Sport
19 December, 2025
Carisbrook vault themselves into finals places
Carisbrook has re-entered the top four just before the Christmas break with a big win on Tuesday, placing itself in a prime position for finals with four rounds to go.
Highland Gold started round 10 in the highly coveted fourth place, but with four teams within three points on the ladder, they needed an upset win against the third-placed Maryborough Golf.
Despite a spirited challenge from Highland Gold, Maryborough Golf pulled through with a 61-51 victory.
Graeme Orr started proceedings by defeating Adrian Masterman-Smith 23-18 for Maryborough Golf. Then, Dennis Prosser drew Highland Gold level with an 18-15 win over the in-form Francis Smith.
Kort Gay took the deciding rink for Maryborough Golf, conquering Lowen Clarke 23-15.
Highland Gold’s defeat provided a golden opening for Talbot to leapfrog their finals rivals on the table, needing to score one point against pennant contenders Dunolly Blue.
After their 100-25 defeat to Dunolly Blue in round three, Talbot not only scored points but seemed destined to earn a stunning victory when Barbara Crossley took an 18-17 thriller against David Wardell and Chris Crossley vanquished Tony Galofaro 21-14.
With his team trailing by two rinks, Chris Williams stunned Talbot with a 29-16 victory over Ray Prentice, keeping Dunolly Blue inside the top two with a 60-55 victory.
That allowed Carisbrook to generate a 10-point cushion inside the top four with a 63-49 win against Dunolly Gold.
Nothing could separate Dunolly Gold’s Debbie Wintle and Carisbrook’s Cameron Taylor in their 18-18 draw, meaning the game went down to the remaining two rinks.
Ross Gregory and Denise Matic delivered for Carisbrook, with Gregory just edging out Fabio Delconte 18-17 while Matic overpowered Wayne Stephens 27-14.
While Carisbrook celebrated its monumental result, ladder-leaders Highland Tartan placed the star on their undefeated Christmas tree with a 119-31 demolition of Avoca.
Tartan now holds a commanding 10-0 record atop the midweek pennant after Greg Shay triumphed over Ann Loosmore 39-9, Harvey Pearce dominated Matthew Higgins 40-11 and Garry Coburn overcame Ian Proctor 40-11.