Articles tagged: Bowls
Coastal club puts up a fight
Lorne’s Peter Jacobs says the coastal club are taking positives out of their draw against Cobden despite letting an opportunity for a first win slip.
Bowls program developing junior players
A new Corangamite under-18 regional bowls program led by Winchelsea’s Rhys Jeffs is seeing more youngsters taking up the sport.
Apollo Bay bowlers hand Winch its first defeat
Apollo Bay has fought from behind to hand Winchelsea its first loss of the season in a potential Weekend Pennant grand final preview.
Aussie bowlers to hit Colac
Two Australian Commonwealth Games bowlers will make cameo appearances in a Corangamite bowls match in a landmark event for the association.
Colac hands Bay its first loss
Colac has stunned the Corangamite bowls competition by handing reigning premier Apollo Bay its first loss of the season in a one-sided contest.
In-form Winchelsea hands Colac its first loss
Winchelsea has handed Colac its first loss of the Weekend Pennant season in a potential finals preview.
Cobden ends four-year drought
Cobden lawn bowlers have ended a four-year drought in Midweek Pennant bowls with their first Division One win since the 2019-20 season.
Camperdown turning heads
Camperdown is turning heads thanks to its impressive start to the Weekend Pennant season, including a thrilling win on the weekend against finals fancy City.
Bowling club on its last legs
Lismore Memorial Bowling Club president John Trotter says the next 12 months are do or die as the club faces the serious possibility of going under.
Simpson stuns City
Simpson lawn bowlers have laid claim to one of the biggest upsets of the summer just two weeks into the Midweek Pennant season, upstaging one of the pre-season flag fancies in City.
Statement win for Colac club
Modern-day Weekend Pennant bowls powerhouse Colac could be on the rise once again after it knocked off early premiership favourite Camperdown Golf in the opening round.
Golf tipped as the team to beat
An incredible influx of players has led Corangamite bowlers to back last season’s Weekend Pennant runner-up Camperdown Golf as the team to beat in 2023-24.
Weekend Pennant bowls season preview
The Colac Herald caught up with all 10 Corangamite bowls Weekend Pennant Division One sides to see how their teams are shaping up ahead of the 2023-24 season, which starts tomorrow.
Local bowlers unlikely to feature in VBL team
Apollo Bay’s Craig Rippon says it’s unlikely we’ll see any local exports featuring in the second year of the Victorian Bowls League following Ocean Grove’s induction.
Victorian title for Colac district bowls trio
Colac district bowls export Craig Rippon rates his Champion of State Pennant title as one of the biggest things he’s achieved in the sport.
State title for Trinity bowlers
A Colac school bowls team has taken out a state title following an impressive rise in the sport.
Colac’s second side steps up
Colac bowler Ray Hutchinson says claiming the Division Two Weekend Pennant title this season was more important for the club after it missed out on Division One success.
Blues’ premiership shows things are looking up
Winchelsea officials say winning the Division Three Weekend Pennant title against City is a major step forward for the club’s bright future.
Elephants’ flag meaningful for small-town club
Derrinallum’s Fiona Noone says winning the club’s Division Four bowls premiership means a lot for the small-town club.
From relegated side to top-grade premier
A lot has changed for Apollo Bay’s Weekend Pennant bowlers in 12 months.
New lawn bowlers boost Golf
First-year Camperdown Golf bowler Mick Mahony says he wasn’t even sure he’d get a Division One game this season let alone be in a side hunting the club’s first top-grade flag in 24 years.
Bay fights from ‘10 goals down’
Champion Apollo Bay sportsman Michael Harrison was up and about following the Bay’s incredible come-and-from-behind preliminary final win over Weekend Pennant powerhouse Colac.
Cobden bowlers dominate on the big stage
Cobden bowlers saved their best performance for last as they came away with a dominant 68-shot win in this week’s Midweek Pennant Division Two grand final.
Successful return for Cockatoos’ second team
The return of Cobden’s second side has resulted in immediate success with the team prevailing in this week’s Midweek Pennant Division Three grand final.
