Sport
7 March, 2025
Grand finals for indoor bowls
LAST Monday saw the culmination of the Warrnambool indoor bowls summer pennant, with grand finals in all divisions.
Division one was a close fought match between the Allansford Cats, skipped by George Draffen, with Ashley Quick, Rita Mungean and Colin Ruddle and the Allansford Cougars skipped by Ian Swain, with Rob McCrabb, Julie Shiels and Jacinta Marney.
The biggest margin all night was held by the Cougars, who had a five-shot lead at the eighth end.
The Cougars held the lead until the 15th end when the Cats drew level at 10-all.
The last three ends saw three shots awarded to the Cats and one shot to the Cougars, giving the Cats a 13-11 win.
In division two the match was between Grangeburn, skipped by Rylan Peck, with Julie Pollock, Carol Dunn and Nettie Ryan, and the Allansford Tigers with Barb Draffen, Liz Lenehan, Sally Madden and Di Mugavin.
The match was close for the first six ends but the Tigers got a mini break on end seven, scoring five shots and leading 9-5.
The next nine ends saw only single shots scored by both teams, but another mini break on end 17 gave the Tigers a nine shot lead going into the last end and the game concluded 19-16 in favor of Allansford.
The division three match between the Dennington Devils, skipped by Keith Cameron, with Trevor Crow, Michael Childs, and brother Cody Childs and the Wannon Park Pups, Gary Horner (skip), Dorothy Gleeson, Brian Justin and Frank Lenehan was also a close encounter. The Pups held the lead for the first six ends but the Devils pulled away to lead by two at the half-way mark.
The last half of this match saw the Devils win 8-6 which gave them the win, 19-14.
The next pennant (winter) will commence on April 14 when play will return to the ARC stadium with a brand new floor.
