Neerim downed in dour weather

The rain didn't deter play out at Neerim District but compounded a tough day on the green as the club went down in both of their Saturday matches.
Division two: Neerim District lost to Morwell Club 68/90
Light rain welcomed Morwell Club to Neerim on Saturday for the division two contest, which the visitors won 68/90.
Both teams won two rinks; the best for the home team was that of Karren Sheers, Heather Guppy, Michael Talbot and Liam Garlick-Adams with a nine-shot win.
Division two are in sixth place on the ladder.
Division five: Neerim District (2) lost to Drouin (3) 37/74
Division five travelled to Drouin and were outplayed by the home team, who won all three rinks and the 16 points on offer.
Division five are in fifth place on the ladder.
Division seven: Neerim District (3) defeated Yallourn North (2) by forfeit
Division seven were the beneficiaries of a forfeit from Yallourn North and are now second on the ladder.
The highlight of round two of Sip N Bowls played on Wednesday was the performance of The Drollers who outplayed last season's finalists Jolly Roly Polys, allowing them just the one shot in the 10-end contest.
Midweek
The second round of midweek pennant had both Neerim teams at home on a typical Neerim spring day: blue skies, plenty of sun, oh, and some strong wind.
Division two: Neerim District defeated Newborough (2) 65/50
Division two played host to Newborough and the home team took full advantage of the home green, getting away to a good lead in the early ends and by game's end won the contest 65/50, 2.5 rinks to .5.
Neerim won 15 points to one and are now fourth on the ladder.
Royal rink of the day was that of Heather Guppy, Gerry Engelstad, Gregg Chapple and Karren Sheers with a 12-shot win.
Division four: Neerim District lost to Morwell (3) 47/48
Division four welcomed Morwell and at the end of a tight contest each team had won 1.5 rinks each. But with 47 shots to 48, Morwell won the day and the lion's share of the points on offer.
The winning rink for Neerim was that of Sian Clarke, Thelma Schroeder, Terry Giffin and Robert Cook.
Division four is fifth on the ladder.