Sport
12 September, 2025
Bowlers shine at championships
LOCAL indoor bowlers have put their best foots forward at the recent Australian Indoor Bias Bowls Championships in Warrnambool.
The best Victorian team for the week was a mixed fours team comprising Nettie Ryan, Michelle Tait, Adrian Ballinger and Glenormiston player Allen Armistead.
The team took out the gold medal in their section with eight wins from their nine games.
Other locals to perform well included Brendan Keane (Koroit) and former Allansford player Russell Kerr who won a silver in the men’s fours.
Jacinta Marney (Allansford) and former Cooramook player Anne Draffen won silver in the ladies’ pairs.
Julie Pollock (Grangeburn), Debbie Keane (Koroit) and Gill Phillips (Port Fairy) won bronze as part of Victoria’s ladies fours team.
Timboon’s Pam Dwyer and Lara Mungean were part of the ladies’ triples bronze medal side.
Former Koroit and Allansford player Shane Cashill, who now lives in Queensland, won bronze in the men’s pairs while Allansford’s Max Heaton-Harris won bronze in the under 18 singles.
Tasmania won the overall trophy in both the senior and junior ranks, with Victoria second in both.
