Auckland win Men's National Intercentre

15-16 October 2022

Congratulations, Auckland is crowned Men's National Incentre champions for 2022.

Wearing the Auckland colours of navy and white, Mike Bradshaw, Martin Dixon, Mike Galloway, Tony Grantham, Jamie Hill, Aiden Takarua, Nick Thompson, and Adam Wishnoski were in great form throughout the weekend. The Men's section comprised six regional qualifiers from the Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Marlborough & Southland.

At the end of day one, Auckland was level pegging with Wellington, each on equal match points & game points. On day two, in the final, Wellington took first blood with a win in the Pairs, while the Auckland Fours landed a big win leaving it to the Singles to determine which centre would be victorious in the title.

It was pressure bowling in the closing stanza for Seamus Curtin and Mike Galloway as their point-by-point scoring inched toward the magic total of 25. Mike was exceptional as he held his nerve, bowling to a win 25-24 - a match befitting a national final.

To Jamie Hill's surprise, he was presented with a Silver Star - congratulations on your achievement Jamie, it was a fantastic way to end the competition.

Thanks to all the players competing, and a special thanks to Wellington for being terrific opponents in the final. Thanks also to Browns Bay Bowling Club for being such a great host.

Click here to view all the results.

Upcoming events

22-23 Oct – Women’s Open Prem Singles
26 Oct –  Secondary School Pairs
27 Oct  – Bowls 3Five 1-5 Year
29 Oct – Interclub Pennants & Half Day 6s

Have a Go at Glendowie

16 October 2022

Last Sunday Glendowie Bowls held the first of its two October Have a Go Days with a wide range of ages “having a go”! 

We had a great time with the local community who seemed to really enjoy the afternoon - queuing up to get on the green was a good problem to have!  A huge thank you to the brilliant GBC volunteers on the day!

Contributed by John Butterworth

Bridge Park Champ Singles

16 October 2022

Congratulations to the winners of the Club Champ Singles. Lesley McLinden won over runner-up Gail Ward and Luka Mataora won against runner-up Teo Turua. 

Contributed by Hawkeye

Epsom holds its Champ Pairs

15-16 October 2022

The Women's Champ Pairs winner for the 2022-2023 season was found this weekend when Rosary Sellick and Loa Tukuitogo prevailed over Lyn Kimpton and Clare Denny after a weekend of very competitive bowls. Congratulations Rosary and Loa, it is a great achievement.

Contributed by Shona Hewitt

A busy week at Rocky Nook

10-16 October 2022

While the cold and unsettled weather got our season off to a slow start - it was all go last week!

From free club coaching on Tuesday 11 October, the Audio Jacks public bowls with DJ Dice_nz was back on Friday, to our free Have a Go Day with BBQ and spot prizes on Saturday, ending the week on Sunday with our Graded Triples. 

Contributed by Steve King

A close (and obviously intense!) morning’s competition with a team of Sean, Colin & Teresa taking out the 2022 Graded Triples.

Pringle Park Handicap Champ Pairs

15-16 October 2022

What an awesome weekend of bowls. Congratulations to Andy Kemp & David Windler, our Handicap Pairs Champions for 2022-2023. A relentless display of clinical lead bowls over 6-games from Dave, ably supported by Andy when required.

Well done Wayne Ruka and Jason Owen on making the final.

Contributed by Marty Griffiths

Howick 1-5 Mixed Fours

16 October 2022

Winners of the 1-5 mixed Fours trophy presented by the President from left Mike Dickie President Noeline Shelley McCabe Linda Mirabelli and Bruce Fenton congratulations to you all.

Contributed by Noeline Sadgrove

Tessa is Balmoral's Singles Champ

15-16 October 2022

It was another big weekend on the greens at Balmoral as we saw two further championships play out to their conclusions.

The Women's Championship Singles saw Tess Farley play Marika James in the final, and with both players experienced singles finalists over the last few seasons a good match was on offer. The final was a close match, with the lead swapping back and forth. With Marika leading 11-10, Tessa made her move to pick up a four to get ahead and then controlled the mat to run out the winner 21-11.

Well done to both players and to our new women's players Katy Merrett and Val Arndt who stepped up to take on the more experienced players in this year's event.

Contributed by Graham Farley

Pt Chevalier Handicap Singles

15-16 October 2022

Our Handicap Singles was played last weekend, our first season competition. Competitors had two lives and the games were 21 ends, with handicaps ranging from 0 to 12.  It was evident after round one that we would see at least one new face in the final. Kevin Morris and Dale Knight, finalists for the last two years, both lost their first-round match and faced each other in round two. After a tense battle, Kevin Morris came out the victor.

Kevin carried on his winning way through Day One, and after four rounds, was one of five players left standing. The others making it through Day One were John Petelo, Steve Hoeft, Stephen Campbell (with 2 lives) and the last lady, Jo McKenna. John was too strong for Steve Hoeft, as was Stephen Campbell in his match against Jo. Kevin had the bye.

With only three remaining, it was John’s turn for a bye. Stephen got off to the best start against Kevin leading 15-6 after 10. Kevin could not catch up, leaving a final between John Petelo and Stephen Campbell.

The final was a close encounter until end 15. Stephen was four ahead when a misdirected drive by John saw John remove all of his bowls from the rink, gifting Stephen a four. Stephen held onto his lead to win the title with both lives intact.

Stephen was dominant over the weekend. It was only his game against Steve Hoeft on Day One when he needed his handicap to help him across the line.

Congratulations Stephen Campbell on a well-deserved, very consistent win.

Contributed by Jenny Stockford

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