Winter Kell Mikowiec Ebsworth 25-15Edgar McKenna Barron J Palmer 21-20Tremlett Eaton Appleton Paterson 19-24
January 13
v Innaloo (home) Cancelled
4 points each
January 20Nollamara 87 (7pts) Merriwa 69 (1) Welyky Szonyi Paterson Adams 20-16Winter Kell Mikowiec Ebsworth 19-24Edgar McKenna Barron J Palmer 15-17Tremlett Eaton Brown Arter 15-30
February 3
Merriwa 99 (6pts) Scarborough 69 (2)Welyky Szonyi Paterson Adams 37-8Winter de Ridder Mikowiec Ebsworth 23-15Edgar McKenna Barron J Palmer 16-17Tremlett Brown Avery Arter 23-29
February 10
Yanchep (away) - Cancelled
4 points each
February 17Quinns Rocks 97 (7pts) Merriwa 59 (1)Welyky Szonyi Paterson Adams 9-23Winter Kell Mikowiec Ebsworth 14-34Edgar McKenna Barron J Palmer 17-24Tremlett Brown Avery Arter 9-16
February 24Merriwa 87 (7pts) Sorrento 51 (1)Welyky Szonyi Paterson Adams 16-17Winter Kell Mikowiec Ebsworth 29-10Edgar McKenna Barron J Palmer 20-14Tremlett Brown Avery Arter 22-10
March 9Bullsbrook 68 (2pts) Merriwa 78 (6)Welyky Szonyi Paterson Adams 20-15Winter Kell Mikowiec Ebsworth 26-5Edgar McKenna Barron J Palmer 15-28Tremlett Brown Avery Arter 17-20
March 16Merriwa 87 (7pts) Yanchep 71 (1)Welyky Szonyi Paterson Adams 20-13Winter Kell Mikowiec Ebsworth 21-17Edgar McKenna Barron J Palmer 28-16Tremlett Brown Avery Arter 18-25
MERRIWA'S top team did just about all they could to reach the promotion playoffs with a 7-1 drubbing of Yanchep.
But Yanchep Two needed to beat Sorrento Two for events to work out in Merriwa's favour.
Having been unlucky to be relegated from Division Two the previous seasom, Merriwa gave it a fair crack at a quick return, finishing fourth, seven points adrift of champions Scarborough.
Yanchep blew their chance of winning the title in losing 8-0 to Scarborough seven days earlier but their redemption mission fell on stony ground with only the Alan Arter going down in glorious defeat.
Gavan Ebsworth and Graeme Winter finished joint second on the players' ladder with Bill Kell fifth and Les Mikowiec sixth - a 21-17 win made it just two defeats in the season.
Ian Edgar had probably his best game of the season as he, Joe McKenna, Julia Barron and Neville Palmer had a handsome 28-16 win.
They took control from the eighth end, moving from 8-7 to 20-7 (14).
Wal Welyky, Steve Szonyi, Len Paterson and Kevin Adams were on course for top honours, leading 19-5 on 16.
But Yanchep salvaged some pride with four winning ends in a 20-13 defeat.
There were also heroics from Colin Tremlett, Mitch Brown, John Avery and Alan Arter.
On 12 ends they were heading for an almighty thrashing at 3-22 but pride kicked in as they won eight of the last nine ends to finish on a respectable 18-25 scoreline.
