Sturt II and III both enjoyed strong wins at home on Wednesday 28 October, with success spread across the rinks.
Sturt II defeated Unley Cup rival Millswood 115–104, with four of the five rinks winning. Team Leader Wyatt Groth described it as a “real team win”.
Sturt III completed a clean sweep against Hawthorn VI, with all three rinks winning in a 69–47 victory.
Team Leader Robb Nuus believed Sturt handled the challenging windy conditions better and praised the side for never giving up.
Sturt II report from Team Leader Wyatt Groth
After the disappointment at Beaumont last week, it was nice to be back on our own deck, this time facing our Unley Cup rival, Millswood.
Millswood always provide a tight contest and today was no different.
We had our noses in from for most of the day, and as we got towards the end, we built up a handy lead, only for Millswood to draw closer again, just when we were starting to feel comfortable.
In the end though, we held on for the win 115–104, and even more importantly, four out of the five rinks got up.
The two best performing rinks both had 8–shot wins: the pair of Dunstan and Pratt who won 23–15 and the triple of Morgan, Speck and Hounslow who won 28–20.
Well done to all 16 Sturt II bowlers. This was a real team win.
Next week we head away from home to face Trinity Gardens.
Sturt III report from Team Leader Robb Nuus
Sturt III played Hawthorn VI on Wednesday 28 October 2026.
Conditions were a little challenging – it was quite windy but very sunny and dry.
The only message I put forward was “Never give up, always challenge yourself and enjoy the day.”
All rinks played well on the day.
Rink 3 (John Griffith with Peter Quick, Den Vail and Nick Manglaras) got off to a flying start and held a comfortable lead through most of the day.
Rink 2 had a close win, with the last bowl of the day securing the win – well done Ed Parker (with Graham Wood, Alan King and Stewart Adams).
Rink 1 – mine – ended up being Rink of the Day with a good 25–11 win – well done Dirk De Jong, Silvio Marrollo and David Beales.
Hawthorn put up strong resistance, but I think Sturt handled the conditions better.
Sturt never gave up, winning 69–47.