Lancefield Bowling Club
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Golf trio too good
Kyneton Golf Bowling Club was unbeaten in all three matches to take out Lancefield Bowling Club’s annual triples tournament. Pictured (from left) are Paul Tobin, Stephen Taylor and skipper Adrian Plowman after the presentations. Funeral directors TJ Scott & Son again sponsored the tournament, with Lancefield club president Jeff Smith praising John Scott for his…
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Golf does it again
Surely Kyneton Golf is destined to defend its division one Highlands bowls premiership this season. On Saturday, Golf won by ONE SHOT for the second time in three matches. This time it was on the tricky Broadford green, where some highly rated sides have trouble. Two of Golf’s three fours were beaten, and the remarkable…
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Runaway Redbacks
Romsey pennant bowlers accounted for arch-rivals Lancefield by 31 shots on Saturday, the biggest margin in division one. There is a close battle for Highlands ladder supremacy after the completion of six rounds, with Kilmore a surprise leader, just two shots ahead of Romsey, with Gisborne, Kyneton Golf and Kyneton hot on their heels. Kilmore…
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Tigers, Golf take bowls semi-finals
Bill West Lancefield advanced straight into the Highlands division one pennant grand final with a hard-fought 10-shot semi-final victory over Romsey, and fourth-placed Kyneton Golf advanced to the preliminary final with a substantial victory against Gisborne. This was the wrap up from Saturday’s semi-finals, played in fine condition apart from some very light drizzle well…
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Triples popular at Lancefield
Lancefield Bowling Club’s annual triples tournament continues to maintain its popularity, with visiting bowlers coming from near and far. In fine conditions some tremendous bowls eventuated, before a composite team took off the major prize. Club president Jeff Smith welcomed all, thanking them for supporting the club. He specially thanked long-time major sponsors John and…
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Worthy winners
Lancefield Bowling Club’s singles champions were decided on Saturday. Bev Holmes captured her 10th women’s singles title at Tigerland, and is now just one behind legendary champ Doreen Linehan’s record of 11 on the honour board. It was inevitable that Aaron Young would emerge as a Lancefield champion, such is his unflappable talents in any…
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It’s Golf v Lancefield
For the second week in a row, Lancefield division one bowlers have caused a major upset, this time eliminating Gisborne from the Highlands finals with a 20-shot victory. Now the Tigers have to face up to the formidable Kyneton Golf combination in this Saturday’s Highlands grand final on the Kyneton green. It promises to be…
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The new champions
In a dramatic day’s play, Ann Shipcott and Gordon Charles (pictured) emerged as Lancefield Bowling Club’s singles champions on Sunday. Remarkably, Charles had to wait for 29 years to emulate his first title, when he defeated Bern Shannon 25-10 in 1993. In contrast, Shipcott only took up bowls when she moved to Lancefield nine years…