Trowell then went on to be runner-up in the North Island secondary school singles, losing to Whakatane Boys’ High School’s Dylan Greyvenstein 10-9 on the very last bowl of the final.
Trowell had won his semifinal 14-4, having defeated Manawatu’s Shaun Popow 11-5 in the quarterfinal, after Popow had defeated Foster on a deciding end in the last 16.
Gisborne Boys’ High School won the award for best school.
Nathan Trowell continued his winning form, beating Pauline Stone 11-6 in the final of the Poverty Bay-East Coast Handicap Singles.
Both started on a one handicap but by End 6 of the nine-end final, Trowell was 9-4 ahead.
Stone closed it to 9-6 by scoring one point on each of ends 7 and 8, but Trowell drew great bowls on the last end to pick up two points and the win.
In the semifinals, Trowell trounced his cousin Dylan Foster 17-4, while Stone defeated Bryan Pulley 7-4.
Bryan Pulley and Wally Hiha won the Travellers Inn White Family Pairs against Nathan Trowell and Matthew Foster. Both teams played some great bowls. Going into the last end of the nine-end final, Pulley and Hiha were three points up. Trowell and Foster dug deep to hold four shots, only for Pulley to get down and gain the shot and the win.
The White Family Pairs has been contested since 1996 and was introduced by the White Family to get families playing indoor bowls. The tournament continues to be sponsored by Kevin White and his brother Grant White and wife Raewyn through their business, the Travellers Inn Motel.
Their mother was the late Maureen White, a prominent bowler in Gisborne. Her grandson Michael Foster, his wife Karen Foster and their sons Dylan and Matthew continue to play in the event.
