Sport
8 August, 2025
Tournament attracts strong field
INDOOR Bowls Warrnambool conducted its annual two-day tournament last weekend, attracting quality players from far and wide.
A total of 120 players competed on Saturday and 112 players on Sunday.
Players participating travelled from Coomealla (NSW), Corowa, Boort, Mt Gambier, Geelong, Creswick, Ballarat, Hamilton, Camperdown, Timboon and Scott’s Creek as well as local bowlers.
The winners on Saturday were a composite side of George Draffen (skip), Barb Draffen, Anne Cotterill and Colin Ruddle, while Sunday was won by a team from Creswick; Travis Hedger (skip), Rod Brehaut, Oscar Jones and Gerry Flapper.
The semi-finals of pennant were played on Monday night with a couple of close games, but a few lopsided results.
In division one both semi-finals finished with big margins, with the Allansford Lions thrashing clubmates Allansford Cats in the second semi, and Port Fairy eliminating the Wannon Park Dogs in the first semi.
Division two saw Allansford Panthers have a 10 shot win over top side Grangeburn, reversing the result of the last round of the season.
Dennington Dashers came from behind to defeat Dennington Devils, surviving a last end scare, to progress to the preliminary final.
Camperdown Magpies proved too strong for Allansford Pumas in the division three first semi-final, while the second semi-final went down to the last bowl, with Dennington Aces coming out on top.
Preliminary finals are being played tonight (Friday, August 8)
Division 1: Allansford Cats v Port Fairy Seagulls.
Division 2: Grangeburn v Dennington Dashers.
Division 3: Koroit Choppers v Camperdown Magpies.
