Indoor bowls action continues

ONCE again there was plenty of action at Heytesbury Indoor Bowls.

Winners of the Heytesbury Fours Tournament (from left): George Draffen, Barb Draffen, Clarrie Matthews and Karen Burgess.

In division one, Glenormiston 1 was home to Laang-Ecklin and both teams picked up three shots each in the first five ends of the match.

By the half way mark, scores were locked at six all and then again at 15-all, leading to a one end shootout.

Glenormiston 1 suffered its first loss of the season, going down 15-16.

Timboon Lawn 1 was home to Cobden 1 and despite the home side getting off to a good start, scores were locked at six all after the first eight ends of the match.

While the scores were relatively even throughout, Timboon Lawn 1 defeated Cobden 1, 16-15.

In the third division one match, Camperdown 1 lost to Timboon Lawns 2 at home, 15-16.

Mepunga 1 hosted Camperdown 2 and despite the scores being two all after the first three ends of the match, the home side just kept putting the pedal to the metal and defeated Camperdown 2, 26-8.

The top four this week are: Glenormiston 1, Mepunga 1, Timboon Lawn 1 and Timboon Lawn 2.

In division two, Cobden 2 was at home to Mepunga 3 but couldn’t get the win, going down 11-32.

Mepunga 2 was too strong for Glenormiston 3, taking the win 25-12, while Glenormiston 2 was at home to Scotts Creek 1 and finished the day with a 21-12 victory.

Closing out the division two coverage, Simpson hosted Timboon Lawn 3 and took the win in a close batle, 21-20.

The top four this week are: Mepunga 3, Mepunga 2, Simpson 1 and Glenormiston 2.

In division three action, Peterborough hosted Mepunga 4 and this match had no less than six instances of jack leaving the mat.

At the end of the day, Peterborough lost to Mepunga 4, 20-35.

Also in division three, Cobden 3 was home to Scotts Creek 2 and celebrated a 24-20 win.

The division three ladder this week is: Mepunga 4, Cobden 3, Scotts Creek 2 and Peterborough.

Please help your pennant secretary by sending clear, legible pictures of completed, matching, full player names and signed pennant scorecards to secretary Kathryn on 0409 013 720.

As always, unedited picture submissions are welcome – either emailed to hibbapress@gmail.com or texted to Scott on 0418 218 547.

Heytesbury ran its Fours Tournament last Sunday and it was a great sight to see eight mats full of players for the day.

Teams from all over came to play, including Ballarat, Hamilton, Colac, Highton, Warrnambool and Heytesbury.

In third place on 106 points was the Cobden team of Fred Salmon (s), Brad Wilson, Nick Saligari and Joyce Roberts.

Runners-up for the day on 112 points +11 shots was the team of Gill Phillips (s), Maurice Mahony, Colin Wilson and Des Phillips.

Winners for the day (from Warrnambool) on 112 points +25 shots were George Draffen (s) Barb Draffen, Clarrie Matthews and Karen Burgess.

Many thanks to those businesses who supplied food, financial support or prizes, the Wines’ (Max, Pam and Kathryn), Rita Mungean (helping in the kitchen), Scott (running the tournament), to the clubs who supplied raffle pizes, and to everyone who helped with setup and pack up.

The current list of reminders:

HIBBA Singles Championship details will be distributed via the Facebook page and direct to players. Stay tuned for all the live bowls action next week.
Names and cards of Club Drawn Pairs Champions to be submitted to the association secretary by Friday, August 4.
Names and cards of Club Drawn Fours Champions to be submitted to the association secretary by Friday, August 11.