5.30pm - C-grade: Colts v Bolos (Duty: Alphas / Pirates) Field 3

6.00pm - C-grade: Alphas v Pirates (Duty: Wolf Pack) Field 1

6.00pm - B-grade: Boomerang Barbers v Infigen Infernos (Duty: Wellington High / Mean Machine) Field 2

6.00pm - B-grade: Mills Mavericks v Precision (Duty: Fast Eddies) Field 3

6.30pm - A-grade: Wellington High v Mean Machine (Duty: Level 5 Referee) Field 1

6.30pm - A-grade: Fast Eddies v Wolf Pack (Duty: Level 5 Referee) Field 2.

By Wrong Bias

WEDNESDAY BOWLS MARCH 13: Twelve Bowlers participated in Wednesday Jackpot Bowls. Winner on the day on a count back were Garth Watts & Jason Cornish who defeated Dave Wilson & Ian Humphries 26 - 9. Runners-up were Mo Clare & Ron Oxenham who defeated Tony Cowan & Norm Johnston 19 - 11. Other results Jason O'Brian & Terry Dray defeated Glen Porter & Kevin Stanley 19 - 15. The Jackpot was not won & Cindy Croker won the Raffle. Bowls are on again today Names in by 1.00pm with a 1.30pm start. Phone 6845 1973

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS: Nomination sheets are on the Notice Board at the Club for all Championships. Closing dates are indicated on each sheet. Championships are open to full Bowling Members.

2019 PENNANTS: Last Sunday Pennants against Yeoval were abandoned after 13 ends due to the welcomed rain. This match will be rescheduled at a later date should it have any bearing on the final placings in our section. This Sunday we are up against Orange City at home with a 1pm start.

Wellington Diggers Swimming Club News

By The Platypus

Eleven Members participated in our last swim of the season at the GEURIE POOL on Tuesday March 12. Peter Ryan took out the 25 Metre event being 0.05 outside his nominated time. While Colin Sheridan took out the 50 metre event being 0.01 outside his nominated time. Amy Ryan and McKenzie Harland won the Junior Events. Colin Sheridan & Xandah Edwards combined to win the Brace Relay being 0.37 outside their time.

PRESENTATION NIGHT: This has been set down for Tuesday 2 April at 9 Nancarrow Lane. Members are asked to indicate their intention to attend on the sheet at the Tuesday barbecue. Results for Tuesday - March 12.

JUNIORS

25 metres: 1st Amy Ryan - 0.12, 2nd Charlotte Ryan - 0.15, 3rd Bella Sheridan - 0.28

50 metres: 1st Mackenzie Harland + 0.66, 2nd Charlotte Ryan + 1.03, 3rd Bonni Sheridan - 1.35

SENIORS

25 Metres: 1st Peter Ryan - 0.05, 2nd Charlie Edwards + 0.11, 3rd Jenny Bourke + 0.31

50 metres: 1st Colin Sheridan - 0.01, 2nd Peter Ryan - 0.07, 3rd Henry Willcockson - 0.27

Brace Relay: 1st Colin Sheridan and Xandah Edwards + 0.37, 2nd Charlotte Ryan and Nick Knowles - 0.41, 3nd Peter Ryan and Henry Willcockson + 1.33

Wellington Darts have now elected a committe and darts will begin as soon as possible. Teams are to be nominated at the next meeting to be held at the Welllington Bowling Club this Monday night 25th of March at 7pm. Please come along and support these darts as it has been going for years and years and it would be terrible to see it fold.

Western smash Tigers in under-23s country championship format

Western produced its best country championship outing in a decade to thump the Greater Southern Region Wests Tigers 60-12.

Orange CYMS winger Travis Adelerhof emerged as a NSW Country bolter with a stunning hat-trick while he also set up another four-pointer for his left-edge partner in crime Sam Simmons, the boy from Bourke bagging a treble as well in the Rams' 11-tries-to-two mauling of the toothless Tigers at Bathurst's Jack Arrow Oval. Adelerhof has scored five tries in his two appearances for Western this under-23s campaign and his athleticism and blinding speed down the Rams' left edge has been a highlight of their country championship campaign in 2019.

Despite losing 62-20 in their opening round clash at Parkes last week, Western's relentless run against the Tigers very nearly netted the green and whites a spot in the under 23s semi-finals.

Western finished sixth in the new format, easily the Rams' best finish since divisional footy returned to the representative calendar in 2013.

Saturday's 60-12 victory is Western's first in that period and skipper Ethan McKellar says being able to show future Rams teams they can compete with other regions was a satisfying outcome.

"We knew we had it in us," McKellar said post game. "There wasn't a lot said, it was just about going out and playing football and that's what we did. It's awesome, first win ever in under 23s, so to be part of that first win is awesome. We stuck to the plan. Everyone did their job."

None more so than Adelerhof and Simmons, the latter waltzing over to open the scoring in just the fourth minute. Adelerhof crossed for the next two tries of the match to help Western out to a 14-0 lead and when Forbes rake Hayden Bolam and Orange Hawks backrower Rakai Tuheke scored the Rams raced to a 26-0 lead at better than a point-a-minute. Another highlight was Rams' Simmons completing his hat-trick with a try in the 48th minute and a stunning 70 metre solo effort in the 72nd minute, which followed tries from Jed Betts, Mitch Burke and another from Adelerhof as the Rams ran riot in the 48-point triumph.

WESTERN RAMS 60 (Sam Simmons 3, Travis Adelerhof 3, Zac Browne, Mitch Burke, Hayden Bolam, Rakai Tuheke, Jed Betts tries; Bailey Hartwig 8 goals) def GSR WESTS TIGERS 12 (D Muir, I El-Omar tries; J Simpson 2 goals)