On the last end, Foster held two shots but went narrow with his third bowl.
Trowell then played a well-weighted bowl on to the kitty, pushing it towards the end of the mat to hold the point.
Foster, with his last bowl, played a little too light and narrow, giving Trowell the win and a trip to Wellington in August for his first New Zealand u18 singles finals.
On Day 2 in the mixed pairs, Nathan and Kayla outplayed their opponents. Six teams qualified from a field of 13 pairs.
In the semifinals, the Trowels defeated David Lynn and Lois Lamont, while their father Malcolm Trowell and Lola Bayram defeated Dylan Foster and his mother Karyn Foster.
This meant three Trowells were in the final, and what a great final it was.
After four ends, Nathan was 3-2 up, but dad Malcolm came up with a magic shot to pick up two points and go ahead 4-3.
On End 6, it was Nathan’s turn to play an inch-perfect shot. When he was one down on the head, he drew on to the shot bowl to push the kitty back to a waiting bowl that Kayla had played. That took the game to 4-4. By End 8, the score was 5-5.
On the last end, Kayla got the better of Lola Bayram to hold three shots. But then dad Malcolm played a top shot to go one up. Nathan went too wide with his second bowl, then Malcolm played a short bowl.
Nathan, with his last bowl of the game, played a weighted shot on to Malcolm’s shot bowl, pushing it away from the head to give Nathan one shot. Malcolm went too heavy and wide with his last bowl, giving Nathan and Kayla the win. This was Kayla’s first centre title, one she will always remember, and Nathan’s seventh.
They will travel to Whakatane in July to contest the New Zealand mixed pairs zone finals against bowlers from Tauranga, Thames Valley, Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
