Irish triples tournament on agenda

Coughlin Park Bowls Club will welcome 28 teams from 18 clubs to its greens next week for an annual 2022 Irish triples bowls tournament.

Teams from across regional Victoria and South Australia will gather on the upgraded synthetic Coughlin Park greens for the last major tournament under club president Dennis Wade, who steps down after six years.

Mr Wade, who oversaw the partly statefunded greens upgrade, welcomes all spectators to the club for the tournament.

Horsham City fours

Teams skippered by Hux Mitchell and Elaine Mitchell have won Horsham City Bowling Club men’s and women’s fours championships.

In the men’s final Michael Turner, Billy Hogan, Geoff Ingles and Hux Mitchell, s, defeated Colin Morrell, Michael Tucker, Ron Dolby and Daniel Gloury, s.

In the women’s final Beverly Bretag, Elsie Bardell, Helen Roll and Elaine Mitchell defeated Cheryl Mcdonald, Margaret Dolan, Betty Cozens and Sandra Knight, s.