Sport
20 June, 2025
Orange brings home the shield
WARRNAMBOOL Indoor Bowlers had a very successful interassociation tournament at Ballarat over the June King’s Birthday long weekend.
Warrnambool fielded two teams in every event of the prestigious tournament, with Warrnambool Orange winning the overall shield for the second time in three years.
Warrnambool Blue finished a creditable equal fifth.
Warrnambool teams that tasted individual success were:
Gold medals
Ladies pairs – Helen Harney and Barb Draffen (skip).
Men’s pairs – Brendan Keane and Rodney Wilson (skip).
Men’s triples - Rob McCrabb, Frank Harney and Peter Baker (skip).
Men’s fours -Colin Ruddle, Rylan Pech, Doug Byron and Peter Neal (skip).
Silver medals
Men’s singles – George Draffen.
Ladies’ triples – Di Mugavin, Yvonne Lenehan and Gill Phillips (skip).
Mixed pairs – Cathy Young and Max Evans (skip).
Weekly pennant continues with Ian Swain’s Allansford Lions and George Draffen’s Allansford Cats at the head of the division one ladder with eight of the 14 rounds of the season played.
The Rylan Pech skipped Grangeburn is a game and a half clear on a close division two ladder, while Koroit Choppers are three games clear atop the division three ladder.
Many of the best players are heading to Melbourne for the weekend to contest the Victorian pairs and fours, with Barb Draffen and Helen Harney defending their ladies’ pairs title from 2024.
