In the men's open fours final, both teams had only one life.
Dave Hooper (s), Peter Walters (d), Ron Seabrook (2) and Bruce Gledhill (l) defeated John Kora (s), John Andrews (d), Dawson Owen (2) and Jack Clark (l) 13-11 in a close game, which was level after 12 ends.
Hooper's team defeated Kora's 15-12 in the first round but Kora's team defeated Hooper's 17-10 in the fourth.
In the first round, the team of Barrie Denham (s), Jon Davies (d), Larry Kaloukava (l) and Bruce Smart (l) surprised everyone by defeating Ian Carroll (s), Jeff Davis (d), Steve Phillips (2) and Richard Jones (l) 13-4.
In the last six ends, Carroll's team had two or three bowls near the jack before Denham bowled brilliantly to take the shot.
NORMA Miller skipped the winners of the Poverty Bay Bowling Club women's junior championship fours.
Win Baker was director, Joan Gledhill was No.2 and Anna Colvin was lead.
They played two games against Diane Doyle (s), Jean Patterson (d), Jenny Amor (2) and Jude Hall (l).
The first game was exciting for players and spectators. Doyle's team were ahead most of the game but the teams went into the last end locked at 7-7 and Miller's team won 8-7.
The final was also competitive. Miller's team won 11-6, but not without more excitement as Doyle won the last end with an amazing shot.
Andrew Ball skipped the winners of the men's junior fours. Gerry Kora was director, Dusty Miller was No.2, and Otto Louw was lead.
They defeated Les Whittington (s), BJ Seymour (d), Dawson Owen (2) and Jack Clark (l) in two games.
Whittington's team gave Ball's four a tough game in the final, and lost by only two shots, 10-8.
The championship games were played in pleasant twilight conditions using the two-life system with games of 90 minutes or 12 ends, with no time limit for the finals.
Kahutia Bowling Club's senior men's and women's championship pairs were played at the weekend.
Eight teams entered the men's event, in which unbeaten winners Alastair Macpherson (skip) and George Vaotuua (lead) defeated Steve Jenkins (s) and Joe Wimutu (l) 18-10 in the final.
The competition was played under the two-life system.
Round 1: Alastair Macpherson/George Vaotuua def Jock Smith/Murray Owen; Willy Murray/Ray Young def Andy Tamanui/Chris Hewson; Steve Jenkins/Joe Wimutu def Puna McRoberts/Allan Parker; Steve Berezowski/Bruce Ball def Murray Murton/Neville Wagner.
Round 2, two-lifers: Macpherson def Murray; Jenkins def Berezowski.
One-lifers: Tamanui def Owen; Murton def McRoberts.
Round 3, two-lifers: Macpherson def Jenkins.
One-lifers: Murton def Tamanui; Berezowski def Murray.
Round 4: two-lifer Macpherson def one-lifer Murton; one-lifer Jenkins def one-lifer Berezowski.
Round 5, final: two-lifer Macpherson def one-lifer Jenkins.
The senior women's pairs drew only two entries — Lucy Shanks (s) and Glenys Whiteman (l) and Dayvinia Mills (s) and Ngamiro (Millie) Allen (l).
The competition was played on the two-life system. In Game 1, Shanks defeated Mills 18-9. In the second game, Shanks got home on the last end, 17-15, after the teams were locked at 15-all with one end to play.
