18/10/2026
** Winning Start to New Season for Longwarry **
The Longwarry Bowls Club got off to a great start to the new bowling season winning 4 of 5 matches across the midweek and weekend pennant teams.
WEEKEND PENNANT
Division 1 travelled to Morwell and in a tight contest for most of the day managed to pull away and win 3 of the 4 rinks for an 18 shot win overall.
Division 3 hosted Morwell and in a ding d**g battle all day, with both teams winning 2 rinks each, it came down to the last few bowls with the home side holding on for 3 shot win.
Division 5, after winning last years division 6 premiership and advancing to division 5, the team travelled to Traralgon for a tough first up assignment. The team won one of the 3 rinks and went down by 20 shots overall.
Division 1 – Longwarry 91 defeated Morwell 73
Jodie Ashby, Peter Lieshout, Richard Ross and David Ashby (Skip) defeated Steve Collin’s team 25/18.
Nat Cousin, Simon Counsel, John McCarthy and Ken Towt (Skip) defeated by Brian Kingsley’s team 23/31.
Mark Serong, Dale Weller, Ken White and Glenn Pask (Skip) defeated Wayne Arnold’s team 24/13.
Hank Metselaar, Craig Cousin, Russell White and Trevor Kitchen (Skip) defeated Kevin Lovett’s team 22/11.
Division 3 – Longwarry 75 defeated Morwell 72
Jesse LaFrantz, Ian Charge, David Angee and Margaret Ratcliff (Skip) defeated Steven Postlethwaite’s team 23/12.
Peter Beechey, Blake Bartrop, Sean Garritty and Grant Pask (Skip) defeated by Colin Grant’s team 16/21.
Keith Cooke, Jan Aubrey, Rudolf Kerkviliet, Graeme Aubrey (Skip) defeated John Matheson’s team 23/22.
Division 5 – Longwarry 49 defeated by Traralgon 69
Helen Short, Daryl Beaumont, Chris Butler and Ronnie TeGiffel (Skip) defeated Leigh Dodd’s team 23/13.
Robert Park, Ross Twite, Colleen Butterworth and Sharon Twite (Skip) defeated by Scott McDonald’s team 12/22.
Carol Gibbon, Heather Cumpstey, Darren Van Den Berghe and Graham Woolstencroft (Skip) defeated by Mick Reynold’s team 34/14.
MIDWEEK PENNANT
Midweek Pennant also got underway last Tuesday with both Longwarry Divisions at home. Div 2 hosting Moe and after winning last years Premiership and advancing to Division 2, the Longwarry team put on a clinic winning all rinks and winning overall by 55 shots in a great team effort.
Division 4 hosted Traralgon RSL and with a few last minute changes, the Longwarry team overcame RSL winning 2 of the 3 rinks for a 12 shot win overall in a great start to the season.
Midweek Division 2 – Longwarry 96 defeated Moe 41
Jan Aubrey, Dale Weller, Nat Cousin and Trevor Kitchen (Skip) defeated John Westerlo’s team 47/10.
Peter Beechey, Craig Cousin, Ken Towt and Jodie Ashby (Skip) defeated Ian Caine’s team 27/13.
Graeme Aubrey, Richard Ross, Ken White and Margaret Ratcliffe (Skip) defeated John Harvey’s team 22/18.
Midweek Division 4 – Longwarry 66 defeated Traralgon RSL 54
Shirley Cooke, Ross Twite, Carol Gibbon and Colin Finger (Skip) defeated by Marg Morely’s team 15/27.
Chris Footit, Daryl Beaumont, Colleen Butterworth and Ronnie TeGiffel (Skip) defeated Frank Metcalf’s team 24/12.
Keith Cooke, Rob Quinn, Barry Short and Sharon Twite (Skip) defeated Ron Osler’s team 27/15.
The Flying Crow Rink of the Week
Jan Aubrey, Dale Weller, Nat Cousin and Trevor Kitchen winning by 37 shots (Mid week Div 2).
