Gisborne Bowling Club
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Gisborne midweek champions
After scraping home by two shots in the Highlands midweek bowls second semi-final, Gisborne stepped up the pressure to convincing win the division 1 grand final last week. Kyneton Golf hosted the division 1 and 2 grand finals in fine conditions, and the division 1 premiership tussle opened with Kyneton playing well to open up…
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Premiers put to the test
Reigning premiers Kyneton were put to the test in the opening round of Highlands A-grade 2025-26 pennant bowls on Saturday. The trip to Gisborne proved to be anything but a formality for Kyneton, with the eventual margin 11 shots overall (71-60). The big winners for Kyneton were Tim Cook — first game after crossing from…
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Big rink wins vital in bowls
Substantial wins by individual rinks propelled Gisborne and Kyneton to comfortable victories in round seven of Highlands division one pennant bowls on Saturday. Conditions were ideal weather wise, and the only upset in the top grade was third-placed Romsey losing by six shots at home to surprise packet Diggers Rest. The Redbacks clearly missed the…
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Big wins in bowls
Substantial winning margins were plentiful in Saturday’s round of Highlands pennant bowls. Players welcomed ideal conditions, and unbeaten Kyneton went to the top of the division 1 ladder with an all fours up 79-34 victory over Gisborne. Anthony Mathison’s four led the way with a 22-shots margin. Romsey also gained maximum points, winning by 51…
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Gisborne Women’s Triples win
The Gisborne team of Helena Cyrulo, Dorothy Evans and skipper Teresa Wylie won the final of the Women’s Triples of the Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region at the weekend. They defeated the other Gisborne team of L Ball, M Ivory and V Noble (skipper) and will go onto play in the State Championships next year representing…
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Over 60s to Gisborne pair
The final of the Ballarat Highlands men’s over 60s regional bowls championship last week was an all-Gisborne affair. Played at Ballarat North Bowling Club, the match between Tim Rogers and Terry Kelly (s) and Vic Foxford and David Beardmore (s) attracted considerable interest. And the contest was a fluctuating affair with prevailing gusty winds challenging…
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Midweek region champs
Gisborne Bowling Club’s division one midweek champions added the Ballarat Highlands Region title to their collection at Kyneton on Saturday. In a dedicated, methodical performance the Gisborne combination accounted for City Oval (representing Ballarat area) by 22 shots with all rinks up, this earning a trip to the state titles at Moama. It’s the same…
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Highlands bowls regional finals approach
The first two rounds of Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region mixed pairs championships were completed at the Kyneton and Kyneton Golf greens on Sunday. Gisborne duo Dot Evans and Ethan Higgins (s) won their two matches and progress to round 3 at Kyneton this Sunday. Higgins is fresh from his memorable 25-22 Champion of Champions regional…