Auckland National 7s Interclub5-6 March 2022 This was a well-supported event with 50 teams; 350 bowlers from 16 clubs ready to hit the green at 11 host clubs on Saturday morning. The weather gods were on our side, bringing warm sunny conditions. Well done to everyone playing over the weekend. It's encouraging to see several clubs fostering players for the future by including 1-5s in their sides - some were only second-year players. One St Heliers Women's player mentioned "how very proud she was of her 1-5 Year teammates for embracing the challenge of the competition. St Heliers is so supportive of 1-5s entering events, so it's great seeing how they relished the opportunity to play alongside some of the more experienced bowlers." Open Women's Division 1 Open Women's Division 1 Winner Open Men's Division 1 Alex Reed showed his class and experience in all of his matches for the Pirates. The Swashbucklers were not to be outdone winning their Fours Final 11-8, leaving the deciding match with a nailbiter of a finish of 18-17 to Callum Height and Nick Thompson in the Pairs. Congratulations to Pt Chevalier Pirates for retaining their title. Pt Chevalier Pirates and Royal Oak Athena will head to the Regional 7s against Far North, Northland, North Harbour and Auckland to be played on 9-10 April. The winners from the Regional playoff qualify for the National Finals in November. Men's Division 2 Congratulations, the overall winner was Glen Eden Flames, Blockhouse Bay Bulldogs was second and in third was Balmoral White. Open Men's Division 1 Winner Upcoming events13 March – Auckland Rep Day: Women's Open Prem 1, Men's Emerging, 1-5 Year
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Winners - Howick (L-R): Bruce Hickman, Eddie Jones, Judy Amour (St Andrew's Village), Kevin Beasley, Les Brown
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It has been a while since we've heard from our friends at Maraetai Bowling Club. Now we can see why - they have been busy with upgrades, how great is their new kitchen.
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St Heliers Bowling Club
8 March 2022
What another beautiful “Goldilocks” day for bowls at St Heliers Bowling Club. Our tournament yesterday was sponsored by Sibuns Funeral Directors & Advisors. We had 22 teams enjoyed the day in the fresh air and sunshine. It was quite appropriate that on International Women’s Day ladies featured in each of the winning teams.
Kaye, from Sibuns, was unable to present the prizes due to the Covid restrictions. So, Suzanne Curran, our Club President performed the task quite admirably - reminding all members that Sibuns has been a long-time sponsor of St Heliers Bowling Club and indeed the Eastern Bays community.
Contributed by Roger Seaton
Pictured are the winners: Bruce Fenton, Jo Crooks & Richard Kempthorne
Kohimarama Bowls
5-6 March 2022
This year's Club Championship tournaments have been such a showcase of talent and club spirit! Thanks and well done to the players and spectators who made the Women's and Men's 1-5 Year Singles, a great occasion. Runner-up Lynley offered "I thoroughly enjoyed my first appearance in a final. It was great to see so many spectators watching both games – we were surprised at the turnout. While Lisa was the eventual winner, I like to think I didn’t make it too easy for her." Lisa agreed with Lynley "Ours was a very close game and the result could have gone either way."
Congratulations to both winners.
Contributed by Cynthia Morris
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