Stawell Bowling Club has earned bragging rights across its Wimmera rivals after taking out the 2023-24 Wimmera Bowls Region weekend pennant championship on Saturday.

Played in Stawell, the championship pitted winners of the Wimmera Bowls Region’s four playing areas against each other in a round-robin tournament.

Stawell represented the Grampians Playing Area, while Horsham Golf was the Wimmera Playing Area champion, Wedderburn competed for the North Central Playing Area and Warracknabeal represented the North Wimmera Playing Area.

Round one of the tournament saw Stawell defeat Wedderburn 2-51 to 1-38, while Horsham Golf downed Warracknabeal 2-47 to 1-36.

Warracknabeal bounced back in the second round to beat Stawell 2-41 to 1-34, and Horsham Golf slipped up against Wedderburn, which won 2-41 to 1-32.

With each team recording a win and a loss in the first two rounds, Stawell stepped up in the final round to defeat Horsham Golf 2-53 to 1-33.

Warracknabeal defeated Wedderburn 2-43 to 1-41 in a thrilling contest that came down to the final end, but Stawell’s superior point differential saw it claim the championship.

Representing Stawell were: Keith Brilliant, Rob Nicholson, Robert McGregor, skip Andrew Cray and Louis Martin; Glenda Cameron, Robin Austerberry, Ellen Werry and skip Donald Austerberry; and Ivan McDonald, Amy Hodgetts, Robert Maconachie and skip Andrew Sharp. Stawell will now represent the Wimmera Bowls Region at the Bowls Victoria Champion of State Pennant tournament in Moama next month.

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