Gisborne-East Coast women sixth at octagonal bowls tournament

The Bowls Gisborne-East Coast women’s team who competed at the Lower North Island Octagonal Tournament held on the Naenae Bowling Club greens. Back (from left): Marise Raklander, Sharon Olsen (manager), Bobbie Beattie (selector/coach) and Tanya Harrison. Middle: Dayvinia Mills, Karen Pinn, Jasmine Merrick and Carol Hawes. Front: Jessie Davis-Law, Lesley Seymour, Diane Murray and Glenda Kapene.

Gisborne-East Coast women finished sixth of eight provincial teams in the Lower North Island Octagonal Tournament held on the Naenae Bowling Club greens.

They had 13 wins and were two points behind fifth-placed Taranaki.

In singles, Dayvinia Mills had four wins from seven games for GEC. The pairs, triples, and fours combinations each had three wins.

Overall, GEC women won 273 ends, had a differential of minus-1 and a shots-for total of 487.

Gisborne-East Coast men finished eighth overall, with seven wins and four draws, a differential of minus-110 and a shots-for total of 411.

Women’s results –

Round 1 v Hawke’s Bay

Singles: Dayvinia Mills won 25-19.

Pairs: Glenda Kapene (skip) and Tanya Harrison won 18-15.

Triples: Karen Pinn (s), Lesley Seymour, and Diane Murray won 22-11.

Fours: Carol Hawes (s), Jasmine Merrick, Marise Raklander, and Jessie Davis-Law won 23-13.

Round 2 v Taranaki

Singles: Mills lost 20-22.

Pairs: Kapene (s), and Harrison won 21-12.

Triples: Pinn (s), Seymour, and Murray won 22-17.

Fours: Hawes (s), Merrick, Raklander, and Davis-Law lost 9-20.

Round 3 v Wellington

Singles: Mills won 25-14.

Pairs: Kapene (s), and Harrison lost 12-24.

Triples: Pinn (s), Seymour, and Murray lost 12-19.

Fours: Hawes (s), Merrick, Raklander, and Davis-Law lost 10-15.

Round 4 v Wairarapa

Singles: Mills lost 22-25.

Pairs: Kapene (s), and Harrison lost 14-17.

Triples: Pinn (s), Seymour, and Murray won 20-10.

Fours: Hawes (s), Merrick, Raklander, and Davis-Law lost 7-18.

Round 5 v Manawatū

Singles: Mills won 25-17.

Pairs: Kapene (s), and Harrison lost 14-15.

Triples: Pinn (s), Seymour, and Raklander lost 9-20.

Fours: Hawes (s), Merrick, Sharon Olsen, and Murray lost 11-19.

Round 6 v Whanganui

Singles: Mills won 25-17.

Pairs: Kapene (s), and Harrison lost 9-23.

Triples: Pinn (s), Seymour, and Raklander lost 12-22.

Fours: Hawes (s), Merrick, Olsen, and Murray won 16-11.

Round 7 v Kāpiti

Singles: Dayvinia Mills lost 22-25.

Pairs: Kapene (s), and Harrison won 28-12.

Triples: Pinn (s), Seymour, and Raklander lost 14-20.

Fours: Hawes (s), Merrick, Olsen, and Murray won 20-16.