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ON TARGET: Gisborne club member Jamey Ferris continued his rise up the ranks with victory in the Gisborne East Coast open singles championship. Ferris beat Vern Marshall 21-15 in the final. Picture supplied

Gisborne

FIVE seasons after winning his first Gisborne-East Coast Open singles title, Jamey Ferris added a second singles crown to his growing list of bowling achievements on Sunday.

Still a junior bowler and a rising star in the sport, Ferris was unbeaten throughout the two days of play on Gisborne Bowling Club’s Rawiri Street greens.

In the final, he held off a determined finish from Kahutia club member and seasoned representative Vern Marshall to win 21-15.

In all, Gisborne provided four of the last eight to win through to Sunday’s climax. Kahu Kerekere, July Hoepo and veteran Robin Jefferson all joined Ferris in the quarterfinals.

Bill Edwards Tankard

Gisborne won back the Bill Edwards Tankard in the annual battle with Kahutia played at Kahutia last week.

The strong Gisborne contingent won the triples contest 10-4 with a points differential of plus-26.

Kahutia have held the trophy that honours the late Gisborne publican for the past two seasons.

Edwards was a long-time Kahutia club member.