Tara Murray
It was Friday night lights for Melton as it kicked off the Bowls Victoria weekend pennant division 2, section 1 season.
With upgrades to its facilities, Melton’s top side made the most of them as they hosted Moonee Ponds.
Melton was able to sneak home, winning 76 (14)-72 (4). Todd Trewarne and Anthony Briggs were the winning skips for the home side.
Melton president Conrad Dawson said it was exciting to kick off their season like that.
“We were pretty excited about it and it was a great start to the season,” he said.
“It was against a strong Moonee Ponds side and it was a big tussle right at the death we pulled away a little bit.”
Dawson said they were aiming high this season, with one aim in mind.
“The top side we’re looking at promotion, 100 per cent,” he said.
“The last two years we’ve made finals but dropped our bundle, losing by five shots the first time and last year by two shots.
“The expectation is to go up.”
It was also a thriller for Melton’s second side, which plays in division 2, section 1, with Altona 2 winning 78 (16)-72 (2).
Keith Matthews was the winning skip for Melton.
Dawson, who played in that side, said the aim was to keep the side in division 2, with the hope of having a division 1 and division 2 teams next year.
He said things were going really well across the whole club.
“The demographic has swung around and we had a lot of youth in the club now,” he said.
“There’s a lot of young players which is fantastic. I think that is driven by having a young coach in Todd Trewarne.”
