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Exemplary routine, Night Owls Tuesday 11 November 2025

Club member and All Australian AFL player Nathan Bassett gave an outstanding talk at the Women's Pennants Launch in October in which he emphasised that, for every bowl, we need to go through a [...]

The essence of Night Owls, Tuesday 11 November 2025

What are the essential features of the club's longstanding Night Owls program? The 130 photos attached go some way towards answering this big question, but let's start with some insights in the four [...]

Ralph and support cast in 6E Sturt IV v Walkerville III, Saturday 8 November 2025

When watching Sturt IV on Saturdays, their formal Leader, Ralph Hounslow, towers over the rest of the team, metaphorically speaking, including physical giants like Stew Allen and David Beales. The [...]

Brilliant selections in 7E Sturt VI v Walkerville VI, Saturday 8 November 2025

What were the selectors' thinking? They positioned Frank Sabatino - the notorious prankster and stirrer - between two of the most verbally adept women bowlers in the club, Michelle Kirby and Maria [...]

Every shot counts in 7C Sturt V v Sturt VII, Saturday 8 November 2025

The feature photo captures the essence of the winning attitude by Sturt V in this local derby clash with Sturt VII: each bowl matters and every shot counts. In the feature photo, Janet Mullins and [...]

Definitely not overawed in 7C Sturt VII v Sturt V, Saturday 8 November 2025

The feature photo points to the key aspect of this Sturt VII tussle with their fellow club members in Sturt V. The photo of the third, Sharon Irwin, discussing options with her skip Angela Murray [...]

Finger pointing in 2W Sturt III v Henley II, Thursday 6 November 2025

Lots of finger pointing by Sturt III players, but only of the constructive type, during their tussle with Henley II. The photos show the three skips, Briony Lia, Angie Eichler and Joylene Koch, [...]

Accentuate the positive in 2E Sturt I v Beaumont II, Thursday 6 November 2025

Our top women's side on Thursdays lost by 8 shots to the more experienced Beaumont II side, but they're still second on the ladder and there is much to be positive about. The famous lyrics by Bing [...]

New women bowlers

Where do our new women pennant bowlers come from? In some cases, other clubs. But in many cases, they come from our own Night Owls competition; and some of them play in our Winter Bowls competitions [...]

Continual improvement in 3S Sturt I v Blackwood I, Saturday 1 November 2025

There's a new attitude at Sturt, driven by club coach Izzy Trenorden. No more just hoping to do well. The new mantra is continual improvement will drive success. Speaking on the side-lines at the [...]