Category: Competitions

  • Mens Junior Singles draw up for the weekend…

    The Mens Club Champ Junior Singles draw is now on the Competitions page for the weekend with 2 rounds on Saturday and 2 rounds on Sunday. A direct link to the draw is here. We will need 3 markers each day – please contact Rich or Colvin if you can help out.

  • Ray skips side into mens fours final at NZ bowls champs

    Victoria’s Raymond Martin had a day to remember when he skipped his youthful side into the final of the men’s fours at the New Zealand bowls championships on Auckland’s North Shore today. But Martin, who ousted Gary Lawson (Eastbourne) in the quarterfinals and Rob Ashton (Carlton Cornwall) in the semis, was quick to point out…

  • Well done Nic!

    There was an emotional win for Burnside sisters Mandy and Angela Boyd when they claimed the women’s pairs title at the national open bowls championships in Auckland yesterday. Having lost the final of the event two years ago, they could not be denied this time. Mandy Boyd, the skip, in particular, was in dominant form,…

  • Leigh crowned NZ Bowls Champion!

    In two thrilling finals, Kaikorai’s Michael Kernaghan and Victoria’s Leigh Griffin have become the new singles winners at the New Zealand bowls championships. Both players had to withstand determined opponents and comebacks today to clinch their crowns at Browns Bay Bowling Club in Auckland. Kernaghan defeated Elmwood’s Alvin Gardiner 21-19 while Griffin prevailed 21-17 over…

  • Leigh into womens singles final at National Bowls Champs

    Victoria’s Leigh Griffin and Browns Bay’s Elaine McClintock had contrasting paths but have both found themselves in the women’s singles final at the New Zealand bowls championships on Auckland’s North Shore. In the semifinals on Thursday, Griffin led throughout to deny the 2014 runner-up Tayla Bruce (Burnside) 21-14. But McClintock trailed for the vast majority…

  • Well done Nic!

    Nicole Toomey was part of a successful Auckland Invitation Under 25 squad that narrowly beat Queensland Under 25 by 16 shots on aggregate last week. They played six tests (a seventh was washed out) in which each side won three tests each at the Musgrave Hill club near Brisbane. Nicole played a mixture of singles,…