Sport
12 September, 2023
HIBBA season celebrated
ALMOST 70 people enjoyed a presentation night at Cobden Golf Club for Heytesbury indoor bowls.
ALMOST 70 people enjoyed a presentation night at Cobden Golf Club for Heytesbury indoor bowls.
Peter Baker spoke of the association’s history, which dates back to September 1963.
The first annual meeting was held in March the following year and shortly after eight teams (Timboon, Scotts Creek, Cobrico and Cobden) contested seven rounds of mixed pennant competition and 20 live ends.
In 1966 Port Campbell joined Heytesbury and it became a 12 team competition.
A year later Camperdown joined, followed by Simpson in 1970 and Chappelvale in 1972.
Pennant grew to an 18-team competition and by 1974 division one had grown to 20 teams so a division two competition was born the following year.
In 1983 the pennant competition expanded to three divisions and the first uniform was worn.
Between 1992 and 1997, Heytesbury had 36 teams in the pennant competition across three divisions and in 1997 Laang joined Heytesbury just as Port Campbell left, ending a 31-year run.
Following his informative talk, Peter congratulated Heytesbury players who had represented the association at state and national level, as well at the Ballarat Intergroup Championship and what was the Echuca Tournament.
Heytesbury president Max Wines then presented Peter Baker with a Life Membership for Peter’s almost 50-year service to Heytesbury.
Presentations were made for the 2023 season.
Heytesbury Championships: Champion of Champions – men: David Childs, runner-up Brett Mungean; women: Pam Wines, runner-up Joyce Lindquist.
Drawn pairs: Sjan Berry (s), Jason Mungean; runner-up Peter Baker (s), Trevor Hobbs.
Drawn fours: Joyce Roberts (s), Doreen Coverdale, Gerrit Bekker, Jill Lynch; runner-up Gary Body (s), Gordon Weller, Liz Riches, John Morgan.
Heytesbury pennant: Division One premiers – Scotts Creek 1, Allen Armistead (s), Peter Baker, Jan Hutchinson, Neville Robb; runner-up Timboon Lawn 2, Noah Mungean (s), Ashley Quick, Jason Mungean, Lara Mungean.
Division two premiers, Mepunga 1: Barb Draffen (s), Doug Byron, Les Lenehan, Yvonne Lenehan; runner-up Mepunga 2: George Draffen (s), Frank Harney, Helen Harney, Karl Keegan.
Division three premiers, Glenormiston 3: Scott Pierce (s), Jenny Meade, Jim Wallace, Anne Gready; runner-up Timboon Lawn 5, Rita Mungean (s), Jim Mungean, Stewart Rundle, Mitchell Gristede.
Ballarat Intergroup Championships: men’s singles champion: VIBBA (state) championships - mixed fours runner-up, Peter Baker (s), Pam Wines, Max Wines, Kathryn Wines.
Men’s singles champion: Arthur Finch; men’s triples champions, Allen Armistead (s), Gary Body, Scott Pierce.
National championships: men’s singles gold medal and national champion, Arthur Finch.
Men’s fours gold medal and champion, Karl Keegan; mixed fours bronze medal Peter Baker; women’s fours bronze medal Barb Draffen; women’s triples bronze medal Lara Mungean.
The annual meeting will be held on Wednesday October 26 from 8pm at the Scotts Creek Hall.
Any notice of motion should be received by the secretary by Wednesday October 5.
