Sport
13 December, 2025
Tough trip for Rainbow
In round 10 of the North Wimmera Playing Area division one pennant bowls, Rainbow travelled to Warracknabeal to take on second placed Warracknabeal Golf White.
In testing conditions, the team lost all the rinks to the hosts, going down 16-0 (82-64).
On rink one, B. Holland, G. Bellis, R. Miller and W. Perris defeated A. Thomas, G. Nuske, a sub and S. Cocks 30-22.
On rink two, G. Clayton, G. Clarke, B. Gunn, R. Perris beat N. Sleep, F. Mellington, C. Cook, D. Cook 30-22.
Finally, T. Sanders, W. Russ, B. Wilson, M. Marchment won a tight game against a sub, I. Roll, J. Cocks, E. Fuller 22-20.
In other games, Hopetoun lost to Murtoa 2-14 (64-66).
W. Gould, T. Goodwin, T. Huf, R. Huf won 23-20 against J. Rutherford, C. Campbell, B. Hamilton, M. Whelan.
S. Michel, L. Fuller, K. Robins, M. Reid lost to P. Brown, D. Noonan, A. Kerrins, T. Baker 22-23.
In the third rink, T. Landrigan, D. McGee, S. Macklin, D. Burdett lost to P. Childs, P. Delahunty, D. Kerrins, C. Pendlebury 19-23.
Meanwhile, Warracknabeal Golf Blue lost to Warracknabeal 0-16 (50-106).
G. White, A. Fischer, P. Gunn, J. Gove lost to S. Langman, G. Schultz, G. Walder, G. Shalders 22-38; I. Bibby, B. McFarlane, W. Gove, J. Barbetti lost to S. Powell, P. Anderson, E. Anderson, R. Baron 17-34; and R. Liersch, M. Parsons, M. Ginnane, J. Gibson lost to M. Powell, N. Belot, B. Taylor, R. Sinclair 11-34.
In Beulah, the hosts defeated Rupanyup 15-1 (87-55).
G. Williams, G. Turnbull, J. Roll, R. Williams defeated J. Webb, M. Penny, G. Matthews, B.
Bywaters 31-16; G. Muller, J. Moore, A. Edmonds, C. Forsyth beat F. Zolj, R. Williams, P. Rollinson, Jan Arnold 34-17; and R. Humphries, D. Barling, E. Bell, P. Hallam drew with R. McQueen, T. Matheson, B. Zolj, D. May 22-22.
After 10 rounds, Warracknabeal leads with 154 Points (+377 shots), with Warracknabeal Golf White (123, +150) and Rupanyup (106, +155) second and third.
With five wins, Beulah (88, +122) has a buffer against a glut of three wins sides, Murtoa (52, -64) Rainbow (52, -84) and Hopetoun (49, -215).
Warracknabeal Golf Blue round out the ladder on 16 points (-441 shots).
In division two, Murtoa forfeited to Warracknabeal (16 points to Warracknabeal):
Brim lost to Minyip 2-14 (56-77).
J. Smith, Sub, R. Quick, R. Witney lost to M. Krelle, C. O’Connell, Sub, K. Landwehr 17-28; A. Wardle, Sub, A. Quick, L. Martin defeated D. Mansfield, A. McQueen, R. Funcke, M. Krause 25-12; while D. Tepper, J. McFarlane, G. Gebert, M. Wardle lost to R. Landwehr, J. Krelle, B. Krause, B. Midgley 14-37.
Beaulah defeated Hopetoun (by forfeit) 16-0.
Warracknabeal sits atop the ladder with 152 points (+443 shots), followed by Beulah (111, +93), Minyip (96, +80), Brim (52, -126), Murtoa (50, -164) and Hopetoun (19, -326).