23-24 BHBR Men’s and Women’s Region Sides teams for Ballarat
The 2023 Region Sides Championships are scheduled for Saturday, 13th and Sunday, 14th January 2024 in Ballarat.
Bowls Victoria’s 16 regions compete at the Region Sides Championships each year with all regions selecting a representative team of up to 14 players to contest the event.
The Regions Sides event features eight teams in two divisions, Gold and Silver.
The Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region men’s and women’s teams are in the Silver Section of the draw.
Hosting Clubs include Sebastopol & Webbcona (Gold) and Central Wendouree & Victoria (Silver)
The BHBR announced their Men’s and Women’s Region Sides Championships teams recently and congratulations to the following players on their selection.
BHBR 23-24 Men’s Region Sides Team
| Lead | Second | Third | Skip | |
| R1 | Andrew Ingram | Heath Fumberger | Rob Baker | Brenton Coad |
| Webbcona | City Oval | Sebastopol | Victoria | |
| R2 | Phil McGrath | Taylor Stewart | Will Matthews | Ben McArthur |
| Mt Xavier | Webbcona | Sebastopol | Webbcona | |
| R3 | Chris Steenhuis | Anthony Mathison | Ryan Bedggood | Matt Blackburn |
| Webbcona | Kyneton | BMS | Webbcona |
Emergencies: Chris McDonald (Mt Xavier), David Berry (BMS)
Manager: Wayne Morgan (Buninyong)
Represented Clubs
City Oval – 1
BMS – 1
Kyneton – 1
Mt Xavier – 1
Sebastopol – 2
Victoria – 1
Webbcona – 5
BHBR Women’s Region Sides Championships Team
| Lead | Second | Third | Skip | |
| R1 | Addy Ryan | Michelle Tait | Elizabeth Kierce | Leah McArthur |
| Learmonth | BMS | City Oval | Webbcona | |
| R2 | Donna Leeson | Deb Gorin | Deb Stanaway | Anne Draffen |
| Victoria | Webbcona | Beaufort | Ballan | |
| R3 | Helen Cyrulo | Lyn Lock | Amy Newman | Sarah Braybrook |
| Gisborne | Midlands | Ballarat North | Webbcona |
Emergencies: Jenny Cameron (Clunes), Beth Huntley (Creswick)
Manager: Lyn Bryce (BMS)
Represented Clubs
Ballan – 1
Ballarat North – 1
Beaufort Golf – 1
BMS – 1
City Oval – 1
Gisborne – 1
Learmonth – 1
Midlands – 1
Victoria – 1
Webbcona – 3
Good luck to BHBR players representing the region in January.
Featured photo: Sebastopol’s Will Matthews bowling at Provincial Championships (Sebastopol).