Lawn Bowls
21 October, 2025
Reigning premiers register first win
Horsham Golf and Horsham City continued their undefeated starts to the 2025-26 season, while reigning champions Nhill produced their first win in round three of the Wimmera pennant lawn bowls division competition.
Playing at home, Nhill won two of the three rinks to defeat Dimboola 85-60.
In rink one, Dimboola’s team of Judith Albrecht, Robert Pyers, Joshua Cook and Daniel Danisch continued their unbeaten start of the year, winning 30-17.
But Nhill’s second and third rink teams proved too good for Dimboola, with skipper Kevin Jones’s side winning rink two 33-11 and Allan King skippering rink three to a 35-19 victory.
At Horsham City, the home side proved too good for Goroke Edenhope, winning all three rinks on their way to an 86-50 victory.
Rink three saw Horsham City put an exclamation point on the victory as skipper Kevin Clyne’s team won 37-18.
At Sunnyside, a dominant rink one performance from Horsham Golf proved the difference as the visitors claimed an 82-67 victory.
Sunnyside’s rink two and three teams produced 22-16 and 28-21 wins, respectively.
However, Horsham Golf’s rink one team, skippered by Ash Batchelor, produced a resounding 45-17 victory to give the side the overall win.
Playing at home, Kaniva edged out Coughlin Park 66-63.
Nothing separated the rink two teams, but Kaniva’s 26-17 rink one win made the difference, with Coughlin Park taking out rink three 26-20.
In division two, Natimuk recorded its first win of the season with an 86-47 victory over Horsham City.
Horsham Golf continued their unbeaten start to the season, defeating Sunnyside 80-54.
Similarly, Coughlin Park maintained a perfect record by beating Nhill 79-68 in a competitive encounter.
At Goroke on Sunday, Dimboola produced an emphatic 103-50 win over Goroke-Edenhope.
In division three action, Nhill Three defeated Horsham City 73-49, Coughlin Park Four defeated Nhill Four 104-34, Sunnyside beat Kaniva 62-44, and Horsham Golf and Coughlin Park Three played out a 62-62 draw.
