APRIL / MAY 2025 REPORT

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On Saturday 3 May 16 teams from Manurewa, Matamata, Te Awamutu, Te Aroha, Waihi, Whitianga, Tauranga and Whangamata competed in our annual New World May fours tournament.  This was a fabulous day of bowls played in good spirit.

Best Local Team- Ellen McSkimming, Ellen Martin, Ngaire Wallace and Cynthia Colville.

Well done. Thank you Luv Coffee for vouchers

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Third place - Peter Youngman, Jeannette Riley, Ethel Dench and Shirley Taylor from Waimata - Congratulations

 

Runner up - Trevor Eccles , Mark Davey, Carolyn Hubbard and Philippa Davey with from Te Aroha - congratulations

First Place - Peg and Tim Jones, Ann Costar and Joy O'Sullivan with 4 and a half wins from Whangamata- Congratulations and well done

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Thank you New World Supermarket for sponsoring our Tournament- we are very grateful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Friday 11 April the adjunct held the drawn fours event.  We had six teams participating with two qualifying.  Stephen Hodgson, Ann Costar, Paulene Rollo and Bruce Rollo and Alex Steel, Ellen Martin, Marilyn Steel and Laraine Osborne.  A good game eventuated with Stephen’s team coming out winners.

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On Saturday 10 May Alex Steel represented Whangamata Club in the Thames Valley champion of champions singles.  10 of the 17 Thames Valley clubs were represented on the day.

Three players only qualified including Alex.  Kevin Piper of Tokoroa drew the bye so Alex played Sue Sheary of the Kerepehi Indoor Bowls Club with Alex coming out the winner.

The final between Kevin and Alex was a tense and close game with both players taking the lead through the game.  On the 10th of the 12 ends Alex managed to score a 4 which gave him the edge and then picked up a 2 on the 11th end.  This gave him the win.

 

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On Sunday 11th May the Thames Valley round of the NZ Masters Fours (over 60 year olds) was held.  Two teams featuring Whangamata Club players were entered.  Tim and Peg Jones and Patrick Cairns were joined by Gail Boothby of Waihi Beach RSA and Alex and Marilyn Steel were joined by Kevin Boothby from Waihi Beach RSA and Trudy Watson of the Tokoroa Indoor Bowling Club.

As there were only four teams entered a round robin event was played.

Going into the third round the team from Kerepehi had two wins and the team of Kevin, Alex, Trudy and Marilyn also had two wins so this was winner take all game.  This was the current title holders against the past title holders as Kevin, Alex, Marilyn and Basil Johnstone of Whangamata Club had won this event three times previously. The score was 5 all going into the last end with Kerepehi team being the better team on the day scoring 2 shots on the last end.

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Tim and Peg Jones will be representing Thames Valley in the Mixed Fours event and Alex Steel representing Thames Valley in the Champion of Champion singles event at the Eastern Zone finals in Whakatane in July.  The winners of these events going on to the NZ finals in Christchurch in September. 

We congratulate and wish these three Whangamata Club players well for their future games.