Sport
4 June, 2025
HIBBA action continues
ONCE again there was plenty of indoor bowls action at Heytesbury over the past week.
In division one, Glenormiston 1 hosted Mepunga 1 and both teams started off pretty evenly until the visitors’ picked up seven shots on ends five and six to lead 8-3.
Not to be outdone, the home side picked up six shots over the next four ends, to take the lead by one.
They extended their lead over the remainder of the game to take the win, 19-16.
Timboon Lawn 2 was home to Laang-Ecklin and showed the visitors how it is done, taking the win 27-11.
The third division one match saw Cobden 1 host Camperdown 2 and after a relatively even game, the home side celebrated a 19-14 victory.
The match between Timboon Lawn 1 and Camperdown 1 came down to the last end, with the home side taking a narrow win, 17-16.
The top four this week are Glenormiston 1, Timboon Lawn 1, Mepunga 1 and Camperdown 1.
In division two action, Cobden 2 hosted Simpson and the home side got out of the gates early before the scores were levelled at 14-all with two ends to play.
Final scores were Cobden 2 defeated Simpson 17-14.
Scotts Creek 1 hosted Mepunga 3 and both teams were locked at six-all after as many ends.
Mepunga 3 then pulled away to take the win 17-13.
Glenormiston 3 hosted Timboon Lawn 3 and both teams picked up six shots each in the first four ends of the match and were then locked at 13-all by end 11.
By the end of the game the scores were level at 21-all.
In the final division two game, Mepunga 2 hosted Glenormiston 2 and the home side started off well and never looked back.
Mepunga 2 def. Glenormiston 2, 25-9.
The top four this week are Mepunga 3, Mepunga 2, Cobden 2 and Timboon Lawn 3.
In division three, Scotts Creek 2 defeated Peterborough, 22-12 and Mepunga 4 defeated Cobden 3, 17-14.
The division three ladder this week is Mepunga 4, Cobden 3, Scotts Creek 2 and Peterborough.
All teams are asked to please help their pennant secretary by sending clear, legible pictures of completed, matching and signed pennant scorecards (with full player names) to Kathryn on 0409 013 720.
As always, unedited picture submissions are welcome – either emailed to hibbapress@gmail.com or texted to Scott on 0418 218 547.
In VIBBA news, there were three players from Heytesbury that went down to Sunshine for the singles – Lara Mungean, Brett Mungean and Arthur Finch.
Brett played Ben Jackson (South Group) in the first round but that’s where Brett’s journey ended.
Arthur played A. Scheurer and progressed to round two while Lara had a first round bye to play Sue Kerr (Warrnambool) in the second round.
Unfortunately for Lara, it was a heartbreaking defeat 12-13 which ended her journey.
In the second round, Arthur had a walkover into round three where he faced Adrian Ballinger (Northern Suburbs).
Unfortunately for Arthur, his journey ended with an 11-12 loss.
For those Heytesbury players wanting to trial for the state side this year, please have your application forms filled out and sent to secretary Scott either via email or in paper form by Friday, June 6 at the very latest.
Current reminders:
Entries for the VIBBA mens’ and women’s pairs, triples and fours close Friday, June 6 via your club secretary.
For those playing at Ballarat Intergroup this weekend, don’t forget to pay your $25 to treasurer Joyce ASAP.
Heytesbury’s Annual Tournament is on Sunday, July 6 at Simpson Hall.
Entries and/or enquiries to Scott Pierce on 0418 218 547 or hibbapress@gmail.com.
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