Kyneton Bowling Club
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Big bowls weekend
Grand finals in the three divisions of Highlands pennant bowls take place this weekend. On Sunday at Woodend, Kyneton goes into the division one grand final as hot favourite against Romsey, after an 80-56 semi-final win over the Redbacks. Romsey is trying to win its first-ever top-grade bowls premiership, and the Redbacks are buoyed after…
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Kyneton chasing three bowls flags
Kyneton is in with a strong chance of winning all three Highlands bowls pennants when grand finals are played this weekend. In the division 1 semi-final at Lancefield on Saturday, flag-favourite Kyneton surged clear of Romsey in the second half to win by 24 shots and go straight into the 2024-2025 grand final. Reigning premier…
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Podesta, Knight champs
Kyneton Bowling Club’s new singles champions were decided on Friday afternoon. Some qualify bowling was on display, with Greg Podesta — formerly with Kangaroo Flat — the new men’s champion in his first season with Kyneton. Denise Knight won her third Kyneton championship, equalling the record of opponent Christine Plowman. The men’s final brought together…
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Top sides tumble
The glorious uncertainty in Highlands pennant bowls came to the fore when top division one sides Kyneton and Kyneton Golf suffered unexpected defeats in round 13 on Saturday. Flag-favourite Kyneton went down by four shots in a thriller at Gisborne, and Kyneton Golf lost by 16 shots at Broadford. Third-placed Romsey easily gained the maximum…
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Highlands bowlers so, so close ….
Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region men’s team turned in a strong performance in the State Region Sides Championships over the weekend. Kyneton bowlers Anthony Mathison and John O’Donnell were involved in a dramatic last end finish in their third match, which made the difference on reaching the finals or missing out. The championships were organised by…
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Triples champions
A Kyneton Bowling Club team has won a dramatic Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region triples championship final. Earlier this month the trio of Glen Gascoyne, Graham Edwards and Greg Podesta (skipper) — all newcomers to Kyneton this season — won the final with a single shot on the first extra end after scores were tied 16-16…
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Kyneton too strong
Kyneton’s unbeaten run in Highlands division one pennant bowls continued on Saturday, with a nine-shot overall margin against arch rival Kyneton Golf. There were a couple of big margins in a fluctuating afternoon — the home side’s top recruit Greg Podesta won by 26 shots, while Golf’s Peter Linehan finished 22 shots up. Kyneton seemingly…
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Runaway victory
A Kyneton Bowling Club team has scored a runaway victory by 16 shots in the final of the Ballarat-Highlands Region men’s fours championship. While they had a struggle to win their semi-final against quality opponents from the Ballarat area, it was a different story in the final. Playing before a home crowd on a sunny…
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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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Championship claimed
The Kyneton Bowling Club men’s pair of Jim Cooper and Jerry Richmond won Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region Over 60s championship at Ballarat Memorial Sport last Wednesday, defeating the pair from Victoria Bowling Club of Noel Verlinden and Barry Clark. The game was closely played throughout with Cooper and Richmond taking a four-shot lead on the…
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Kyneton pair come close
A very close final prevailed for the bowls final of the Region’s Mixed Pairs championship played at the Kyneton Bowling Club, which saw it being a family affair. The Kyneton pair of Kisha Monleon and Anthony Mathison (father and stepdaughter) narrowly lost out by two shots to Webbcona’s Leah and Ben McArthur (mother and son).…