Pennant:

The VLBA section lawn bowls last season was another successful year. Fielding two sides for the season in Divisions A2 Section 6 and B2 Section 9 with good results.

The A2 side made the finals playing at Newport on Thursday 4th March defeating Bennettswood top go into the semi-final at Yarraville/Footscray on Tuesday 9th March. Unfortunately they were defeated by Donvale and missed out on playing Sunshine RSL at Hampton on the 11th March which was won by Sunshine RSL in a close fort battle.

The B2 side finished fifth on their section ladder on shots up for third spot after loosing their last game to Beaumaris. If they had won this last game they would have taken second spot on their ladder. This was a great effort from a side which had a large number on first time pennant bowlers.

The RVBA section lawn bowls last season proved a disappointment losing some games by only a few shots. The result is that we will play in Divisions 4 and 6 this season. Whilst this is an embarrassment to many having been in Premier Division not so long ago it will give us the incentive to get back to where we belong. So hang in there guys.

All players for the new 2010/2011 season have now been affiliated and our teams will be entered on the 9th August. We look forward to a great season.

We hope to attract some new faces, so if you are interested in lawn bowls please do not hesitate to contact us. We do have qualified coaches available to help you and bear-foot bowls will begin again as soon as the weather improves.

Club Championships:

This season's winners and runners-up were as follows:

Ladies' Singles: Winner - Sue Lewis Runner-up - Rosemary Mallett

Pairs: Winners - Judy Ward Runners-up - Glenyss Sheedy Rosemary Mallett Sue Lewis

Triples: Winners- Glenyss Sheedy, Irma Kelly and Rosemary Mallett

Runners-up - Margaret Combes, Rosemary Burns and Julie Brown

Mixed Pars: Winners - Rosemary Mallett Runners-up - Mary Lake Ron Mallett Jim O'Neil

Men's Singles: Winner - Ron Mallett Runner-up - JohnWard

Pairs: Winners - Jim O'Niel and Brian Brown

Runners-up - Bill Cle,ments and Ron Chivers

Triples: Winners - Geoff Kelly, Keith Clark and Bill Cooper

Runners-up - Brian Brown, Norm Wheatley and Jim O'Neil

Mino Singles: Winner - Jim Boase Runner-up -

The Ladies' Annual Trip to Wallan:

The ladies hired the Glen-Eira Community Bus and three teams went to Wallan for the annual Metropolitan/Country Day where Kath Still's elderly mother is a member. As it was Wednesday 17th March (St. Patrick's Day) Judy Casey gave us green rosettes and Bus Driver Kath wore a Green Top Hat. Mary Lake's team was defeated for the prize money on a count back and we all had a great day.

The End of Year Celebrations:

A luncheon was held on Tuesday 16th March, which allowed the players who play Night Pennant, to enjoy the lunch and then play pennant at night. The Group18/Monash Councillor Jan Shaw attended our luncheon and presented Irma Kelly and Myra Roseman with their Veteran Badges. These badges will be the last VLBA badges to be presented as the new unified body Bowls Victoria has now taken the place of the RVBA and VLBA to run bowls in Victoria. We are very proud of our veterans and Irma and Myra who are the fifth and sixth ladies at SOC to receive this distinguished honor.

Mixed Sunday Bowls:

Glenyss Sheedy has run mixed bowls with a barbecue lunch on the last Sunday of the month this season and we thank Glenyss for organizing this delightful day. We are enjoying a break during the cold and wet winter months but hope to resume when the weather improves in the spring. Please watch the Notice Board at the Club for information.

Fantastic Plastic:

This popular competition was won by SOC last winter and is now being played again this winter. Two rounds at Hampton RSL and SOC already played. The 3rd round will be played at Hampton Bowling Club on the Sunday 18th July. If you would like a game please put your name down on the list at the Club on the bowls notice board. But be quick as response has been good this year and we will try to give all those interested a game in the sixteen player side.

SOC Classic Singles:

Todd Simmons from Clayton won this competition for the third consecutive year at the end of November and we hope to see him defend the title again this year when it is ryun again on the 29th November to 3rd December.

Unification:

The two Victorian lawn bowls entities, the RVBA and the VLBA, have now been unified to run bowls in Victoria. On the Tuesday 20th May a combined meeting of the two SOC bowls committees met at a Special meeting called to choose and vote for four ladies and four men from the nominated nine ladies and seventeen men to form the new board of Bowls Victoria. Those present also voted that the two committees at SOC should also combine into one body to run bowls at SOC in the hope that this will proved beneficial to the Club. The Board of Management has been asked to approve this move.

On the 20th April S.O.C. bowling members at a combine meeting agreed that we should also only have one committee to run bowls our club and sort approval from the Board of Management.

The new combine committee for the new season is as follows:

Chairperson - Glenyss Sheedy , Vice-Chairperson - Jim Boase, Secretary - Rosemary Mallett, Assistant Secretary - Myra Roseman, Treasurer - Vin Hedges, Committee Gerry Hogan, Chris Enion, Graeme Woolard, Irma Kelly, Bill Sheedy and Ian Bolch. Tuesday Pennant Delegates is Glenyss Sheedy and Rosemary Mallett and Saturday Pennant Delegates is Bill Sheedy and Ian Bolch.

Tuesday Pennant Match Committee is Graeme Woolard, Irma Kelly, Myra Roseman, Mary Lake and Glenyss Sheedy. They are yet to elect their chairperson.

Saturday Pennant Match Committee is Chairperson Pat Sheedy, Brian Mannix, Geoff. Kelly, Brendon McAdam and Bill Sheedy.

Night Pennant Match Committee is Leon Hand, Bill Cooper and Gerry Hogan (Team Manager.)

(Information updated by Rosemary Mallett 30/06/2010)