Longwarry back on winners' list

Both Longwarry teams returned to the winners' list at home on Saturday.
The division two team had a comprehensive 78-shot win over Thorpdale and division five had enjoyed a thrilling seven-shot win over Garfield.
Division two: Longwarry defeated Thorpdale 127/49
Hank Metselaar, Rob Proctor, Louis Lieshout and Kenneth Towt (skip) defeated Dwayne Gunn's team 35/12.
After picking up a six on the second end, the Longwarry team got out to an 11-shot lead by end eight. After an even seven ends, Longwarry won the last six ends for a 23-shot win.
Mark Serong, John Maskut, Jason Lieshout and Russell White (skip) defeated Ben Powell's team 20/13.
This match was the close one for the day, with only one shot separating the teams by end 15. The Longwarry lads finished strongly, winning five of the last six ends, for a seven-shot win.
Grant Pask, Col Finger, John McCarthy and Adam Proctor (skip) defeated Danny Van Zuylen's team 40/8.
Longwarry got off to an absolute flyer, leading by 20 shots after 11 ends. The second half of the match was much the same, with Longwarry having a day out. They finished with an amazing eight on the last end to boost the winning margin to 32 shots.
Glenn Pask, Ian Peterson, Ken White and Trevor Kitchin (skip) defeated Brendan Jenning's team 32/16.
The Thorpdale team got away to the best start and were7/1 up after five ends. On end six, Longwarry picked up a seven and the only bowl missing out of the count was a purple and white one. After that, Longwarry settled into their game and pulled away from Thorpdale to record a 16-shot win in an all round team effort.
Division five: Longwarry (2) defeated Garfield (2) 65/58
Jasmine O'Shea, John O'Shea, Craig Cousin and Gerard "Hogg" Mitchell (skip) lost to Damian Brick's team 16/24.
This match was played in two halves, with Longwarry having the upper hand early and leading 12/4 after nine ends. However, the Garfield team totally took over the match, winning 10 of the last 12 ends, to win by eight shots.
Laraine Bluck, Sharon Twite, Elio Megetto and Barry White (skip) defeated Helen Newton's team 36/10.
The scores in this match were all level after 11 ends. After getting a six on end 12, Longwarry took over the match. They went on to win by 26 shots in a great team effort.
Bobby Davis, Debbie Parker, Mark Light and Simon Counsel (skip) lost to Gerry Wakefield's team 13/24.
The Garfield were well on top in the first half of the match and looked like running away with a huge win. To Longwarry's credit, they won seven of the last eight ends to contribute to the overall win.