Category: Competitions

  • Well done Roy, Brad, Rich & Rangi!

    Congratulations to Roy Gibb, Bradley Down and Richard Corry for winning the Wellington Catholic Open Triples indoor bowls title last week at the St.Bernard’s School in Brooklyn. The trio knocked over the Vogelmorn team of Maree and Kevin Crighton and Marcus Trlin 9-7 in the final after having also beaten them in section play earlier…

  • Well done Rich & Brad!

    It was another near thing when Richard Corry fell in the final of a PBA Ranking Singles event at the Heretaunga Club in Hastings this month to NZ number one Murray Glassey (Hawkes Bay). Rich has had a number of close finals against Murray over the years and was up a set only to go…

  • Well done Brad, Laurie, Rich & Steve!

    18-year old Bradley Down went down in a battle of the young guns in the final of the NZ PBA World Indoor Singles qualifier at Club Hastings late last month losing to Hawkes Bay’s 23-year old Dean Drummond in a tight affair 7-7, 9-7. Drummond came through Victoria players in the quarterfinal onward beating Ray…

  • Well done Rich!

    Congratulations to Richard Corry for winning the Hutt Valley Mixed Fours indoor bowls competition last weekend at the Hutt club. Richard played as the third in a team consisting of Helen Burnley, Lois Randall and Joseph Zino, and this was the third time Rich has won this title. The team go on to play in…

  • Well done Ray, Brad & Steve!

    Well done to Ray Martin and Bradley Down coming runner-up in the Professional Bowls Association World Indoor Pairs qualifier in Hastings this month. Ray and Brad were unlucky to lose against locals Murray Glassey and Paul ‘Bart’ Sorensen 4-5, 11-4, 0-2. The jack spun and bounced around after a Sorensen drive ending up on a…

  • Well done Ray, Brad & Rich!

    Congratulations to Ray Martin, Bradley Down and Richard Corry for winning the Upper Hutt Open Fours indoor bowls title yesterday. They were teamed up with Marcus Trlin (Vogelmorn). This was Bradley’s first senior open centre title for indoor bowls, Ray’s first and Richard’s second Upper Hutt title.