October 28
Doubleview 62 (2pts) Merriwa 82 (6)
Cutten Skinner Thysse O Appleton 12-19
Thysse V Sanabria Sibson Edgar M 17-19
Endacott Eaton Phillips Thomas 28-10
Cope Marsh Schuller Whinfield 25-14
November 4Merriwa 113 (7pts) Warwick 56 (1)Beaney Skinner Thysse O Appleton 32-4Thysse V Sanabria Sibson Edgar M 16-21Endacott Eaton Phillips Thomas 31-13Cope Schuller Marsh Whinfield 34-18
November 5Wanneroo 83 (7pts) Merriwa 72 (1)Cutten Beaney Thysse O Appleton 31-17Thysse V Sanabria Sibson Edgar M 10-24Endacott Eaton Phillips Thomas 19-20Cope Schuller Marsh Whinfield 12-22
November 11 Merriwa 97 (7pts) North Beach One 56 (1)de Ridder Skinner Thysse O Appleton 32-8Thysse V Sanabria Sibson Edgar M 22-11Endacott Eaton Phillips Thomas 19-23Cope Schuller Marsh Whinfield 24-14
November 18Joondalup 104 (8pts) Merriwa 52 (0)Beaney Skinner Thysse O Appleton 21-22Thysse V Sanabria Sibson Edgar M 17-27Endacott Eaton Phillips Thomas 7-32Cope Schuller Marsh Whinfield 7-23
November 25North Perth 95 (6pts) Merriwa 77 (2)Thysse V Beaney Thysse O Appleton 10-38Endacott Skinner Sibson Edgar M 20-29Davies Eaton Galbraith Thomas 23-13Cope Schuller Sanabria Marsh 24-15
December 2Merriwa 65 (1pt) Warwick 93 (7)Thysse V Beaney Thysse O de Ridder 9-24Endacott Skinner Sibson Edgar M 8-35Davies Eaton Galbraith Thomas 30-14Cope Schuller Phillips Marsh 18-20
December 9Sorrento 96 (7pts) Merriwa 66 (1)Thysse V Skinner Thysse O Appleton 10-20Cutten Endacott Sibson Edgar M 13-32Davies Eaton Galbraith Thomas 21-30Cope Schuller Phillips Marsh 22-14
December 16Merriwa 87 (8pts) Cambridge 64 (0)Thysse V Skinner Thysse O Appleton 17-15Binney, Dodson Sibson Jopling 30-11Barron B Davison Galbraith Thomas 19-18Brown Sanabria Phillips Marsh 21-20
2024
January 6
Merriwa 95 (6pts) Doubleview 65 (2)Thysse V Skinner Thysse O Davison 17-20Binney, Beaney Sibson Jopling 16-21Davies Eaton Galbraith Thomas 26-16Cope Schuller Phillips Marsh 36-8
January 13v Warwick (home) Cancelled4 points each
January 20
Merriwa 75 (5pts) Wanneroo 70 (3)Thysse V Skinner Thysse O Appleton 14-18Binney, Beaney Sibson Jopling 12-19Davies de Ridder Galbraith Thomas 17-20Cope Schuller Phillips Marsh 32-13
February 3
North Beach 66 (2pts) Merriwa 83 (6)Thysse V Skinner Thysse O Appleton 26-8Binney, Beaney Sibson Jopling 14-17Davies Eaton Galbraith Thomas 31-14Cope Schuller Kempton Marsh 12-27
February 10Joondalup (home) - Cancelled4 points each
February 17
Merriwa 68 (2pts) North Perth 70 (6)Thysse V Skinner Thysse O Appleton 20-15Binney, Beaney Sibson Jopling 16-24Davies Eaton Galbraith Thomas 11-17Cope Schuller Kempton Marsh 21-14
February 24
Warwick 88 (7pts) Merriwa 61 (1)Thysse V Skinner Thysse O Appleton 10-28Binney, Beaney Sibson Jopling 13-20Davies Eaton Galbraith Thomas 14-17Cope Schuller Kempton Marsh 24-23
March 9
Merriwa 89 (7½pts) Sorrento 70 (½)Thysse V Skinner Thysse O Appleton 20-18Binney, Beaney Sibson Jopling 17-17Davies Bedford Eaton Thomas 29-15Cope Schuller Kempton Marsh 23-20
March 16
Cambridge 116 (8pts) Merriwa 49 (0)Thysse V Skinner Thysse O Appleton 13-29Binney, Beaney Sibson Jopling 15-25Davies Sanabria Eaton Thomas 11-29Cope Schuller Kempton Marsh 10-33
MERRIWA finished with a nothing-to-play-for, glad-it's-all-over performance as the 116-49 result at Cambridge vividly underlines.
Nothing more to say.
