Sport Vol. 19 No. 30 Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Down to the wire
Wimmera’s Ronnie Barron from Jeparit applies his touch to one of many critical bowls during intense Bowls Victoria provincial championships at Horsham’s Coughlin Park greens. A Wimmera division team, up against Central Victoria-Ballarat, Geelong and Bendigo-Campaspe representative outfits, won the annual title, its first in 34 years, in a thriller by 0.5328 percent. The annual championships, which visit each region every four years, came down to the last end of the day when an umpire couldn’t split a measure and declared it a tie and a two-shot win to Wimmera. Despite Central Victoria-Ballarat winning the game, victory in the rink meant Wimmera finished on top of the table. Earlier, Wimmera had won in an upset against Geelong and had a strong win over Bendigo-Campaspe. Almost 100 of the best bowlers in western Victoria took part in the championships, which will be in Ballarat next year. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
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