Kahutia women triumph

District reps: Kahutia won the centre tournament to find the Gisborne-East Coast representatives for the women's national interclub sevens finals in Wellington in April. They are (from left): Dayvinia Mills, Karen Pinn, Glenda Kapene, Glenys Whiteman and Ngamiro Allen. Absent: Lucy Shanks and Emily Hongara. Picture supplied

Kahutia Bowling Club will represent Bowls Gisborne-East Coast at the women's national interclub sevens finals in Wellington in April.

The team of Dayvinia Mills (singles); Glenda Kapene (skip) and Ngamiro Allen (pairs); and Glenys Whiteman (s), Lucy Shanks, Karen Pinn and Emily Hongara (fours) beat teams from Poverty Bay, Te Karaka and Gisborne in the centre interclub tournament.

It was close, though. Kahutia lost two out of three games in Round 1 but had a clean sweep of wins in rounds 2 and 3. That gave them seven wins from nine games for 14 points with a plus-28 differential.

Second were Poverty Bay — Ngawai Turipa (singles); Joy Davis (s) and Erin Sutherland (pairs); and Betty Herring (s), Lesley Seymour, Kathryn Flaugere and Kathy Carroll (fours) — with 13 points and a plus-58 differential.

Third were Te Karaka — Marie Wright; Jasmine Merrick (s) and Diane Murray; and Del Tamanui (s), Janet Baty, Erica Thompson and Janine Waititi — with seven points and a minus-5 differential.

Fourth were Gisborne — Tanya Harrison; Ginny Sherriff (s) and Dianne Phillips; and Carol Hawes (s), Donna Smith, Janice Allan and Joy McFarlane — with two points and a minus-64 differential.

Round 1 — Singles: Poverty Bay defeated Kahutia 25-19; Te Karaka def Gisborne 25-14.

Pairs: Te Karaka def Kahutia 14-13; Poverty Bay def Gisborne 32-4.

Fours: Kahutia def Gisborne 16-14; Poverty Bay def Te Karaka 18-7.

Round 2 — Singles: Kahutia def Te Karaka 25-9; Poverty Bay def Gisborne 25-18.

Pairs: Te Karaka drew with Poverty Bay 12-12; Kahutia def Gisborne 20-13.

Fours: Te Karaka def Gisborne 13-11; Kahutia def Poverty Bay 19-14.

Round 3 — Singles: Poverty Bay def Te Karaka 25-21; Kahutia def Gisborne by default (health condition).

Pairs: Gisborne def Te Karaka 18-14; Kahutia def Poverty Bay 16-12.

Fours: Kahutia def Te Karaka 16-15; Poverty Bay def Gisborne 23-12.