Around the Greens: Club bowls news

REFEREES TO THE FORE: Two stalwarts of Poverty Bay rugby refereeing, Dave Hooper and Ray Young, teamed up with Trish Leach to win a fun tournament held by Poverty Bay Bowling Club before the running of the Melbourne Cup. Two teams had three wins, so the winners were decided on ends won — 14 for the victors. They are (from left): Ray Young, Trish Leach and skip Dave Hooper. Runners-up were Marilyn Knowles (skip), Bruce Gledhill and Otto Louw, who had three wins with 10 ends won. Picture supplied

George Vaotuua and Paige Richter will represent Kahutia Bowling Club in the Gisborne-East Coast centre's champion of champions mixed pairs in May.

They beat siblings Lucy and Leighton Shanks 16-11 in the final this month.

The club's mixed pairs tournament had taken place on October 10 and 11. However, in the sixth round, the two-lifer Shanks siblings lost to Vaotuua and Richter by one on the 18th end. This meant the two pairs had to play off.

The mixed pairs final was played on Sunday, November 1, following the final of the championship fours. Both pairs had one life remaining.

The Shanks pair got off to a cracking start, scoring on the first five ends to go 7-0 up.

The next four ends belonged to the Vaotuua pair and on the ninth end they were only one point behind.

The Shanks pair scored one point on each of the next three ends to take a 10-6 lead on the 12th end.

However, Vaotuua and Richter got their mojo going to wrap up the game at 16-11 on the 18th end. They will play in the centre's champion of champions mixed pairs on May 1 and 2.

The Thursday Aggregate, sponsored by the Kahutia club's “Sunday boys”, concluded on November 5.

Nona Aston, with 16 points, took the spoils from Mo Kapua, with 14 points.

Murray Murton and Ray Young were in equal-third place, each having 13 points.

The November series, sponsored by Farm Meats, begins this week.