October 28
Merriwa 115 (6pts) Yanchep 34 (0)
Cockayne Stanley Bowey Binney 32-15
Davies Dodson Hay Davison 37-6
Kempton Sephton Galbraith Jopling 46-13
November 4Warwick 75 (4pts) Merriwa 52 (2)Cockayne Clark Stanley Binney 13-36Davies Dodson Hay Paterson H 29-21Cutten Sephton Galbraith Jopling 20-18
November 5Merriwa 53 (1pt) Wanneroo 57 (5)Cockayne Clark Bowey Binney 12-23Davies Dodson Hay Paterson H 14-25Kempton Sephton Galbraith Jopling 27-9
November 11Doubleview 53 (4pts) Merriwa 51 (2)Nicoll Stanley Binney Barron B 17-16White Amaglio Dodson Paterson H 11-24Cutten Sephton Walsh Jopling 23-13
November 18Merriwa 47 (1pt) Joondalup 68 (5)Binney Stanley Galbraith Barron B 25-12Davies Dodson Kempton Paterson H 9-30Cutten Sephton Walsh Jopling 13-26
November 25Merriwa 69 (6pts) Quinns Rocks 42 (0)Binney Gillian Kempton G Barron B 19-15White Emmerton Kempton L Cutten 31-10Sephton Paterson H de Ridder Jopling 19-17
December 2North Beach 64 (6pts) Merriwa 40 (0)Binney Gillian Sanabria Barron B 16-18Dodson Stanley Davison Cutten 12-22Sephton Paterson H Walsh Jopling 12-24
December 9Merriwa 74 (5pts) Scarborough 52 (1)Binney Gillian Sanabria Barron B 30-13Dodson Stanley de Ridder Davison 30-18Sephton Paterson H Walsh Jopling 14-21
December 16
Joondalup v Merriwa
Match forfeited
Joondalup 6pts
2024
January 6
Yanchep 87 (6pts) Merriwa 28 (0)Arter Gillian Sanabria Barron B 4-35Cutten Sephton Paterson H Edgar M 14-22White Dodson Bowey Walsh 10-30
January 13v Warwick (away) Cancelled4 points each
January 20
Wanneroo 71 (6pts) Merriwa 39 (0)White Stanley Sanabria Barron 16-23Dodson Kempton Waldeck Edgar 12-28Paterson Sephton Kempton Davison 11-20
February 3
Merriwa 69 (6pts) Doubleview 46 (0)Endacott Stanley Sanabria Barron 19-15Cutten Dodson Bowey Edgar 22-18Paterson Bedford Sephton Davison 28-13
February 10Joondalup (away) - Cancelled3 points each
February 17
Quinns Rocks 87 (5½pts) Merriwa 41(½)Endacott Stanley Sanabria Barron 8-41Cutten Dodson Kempton Edgar 12-25Paterson Bowey Sephton Davison 21-21
February 24
Merriwa 77 (6pts) North Beach 49 (0)Endacott Ikin de Ridder Barron 34-12Walsh Dodson Kempton Edgar 22-20Paterson Bowey Sephton Bradbury 21-17
March 9
Scarborough 71 (6pts) Merriwa 46 (0)Endacott Stanley Sanabria Barron 14-24Cutten Dodson Kempton Edgar 15-24
Paterson Bowey Sephton Davison 17-23
March 16
Merriwa 64 (5pts) Joondalup 48 (1)Endacott Stanley Whinfield Barron 27-10Cutten Dodson Kempton Edgar 20-18
Paterson Bowey Sephton de Ridder 17-20
THE highlight of this win that scuppered Joondalup's chance of finishing top was the appearance of Barry Whinfield with some quality bowling and good-natured banter.
The key moment in the game for Barry, Bryan Endacott, the excellent Fay Stanley and Brian Barron was a perfect kitty trail to go from one down to five up. A count of six took the rink 25-6 clear on the way to a pots'-winning 27-10 victory.
Peter Cutten, Charlie Dodson, Gail Kempton and Maggie Edgar were in command at 18-9 on 15, which was enough in hand to withstand a big finish that ended just short for the visitors at 20-18.
Joondalup came with the intention of getting all six points to possibly finish top. As it turned out they would have been half a point short.
The one point they did get was almost a moral victory for Helen Paterson, Joan Bowey, Ken Sephton and Clive de Ridder, who were 0-15 on six ends.
After that Merriwa dominated to such an extent that the margin of defeat was just three shots, 17-20.
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