Sport
29 July, 2026
Indoor bowls action heats up
THE weather outside may be cold but the action indoors is heating up, with some great games played in the latest round of Heytesbury Indoor Bias Bowls.
In the final round of the home and away pennant season, division one saw Mepunga 3 (Peter Neal (s), Doug Byron, Les Lenehan and Julie Shiels) def. Camperdown 1 (Les Pearson (s), Ron Simcox, Roelie Maslin and Sophie Pearson) 21-15.
Cobden 1 (David Childs (s), Fred Salmon, Brad Wilson and Doreen Coverdale) def. Mepunga 2 (George Draffen (s), Frank Harney, Gayle MacPherson and Karl Keegan) 22-12.
Glenormiston 1 (Allen Armistead (s), Scott Pierce, Deb Noonan and Bec Heard) def. Mepunga 1 (Barb Draffen (s), Helen Harney, Sally Madden and Yvonne Lenehan) 19-15.
Laang-Ecklin (Pam Wines (s), Ken Buck, Kathryn Wines and Allen Cook) lost to Timboon Lawn (Jason Mungean (s), Noah Mungean, Jean Clover and Pam Dwyer) 9-12.
Cobden 1 finished on top of the table on 36 points, with Timboon Lawn in second place with 38 points.
Mepunga 3 finished in third place on 32 points and Glenormiston 1 and Mepunga 2 finished on 28 points.
Glenormiston 1 had a percentage of 106.64 per cent, compared to Mepunga 2’s 93.55 per cent, so the former sneak into fourth place to round out division one finals.
In division two/three, Scotts Creek 1 (Neville Robb (s), Trevor Hobbs, Marion Frencham and Helen Hobbs) lost to Camperdown 2 (Graeme Chamberlain (s), Norma Weller, Gordon Weller and Judy Borthwick) 15-16.
Cobden 2 (Joyce Roberts (s), Gerrit Bekker, Jill Lynch and Bill Johnson) def. Glenormiston 3 (Max Heard (s), Justin Rasmussen, Noel Uebergang and Ray Bond) 17-15.
Mepunga 4 (Gerald Madden (s), Clarrie Matthews, Bev Byron and Ian Heatly) def. Glenormiston 2 (Deb Cheslett (s), Ron Heard, Maureen Bond and Danielle Gilchrist) 19-17.
Scotts Creek 2 (Allan Beasy (s), Les Neale, Louise Blair and Audrey Armistead) def. Peterborough (Charles Martin (s), Angela Payne, Ross Wooley and Dave Dendle) 26-6.
Glenormiston 2 finished top of the table on 40 points, followed by Mepunga 4 on 36 points.
Third place was Cobden 2 on 34 points, holding out fourth place Scotts Creek 2 on 32 points.
The competition has been division 2/3 all season and division three is separated by fifth through to eighth.
In fifth place was Scotts Creek 1 with 26 points, followed by Glenormiston 3 on 24 points and 108.93 per cent in sixth place on percentage.
Seventh place Camperdown 2 also finished with 24 points but 101.16 per cent and will play eighth-placed Peterborough.
Wednesday’s semi-final at Simpson Hall:
Division one - Cobden 1 v Timboon Lawn and Mepunga 3 v Glenormiston 1.
Division two - Glenormiston 2 v Mepunga 4 and Cobden 2 v Scotts Creek 2.
Division three - Scotts Creek 1 v Glenormiston 3 and Camperdown v Peterborough.
The winners in the first match in each division will go straight to the grand final at Simpson on Wednesday, August 5.
The runners-up of the first match in each division will play the winner of the second match in each division this Friday, July 31 in the preliminary final.
Please note that roll-up will commence at 7.30pm, with a 7.45pm match start time so please arrive early to ensure a smooth event.
The players fee is the same as its been all season at $7 and spectators are $2 entry.
There will a raffle on the night so get your tickets for that and tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided but feel free to bring some supper to share if you wish.
In the VIBBA ladies pairs finals in Ballarat last Saturday, Pam and Kathryn Wines set out to take on the very formidable duo of Anne Draffen and Jodie Jones (Bacchus Marsh/Eastern).
After a solid start, Pam and Kathryn won the match and were named the 2026 VIBBA ladies pairs champions.
A reminder that Warrnambool will host its open fours tournament at the Arc Stadium this Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2.
Anyone interested should contact George Draffen on 0438 898 704.
HIBBA drawn pairs and fours names and cards are to be with the association secretary by next Monday, August 3.
The VIBBA Champion of Champions will be held on Saturday, August 8 at Ballarat.
HIBBA drawn pairs championships will start on Friday, August 7 with finals to be played on Wednesday, August 12, all at Timboon Lawn.
HIBBA drawn fours championship start on Friday, August 14 and finals will be played on Wednesday, August 19, all at Camperdown.