Sport
15 July, 2026
Action heats up at indoor bowls
WHILE the weather may have been cold outdoors the action was warm inside for the latest round of the Heytesbury indoor bowls competition.
Round 12 saw some strong results in division one.
Glenormiston 1 (Allen Armistead (s), Scott Pierce, Deb Noonan and Bec Heard) drew with Mepunga 3 (Peter Neal (s), Doug Byron, Les Lenehan and Julie Shiels) 18 all.
Cobden 1 (David Childs (s), Fred Salmon, Brad Wilson and Doreen Coverdale) def. Laang-Ecklin (Pam Wines (s), Rita Mungean, Max Wines and Allen Cook) 19-17.
Mepunga 2 (George Draffen (s), Ian Swain, Frank Harney and Karl Keegan) def. Mepunga 1 (Barb Draffen (s), Helen Harney, Sally Madden and Yvonne Lenehan) 19-17.
Camperdown 1 (Les Pearson (s), Ron Simcox, Elizabeth Riches and Roelie Maslin) drew with Timboon Lawn (Jason Mungean (s), Noah Mungean, Val Blake and Pam Dwyer) 16 all.
The top four this week are Cobden 1, Timboon Lawn, Mepunga 2 and Mepunga 3.
In division two/three Mepunga 4 (Gerald Madden (s), Clarrie Matthews, Bev Byron and Ian Heatly) def. Scotts Creek 1 (Neville Robb (s), Jack Neal, Trevor Hobbs and Helen Hobbs) 19-13.
Cobden 2 (Joyce Roberts (s), Gerrit Bekker, Jill Lynch and Alex McGowan) def. Scotts Creek 2 (Allan Beasy (s), Les Neale, Louise Blair and Audrey Armistead) 18-15.
Glenormiston 3 (Max Heard (s), Justin Rasmussen, Noel Uebergang and Ray Bond) def. Glenormiston 2 (Deb Cheslett (s), Ron Heard, Maureen Bond and Danielle Gilchrist) 23-10.
Camperdown 2 (Graeme Chamberlain (s), Norma Weller, Gordon Weller and Judy Borthwick) def. Peterborough (Charles Martin (s), Angela Payne, Dave Dendle and Lyn Payne) 40-6.
The top four this week are Glenormiston 2, Scotts Creek 2, Scotts Creek 1 and Cobden 2.
The Victorian side was announced in the lead-up to the 2026 Indoor Nationals at Blacktown, NSW.
Congratulations to the following Heytesbury players:
Mens singles Arthur Finch, mens pairs George Draffen, mixed pairs Brett Mungean and Lara Mungean, ladies’ triples Pam Dwyer, mens fours Noah Mungean and Ian Swain, ladies’ fours Sophie Pearson, mixed fours Peter Neal and emergencies Val Blake and Julie Shiels.
Last Friday the HIBBA Champion of Champions was played at Simpson Hall.
In the ladies’ first round draw Jill Lynch (Cobden) def. Pam Dwyer (Timboon Lawn) and Bec Heard (Glenormiston) def. Judy Borthwick (Camperdown).
In the semi-finals, Jan Hutchinson (Scotts Creek) def. Jill Lynch and Bec Heard def. Kathryn Wines (Glenormiston).
In the ladies’ Champion of Champions final, Bec Heard def. Jan Hutchinson to become the 2026 HIBBA ladies Champion of Champions on debut.
Congratulations Bec and well done Jan.
In the men’s first round draw, David Childs (Cobden) def. Neville Robb (Scotts Creek).
In the semi-finals, David Childs def. Noah Mungean (Timboon Lawn) and Scott Pierce (Glenormiston) def. Graeme Chamberlain (Camperdown).
In the Champion of Champions final, David Childs def. Scott Pierce for his second title in three years.
Congratulations David and well done Scott.
Both Bec and David will now head to Ballarat to play other association champions at the VIBBA (state) Champion of Champions on Saturday, August 8.
The VIBBA ladies’ and men’s triples titles were run and won.
In the ladies’ draw, Bec Heard, Sally Madden and Di Mugavin had a bye in the first round.
Pam Wines, Lara Mungean and Kathryn Wines played Jodie Jones’ team (eastern suburbs) and moved on to the next round where they met Bec’s team.
Unfortunately for Bec’s team, this is where their journey ended and Pam’s team continued.
They then met the Warrnambool team skipped by Gill Phillips.
Pam’s team defeated Gill’s team and booked their spot in the final, where they met the Bacchus Marsh/Warrnambool team of Anne Draffen, Barb Draffen and Jacinta Marney.
While the final was close, well done to the 2026 VIBBA ladies triples runners-up Pam Wines, Lara Mungean and Kathryn Wines.
In the men’s draw, Heytesbury’s own royalty ‘King’ Arthur Finch played Heytesbury’s Allan Beasy, Gary Langenhuizen and Fred Salmon in the first round.
Allan’s team was victorious and moved on to the next round which turned into a bye, booking their place in the semi-finals.
Allan’s team then met the Ballarat team of Stuart Hedger and booked their spot in the final where they met another Ballarat team skipped by Travis Hedger.
The boys put up a valiant fight to become the 2026 VIBBA men’s triples runners-up.
Congratulations to Allan Beasy, Gary Langenhuizen and Fred Salmon.
A reminder that the HIBBA pennant semi-finals will be held at Simpson Hall on Wednesday, July 29 (7.30pm roll-up for a 7.45pm start).
The HIBBA pennant preliminary finals will be held at Simpson Hall on Friday, July 31 (7.30pm roll-up for a 7.45pm start).
Warrnambool will hold its open fours tournament at the Arc Stadium in Warrnambool on Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2.
Anyone interested please contact George Draffen on 0438 898 704.
A reminder the HIBBA drawn pairs and fours names and cards are to be with the association secretary by Monday, August 3.
HIBBA drawn pairs championships start on Friday, August 7 and finals will be held on Wednesday, August 12 at Timboon Lawn.
HIBBA drawn fours championship will start on Friday, August 14 with finals to be held on Wednesday, August 19 at Camperdown.
As the season starts to wind down, the bowls action starts to fire up.
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